Peter Withnell

Peter Withnell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-01-05) 5 January 1968 (age 57)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Dundalk
1999–?	Cliftonville
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Withnell (born 5 January 1968) is a Northern Irish former association footballer (soccer) and Gaelic footballer.[1]

Early life

Withnell played football at age eleven before taking a break and playing it again at age fifteen.[2]

Sporting career

In Gaelic football, Withnell was part of the Down senior team that won the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[3] In Gaelic football, he played as a defender, midfielder and forward.[4]

In association football, Withnell won the League of Ireland Premier Division with Dundalk in the 1994-1995 season.[5] He had previously played for Northern Irish lower league side Kilmore Rec.[6] Withnell moved to Cliftonville in January 1999. At the end of the 1998–99 season he scored once in the first match and a hat-trick in the second match of the relegation playoff against Ards, ensuring his club avoided relegation.[3]

References

1. "The reluctant hero of Gaelic football, Peter Withnell". irishexaminer.com. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
2. Doyle, Garry (4 August 2020). "'To say we didn't deserve an All-Ireland was crass, Down never got credit for '91'". the42.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
3. "Peter Withnell was 'like a meteorite going across the sky' reflects Pete McGrath". irishnews.com. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017.
4. "Injury Brings Peter's Career To Its Knees". The Mirror. 14 May 1998. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
5. Nolan, Pat (20 August 2022). "10 players who excelled in GAA and domestic soccer". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
6. Reilly, Caoimhín (3 May 2020). "All-Ireland winner Peter Withnell was 'the lease of life' in Dundalk FC's 1995 league win". dundalkdemocrat.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• Peter Withnell at Dundalkfcwhoswho.com