Peter Bircumshaw | |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1938 |
Birth Place: | Mansfield, England |
Position: | Left winger |
Youthclubs1: | Notts County |
Years1: | 1956–1962 |
Caps1: | 72 |
Goals1: | 40 |
Years2: | 1962–1963 |
Caps2: | 27 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 1963–1964 |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 1964–1965 |
Caps4: | 32 |
Goals4: | 7 |
Peter Bircumshaw (29 August 1938 – June 2017) was a footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Notts County, Bradford City and Stockport County.[1]
Bircumshaw started his professional career with Notts County, where he scored 40 goals in 72 league games[1] before he moved to Bradford City in 1962. He spent just one season at Valley Parade, but he finished as the club's joint top goal-scorer with seven league goals and four in the FA Cup, including a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Oldham Athletic.[2] He joined Stockport County before he moved into non-league football with Cambridge City. [1] He was with Cambridge City from February 1964 to January 1965.
Bircumshaw's brother Tony also played professional football.