Peter Leigh

Peter Leigh (born 4 March 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra.[1]

Peter Leigh
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-03-04) 4 March 1939
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 Manchester City 2 (0)
1960–1972 Crewe Alexandra 432 (3)
Total 434 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made his Crewe debut at Barrow on 19 August 1961,[2] and scored his first Crewe goal on the opening day of the 1967–68 season, in a 1–1 draw against Chesterfield F.C. at Gresty Road on 19 August 1967.[2] He went on to set a record for the most first-team appearances for Crewe (473), surpassing his contemporary Eric Barnes (352), only to then himself be surpassed by his defender team-mate Tommy Lowry in 1977.

Honours
with Crewe Alexandra

References
  1. "Stats". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. Crisp, Marco (1998). Crewe Alexandra Match by Match (2nd ed.). Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-81-1.
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