Peter Withe
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Peter Withe (/ˈwɪð/; born 30 August 1951) is an English former football manager and striker who played between 1971 and 1990. At Nottingham Forest he won the Anglo-Scottish Cup and Second Division promotion in 1976–77, First Division and the Football League Cup in 1977–78, and the 1978 FA Charity Shield. After a spell at Newcastle it was back to more success at Aston Villa with whom he won the First Division 1980–81, going on to score the only goal in the 1982 European Cup final and also win the 1982 European Super Cup. He played for England 11 times, scoring once, and was a squad member at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1951-08-30) 30 August 1951 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1971 | Southport | 3 | (0) |
1971–1972 | Barrow | 1 | (0) |
1972–1973 | Port Elizabeth City | ||
1973 | Arcadia Shepherds | 26 | (16) |
1973–1975 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | (3) |
1975 | Portland Timbers | 22 | (16) |
1975–1976 | Birmingham City | 35 | (9) |
1976–1978 | Nottingham Forest | 75 | (28) |
1978–1980 | Newcastle United | 76 | (25) |
1980–1985 | Aston Villa | 182 | (74) |
1985–1989 | Sheffield United | 74 | (18) |
1987 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
1989–1990 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | (1) |
1991 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
Total | 539 | (177) | |
International career | |||
1981–1984 | England | 11 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1991–1992 | Wimbledon | ||
1998–2003 | Thailand | ||
2004–2007 | Indonesia | ||
2012 | Stockport Sports | ||
2013–2014 | PTT Rayong | ||
2014–2016 | Nakhon Pathom United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After his playing career he worked as a manager, predominantly in Southeast Asia.