Peter Costello (footballer)

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Peter Costello
Personal information
Full name Peter Costello
Date of birth 31 October 1969
Place of birth Halifax, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989-1990 Bradford City 20 (2)
1990-1991 Rochdale 34 (10)
1991-1992 Peterborough United 8 (0)
1991Lincoln City (loan) 3 (0)
1992-1993 Lincoln City 38 (7)
1993Halifax Town (loan)
1993Kettering Town (loan)
1994 Dover Athletic
1994 Telford United
1995 Nuneaton Borough
1995 South Africa
1996 Mansion (Hong Kong)
1996 Instant Dict
1997 Golden (Hong Kong)
1997 Kettering Town
1998 Hong Kong Rangers
2002-2003 Boston United 18 (0)
2003 Stevenage Borough
2003 Cambridge City
Total121(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Costello (born 31 October 1969) is an English retired professional footballer. [1] He played as a striker for clubs in England and Hong Kong. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire. [2]

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Career

Hong Kong

In September 1995 he moved to Hong Kong, joining Mansion FC. [3] He celebrated Christmas by scoring the equaliser in the club's 1–1 draw with Golden on Christmas Day [4] before linking up with Instant-Dict FC for the second stage of the season. He was released by Instant-Dict FC ahead of the 1996-97 season [5]

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References

  1. "Peter Costello". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.
  3. "List of soccer teams play in HK in 1995". South China Morning Post. 5 September 1995. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. "Costello's late strike lifts Mansion". South China Morning Post. 26 December 1996. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  5. "Your full rundown on who's who in the first division". South China Morning Post. 6 September 1996. Retrieved 12 January 2011.