Peter Mendham
Peter Stanley Mendham (born 9 April 1960) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City. He was a midfielder, who played in the side that won the Milk Cup in 1985. He has two sons and 2 granddaughters. In February 2007, he was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for wounding with intent his girlfriend. His sentence was later reduced to five years. In 2011, he returned to football as assistant manager at Newmarket Town F.C..[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Stanley Mendham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | King's Lynn,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1987 | Norwich City | 211 | (23) |
| 1981 | → Miramar Rangers (loan) | 6 | |
| 1987–1988 | King's Lynn | ||
| 1988–1989 | Watton United | ||
| Hammarby IF | |||
| NAC Breda | |||
| 1991–1992 | Diss Town | ||
| 1992–1993 | Wroxham | ||
| 1993–???? | Diss Town | ||
| – | North Walsham | ||
| – | Norwich United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Mendham came through the youth ranks at Carrow Road, and played 267 first-team games (211 in the league), and scored 29 goals for the Canaries. He was forced to retire because of injury in 1987. He was a member of the Norwich teams that won the Football League Cup in 1985, and the Second Division championship in 1986. Following his premature retirement, the club awarded Mendham a testimonial match against Real Sociedad, and he continued to work for the club for several years as 'Football in the Community Officer'.
After his retirement from the professional game, Mendham continued to play non-league football, and scored the winning goal for Diss Town in the final of the 1994 FA Vase at Wembley. He worked as a fundraiser for a charity in East Anglia after he stopped playing.
In the 1990s, Peter coached youths and children in the Norwich area.
In 2008/09 Mendham played for Sproughton Sports in the Suffolk and Ipswich League, Division 4.
Criminal proceedings
On 19 October 2006, Mendham was arrested, and later charged with the attempted murder of his 39-year-old girlfriend at their house in Norwich after a heated argument. The woman had suffered a stab wound, and lost a kidney during emergency surgery.[4]
In December 2006, Mendham denied the attempted murder charge, but one month later, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of wounding with intent.[5] On 21 February 2007, Mendham was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.[6] On 24 May 2007, Mendham announced that he would appeal against the sentence.[7]
He won the appeal and the sentence was reduced to five years.
Honours
As a player
- League Cup winner 1985
- Second division championship winner 1986
- FA Vase winner 1994
References
- "Peter Mendham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city-fc/peter_mendham_returns_to_football_with_newmarket_town_1_1147847
- "Footballer on murder bid charge". BBC. 20 October 2006.
- "Former footballer faces jail term". BBC. 24 January 2007.
- "Ex-footballer jailed over attack". BBC. 21 February 2007.
- "Mendham to appeal against sentence". BBC. 24 May 2007.
Other sources
- Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)