Peter Springett

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]

Peter Springett
Springett (left) playing for England U23 in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-05-08)8 May 1946
Place of birth Fulham, London, England
Date of death 28 August 1997(1997-08-28) (aged 51)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) 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

Career

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

He made appearances at youth level for England, but unlike his elder brother he was never capped as a full international.[5]

Later life

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

His death in Sheffield on 28 August 1997 came at the end of a four-year battle against cancer.

References
  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 0362020175.
  2. Stolen European Cup turns up in Sheffield", BBC News, 28 May 2010
  3. Doing the 92 - Peter Springett Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Frickley Athletic Museum- Peter Springett". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. B Days Peter Springett


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