Peter Gunby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2022 (aged 87) | ||
| Position | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds UYMI | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
| Harrogate Town | |||
| Total | 3 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Harrogate Town | |||
| 1985 | Leeds United | ||
| 1988 | Leeds United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Gunby (20 November 1934 – 26 March 2022) was an English professional football player and coach.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in Leeds, Gunby played as a right half for Leeds UYMI, Leeds United, Bradford City and Harrogate Town.[1][2][3] For Bradford City he made three appearances in the Football League.[4]
He managed Harrogate Town in the 1970s.[5] After working as an electrician, he later worked as a coach at Huddersfield Town and Leeds United,[6] and also had two short spells as caretaker manager of Leeds in 1985 and 1988.[7] By September 2007 he had been awarded an OBE.[8]
Gunby died on 26 March 2022, aged 87.[9][10]
Sources
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References
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- 1934 births
- 2022 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Leeds
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- English football managers
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. managers
- Leeds United F.C. managers
- Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs