Gerry Peyton

Irish footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish footballer
A.K.A.Gerald "Gerry" Joseph Peyton
A.K.A.Gerald "Gerry" Joseph Peyton
PlacesIreland
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth20 May 1956, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Age68 years
Star signTaurus
Sports Teams
Burnley F.C.
Brentford F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
West Ham United F.C.
AFC Bournemouth
Chelsea F.C.
Norwich City F.C.
Everton F.C.
Southend United F.C.
Fulham F.C.
Brentford F.C.
The details

Biography

Gerald Joseph Peyton (born 20 May 1956) is an Irish former footballer who featured as a goalkeeper. Peyton played for teams Burnley, Fulham, Southend United, Bournemouth, Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City, Brentford, Chelsea and West Ham United. Until May 2018, Peyton had been the goalkeeping coach of English club Arsenal.

Club career

Born in Birmingham, Peyton's footballing debut came with him featuring for Burnley in July 1976. He thereafter left Turf Moor in October of that year to link up with Fulham. While at the club Peyton was named to the PFA Team of the Year for 1982. He then headed out on loan to Southend United in March where he stayed for another three months. He returned to Craven Cottage in July, ultimately leaving Fulham in the summer of 1986.

Peyton made the move to Bournemouth soon afterwards. With the Cherries Peyton won the Third Division title of 1987. He was also named to the PFA Team of the Year for 1987 while at the club. Peyton as well won Bournemouth's Player of the Year award for 1987. He eventually moved on to Everton in 1991, from where he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City, Brentford and Chelsea. Peyton returned to Goodison Park in March 1993, eventually being sold to West Ham United in the summer of 1993, where he stayed for a solitary season. He retired from playing soon afterwards. In all, Peyton made over six hundred league appearances.

Peyton then took up the role of goalkeeping coach with Japanese teams Vissel Kobe and Jubilo Iwata, AIK Solna of Sweden, and, until May 2018, English club Arsenal

International career

Peyton featured for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1988 UEFA European Football Championships and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. At the World Cup Peyton formed part of the famous Irish squad that got to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Altogether he won 33 international caps for the Republic of Ireland.

Honours

Club

Bournemouth
  • Third Division: 1987

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year-Third Division: 1982
  • PFA Team of the Year-Third Division: 1987
  • Bournemouth Player of the Year:

1987

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