Peter Eccles (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Edward Eccles | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1988 | Shamrock Rovers | 126 | (17) |
1988 | Olympic Kingsway SC | ? | (?) |
1988 | Dundalk | 4 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) |
1989 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1989 | Dundalk | 3 | (0) |
1989–1994 | Shamrock Rovers | 135 | (13) |
1994–1995 | Crusaders | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 |
Home Farm Everton | 19 | (0) |
1996 |
Athlone Town | 0 | (0) |
1996 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | (0) |
1996–1997 |
Home Farm Everton | 17 | (1) |
International career | |||
1986 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
1986 | League of Ireland XI | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Eccles (born 24 August 1962) is an Irish former professional soccer player.
He played for
Shamrock Rovers career
He made his League of Ireland debut on 18 October 1981 at Milltown against UCD.
Eccles played throughout the 1980s in the Rovers team that won four league championships in row from 1984 to 1987 – a record achievement in Irish football. The team also won three FAI cups in a row, from 1985 to 1987 – a record only bettered by the Shamrock Rovers team of the 1960s.
The Rovers 'four in a row' team fell apart after the club fell into crisis after the sale of
He returned to Rovers in October 1989 and stayed until 1994. In the season 1993/94, he captained Rovers to their 15th league title at the RDS Arena.
However the following year, he left the club on bad terms with the then board of directors. In the absence of any recognition by SRFC to honour his 12-year stint at the club, Rovers fans organised a testimonial night for Peter on 13 November 1994.
Peter made 9 appearances in European competition for Rovers, scoring once, against Linfield in the 1984–85 European Cup. [1].
He was Rovers Player of the Year in 1992/93
International career
Eccles had one of Ireland's shortest ever international careers when he replaced Chris Hughton on 23 April 1986 at Lansdowne Road to play the last ten minutes of a 1–1 home friendly game against Uruguay [2]. This was his only ever appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team. As well as his full international cap he represented the League of Ireland XI in Inter-League games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualifying teams scoring against France in November 1987. He also won one youths cap.
Post Rovers
Peter signed for
Honours
- Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland Premier Division/Premier Division: 5
- FAI Cup: 3
- 1985, 1986, 1987
- Leinster Senior Cup
- 1982
- LFA President's Cup: 2
- 1984–85, 1987–88
- Individual
- SRFC Player of the Year:
- 1992–93
References
- ^ "Australian Player Database – E". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ISSN 0791-5144.
- ISSN 0791-5144.