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]