Peter Wall (footballer)

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Peter Wall
Personal information
Full name Peter Thomas Wall [1]
Date of birth(1944-09-13)13 September 1944
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Date of death 30 October 2024(2024-10-30) (aged 80)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1965 Shrewsbury Town 18 (0)
1965–1967 Wrexham 22 (1)
1967–1970 Liverpool 31 (0)
1970–1977 Crystal Palace 177 (4)
1972–1973Leyton Orient (loan) 10 (0)
1977 St. Louis Stars 18 (0)
1978–1980 California Surf 74 (3)
Total350(8)
Managerial career
1979–1981 California Surf
1982–1987 Los Angeles Lazers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Thomas Wall (13 September 1944 – 30 October 2024) was an English professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a full-back. He subsequently became a coach in the United States.

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Playing career

Wall was born on 13 September 1944 in Shrewsbury. [1] After leaving education at Pontesbury Secondary Modern School, [2] he signed a professional contract with Shrewsbury Town in 1963, making 18 league appearances during the next two seasons. [3] He signed for Wrexham in 1965, and made 22 league appearances over the next two seasons. [4] Wall moved to Liverpool in 1967, and over the next three seasons made 31 league appearances. [5] Wall then signed for Crystal Palace, where he made 177 league appearances over seven seasons. [6] While at Crystal Palace, Wall spent the 1972–73 season on loan with Leyton Orient. [7] Wall later played in the NASL for the St. Louis Stars and the California Surf. [8]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player following the end of the 1980 season, Wall became manager of the California Surf [9] for the 1981 season, and the Los Angeles Lazers between 1982 and 1987.

Personal life and death

After his coaching career in America, Wall returned to Shropshire, where he was living in Oswestry and employed at motor dealers Furrow's in 2008. [10]

Wall died on 30 October 2024, aged 80. A grandfather, he was survived by his wife, Kathleen. His funeral took place at All Saints' Church, Worthen, Shropshire, where he was buried, on 2 December 2024. [11]

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References

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  2. "Players from the past". Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association.
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  10. Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 261. ISBN   978-0-9548099-2-8.
  11. Shropshire Star, 12 November 2024, p.16. Death notice which states his name as T. Peter Wall (sic).