Peter Grummitt
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Peter Grummitt (born 19 August 1942) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1942-08-19) 19 August 1942 (age 81) | ||
Place of birth | Bourne, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bourne Town | |||
1960–1970 | Nottingham Forest | 313 | (0) |
1970–1973 | Sheffield Wednesday | 121 | (0) |
1973–1977 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 136 | (0) |
1977–1978 | Worthing | ||
International career | |||
1961–1963 | England under-23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He made 352 senior appearances for Forest[3] before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday in 1970.[4]
During his time with Wednesday he made 130 senior appearances, and missed just one game during the 1970-71 season.[4] In April 1973 he played his last game for Wednesday,[4] before joining Brighton and Hove Albion, then managed by Brian Clough on loan after Brighton had been beaten 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in front of the TV cameras.[5] However, despite losing 4–1 on his debut against Tranmere Rovers Grummitt made over 100 league appearances for the Seagulls before joining Worthing F.C.[2]
He was capped on three occasions by England under-23 between 1961 and 1963.[6]