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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1937-10-29)29 October 1937 (age 87) | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough,North Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1964 | Middlesbrough | 218 | (125) |
| 1964–1967 | Leeds United | 54 | (27) |
| 1967–1968 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 283 | (153) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1965 | England | 6 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Peacock (born 29 October 1937 inMiddlesbrough,North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English formerfootballer.
Peacock spent the majority of his career atMiddlesbrough, also playing forLeeds United andPlymouth Argyle. He joinedMiddlesbrough in 1954 and became a regular in the side in 1958 alongsideBrian Clough. Clough scored the majority of the goals, partly due to Peacock's unselfish attitude in front of goal. Clough joinedSunderland in 1961 and the following season Peacock scored 24 in 34 games.
Peacock's high scoring rate earned him a place in the1962 World CupEngland squad. He made his international debut in the Group Four victory overArgentina.[1] Since then onlyAllan Clarke in 1970 has made his debut in a World Cup finals match. In total, he earned 6 caps and scored 3 goals forEngland, two of which came in a 4–0 victory overWales in November 1962.
In 1964 he moved toLeeds United for £55,000 to helpDon Revie's team with promotion, which was achieved that season with Peacock scoring 8 goals in 14 games. He stayed at Leeds for a further three seasons scoring 30 goals in 65 games, yet more frequent injuries forced his sale to Plymouth Argyle for £10,000 in 1967 where he played only one season before being forced to retire due to injuries at only 30 years old in 1968. He returned to his home town after retirement.
Peacock wore the number-9 shirt, and recently sold his newsagents shop in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, having owned it for forty years.
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