| Arthur Peat | |
| Fullname: | William Arthur Peat |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Walton, England |
| Height: | 5ft 8in |
| Death Place: | Southport, England |
| Position: | Right half |
| Youthyears1: | 1959–1961 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Years1: | 1961–1972 |
| Clubs1: | Southport |
| Caps1: | 401 |
| Goals1: | 27 |
| Years2: | 1972–1974 |
| Clubs2: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps2: | 82 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Manageryears1: | 1969–1970 |
| Managerclubs1: | Southport (reserves) |
| Manageryears2: | 1970 |
| Managerclubs2: | Southport (player-manager) |
William Arthur Peat (1 September 1940 – 16 July 2012) was an English professional footballer who made over 400 appearances as a right half in the Football League for Southport. He is Southport's record appearance-maker with 435 and also captained and managed the club.[1] [2] [3]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southport | 1961–62[4] | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63[5] | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 1963–64[6] | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 1964–65[7] | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |||
| 1965–66[9] | 45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | ||||
| 1966–67[10] | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 1967–68[11] | Third Division | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 2 | |||
| 1968–69[12] | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | ||||
| 1969–70[13] | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | ||||
| 1970–71[14] | Fourth Division | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 1971–72[15] | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 401 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 28 | |||