Peter Wall (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Thomas Wall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 October 2024 (aged 80) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1965 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Wrexham | 22 | (1) |
| 1967–1970 | Liverpool | 31 | (0) |
| 1970–1977 | Crystal Palace | 177 | (4) |
| 1972–1973 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1977 | St. Louis Stars | 18 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | California Surf | 74 | (3) |
| Total | 350 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1981 | California Surf | ||
| 1982–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Thomas Wall (13 September 1944 – 30 October 2024) was an English professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a full-back. He subsequently became a coach in the United States.
Wall was born on 13 September 1944 in Shrewsbury,[1] although the nearby village of Westbury has also been stated as his birthplace.[3] After leaving education at Pontesbury Secondary Modern School,[4] he signed a professional contract with Shrewsbury Town in 1963, making 18 league appearances during the next two seasons.[5] He signed for Wrexham in 1965, and made 22 league appearances over the next two seasons.[6] Wall moved to Liverpool in 1967, and over the next three seasons made 31 league appearances.[7] Wall then signed for Crystal Palace, where he made 177 league appearances over seven seasons.[8] While at Crystal Palace, Wall spent the 1972–73 season on loan with Leyton Orient.[9] Wall later played in the NASL for the St. Louis Stars and the California Surf.[10]
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player following the end of the 1980 season, Wall became manager of the California Surf[11] for the 1981 season, and the Los Angeles Lazers between 1982 and 1987.
