Peter Springett

Peter Springett

Personal information
Date of birth	8 May 1946
Place of birth	Fulham, London, England
Date of death	28 August 1997 (aged 51)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1967	Queens Park Rangers	137	(0)
1967–1975	Sheffield Wednesday	180	(0)
1975–1980	Barnsley	191	(0)
1980–1981	Scarborough	36	(0)
	Frickley Athletic		(0)
Total		508	(0)
National team
	England U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Peter Springett (8 May 1946 – 28 September 1997) was a professional footballer^[1] in the 1960s and 1970s and the brother of fellow professional footballer Ron Springett. He made over 500 professional appearances in the football league as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Career

He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday,^[1] Barnsley, Scarborough and Frickley Athletic.^[3]

He made his debut in 1963 against Peterborough United and went on to play 137 league games for QPR. Peter was part of the QPR team in 1966–67 that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup, beating West Bromwich Albion 3–2 at Wembley Stadium on 4 March 1967.

He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1967 in a unique swap deal for his brother, England international Ron Springett.

International career

He made appearances at youth level for England, but unlike his elder brother he was never capped as a full international.^[4]

Later life

After retiring from the game he became a police officer and was present when the stolen European Cup was handed in at West Bar Police Station after Aston Villa's 1982 win.^[1]

Death

His death in Sheffield on 28 August 1997 came at the end of a four-year battle against cancer.

References

1. Stolen European Cup turns up in Sheffield", BBC News, 28 May 2010
2. Doing the 92 - Peter Springett
3. Frickley Athletic Museum- Peter Springett
4. B Days Peter Springett