Peter Gleasure

Peter Gleasure
Personal information
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
– Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1980–1982 Millwall 55 (0)
1982–1991 Northampton Town 344 (0)
1990–1991 → Gillingham (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1994 Hitchin Town 104 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Peter Gleasure is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall,[1] Northampton Town and Gillingham.[2]

He kept a club record 112 clean sheets in 412 matches playing for Northampton Town, and as of 2009 only two players have made more appearances for the club.[3] He won a Fourth Division championship medal in 1986–87 season with Northampton[3] and was voted the club's Player of the Season the following season.[4] He later had loan spells at Fisher Athletic and Gillingham before moving into non-league football.[2] He was awarded a testimonial match against a Tottenham Hotspur XI in 1993.

References

  1. ^ "Millwall". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/millwall/millwall.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  2. ^ a b "Northampton Town". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/northampton/northampton.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  3. ^ a b "Official Club Records". Northampton Town F.C.. http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/ClubRecords/. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  4. ^ "Bunn Is Your Choice!". Northampton Town F.C.. 28 April 2007. http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10425~1016844,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11.