| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Osborne Hart | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974-1980 | Huddersfield Town | 210 | (7) |
| 1980-1990 | Walsall | 390 | (12) |
| Total | 600 | (19) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Peter Osborne Hart (born 14 August 1957 in Mexborough) is an English former footballer who played mainly as a defender. He made 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Huddersfield Town and Walsall.[1]
Hart holds the record for the youngest debutant for Huddersfield Town, having made his debut aged 16 years and 229 days against Southend United in 1974.[2] He played for Huddersfield in the final of the 1974 FA Youth Cup, and captained the club to the Fourth Division title in 1980.[2] He then moved to Walsall, helped them reach the semi-final of the 1983–84 Football League Cup, and captained the side to promotion to the Second Division via the play-offs in 1988.[2] The final game at Walsall's Fellows Park ground was Hart's testimonial match against West Bromwich Albion.[3] After retiring from football he was ordained as a minister of the Church of England and became vicar of St Luke's church in Cannock.[4]