Peter Price (footballer, born 1949)

Peter Price (born 17 August 1949 in Wrexham) is a Welsh former professional footballer (soccer player) who played professionally in England during the 1960s and 1970s.

Peter Price
Personal information
Full name Peter William Price
Date of birth (1949-08-17) 17 August 1949
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
?–1966 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Liverpool 0 (0)
1968–1972 Peterborough United 119 (62)
1972–1974 Portsmouth 14 (2)
1974 → Peterborough United (loan) 2 (0)
1974–1978 Barnsley 79 (28)
Total 214 (92)
National team
1970–71 Wales U-23 4
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early career

Price was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as an inside forward and ending it as a striker[1] despite playing a similar role throughout. He began his career as a youth at Liverpool, signing a full-time professional contract in 1966.[2]

Peterborough United

In 1968, having failed to break into the Liverpool first team, he joined Peterborough United,[3] for whom he scored 62 goals in 119 appearances.

Portsmouth

In 1972, Price signed for Portsmouth.[4] Hampered by a back injury, he struggled to establish himself in the side, eventually leaving Fratton Park to return to his former club two years later.

Barnsley

He ended his career at Barnsley, making his final appearance in the spring of 1978.

International career

While at Peterborough, Price played for the Welsh under-23 side, scoring the winning goal against Scotland at Swansea City's Vetch Field ground.[5]

References
  1. As football moved from 1-2-3-5 to 1-4-3-3/1-4-2-4
  2. "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98" Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1-85291-585-4
  3. "Report of 1960s "Posh" match". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  4. "Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball" Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1-874287-25-2
  5. "Rothmans Football Year Book,1970-71" Peskett,R/Williams,T: Harpenden, QAP,1970 ISBN 0-362-00071-9


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.