Peter Springett

Peter Springett

Personal information
Date of birth	8 May 1946
Place of birth	Fulham, London, England
Date of death	28 August 1997 (aged 51)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962 - 1967	Queens Park Rangers	137	(0)
1967 - 1975	Sheffield Wednesday	180	(0)
1975 - 1980	Barnsley	191	(0)
1980 - 1981	Scarborough	36	(0)
	Frickley Athletic		(0)
Total		508	(0)
National team
	England U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Peter Springett (8 May 1946 – 28 August 1997) was a professional footballer^[1] in the 1960s and 1970s and the brother of fellow professional footballer Ron Springett. He made over 500 professional appearances in the football league as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Career

He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday,^[1] Barnsley, Scarborough and Frickley Athletic.^[3]

He made his debut in 1963 against Peterborough United and went on to play 137 league games for QPR. Peter was part of the QPR team in 1966-67 that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup, beating West Bromwich Albion 3-2 at Wembley Stadium on 4 March 1967.

He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1967 in a unique swap deal for his brother, England international Ron Springett.

International career

He made appearances at youth level for England, but unlike his elder brother he was never capped as a full international.^[4]

Later life

After retiring from the game he became a police officer and was present when the stolen European Cup was handed in at West Bar Police Station after Aston Villa's 1982 win.^[1]

Death

His death in Sheffield on 28 August 1997 came at the end of a four-year battle against cancer.

References

1. Stolen European Cup turns up in Sheffield", BBC News, 28 May 2010
2. Doing the 92 - Peter Springett
3. Frickley Athletic Museum- Peter Springett
4. B Days Peter Springett