Peter Beagrie
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Peter Sidney Beagrie (born 28 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and commentator.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Sidney Beagrie | ||
Date of birth | (1965-11-28) 28 November 1965 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Middlesbrough | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1986 | Middlesbrough | 33 | (2) |
1986–1988 | Sheffield United | 84 | (11) |
1988–1989 | Stoke City | 54 | (7) |
1989–1994 | Everton | 114 | (11) |
1991 | → Sunderland (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1994–1997 | Manchester City | 52 | (3) |
1997–2001 | Bradford City | 132 | (20) |
1998 | → Everton (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2001 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2001–2006 | Scunthorpe United | 172 | (34) |
2006 | Grimsby Town | 9 | (0) |
Total | 671 | (90) | |
International career | |||
1987 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
1989 | England B | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a left-winger in a career that lasted from 1983 to 2006. He played for ten different clubs at professional level notably appearing in the Premier League with Everton, Manchester City and Bradford City. He also played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Sunderland, Wigan Athletic and Scunthorpe United before ending his career in 2006 following a brief stint at Grimsby Town at the age of 40. Towards the end of his career, his five-year period at Scunthorpe yielded 172 appearances and 34 goals over a five-season stay, and was the most in both statistics for a single club during his career.
He was capped twice at England U21 level, before going on to win another two caps in 1989 for the England B team. He is well remembered for his somersault goal celebration.[2][3][4]