Peter Gunby
English footballer and manager (1934–2022)
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Peter Gunby (20 November 1934 – 26 March 2022) was an English professional football player and coach.
Date of birth
20 November 1934
Place of birth
Leeds, England
Date of death
26 March 2022 (aged 87)
Position
Right half
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2022 (aged 87) | ||
| Position | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds UYMI | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
| Harrogate Town | |||
| Total | 3 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Harrogate Town | |||
| 1985 | Leeds United | ||
| 1988 | Leeds United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Leeds, Gunby played as a right half for Leeds UYMI, Leeds United, Bradford City and Harrogate Town.[1][2][3] For Bradford City he made three appearances in the Football League.[4]
He managed Harrogate Town in the 1970s.[5] After working as an electrician, he later worked as a coach at Huddersfield Town and Leeds United,[6] and also had two short spells as caretaker manager of Leeds in 1985 and 1988.[7] By September 2007 he had been awarded an OBE.[8]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
