| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor Peake[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-02-10)10 February 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1979 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| 1979–1983 | Lincoln City | 171 | (7) |
| 1983–1991 | Coventry City | 277 | (6) |
| 1991–1997 | Luton Town | 179 | (0) |
| Total | 627+ | (13+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | England semi-pro | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Trevor Peake (born 10 February 1957) is an English retiredfootball player and coach. In his playing career he representedNuneaton Borough,Lincoln City,Luton Town, andCoventry City, with whom he won the1987 FA Cup. He went into coaching at Luton, which was followed by a spell at Coventry, before spending 17 years in the coaching setup atLeicester City. He retired in 2020.
Born inNuneaton, Peake started his career at hometown clubNuneaton Borough, before joiningLincoln City.[3][4] Peake was signed by Bobby Gould forCoventry City in 1983 for a fee of £100,000.[3][5] He formed a central defence pairing withBrian Kilcline that would last for seven seasons.[5] In that time Peake was part of the Coventry team that beatTottenham Hotspur 3–2 in the1987 FA Cup Final. He played 277 games for the club, before joining Luton Town in 1991 for a fee of £100,000.[6][4] He became captain at Luton as they were relegated toDivision Two. His last game was in September 1997, making a substitute appearance againstWrexham and in the process, at 40 years 222 days, becoming the Hatters's oldest ever League player.[4]
Peake spent his final season atLuton Town helping coach the reserves before he was asked to return toCoventry City byGordon Strachan in February 1998. He coached the under-19 side for a season before stepping up to reserve team coach. Coventry sacked their managerRoland Nilsson in April 2002 and appointed Peake, alongsideSteve Ogrizovic, as caretaker managers for the club's final game of the season.[7] The club would lose the fixture, 1–0, away toBurnley.
He helped his former Coventry teammateMicky Adams with some scouting work atLeicester City, agreeing a full-time role with their academy in the summer of 2003.[8] Peake was placed in charge of the Under-17 side and as assistant academy director alongside academy directorJon Rudkin. He then took charge of the Under-18 side afterSteve Beaglehole was moved up to take charge of the new Under-21 development squad. Peake retired from football in August 2020, and was awarded the Premier League Eamonn Dolan Award, for exceptional contribution to development within the academy environment.[6]
