Peter Kyle (footballer)

Peter Kyle (21 December 1878 – 19 January 1957) was a Scottish footballer.

For the Labour MP for Hove, see Peter Kyle (politician).

Peter Kyle
Personal information
Date of birth 21 December 1878
Place of birth Calder, Scotland
Date of death 19 January 1957(1957-01-19) (aged 78)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Glasgow and District Schools
Glasgow Parkhead
Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898-1899 Clyde 9 (2)
1899–1900 Liverpool 4 (0)
1900–1901 Leicester City 30 (3)
1901–1902 West Ham United 1 (0)
1902–1905 Kettering Town 17 (6)
1905–1906 Tottenham Hotspur 25 (8)
1906–1908 Woolwich Arsenal 52 (21)
1908 Aston Villa 5 (0)
1908–1909 Sheffield United
1909 Royal Albert
1909–1910 Watford
1910–1911 Royal Albert
1911–? Raith Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Calder, Kyle played at centre-forward, first for Glasgow and District Schools, Glasgow Parkhead and Partick Thistle before joining Clyde. Reportedly rejected by Clyde due to his fierce temper, he moved south of the border to join Liverpool in 1899, and figured for Liverpool in their first four games of the 1899–1900 season, but lost his place to John Walker and only played one more match that season. Unhappy with reserve-team football, he left in summer 1900 and went on to play for a range of Southern League clubs, including Leicester City (1900–01), West Ham United (1901–02), Kettering Town (1902–05) and Tottenham Hotspur (1905–06). At Tottenham, he was reportedly involved in a fracas with teammate Christopher Carrick and suspended by the club.[1]

In April 1906 he joined Woolwich Arsenal and made his debut on the first day of the 1906-07, in Arsenal's First Division win over Manchester City on 1 September 1906. That season, he was prolific in front of goal, scoring thirteen goals in 29 league appearances (although Charlie Satterthwaite was Arsenal's top scorer that season) as Arsenal finished seventh. The following season, Kyle was the Reds' top scorer with nine goals (eight in the league and one in the FA Cup), although Arsenal's form was much poorer and they only finished 14th.[1]

With the club strapped for cash, Kyle was sold to keep the club's finances viable, to Aston Villa in March 1908.[2] In all he scored 23 goals in 60 appearances for Woolwich Arsenal.[3] Kyle was not as big a success at Villa as he had been with Arsenal, and after less than a year he had moved on to Sheffield United, (with Robert Evans for a combined fee of £1100). He finished his career back in the Southern League with Watford.[1]

References
  1. "West Ham United: Peter Kyle". Spartacus Educational.com.
  2. "Peter Kyle transferred to Aston Villa". Play Up Liverpool.com. 5 March 1908.
  3. "Peter Kyle". 11v11.com.
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