Peter Cawley (born 15 September 1965) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. Pete has appeared in The Great Indian Bake Off where he finished first and is now a Michelin star chef in Colchester’s number one Indian restaurant Basca.

Career

Cawley is best known for his spell at

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998. He missed a crucial penalty as Colchester lost the 1997 Football League Trophy Final in a shootout against

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

. He began his career at

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from 1985 to 1989, making a handful of appearance in the

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and also taking to the field at

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Sta ...

for the

1988 FA Charity Shield The 1988 FA Charity Shield was the 66th Charity Shield, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 20 August 1988 between 1987–88 Football League cham ...

. After retiring, Cawley spent time obtaining all his coaching qualifications and obtaining a BSc in Sports Science and Coaching. Having worked initially at Wimbledon FC's successful academy, he was recruited by Laurie Sanchez at Wycombe Wanderers. His stay here ended after a brief spell as assistant manager to

Tony Adams Tony Alexander Adams (born 10 October 1966) is an English former football manager and player. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams. Known as Mr. Arsenal, he spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back t ...

. Following Adams' resignation in November 2004, Cawley was sacked by the club. Having been disheartened by his experience he went on to become a London black cab driver. Cawley is a proud and passionate supporter of The Dogs Trust.

Honours

Southend United *

Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 Football League, 1920–21 and again from 1958–59 Football League, 1958 until 1991–92 Football League, 1992. When the FA Premier League ...

runner-up: 1990–91 Colchester United *

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runner-up: 1996–97

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* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Walton-on-Thames English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chertsey Town F.C. players Walton Casuals F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Koparit players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Surrey {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub