Peter Gleasure Explained

Peter Gleasure
Fullname:Peter Francis Gleasure
Birth Date:1960 10, df=y
Birth Place:Luton, England
Height:[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Millwall
Years1:1978–1983
Clubs1:Millwall
Caps1:55
Goals1:0
Years2:1983–1992
Clubs2:Northampton Town
Caps2:344
Goals2:0
Years3:1991
Clubs3:Gillingham (loan)
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:1992–1994
Clubs4:Hitchin Town
Caps4:86
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:488
Totalgoals:0

Peter Francis Gleasure (born 8 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall, Northampton Town and Gillingham.[2]

He kept a club record 112 clean sheets in 412 matches playing for Northampton Town and,, only two players had made more appearances for the club.[3] He won a Fourth Division championship medal in 1986–87 season with Northampton[3] and was voted the club's Player of the Season the following season.[4] He later had loan spells at Fisher Athletic and Gillingham before moving into non-league football with Hitchin Town,[2] for which he made more than 100 appearances.[5] He was awarded a testimonial match against a Tottenham Hotspur XI in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 258 . 978-0-356-14354-5 .
  2. Web site: Peter Gleasure . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 4 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Club records . Northampton Town F.C. . 4 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Cast your vote for the Northampton Town Player of the Season . Northampton Town F.C. . 20 April 2015 . 4 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Total appearances . fishpondersfactsandstats.info . 4 April 2020.
    Web site: Peter Gleasure . fishpondersfactsandstats.info . 4 April 2020.