Peter Grummitt

Peter Grummitt (born 19 August 1942) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.[1]

Peter Grummitt
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-08-19) 19 August 1942
Place of birth Bourne, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1960 Bourne Town ?
1960–1970 Nottingham Forest 313 (0)
1970–1973 Sheffield Wednesday 121 (0)
1973–1977? Brighton and Hove Albion 136 (0)
1977 Worthing ?
National team
1961–1963 England under-23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He made 352 senior appearances for Forest[2] before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday in 1970.[3]

During his time with Wednesday he made 130 senior appearances, and missed just one game during the 1970-71 season.[3] In April 1973 he played his last game for Wednesday,[3] before joining Brighton and Hove Albion, then managed by Brian Clough on loan after Brighton had been beaten 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in front of the TV cameras.[4] However, despite losing 4-1 on his debut against Tranmere Rovers Grummitt made over 100 league appearances for the Seagulls before joining Worthing F.C..[1]

He was capped on three occasions by England under-23 between 1961 and 1963.[5]

References
  1. Football League Career stats at Neil Brown
  2. Times - Top 50 Forest
  3. Sheff Wed stats at adrianbullock.com
  4. Goalkeepersaredifferent.com
  5. Tony Williams and Roy Peskett (compilers) (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00094-8.


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