Peter Hart (footballer)

For other people named Peter Hart, see Peter Hart (disambiguation).

Peter Hart

Personal information
Full name	Peter Osborne Hart
Date of birth	(1957-08-14) 14 August 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Mexborough, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1980	Huddersfield Town	210	(7)
1980–1990	Walsall	390	(12)
Total		600	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Osborne Hart (born 14 August 1957) is an English former footballer who played mainly as a defender. He made 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Huddersfield Town and Walsall.[2]

Hart holds the record for the youngest debutant for Huddersfield Town, having made his debut aged 16 years and 229 days against Southend United in 1974.[3] He played for Huddersfield in the final of the 1974 FA Youth Cup, and captained the club to the Fourth Division title in 1980.[3] He then moved to Walsall, helped them reach the semi-final of the 1983–84 Football League Cup, and captained the side to promotion to the Second Division via the play-offs in 1988.[3] The final game at Walsall's Fellows Park ground was Hart's testimonial match against West Bromwich Albion.[4] After retiring from football he was ordained as a minister of the Church of England and became vicar of St Luke's Church in Cannock.[5] In November 2017 he became vicar of St John the Baptist church in Armitage.[6]

References

1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
2. "Peter Hart". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
3. "Where Are They Now: Peter Hart". The Football League. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
4. "Former Grounds". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
5. "Football urged to develop "fair trade" ethics". Diocese of Lichfield. 4 June 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
6. "Meet the Team". Brereton, Rugeley & Armitage Team Ministry. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

External links

• League stats at Neil Brown's site