George Peden (footballer)

George Peden
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Watson Wright Peden[1]
Date of birth12 April 1943[1]
Place of birthRosewell, Midlothian,[1] Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing positionLeft back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19??–1964Arniston Rangers
1964–1967Heart of Midlothian13(0)
1967–1974Lincoln City223(13)
1974–19??Worksop Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

George Watson Wright Peden (born 12 April 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played 13 times in the Scottish Football League for Heart of Midlothian and made 223 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City. He played at left back.[3] Peden joined Hearts from junior club Arniston Rangers in May 1964,[4] and after leaving Lincoln played non-league football in England for Worksop Town.[3]

In September 1967, Peden and Jim Grummett scored the goals as Lincoln eliminated First Division club Newcastle United in the second round of the League Cup.[5] The team went on to reach the fourth round, in which they lost to Derby County after a replay in front of what remains, as of 2014, Lincoln's record home attendance, of 23,196.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "George Peden". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "George Peden Full Back". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "George Peden". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. "1964" (MS Word document). Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. "Thump... exit Newcastle". Daily Express. 14 September 1967. p. 16.
    "The Imps take down the mighty Magpies". Lincolnshire Echo. 11 September 2007. p. 32.
  6. "Attendances: Highest 25 attendances at Sincil Bank". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2014.