James "Jack" Peters was an
association football
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player in the late nineteenth century. He played for Heywood Central of the
Lancashire League until 1894, when he joined Newton Heath (the modern
Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
). An
outside left
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on be ...
, he played 45 times for the "Heathens" in
The Football League
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and scored 13 goals. In 1896 he joined New Brompton (the modern
Gillingham) of the
Southern Football League
The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...
. He played in 19 of the club's 20 league matches in the
1896-97 season, scoring four goals, but moved on at the end of the season to
Sheppey United.
No further details of his career are known.
References
External links
MUFCInfo.com profile
Manchester United F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
Year of death missing
Southern Football League players
Year of birth missing
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Place of birth missing
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