Peter Phoenix

Peter Patrick Phoenix (31 December 1936 – 14 April 2020) was an English footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League.^[3]

Peter Phoenix

Personal information
Full name	Peter Patrick Phoenix[1]
Date of birth	(1936-12-31)31 December 1936[1]
Place of birth	Urmston, Lancashire, England[1]
Date of death	14 April 2020(2020-04-14) (aged 83)[2]
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1954	Stretford Boys
1954–1955	Lostock Gralam
1955–1956	Manchester City	0	(0)
1956–1957	Stoke City	0	(0)
1957	Tamworth
1957–1962	Oldham Athletic	161	(27)
1962–1963	Rochdale	36	(4)
1963–1964	Exeter City	15	(1)
1964	Southport	10	(0)
1964–1965	Stockport County	19	(1)
1965–1966	Wigan Athletic
1966–1967	Bangor City
1967–1968	Witton Albion
1968	Massey Ferguson
Total		241	(33)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phoenix began his playing career with Tamworth, before being spotted by Oldham Athletic, where he made his Football League debut in February 1958.^[4]

Career statistics

Source:^[1]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	1955–56	First Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Stoke City	1956–57	Second Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Oldham Athletic	1957–58	Third Division North	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	1958–59	Fourth Division	40	13	3	1	—		43	14
	1959–60	Fourth Division	32	3	1	1	—		33	4
	1960–61	Fourth Division	44	6	3	1	2	0	49	7
	1961–62	Fourth Division	35	5	5	1	2	0	42	6
	1962–63	Fourth Division	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
	Total		161	27	12	4	6	0	179	31
Rochdale	1962–63	Fourth Division	32	4	2	1	0	0	34	5
	1963–64	Fourth Division	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	Total		36	4	2	1	1	0	39	5
Exeter City	1963–64	Fourth Division	15	1	2	0	0	0	17	1
Southport	1963–64	Fourth Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Stockport County	1964–65	Fourth Division	19	1	6	0	0	0	25	1
Career total			241	33	22	5	7	0	270	38