Peter Corthine

Last updated

Peter Corthine
Personal information
Full name Peter Alan Corthine
Date of birth 19 July 1937
Place of birth Highbury, England
Date of death January 2015 (aged 77)
Place of death Enfield, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1957 Leytonstone
1957 Singapore Joint Services
1957–1960 Chelsea 2 (0)
1960–1962 Southend United 73 (24)
Gravesend & Northfleet
Chelmsford City
Clacton Town
Ramsgate Athletic
International career
1957 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Alan Corthine (born 19 July 1937) was a footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in England, he represented Singapore at international level.

Contents

Career

Corthine began his career at non-league club Leytonstone. After leaving Leytonstone, Corthine played domestic football in Singapore, whilst in the country with the British Army. [1] In December 1957, Corthine signed for Chelsea. Corthine made two appearances for Chelsea, both in 1959, in losses against Nottingham Forest and Arsenal. [2] In March 1960, Corthine signed for Southend United, scoring 24 goals in 73 league games during his time at the club. [3] After leaving Southend, Corthine dropped back into non-league football, playing for Gravesend & Northfleet, Chelmsford City, Clacton Town and Ramsgate Athletic. [4]

International career

Corthine represented Singapore whilst on national service in the country. Corthine scored seven goals for Singapore in the 1957 Merdeka Tournament. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)</span> English footballer and football manager

Peter John Taylor is an English former footballer who was most recently manager of Maldon & Tiptree. He was previously manager at Dartford, Enfield, Southend United, Dover Athletic, Leicester City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Kerala Blasters, Stevenage Borough, Wycombe Wanderers, Bradford City and (twice) Gillingham, leaving the last role at the end of 2014. He also had two spells as head coach of the England under-21 team and took charge of the England national team as caretaker manager for one game against Italy, for which he made David Beckham captain of England for the first time. He managed the England under-20 team in 2013. Outside England, Taylor was the head coach of the Bahrain national football team.

Anthony William Currie is an English former footballer who had significant spells for Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers as well as representing England.

The Academy of West Ham United F.C. is recognized as one of the most successful football academies in football history. This reputation has resulted in its nickname the Academy of Football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Clarke (footballer)</span> English footballer

Peter Michael Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Warrington Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Barrett</span> English footballer

Adam Nicholas Barrett is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. During his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2017, he made 647 appearances in the Football League, including 308 for Southend United. He is currently Assistant Head Coach at Millwall.

Paul Anthony Furlong is an English football coach and former professional player who played as a striker. He was appointed joint manager of Queens Park Rangers' U23 team in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louie Soares</span> Barbadian footballer (born 1985)

Louie Soares is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franck Moussa</span> Belgian footballer

Franck Moussa is a retired Belgian professional footballer.

Anthony Paul Shaun Andrew Daure Grant is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Welling United. Born and raised in England, he represented the Jamaica national team.

Andrew Thomson is a Scottish former professional footballer. Thomson played in 548 league matches, scoring 194 league goals in a career that saw him play for Queen of the South, Partick Thistle, Falkirk and Stenhousemuir in Scotland and Southend United, Oxford United, Gillingham and Queens Park Rangers in England.

Lee Thomas Sawyer is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saffron Walden Town. A graduate of the Chelsea F.C. academy, he never made a first-team appearance for Chelsea, and, after leaving the Blues, has spent most of his career in non-league football.

Nile Ranger is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently a free agent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conor Clifford</span> Irish professional footballer

Conor Paul Clifford is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for League of Ireland First Division club Bray Wanderers. He is a former Republic of Ireland youth international and has represented them at under-17, under-19, and under-21 level. He has been called into the senior Ireland squad but is yet to play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Egan (footballer, born 1992)</span> Irish association football player

John Egan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Sheffield United, which he captains, and the Republic of Ireland national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Britt Assombalonga</span> Congolese association footballer

Britt Curtis Assombalonga is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor and the DR Congo national football team. He has played in the Football League for Watford, Southend United, Peterborough United, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough.

Samir Badre Carruthers is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for National League South side Chelmsford City. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at U19 and U21 level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominic Solanke</span> English footballer (born 1997)

Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side AFC Bournemouth.

Faiq Jefri Bolkiah is a member of the Brunei royal family and professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ratchaburi in Thai League 1. Born in the United States, he has represented and served as the captain of the Brunei national team.

Mortimer Daniel Costello was an English footballer who played as a wing half.

References

  1. ↑ "Top-form Corthine gets the goals". The Straits Times. 30 September 1957. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Peter Corthine". The history of Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Peter Corthine". Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lions in the tiger's den". In Bed With Maradona. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.