Jason Peake Explained

Jason Peake
Birth Date:29 September 1971
Birth Place:Leicester, England
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1990–1992
Clubs1:Leicester City
Caps1:8
Goals1:1
Years2:1992
Clubs2:Hartlepool United (loan)
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Years3:1992–1994
Clubs3:Halifax Town
Caps3:33
Goals3:1
Years4:1994–1996
Clubs4:Rochdale
Caps4:95
Goals4:6
Years5:1996–1997
Caps5:23
Goals5:1
Years6:1997–1998
Clubs6:Bury
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:1998–2000
Clubs7:Rochdale
Caps7:81
Goals7:11
Years8:2000–2001
Clubs8:Plymouth Argyle
Caps8:10
Goals8:2
Years9:2000–2001
Clubs9:Nuneaton Borough (loan)
Caps9:7
Goals9:0
Years10:2001–2003
Clubs10:Nuneaton Borough
Caps10:54
Goals10:4
Totalcaps:323
Totalgoals:26

Jason Peake (born 29 September 1971) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Leicester, Peake made his professional first team debut for his hometown club, Leicester City in 1990.[2] He spent time on loan with Hartlepool United in 1992 before joining Halifax Town later that year. Two years later, he was signed by Rochdale and spent a productive two years there, scoring six goals in 95 league games. One year spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bury followed, before Peake returned to Rochdale. He scored another 11 goals in 81 league appearances, but couldn't agree a new contract in the summer of 2000.

He was then signed by Kevin Hodges for Plymouth Argyle.[3] His time with the Devon club was short-lived as he fell out of favour following the arrival of Paul Sturrock as the club's new manager.[4] He scored three goals in 13 appearances, including one in a man of the match performance against Carlisle United,[5] before being allowed to join non-league club Nuneaton Borough in December 2000. He signed for them permanently at the end of the 2000–01 season.[6] Peake was an influential member of the squad in his first season with the club,[7] but endured an injury-plagued 2002–03 season at Manor Park. He was released from his contract in April 2003.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Glenda . Rollin . Jack . Rollin . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98 . 1997 . Headline . London . 978-0-7472-7738-5 . 425.
  2. https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6203 "Jason Peake"
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/816044.stm "Peake joins Pilgrims"
  4. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=635&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7 "Jason Peake"
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/926467.stm "Plymouth 2–0 Carlisle"
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/1209674.stm "Evers & Elliott make Argyle switch"
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nuneaton_borough/2404495.stm "Burr hopes for Ducros tonic"
  8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2950699.stm "Burr confident Boro can survive"