Peter Wall (footballer)

Peter Wall
Personal information
Place of birthEngland
Playing positionFull back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1965Shrewsbury Town18(0)
1965–1967Wrexham22(1)
1967–1970Liverpool31(0)
1970–1977Crystal Palace177(4)
1972–1973Leyton Orient (loan)10(0)
1977St. Louis Stars18(0)
1978–1980California Surf74(3)
Total350(8)
Teams managed
1979–1981California Surf
1982–1987Los Angeles Lazers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Peter Wall is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a full back. He later enjoyed a coaching career in the United States.

Career

Playing career

Wall signed a professional contract with Shrewsbury Town in 1963, and made 18 league appearances during the next two seasons.[1] He signed for Wrexham in 1965, and made 22 league appearances over the next two seasons.[2] Wall moved to Liverpool in 1967, and over the next three seasons made 31 league appearances.[3] Wall then signed for Crystal Palace, where he made 177 league appearances over seven seasons.[4] While at Crystal Palace, Wall spent the 1972–73 season on loan with Leyton Orient.[5] Wall later played in the NASL for the St. Louis Stars and the California Surf.[6]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player following the end of the 1980 season, Wall became manager of the California Surf[7] for the 1981 season, and the Los Angeles Lazers between 1982 and 1987.

References

  1. "SHREWSBURY TOWN : 1950/51 - 2002/03 & 2004/05 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  2. "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. "LIVERPOOL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  4. "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. "LEYTON ORIENT : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  6. "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  7. http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm