Peter Hart (footballer) explained

Peter Hart
Fullname:Peter Osborne Hart
Birth Date:14 August 1957
Birth Place:Mexborough, England
Height:5 ft 11 in[1]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Huddersfield Town
Years1:1974–1980
Caps1:210
Goals1:7
Years2:1980–1990
Clubs2:Walsall
Caps2:390
Goals2:12
Totalcaps:600
Totalgoals:19

Peter Osborne Hart (born 14 August 1957) is an English former footballer who played mainly as a defender. He made 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Huddersfield Town and Walsall.[2]

Hart holds the record for the youngest debutant for Huddersfield Town, having made his debut aged 16 years and 229 days against Southend United in 1974.[3] He played for Huddersfield in the final of the 1974 FA Youth Cup, and captained the club to the Fourth Division title in 1980.[3] He then moved to Walsall, helped them reach the semi-final of the 1983–84 Football League Cup, and captained the side to promotion to the Second Division via the play-offs in 1988.[3] The final game at Walsall's Fellows Park ground was Hart's testimonial match against West Bromwich Albion.[4] After retiring from football he was ordained as a minister of the Church of England and became vicar of St Luke's Church in Cannock.[5] In November 2017 he became vicar of St John the Baptist church in Armitage.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 376 . 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. Web site: Peter Hart . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 18 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Where Are They Now: Peter Hart . The Football League . 8 January 2009 . 17 October 2009.
  4. Web site: Former Grounds . Walsall F.C . 17 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312083509/http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/PastGrounds/0%2C%2C10428%2C00.html . 12 March 2009 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Football urged to develop "fair trade" ethics . 4 June 2006 . Diocese of Lichfield . 17 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716060446/http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news%26newsID%3D303 . 16 July 2011 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Meet the Team. Brereton, Rugeley & Armitage Team Ministry. 14 January 2019.