| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Perry John Suckling | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Leyton, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983–1986 | Coventry City | 27 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Manchester City | 39 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Crystal Palace | 59 | (0) |
| 1989 | → West Ham United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Brentford (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1992 | Ernest Borel | ||
| 1992–1994 | Watford | 39 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | (0) |
| 1996-1999 | Supersport United FC | ||
| 1999-2000 | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | ||
| 2000-2001 | King's Lynn F.C. | ||
| National team | |||
| 1986–1988 | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Perry Suckling (born 12 October 1965[1] in Leyton) is an English former footballer. He is currently Academy Goalkeeping Coach at Tottenham Hotspur.[2]
His career was famously damaged in 1989 when he kept goal for Crystal Palace in a 9-0 defeat by Liverpool where previously he had been tipped to be a potential England goalkeeper, but was soon replaced at Crystal Palace by eventual England international goalkeeper Nigel Martyn