Name Peter Springett Role Footballer | Playing position Position Goalkeeper Years Team | |
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Place of birth Fulham, London, England Date of death 28 August 1997(1997-08-28) (aged 51) Died August 28, 1997, Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
Date of birth (1946-05-08)8 May 1946 Place of death Sheffield, England | ||
Peter Springett (8 May 1946 – 28 September 1997) was a professional footballer 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.
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Career
He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Scarborough and Frickley Athletic.
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.
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.
Death
His death in Sheffield on 28 August 1997 came at the end of a four-year battle against cancer.