Peter Sayer

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Peter Sayer
Personal information
Full name Peter Anthony Sayer
Date of birth 2 May 1955 (1955-05-02) (age 53)
Place of birth    Cardiff, Wales
Playing position Winger
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1974-1978
1978-1980
1980-1984
1981
1984-1985		 Cardiff City
Brighton
Preston North End
→ Cardiff City (loan)
Chester City		 82 (14)
55 0(6)
45 0(6)
04 0(1)
36 0(6)   
National team
Wales 07 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Peter Anthony Sayer (born 2 May 1955 in Cardiff) is a former Welsh international footballer. He amassed a total of seven caps during his career.

[edit] Career

Sayer began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut against Hull City in September 1974. He went on to play a further nine matches in his first season before suffering a broken ankle in a match against Southampton which kept him out for nearly a year, returning at the end of the following season to play a handful of games as Cardiff clinched promotion to Division Two. He established himself in the side the following year and helped the club to stay up, as well as scoring the only goal of the game when Cardiff knocked Tottenham Hotspur out of the FA Cup in 1977[1], before leaving midway through the 1977-78 season for £100,000 to sign for Brighton & Hove Albion. He helped the club to promotion in his first year but went on to leave the club a year later for Preston North End.

After finding it difficult to break into the side he was loaned back to Cardiff in September 1981, playing four times and scoring during a 3-2 win over Luton Town. He eventually ended his league career with Chester City before moving into non-league football.

During his career Sayer won seven caps for Wales, making his debut in the 1976-77 season against Czechoslovakia.

After his retirement he returned to work for Preston in their football in the community department.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Jones eager for Spurs challenge" BBC Sport Retrieved on 4 April 2008
  2. ^ "Meet the legends as they return to Deepdale" Prestonnorthendfc.co.uk Retrieved on 4 April 2008