Peter Hart (footballer)

For other Peter Harts, see Peter Hart (disambiguation).
Peter Hart
Personal information
Full name Peter Osborne Hart
Date of birth (1957-08-14) 14 August 1957
Place of birth Mexborough, England
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974-1980 Huddersfield Town 210 (7)
1980-1990 Walsall 390 (12)
Total 600 (19)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Peter Osborne Hart (born 14 August 1957 in Mexborough) is an English former footballer who played mainly as a defender. He made 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Huddersfield Town and Walsall.[1]

Hart holds the record for the youngest debutant for Huddersfield Town, having made his debut aged 16 years and 229 days against Southend United in 1974.[2] He played for Huddersfield in the final of the 1974 FA Youth Cup, and captained the club to the Fourth Division title in 1980.[2] He then moved to Walsall, helped them reach the semi-final of the 1983–84 Football League Cup, and captained the side to promotion to the Second Division via the play-offs in 1988.[2] The final game at Walsall's Fellows Park ground was Hart's testimonial match against West Bromwich Albion.[3] After retiring from football he was ordained as a minister of the Church of England and became vicar of St Luke's church in Cannock.[4]

References

  1. "Peter Hart". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Where Are They Now: Peter Hart". The Football League. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  3. "Former Grounds". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  4. "Football urged to develop "fair trade" ethics". Diocese of Lichfield. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.