| Peter Leigh | |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1959–1960 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1960–1972 |
| Clubs2: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps2: | 432 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 434 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
Peter Leigh (4 March 1939 – 11 February 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra.[1]
Leigh made his Crewe debut at Barrow on 19 August 1961,[2] and scored his first Crewe goal on the opening day of the 1967–68 season, in a 1–1 draw against Chesterfield F.C. at Gresty Road on 19 August 1967.[2] He went on to set a record for the most first-team appearances for Crewe (473), surpassing his contemporary Eric Barnes (352), only to then himself be surpassed by his defender team-mate Tommy Lowry in 1977.
Leigh died on 11 February 2024, at the age of 84.[3]
Crewe Alexandra