Peter Cavanagh

Peter Joseph Cavanagh (born 14 October 1981) is an English football coach and former player who is currently first-team coach at Plymouth Argyle.[2]

For the impressionist, see Peter Cavanagh (impressionist). For other people, see Peter Kavanagh (disambiguation).

Peter Cavanagh
Personal information
Full name Peter Joseph Cavanagh
Date of birth (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981
Place of birth Bootle, Merseyside, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle (first-team coach)
Youth career
1991–2001 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Accrington Stanley 226 (22)
2010–2012 Fleetwood Town 39 (3)
2012–2014 Rochdale 51 (2)
2014–2015 Altrincham 28 (0)
2015 Southport 0 (0)
Total 344 (28)
International career
2003–2004 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Before joining Fleetwood in 2010 he played for Accrington Stanley, where he was made the youngest ever captain of Accrington after joining the club in 2001.[3] He was an England C international in the 2003–04 season. His Accrington career ended in 2009 after he received a ban from the FA for betting against his own team.

Playing career

Accrington Stanley

Cavanagh was born in Bootle, Merseyside, England. He was part of the youth team at Liverpool, but left for Accrington Stanley in September 2001 after realising he did not have a future at Anfield.

He was appointed as captain soon after joining in 2001, and scored 22 goals in 226 league games in an eight-year career. He skippered the club to the Northern Premier League Cup and Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy in 2002, the Northern Premier League title in 2002–03, and Conference National title in 2005–06.

Ban from football

In July 2009, Accrington players Jay Harris, Robert Williams, David Mannix, and Andy Mangan received 5–12-month bans for betting against their own club.[4] Cavanagh's case was held at a later date.[5] On 7 April 2009 Cavanagh was charged by the FA for breaching betting rules, being alleged to have placed a £5 bet on Accrington losing to Bury in the last match of the 2008–09 season. Bury won the match 2–0.[6] On 10 August 2009, he was fined £3,500 and suspended from competitive football for eight months.[7]

Return to football with Fleetwood Town

Following the end of his ban, Cavanagh signed with Fleetwood Town in June 2010.[8]

Rochdale

On 8 June 2012, Cavangh joined Football League Two side Rochdale on a free transfer, linking up with former manager John Coleman.[9]

Altrincham

After his release from Rochdale, Peter joined Altrincham.[10]

Southport

He then signed for Southport in May 2015 as a player coach alongside manager Paul Carden.

Retirement and coaching career

Everton

Shortly after joining Southport, Cavanagh took up a full-time post as a foundation coach at Everton, retiring from playing to focus on this stage of his career.[2][11]

Plymouth Argyle

On 3 July 2023, Cavanagh joined newly promoted Championship club in the role of first-team coach.[12]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/peter-cavanagh-93817489
  3. "Departed players". Accrington Stanley official website. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  4. "Cavanagh banned for eight months". BBC Sport. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  5. "Four players banned over betting". BBC Sport. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  6. "Five charged with betting on game". BBC Sport. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  7. "Accrington's Pater Cavanagh banned for betting on Bury match". The Telegraph. 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  8. "Peter Cavanagh signs Fleetwood Town contract". BBC Sport. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  9. "Peter Cavanagh joins Rochdale from Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  10. "Altincham: Ex Rochdale captain Peter Cavanagh signs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  11. Peter Cavanagh joins Everton's coaching staff from Southport‚ bbc.com, 2 July 2015
  12. "Cavanagh joins Argyle coaching staff". www.pafc.co.uk. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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