Peter Weir (footballer)

Peter Russell Weir (born 18 January 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, best known for his time with Aberdeen, who played as a winger.

Peter Weir

Personal information
Full name	Peter Russell Weir[1]
Date of birth	(1958-01-18) 18 January 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Neilston Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	St Mirren	60	(4)
1981–1987	Aberdeen	159	(23)
1988–1989	Leicester City	28	(2)
1989–1990	St Mirren	28	(6)
1990–1992	Ayr United	40	(1)
Total		315	(36)
International career
1980–1983	Scotland	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Having been a supporter of Aberdeen as a boy, Peter joined the club from St Mirren in 1981 for £300,000 plus Ian Scanlon, which was then a club record;^[3] Alex McLeish, who had attended Barrhead High School and played in youth teams alongside Weir, was already at the club.^[4] He had been brought to St Mirren in 1978 by Alex Ferguson who left the Paisley club within days,^[5] but soon became manager of Aberdeen and sought to make his former signing part of his new team.

Weir made 237 appearances and scored 38 goals whilst at Pittodrie, and was capped by Scotland on six occasions.^[5] He won two League titles and three Scottish Cups, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983, playing a crucial role in the final.^[6]

In December 1987, Weir left the Dons to move across the border to sign for Leicester City^[3] for £80,000. Upon leaving Leicester in 1989, he returned to St Mirren and later played for Ayr United.

Coaching career

Weir later returned to Aberdeen in its youth system set-up.^[3]

In November 2018, he was one of four inductees into the club's Hall of Fame.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[8][9] [10]}

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	1978-79	Scottish Premier Division	6	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	6+	0+
	1979-80		26	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	26+	2+
	1980-81		28	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	28+	2+
	Total		60	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	80	5
Aberdeen	1981–82	Scottish Premier Division	25	2	3	1	10	2	4	3	42	8
	1982–83		31	6	5	3	5	0	11	2	52	11
	1983–84		27	5	4	2	8	0	6	1	45	8
	1984–85		16	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	3
	1985–86		21	5	4	1	3	0	4	0	32	6
	1986–87		34	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	39	2
	1987–88		5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	9	0
	Total		159	23	19	7	29	2	30	6	237	38
Leicester City	1987-88	Second Division	18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	18+	2+
	1988-89		10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	10+	0+
	Total		28	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	28+	2+
St Mirren	1988-89	Scottish Premier Division	16	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	16+	6+
	1989-90		12	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	12+	0+
	Total		28	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	7
Ayr United	1990-91	Scottish First Division	29	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	29+	1+
	1991-92		11	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	11+	0+
	Total		40	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	40+	1+
Career total			315	36	19+	7+	29+	2+	30+	6+	417+	53+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1980	4	0
	1981	—
	1982	—
	1983	2	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Aberdeen^[12]

• Scottish Premier Division: 1983–84, 1984–85
• Scottish Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
• Scottish League Cup: 1985–86
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1982–83^[6]
• UEFA Super Cup: 1983^[13]