Keith Peacock (born 2 May 1945) is an English former

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and

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. He was the first player to come on as a substitute in

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Early life

Peacock was born in

Barnehurst Barnehurst is a town and Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in Greater London within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north east of Bexleyheath, and 13.0 miles (20 km) east south-east of Charing Cross. It is separated from Nor ...

. and educated at Erith Grammar School.

Playing career

Peacock played his entire professional career for

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

, making over 500

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appearances between 1962 and 1979. In May 1963 he scored in the 2-1 last day of season victory at

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

that kept Charlton in the second tier and relegated Walsall. On 21 August 1965, he became the first substitute used in

when he replaced injured

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Mick Rose after 11 minutes of an away match against

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

. He played for the Columbus Magic of the

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before joining his old friend

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as his assistant manager and player at the

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

until 1982. Peacock's last appearance as a player for the Rowdies was during the 1980–81 indoor season.

Managerial career

Peacock was manager of Gillingham between 1981 and 1987 and then Maidstone United between 1989 and 1991. He later served as assistant manager at

before stepping down after the resignation of

Alan Curbishley Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley (born 8 November 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion. He became ma ...

in 2006. He moved to

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where he became first a scout and then assistant manager under

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and Alan Curbishley. He ended this role at the end of the 2006–07 season. In September 2007 Peacock returned to Charlton in the role of honorary associate director. On 4 January 2011, Peacock was appointed caretaker manager of Charlton following the departure of

Phil Parkinson Philip John Parkinson (born 1 December 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of club Wrexham. Parkinson acquired a Social Science degree early into his career as a man ...

Personal life

Peacock married Lesley and has a son,

Gavin Gavin is a Celtic male given name. It is the Scottish variation of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, meaning 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon'. Sir Gawain is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an epic poem ...

(born 1967), who also became a professional footballer. He also has a daughter called Lauren and four grandchildren. In 2004, his autobiography ''No Substitute'' was published by

. In 2013, he was inducted into the Charlton Athletic Hall of Fame.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peacock, Keith Living people 1945 births English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Columbus Magic players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players English football managers Gillingham F.C. managers Maidstone United F.C. (1897) managers Queens Park Rangers F.C. non-playing staff West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from the London Borough of Bexley