| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Murray Haddock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-12-09)9 December 1961 (age 63)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1986 | Newcastle United | 57 | (0) |
| 1986 | →Burnley (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1986–1991 | Leeds United | 118 | (1) |
| Total | 183 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Murray Haddock (born 9 December 1961) is an English formerfootballer who played in theFootball League as acentre back orright back[3] forNewcastle United,Burnley andLeeds United.[4]
Haddock was born inNewcastle upon Tyne,[4] and joined his home-town club as an apprentice in 1978, turning professional the following year. He made his debut inthe Football League on 5 September 1981 in a 3–0 defeat atQueens Park Rangers in theSecond Division. He played in a calm and collected manner and got a good run in the side during 1981–82 but lost his place halfway through the following season following the arrival ofGlenn Roeder andJeff Clarke. He remained at the club, playing only infrequently, and had a spell on loan atBurnley, before leaving forLeeds United in July 1986[5] for a fee of £45,000.[6]
During the early part of his career at Leeds he suffered a series of injuries, limiting his first-team appearances. However once he had returned he wonplayer of the year in 1988.[7] Under the stewardship ofHoward Wilkinson "Fish", as he was known, became a crucial part of the defensive unit alongsideChris Fairclough that won promotion as Second Division champions in 1989–90. His career was cut short however when he suffered a freak injury in the second leg of theLeague Cup semi-final againstManchester United in 1991, as Leeds went out 3–1 on aggregate.[8]