Peter Hatch (footballer)

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Peter Hatch
Personal information
Full name Peter Derek Hatch [1]
Date of birth (1949-10-22) 22 October 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Wargrave, England
Position(s) Left back, midfielder
Youth career
Oxford United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1973 Oxford United 19 (2)
1973–1982 Exeter City 346 (18)
1982–1983 Hamrun Spartans
Bideford
Taunton Town
Barnstaple Town
Dawlish Town
Crediton United
Heavitree United
Total365(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Derek Hatch (born 22 October 1949) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left back and midfielder.

Career

Born in Wargrave, [1] Hatch turned professional with Oxford United in October 1966, making 19 league appearances over the next seven years. [2] He moved to Exeter City in December 1973, [2] on the same day as Keith Bowker, who he also initially lived with, [3] and went on to make 346 league appearances for the club. [1] [4] He was with the club as they finished runners-up in the 1976–77 Fourth Division, gaining promotion. [5]

In 1982 he signed for Maltese club Hamrun Spartans, winning the national title during his first season with them. [2]

After that season he returned to the UK, playing for a number of non-league clubs including Bideford, Taunton Town, Barnstaple Town, Dawlish Town, Crediton United and Heavitree United. [2]

Exeter City gave him a testimonial match in October 1986, against first club Oxford United. [2]

After retiring from football, Hatch worked as postman in the Exeter area. [5]

In April 2018 he was inducted into the Exeter City Hall of Fame. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peter Hatch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 Ben Strange (18 April 2018). ""I was over the moon to sign because it was a case where somebody believed in me"". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Peter Hatch at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. 1 2 The League Paper (9 October 2013). "Where Are They Now? Exeter City 1976-77" . Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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