Peter Springett (8 May 1946 – 28 September 1997) was an English professional footballer in the 1960s and 1970s and the brother of fellow professional footballer

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. He made over 500 professional appearances in the

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as a

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Career

He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later

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and

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. He made his debut in 1963 against

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and went on to play 137 league games for QPR. Peter was part of the QPR team in 1966–67 that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup, beating

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3–2 at

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on 4 March 1967. He moved to

in 1967 in a unique swap deal for his brother,

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international

International career

He made appearances at youth level for England, but unlike his elder brother he was never capped as a full international.B Days Peter Springett
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Later life

After retiring from the game he became a police officer and was present when the stolen European Cup was handed in at West Bar Police Station after

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's 1982 win.Stolen European Cup turns up in Sheffield
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'', 28 May 2010

Death

His death in

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on 28 August 1997 came at the end of a four-year battle against

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References

Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players England men's under-23 international footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham People from Fulham 1946 births 1997 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1940s-stub