Peter Lorimer

Peter Patrick Lorimer (14 December 1946 – 20 March 2021) was a Scottish footballer. He played for Leeds United making over 500 appearances between 1962 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1985. He also appeared 21 times for Scotland from 1969 to 1976. He was an attacking midfielder.^[2]

Peter Lorimer

Personal information
Full name	Peter Patrick Lorimer
Date of birth	(1946-12-14)14 December 1946
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	20 March 2021(2021-03-20) (aged 74)
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1962–1966	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1979	Leeds United	450	(151)
1971	→ Cape Town City (loan)	6	(8)
1979	Toronto Blizzard	29	(9)
1979–1980	York City	29	(8)
1980	Toronto Blizzard	18	(2)
1981–1983	Vancouver Whitecaps	80	(22)
1983	→ UCD (loan)	3	(0)
1983–1985	Leeds United	76	(17)
1985–1986	Whitby Town
1986	Hapoel Haifa
Total		691	(217)
International career
1963	Scotland Amateur	7	(7)
1969–1976	Scotland	21	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 26 February 2021, it was announced that Lorimer was put under hospice care because of a long illness.^[3][4] He died a month later on 20 March 2021, aged 74.^[5]