Peter Shilton

Peter Shilton (2008)

Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE ( born September 18, 1949 in Leicester, England ) is an English former football player and was with 125 inserts in the A national team for many years England's record holder. He took turns in goal for the team wins over the years with him evenly matched Ray Clemence from. On 16 June 1990, he surpassed his 120th game with the European record by Pat Jennings, built this out to 125 games and held this until June 8, 1995, when he was outbid by Thomas Ravelli.

Playing career

During his nearly three -decade career, he played for eleven English professional clubs: Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Coventry City, Bolton Wanderers, FC Wimbledon, Plymouth Argyle, Derby County, Southampton FC, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City and Leicester City. He disputed 1005 championship games.

Leicester City

1966 launched the first 16- year-old Peter Shilton his playing career with his hometown club Leicester City. He was already a year later successor, Gordon Banks, who had eight years guarded the gate of Leicester. In the Football League First Division in 1968/69 rose Shilton with his team as a table next to last into the Second Division. But he reached the FA Cup Final with Leicester in 1969, but lost it 0-1 to Manchester City. In the 1970/71 season he made with his team 's return to the First Division and has established itself there in the next three years.

Stoke City

In 1974, Peter Shilton decided a change of club and changed for 325,000 pounds to Stoke City. After a good fifth place in the first season it was enough for the following year only to 12th place in the Football League First Division 1976/77 even followed the descent into the Second Division. Shilton did not want to play another year in the second English League and joined for £ 250,000 then the newly promoted Nottingham Forest on.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham had managed to return to the first division in the previous year under the coaching duo of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. In the Football League First Division 1977/78 his team managed to sensation, to win the championship as promoted ahead of FC Liverpool. The following season was very successful and was second place in the Football League First Division 1978/79 and winning the National Champion Cup will be completed in 1979. In the final of the Swedish champions Malmö FF in Munich was defeated 1-0. Scored the winning goal of the only recently committed Trevor Francis.

As defending national champion Nottingham started in Cup in 1980 and won the title in Madrid with a goal by Robertson 1-0 against Hamburger SV. In the First Division in 1980, it was enough for a fifth place. The title hat-trick did not succeed in the national champion 's Cup in 1981, already in the first round failed in the Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia Forest and also in the league was in the end only 7th place

This three outstanding seasons had passed in which there was a winning the championship, two successes in the European Champions Cup and the League Cup as well as winning the European Super Cup in 1979. Forest had the late 70s or early 80s his most successful period in the club's history and also Peter Shilton here celebrated the greatest success of his career. Next to him imprinted and Others defender Viv Anderson, midfielder Martin O'Neill and the striker Trevor Francis and John Robertson the club at this time. After an average season 1981/82 to Shilton opted for a new challenge and moved to FC Southampton.

Southampton FC

After a rather average first season reached Southampton in the Football League First Division 1983/84 runners-up behind the series champions FC Liverpool. This Shilton could be with his team his former club Nottingham Forest just behind. In addition, the club reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1983/84, but lost in the neutral Highbury Stadium 0-1 to eventual winners Everton. The following season led the team to a fifth place. By the second place from the previous year Southampton also acted in the UEFA Cup 1984/85, failed there but already in the first round at the Hamburger SV. Through the five -year ban of all English clubs as a result of the Heysel disaster from the 1985/86 season and the Southampton FC international participation in years to come was denied. After two average years in the First Division, Peter Shilton joined Derby County in 1987.

Derby County

Derby had in the last two years in the First Division reached the direct walkthrough of the third. After a nearly reaching relegation in the first year with only one point ahead of Chelsea reached Shiltons new team in the Football League First Division 1988/89 a very good fifth place. Due to the still existing lock for all English clubs but this did not lead to participation in the UEFA Cup. This recovery, however, was short-lived. After rank 16 in the following year Derby rose in the 1990/91 season knocked off as Table in the Second Division from. However, Peter Shilton remained faithful to his club and played in the coming year in the second division. Interacting with him during his time at Derby County were, inter alia, Mark Wright and Dean Saunders. After the missed rise of almost 43 -year-old Shilton joined Plymouth Argyle.

Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth played at this time, also only in the second league and entered in the 1994/95 season even starting in the third league.

Leyton Orient

Shilton signed in 1996 his last professional contract as a substitute goalkeeper at third division Leyton Orient FC. On 22 December 1996 he played in the 2-0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion his 1000th competitive match. In 1997, he finished his career at the age of 47 years.

English national football team

Shilton was at five international tournaments between the English post: EM 1980, 1982 World Cup, 1986 World Cup, European Championships in 1988 and at the 1990 World Cup.

International could Shilton in his career with the England team recorded no titles. By 1986 Shilton in the spotlight of the World Cup tournament in Mexico, but in the role of victim. Diego Maradona had scored with the legendary "Hand of God " an irregular goal by steered the ball with his left hand over the onrushing Peter Shilton. Argentina, which won 2-1, Shilton and England brought to the semi-finals.

Shiltons greatest success is to reach the semi-final game at the World Cup 1990., Where he had to bend a deflected free-kick of the German Andreas Brehme, in which he made a bad figure. In the ensuing penalty shoot-out he could not parry the German penalty; England missed the final. In this tournament, Shilton was the oldest player at 40 years. He was the first goalkeeper who had played ten World Cup matches without conceding - a record that was set in 2006 by Fabien Barthez.

Trivia

Shilton was awarded the Order of MBE and OBE.

For the Commodore 64, there is the play " Peter Shiltons Handball Maradona " in which one can control Shilton in English league games.

Achievements

  • English Champion 1978 ( Nottingham Forest )
  • European Champions Cup in 1979 and 1980 ( Nottingham Forest )
  • English League Cup in 1978 and 1979 ( Nottingham Forest )
  • European Supercup 1979 ( Nottingham Forest )
  • Fourth in the 1990 World Cup
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