Teddy Peers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward John Peers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1886[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Connah's Quay, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1935 (aged 48)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Wolverhampton, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oswestry St. Clair's | |||
| Chirk | |||
| Connah's Quay Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–19?? | Connah's Quay Victoria | ||
| 19??–19?? | Connah's Quay & Shotton United | ||
| 1911–1921 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 186 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1922–1923 | Port Vale | 56 | (0) |
| 1923–1926 | Hednesford Town | ||
| Total | 242 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1914–1923 | Wales | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward John Peers (31 December 1886 – 20 September 1935) was a Wales international football goalkeeper. He won 12 caps for Wales and spent 1911 to 1921 at Wolverhampton Wanderers and then January 1922 to May 1923 at Port Vale.
Career
Peers played for Oswestry St. Clair's,
The Old Recreation Ground in May 1923 and returned to Hednesford Town for a three-year spell.[1] He went on to run the New Inn and several other pubs in the Wolverhampton area.[3]
Career statistics
Club statistics
Source:[4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1911–12 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1912–13 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | Second Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1919–20 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 186 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 198 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1921–22 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1922–23 | Second Division | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 256 | 0 | ||
International statistics
| Wales[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1914 | 3 | 0 |
| 1920 | 2 | 0 |
| 1921 | 3 | 0 |
| 1922 | 3 | 0 |
| 1923 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
Honours
Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup: 1922[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Profile" (PDF). hednesfordtown.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Teddy Peers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Teddy Peers". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.