Peter Higham Explained

Peter Higham
Birth Date:8 November 1930
Birth Place:Wigan, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1948–1949
Clubs1:Wigan Athletic
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:1949–1950
Clubs2:Portsmouth
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1950–1952
Clubs3:Bolton Wanderers
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1952–1955
Clubs4:Preston North End
Caps4:15
Goals4:10
Years5:1955–1958
Clubs5:Nottingham Forest
Caps5:61
Goals5:20
Years6:1958–1959
Clubs6:Doncaster Rovers
Caps6:22
Goals6:6
Years7:1959–1960
Clubs7:Wigan Athletic
Caps7:29
Goals7:20
Years8:1960
Clubs8:Rhyl
Years9:1960–1961
Clubs9:Morecambe
Years10:1961–1962
Clubs10:Wigan Athletic
Caps10:31
Goals10:26
Clubs11:Stalybridge Celtic
Years12:1965–1966
Clubs12:Buxton
Caps12:44
Goals12:33
Years13:1966–1968
Clubs13:Mossley
Caps13:21
Goals13:17

Peter Higham (born 8 November 1930) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Wigan, Higham served in the Royal Marines as part of his National Service, making one appearance for Portsmouth as an amateur in 1950.[1] He later joined Bolton Wanderers, but left the club without making a first team appearance, and signed for Preston North End in 1952.[2]

Higham was sold to Nottingham Forest in 1955 for a fee of £8,000.[3] He was part of the Nottingham Forest side that won promotion to the First Division during the 1956–57 season. He is currently the last surviving member of that team.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The League Champions Are Hoping The Boy From Wigan Will Prove Without A Peer . The Daily Mirror . 25 February 1950 . 10 . . subscription.
  2. Web site: The Big Interview . Lancashire Evening Post . 26 January 2024 . 23 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Peter Higham's Nottingham Forest memories . Nottingham Post . 26 January 2024 . 4 October 2017.
  4. Nottingham Forest FC ❤️ . NFFC . 1325407726730682371 . 8 November 2020 . A very happy 90th birthday to former player Peter Higham! Peter is the last surviving member of the 1956-57 promotion winning side, scoring 20 times in 61 appearances in the Garibaldi. We hope you enjoy your day! #NFFC https://t.co/3IYg01j4jw . en . 21 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430182319/https://twitter.com/NFFC/status/1325407726730682371 . 30 April 2021 . live.