Peter Gunby | |
Birth Date: | 20 November 1934 |
Birth Place: | Leeds, England |
Position: | Right half |
Youthclubs1: | Leeds UYMI |
Years1: | 1955–1956 |
Clubs1: | Leeds United |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1956–1957 |
Clubs2: | Bradford City |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Harrogate Town |
Totalcaps: | 3 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Managerclubs1: | Harrogate Town |
Manageryears2: | 1985 |
Managerclubs2: | Leeds United |
Manageryears3: | 1988 |
Managerclubs3: | Leeds United |
Peter Gunby (20 November 1934 – 26 March 2022) was an English professional football player and coach.
Born in Leeds, Gunby played as a right half for Leeds UYMI, Leeds United, Bradford City and Harrogate Town.[1] [2] For Bradford City he made three appearances in the Football League.[3]
He managed Harrogate Town in the 1970s.[4] After working as an electrician, he later worked as a coach at Huddersfield Town and Leeds United,[5] and also had two short spells as caretaker manager of Leeds in 1985 and 1988.[6] By September 2007 he had been awarded an OBE.[7]
Gunby died on 26 March 2022, aged 87.[8] [9]