Peter Grummitt Explained

Peter Grummitt
Birth Date:19 August 1942
Birth Place:Bourne, England
Height:1.78 m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years2:1960–1970
Years3:1970–1973
Years4:1973–1977
Years5:1977–1978
Clubs1:Bourne Town
Clubs2:Nottingham Forest
Clubs3:Sheffield Wednesday
Clubs4:Brighton and Hove Albion
Clubs5:Worthing
Caps2:313
Caps3:121
Caps4:136
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1961–1963
Nationalteam1:England under-23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Peter Grummitt (born 19 August 1942) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.[2]

He made 352 senior appearances for Forest[3] before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday in 1970.

During his time with Wednesday he made 130 senior appearances, and missed just one game during the 1970-71 season.[4] In April 1973 he played his last game for Wednesday [4] before joining Brighton and Hove Albion, then managed by Brian Clough, on loan after Brighton had been beaten 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in front of the TV cameras.[5] Despite losing 4–1 on his debut against Tranmere Rovers Grummitt made over 100 league appearances for the Seagulls before joining Worthing F.C.[2]

He was capped on three occasions by England under-23 between 1961 and 1963.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Grummitt . 2023-01-26 . worldfootball.net . en.
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/petergrummitt.html Football League Career stats at Neil Brown
  3. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6731653.ece?token=null&offset=36&page=4 Times - Top 50 Forest
  4. http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0224.htm Sheff Wed stats at adrianbullock.com
  5. http://www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com/keepers/goalkeeping-debuts.html Goalkeepersaredifferent.com
  6. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72 . Tony Williams and Roy Peskett (compilers) . Queen Anne Press . 1971 . 0-362-00094-8.