Peter Deakin (footballer)

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Peter Deakin
Personal information
Full name Peter Deakin [1]
Date of birth (1938-03-25) 25 March 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Normanton, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1956–1957 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1964 Bolton Wanderers 63 (13)
1964–1966 Peterborough United 78 (34)
1966–1967 Bradford Park Avenue 36 (9)
1967–1968 Peterborough United 16 (1)
1968 Brentford 8 (2)
1968–1969 Nuneaton Borough 6 (3)
Total207(62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Deakin (born 25 March 1938) is an English retired professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, most notably for Peterborough United and Bolton Wanderers. [2] [3] He later returned to Peterborough United as youth team manager and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame. [4] [5]

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Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 1957–58 [6] First Division 200020
1958–59 [6] 100010
1959–60 [6] 820082
1960–61 [6] 1220000122
1961–62 [6] 30000030
1962–63 [6] 1970000197
1963–64 [6] 1830000183
Total631400006314
Peterborough United 1964–65 [4] Third Division 351886204524
1965–66 [4] 371623424321
1966–67 [4] 601080
Total7834109729645
Peterborough United 1967–68 [4] Third Division16111172
Total943511107211347
Brentford 1968–69 [7] Fourth Division 8221103
Nuneaton Borough 1968–69 [8] Southern League Premier Division63107 [lower-alpha 1] 2145
Career total171541210937219969
  1. 2 appearances in Anglia Floodlit Trophy, 2 appearances in Midland Floodlit Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Camkin Cup, 1 appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup

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