Peter Sweeney
Scottish footballer (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Henry Sweeney (born 25 September 1984) is a Scottish football manager, coach and former professional player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Henry Sweeney[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-09-25) 25 September 1984 (age 39)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2000 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Millwall | 59 | (5) |
2005–2008 | Stoke City | 35 | (2) |
2007 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2007 | → Walsall (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Leeds United | 9 | (0) |
2009 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Grimsby Town | 40 | (4) |
2010–2013 | Bury | 82 | (5) |
2013–2014 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Dartford | 36 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Greenwich Borough | 43 | (2) |
Total | 356 | (19) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
2005 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Glebe | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sweeney played as a midfielder and began his career at Millwall where he progressed through their youth team and broke into the first team. He played in the 2004 FA Cup Final were Millwall lost 3–0 to Manchester United. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2005 for a fee of £250,000 but his start at Stoke was hampered by injuries. He struggled to fully recover and after spending time out on loan at Yeovil Town and Walsall he joined Leeds United in January 2008. After a brief spell at Elland Road Sweeney played for Grimsby Town, Bury, AFC Wimbledon, Dartford and Greenwich Borough.