Gavin Peacock
English footballer (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gavin Keith Peacock (born 18 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer and sports television pundit.
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Full name | Gavin Keith Peacock | ||
Date of birth | (1967-11-18) 18 November 1967 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | Eltham, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1987 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | (1) |
1987 | → Gillingham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Gillingham | 64 | (11) |
1989–1990 | AFC Bournemouth | 56 | (8) |
1990–1993 | Newcastle United | 105 | (35) |
1993–1996 | Chelsea | 103 | (17) |
1996 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 5 | (2) |
1996–2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 185 | (34) |
2001 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
Total | 546 | (107) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a player he was midfielder and striker from 1984 until 2002, notably playing in the Premier League for Newcastle United and Chelsea. He also played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Gillingham, AFC Bournemouth and Charlton Athletic.
He then worked in the media as a pundit, notably for BBC Sport, before in September 2008 he relocated to Canada to study theology with a view to becoming a Christian minister.