John Atyeo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Peter John Walter Atyeo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Dilton Marsh, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 June 1993 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Warminster, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Portsmouth | 2 | (0) |
| 1951–1966 | Bristol City | 597 | (314) |
| Total | 599 | (314) | |
| National team | |||
| 1955–1957 | England | 6 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Atyeo (7 February 1932 – 8 June 1993) was an English footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his career at Bristol City. He won six England caps between 1955 and 1957, scoring five goals. Atyeo made 645 appearances for Bristol City and scored a record 351 goals for them.
He played as an amateur for Portsmouth in 1950/51, then as a part-time professional for Bristol City while qualifying as a quantity surveyor until signing full-time ahead of the 1958/59 season. In 1963/64 he reverted to part-time status to prepare the way for his post-football career as a mathematics teacher.
Peter John Walter Atyeo was born in Dilton Marsh, just outside the town of Westbury, Wiltshire. As a schoolboy he played competitive football, rugby and cricket. His first competitive games were for Westbury United F. C., then Football League champions Portsmouth gave him two first team appearances in the 1950/51 season as an amateur, but he signed as a professional for Bristol City in the following season.
He enjoyed a fifteen-year career with Bristol City despite offers from Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool and AC Milan which were worth around £20 million in today's money and could have made him the most expensive player in England, making 645 appearances and became Bristol City's all-time top scorer with 351 goals by the time he retired in May 1966. He captained the team during their promotion winning season in 1965.
He played a part-time professional for Bristol City (1951/52 to 57/58 seasons) while qualifying as a quantity surveyor until signing full-time ahead of the 1958/59 season. In 1963 he reverted to part-time status to prepare the way for his post-football career as a mathematics teacher. Atyeo won six England caps from 1955 to 1957. Although Bill Slater was also a part-timer, there was conjectured that Atyeo's part-time status led to his being dropped by the England selectors despite never having been on a losing side in his six international appearances, scoring five goals and having scored the goal that enabled England to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
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