Peter Deakin (footballer)

Peter Deakin (born 25 March 1938) is an English retired professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, most notably for Peterborough United and Bolton Wanderers.^[2][3] He later returned to Peterborough United as youth team manager and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.^[4][5]

Peter Deakin

Personal information
Full name	Peter Deakin[1]
Date of birth	(1938-03-25) 25 March 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth	Normanton, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
1956–1957	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1964	Bolton Wanderers	63	(13)
1964–1966	Peterborough United	78	(34)
1966–1967	Bradford Park Avenue	36	(9)
1967–1968	Peterborough United	16	(1)
1968	Brentford	8	(2)
1968–1969	Nuneaton Borough	6	(3)
Total		207	(62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	1957–58[6]	First Division	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	1958–59[6]		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	1959–60[6]		8	2	0	0	—		—		8	2
	1960–61[6]		12	2	0	0	0	0	—		12	2
	1961–62[6]		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	1962–63[6]		19	7	0	0	0	0	—		19	7
	1963–64[6]		18	3	0	0	0	0	—		18	3
	Total		63	14	0	0	0	0	—		63	14
Peterborough United	1964–65[4]	Third Division	35	18	8	6	2	0	—		45	24
	1965–66[4]		37	16	2	3	4	2	—		43	21
	1966–67[4]		6	0	—		1	0	—		8	0
	Total		78	34	10	9	7	2	—		96	45
Peterborough United	1967–68[4]	Third Division	16	1	1	1	—		—		17	2
	Total		94	35	11	10	7	2	—		113	47
Brentford	1968–69[7]	Fourth Division	8	2	—		2	1	—		10	3
Nuneaton Borough	1968–69[8]	Southern League Premier Division	6	3	1	0	—		7[a]	2	14	5
Career total			171	54	12	10	9	3	7	2	199	69

1. 2 appearances in Anglia Floodlit Trophy, 2 appearances in Midland Floodlit Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Camkin Cup, 1 appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup

Honours

• Peterborough United Hall of Fame^[5]

References

1. "Peter Deakin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 978-0955294914.
3. "Overall Appearances/Goals Record - D". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. "Peter Deakin's Biography". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
5. "Peterborough United to officially launch a 'Hall of Fame'". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
6. Peter Deakin at WorldFootball.net
7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200.
8. "Nuneaton Borough 1958–1970 – Part 2" (PDF). pp. 92–117. Retrieved 9 May 2019.