| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Francis Gleasure[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Luton,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Millwall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Millwall | 55 | (0) |
| 1983–1992 | Northampton Town | 344 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Gillingham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Hitchin Town | 86 | (0) |
| Total | 488 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Francis Gleasure (born 8 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall, Northampton Town and Gillingham.[3]
He kept a club record 112 clean sheets in 412 matches playing for Northampton Town and, As of 2020[update], only two players had made more appearances for the club.[4] He won a Fourth Division championship medal in 1986–87 season with Northampton[4] and was voted the club's Player of the Season the following season.[5] He later had loan spells at Fisher Athletic[citation needed] and Gillingham before moving into non-league football with Hitchin Town,[3] for which he made more than 100 appearances.[6] He was awarded a testimonial match against a Tottenham Hotspur XI in 1993.
References
- ^ a b c "Peter Gleasure". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b "Peter Gleasure". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Club records". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Cast your vote for the Northampton Town Player of the Season". Northampton Town F.C. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Total appearances". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
"Peter Gleasure". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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