Peter Springett
_-_Springett,_Anastasi.jpg) Springett (left) playing for England U23 in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 August 1997 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1967 | Queens Park Rangers | 137 | (0) |
| 1967–1975 | Sheffield Wednesday | 180 | (0) |
| 1975–1980 | Barnsley | 191 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Scarborough | 36 | (0) |
| Frickley Athletic | (0) | ||
| Total | 508 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| England U23 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Springett (8 May 1946 – 28 September 1997) was an English professional footballer[2] in the 1960s and 1970s and the brother of fellow professional footballer Ron Springett. He made over 500 professional appearances in the football league as a goalkeeper.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday,[2] Barnsley, Scarborough and Frickley Athletic.[4]
He made his debut in 1963 against Peterborough United and went on to play 137 league games for QPR. Peter was part of the QPR team in 1966–67 that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup, beating West Bromwich Albion 3–2 at Wembley Stadium on 4 March 1967.
He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1967 in a unique swap deal for his brother, England international Ron Springett.
International career
[edit | edit source]He made appearances at youth level for England, but unlike his elder brother he was never capped as a full international.[5]
Later life
[edit | edit source]After retiring from the game he became a police officer and was present when the stolen European Cup was handed in at West Bar Police Station after Aston Villa's 1982 win.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]His death in Sheffield on 28 August 1997 came at the end of a four-year battle against cancer.
References
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- ^ a b c Stolen European Cup turns up in Sheffield", BBC News, 28 May 2010
- ^ Doing the 92 - Peter Springett Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- England men's under-23 international footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Fulham
- 1946 births
- 1997 deaths
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football goalkeeper, 1940s birth stubs