Peter Sutcliffe (footballer)

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Peter Sutcliffe
Personal information
Full name Peter David Sutcliffe [1]
Date of birth (1957-01-25) 25 January 1957 (age 67) [1]
Place of birth Manchester, England [1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1975 Manchester United 0 (0)
1975–1977 Stockport County 27 (2)
1977–1978 Port Vale 50 (6)
1978–1982 Chester 109 (7)
1982–1983 Bangor City
1983–1984 Chester City 11 (0)
1984 Stockport County 1 (0)
Scarborough
Total198+(15+)
International career
1975 England Youth 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter David Sutcliffe (born 25 January 1957) is an English former footballer. A right-sided winger, he made 198 league appearances in a ten-year professional career in the Football League.

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A former youth player with Manchester United, he joined Stockport County in 1975. He was signed to Port Vale for a £3,000 fee in March 1977 before being sold on to Chester for a £15,000 fee in December 1978. After four years with the "Seals", he joined non-League Bangor City for the 1982–83 season. He returned to Chester and Stockport before returning to non-League football with Scarborough in 1984.

Career

Sutcliffe began his career at Manchester United and represented England Youth, but did not make a senior appearance at Old Trafford before his transfer to Stockport County in 1975. [3] The "Hatters" finished in the re-election zone of the Fourth Division in 1975–76 under Roy Chapman, before improving to a respectable mid-table spot in 1976–77 under Eddie Quigley. He appeared in 27 league games in his two seasons at Edgeley Park.

Port Vale manager Roy Sproson signed Sutcliffe for a £3,000 fee in March 1977. [1] He scored his first goal at Vale Park on 26 April, in a 4–1 victory over Crystal Palace. [1] He finished the 1976–77 season with 14 appearances to his name, helping the "Valiants" narrowly avoid relegation out of the Third Division. [1] He hit four goals in 34 games in 1977–78 as Vale dropped into the Fourth Division under the management of Bobby Smith. [1] Limited to just eight appearances in 1978–79 under new boss Dennis Butler, he was sold on to Chester for a £15,000 fee in December 1978. [1]

The "Seals" went on to post a 16th-place finish in the Third Division in 1978–79 under the stewardship of Alan Oakes. Chester then finished ninth in 1979–80 and 18th in 1980–81, before suffering relegation in last place in 1981–82. Sutcliffe played 109 league games in his four years at Sealand Road before transferring to Dave Elliott's Bangor City. The "Citizens" finished 13th in the Alliance Premier League in 1982–83. He then left the Farrar Road Stadium and returned to Chester for the 1983–84 season, as they finished bottom of the Football League. He made a brief return to Eric Webster's Stockport County before heading into the Alliance Premier League again with Harry Dunn's Scarborough.

Career statistics

Source: [4]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 1974–75 Second Division 00000000
Stockport County 1975–76 Fourth Division 1110000111
1976–77 Fourth Division1611000171
Total2721000282
Port Vale 1976–77 Third Division 1210020142
1977–78 Third Division3044200346
1978–79 Fourth Division81000081
Total5064220568
Chester 1978–79 Third Division1400000140
1979–80 Third Division3535121425
1980–81 Third Division2721000282
1981–82 Third Division3321020362
Total109771411209
Chester City 1983–84 Fourth Division1100000110
Stockport County 1983–84 Fourth Division10000010

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 284. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  130. ISBN   0362020175 . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "England Matches - Youth/Under-18's 1971-80". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Peter Sutcliffe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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