Peter Price (footballer, born 1949) explained

Peter Price
Fullname:Peter William Price
Birth Date:1949 8, df=y
Birth Place:Wrexham, Wales
Position:Inside forward
Youthyears1:????–1966
Youthclubs1:Liverpool
Years1:1966–1968
Years2:1968–1972
Years3:1972–1974
Years4:1974
Years5:1974–1978
Clubs4:Peterborough United (loan)
Caps1:0
Caps2:119
Caps3:14
Caps4:2
Caps5:79
Goals1:0
Goals2:62
Goals3:2
Goals4:0
Goals5:28
Totalcaps:214
Totalgoals:92
Nationalyears1:1970–1971
Nationalteam1:Wales U23
Nationalcaps1:4

Peter Price (born 17 August 1949) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played professionally in England during the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

Early career

Price was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as an inside forward and ending it as a striker[1] despite playing a similar role throughout. He began his career as a youth at Liverpool, signing a full-time professional contract in 1966.[2]

Peterborough United

In 1968, having failed to break into the Liverpool first team, he joined Peterborough United,[3] for whom he scored 62 goals in 119 appearances.

Portsmouth

In 1972, Price signed for Portsmouth.[4] Hampered by a back injury, he struggled to establish himself in the side, eventually leaving Fratton Park to return to his former club two years later.

Barnsley

He ended his career at Barnsley, making his final appearance in the spring of 1978.

International career

While at Peterborough, Price played for the Welsh under-23 side, scoring the winning goal against Scotland at Swansea City's Vetch Field ground.[5]

Notes and References

  1. As football moved from 1-2-3-5 to 1-4-3-3/1-4-2-4
  2. "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98" Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998
  3. Web site: Report of 1960s "Posh" match . 30 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915060500/http://www.theposh.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10427~149310,00.html . 15 September 2008 . dead .
  4. "Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball" Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999
  5. "Rothmans Football Year Book,1970-71" Peskett,R/Williams,T: Harpenden, QAP,1970