William Arthur Peat (1 September 1940 – 16 July 2012) was an English professional footballer who made over 400 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Southport. He is Southport's record appearance-maker with 435 and also captained and managed the club.[3][2][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Arthur Peat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Walton, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 16 July 2012 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1972 | Southport | 401 | (27) |
| 1972–1974 | Crewe Alexandra | 82 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Southport (reserves) | ||
| 1970 | Southport (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southport | 1961–62[5] | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 1962–63[6] | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 1963–64[7] | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 1964–65[8] | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| 1965–66[9] | 45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1966–67[10] | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 1967–68[11] | Third Division | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69[12] | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | |||
| 1969–70[13] | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | |||
| 1970–71[14] | Fourth Division | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 1971–72[15] | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 401 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 28 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup
References edit
- ^ a b "Arthur Peat". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Southport FC pay tribute to club legend Arthur Peat". Southport Visiter. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Manager Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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