Peter Silvester (footballer)
Peter Dennis Silvester (born 19 February 1948) is an English former football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Dennis Silvester | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Wokingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Reading | 79 | (26) |
| 1969–1973 | Norwich City | 100 | (37) |
| 1973 | → Colchester United(loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1973–1977 | Southend United | 81 | (32) |
| 1974 | → Baltimore Comets(loan) | 18 | (14) |
| 1974–1975 | → Reading(loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1975 | → Baltimore Comets(loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 1976 | → San Diego Jaws(loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 1976 | → Vancouver Whitecaps(loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1976–1977 | → Blackburn Rovers(loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1977 | Washington Diplomats | 12 | (3) |
| 1977–1978 | Cambridge United | 4 | (1) |
| 1978–19?? | Maidstone United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Silvester, a striker, began his professional career with Reading, with whom he played from 1965 to 1970, scoring 26 goals. He then joined Norwich City, with whom he won the Second Division championship in 1972 and scored 37 goals in 100 appearances. He went on to play for Colchester United, Southend United, Reading on loan, Blackburn Rovers and Cambridge United before playing in the United States for Baltimore Comets, Vancouver Whitecaps, San Diego Jaws and Washington Diplomats.
References
- Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Peter Silvester at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Peter Silvester at NASLjerseys.com
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