Peter Grummitt (born 19 August 1942) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourne, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bourne Town | |||
| 1960–1970 | Nottingham Forest | 313 | (0) |
| 1970–1973 | Sheffield Wednesday | 121 | (0) |
| 1973–1977 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 136 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Worthing | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961–1963 | England under-23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made 352 senior appearances for Forest[3] before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday in 1970.[4]
During his time with Wednesday he made 130 senior appearances, and missed just one game during the 1970-71 season.[4] In April 1973 he played his last game for Wednesday [4] before joining Brighton and Hove Albion, then managed by Brian Clough, on loan after Brighton had been beaten 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in front of the TV cameras.[5] Despite losing 4–1 on his debut against Tranmere Rovers Grummitt made over 100 league appearances for the Seagulls before joining Worthing F.C.[2]
He was capped on three occasions by England under-23 between 1961 and 1963.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Grummitt". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b Football League Career stats at Neil Brown
- ^ Times - Top 50 Forest[dead link]
- ^ a b c Sheff Wed stats at adrianbullock.com
- ^ Goalkeepersaredifferent.com
- ^ Tony Williams and Roy Peskett (compilers) (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00094-8.
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