Peter Wall | |
Fullname: | Peter Thomas Wall |
Birth Date: | 1944 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, England |
Position: | Full back |
Years1: | 1963–1965 |
Clubs1: | Shrewsbury Town |
Caps1: | 18 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1965–1967 |
Clubs2: | Wrexham |
Caps2: | 22 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1967–1970 |
Clubs3: | Liverpool |
Caps3: | 31 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1970–1977 |
Clubs4: | Crystal Palace |
Caps4: | 177 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 1972–1973 |
Clubs5: | → Leyton Orient (loan) |
Caps5: | 10 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1977 |
Clubs6: | St. Louis Stars |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1978–1980 |
Clubs7: | California Surf |
Caps7: | 74 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Totalcaps: | 350 |
Totalgoals: | 8 |
Manageryears1: | 1979–1981 |
Managerclubs1: | California Surf |
Manageryears2: | 1982–1987 |
Managerclubs2: | Los Angeles Lazers |
Peter Thomas Wall (born 13 September 1944) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a full back. He subsequently became a coach in the United States.
Wall was born on 13 September 1944 in Shrewsbury.[1] After leaving education at Pontesbury Secondary Modern School,[2] he signed a professional contract with Shrewsbury Town in 1963, making 18 league appearances during the next two seasons.[3] He signed for Wrexham in 1965, and made 22 league appearances over the next two seasons.[4] Wall moved to Liverpool in 1967, and over the next three seasons made 31 league appearances.[5] Wall then signed for Crystal Palace, where he made 177 league appearances over seven seasons.[6] While at Crystal Palace, Wall spent the 1972–73 season on loan with Leyton Orient.[7] Wall later played in the NASL for the St. Louis Stars and the California Surf.[8]
Following his retirement as a player following the end of the 1980 season, Wall became manager of the California Surf[9] for the 1981 season, and the Los Angeles Lazers between 1982 and 1987.