Peter Latchford
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Peter Latchford | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Peter William Latchford | |
Date of birth | September 27, 1952 | |
Place of birth | Kings Heath, Birmingham, England | |
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
Youth clubs | ||
1969 | West Bromwich Albion | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1969–1975 1975 1975–1987 1987–1989 |
West Bromwich Albion → Celtic (loan) Celtic Clyde |
12 (0) |
81 (0)
National team | ||
England U23 | 2 (0) | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Peter William Latchford (born 27 September 1952, in Birmingham) is an English former football goalkeeper for Celtic F.C.. He made over 270 appearances for the Glasgow side in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is now a goalkeeping coach and has worked in this capacity for Forfar Athletic, Clyde and Hearts. Before signing for Celtic he played for West Bromwich Albion and signed for Celtic for £25,000 on 15 July 1975 after a spell on loan [1]. His older brothers Bob and Dave were also professional footballers.
He is currently goalkeeping coach at Dumfries club Queen of the South. His spell at Queens included the 2007/08 season run to the final of the Scottish Cup.