Peter Eccles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Edward Eccles | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1988 | Shamrock Rovers | 126 | (17) |
| 1988 | Kingsway Olympic | ? | (?) |
| 1988 | Dundalk | 4 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1989 | Dundalk | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Shamrock Rovers | 135 | (13) |
| 1994–1995 | Crusaders | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Home Farm Everton | 19 | (0) |
| 1996 | Athlone Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Home Farm Everton | 17 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| 1986 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Eccles (born 24 August 1962 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional soccer player.
He played for Shamrock Rovers for many years as a centre back and was part of their successful teams of the 1980s. He won a record five league championships with the club, captaining the Rovers side to win the 1993–94 League of Ireland Premier Division. He scored 30 league goals for the Hoops.
He made his League of Ireland debut on 18 October 1981 at Milltown against UCD.
Eccles played throughout the 1980s in the Rovers team that won four league championships in row from 1984 to 1987 – a record achievement in Irish football. The team also won three FAI cups in a row, from 1985 to 1987 – a record only bettered by the Shamrock Rovers team of the 1960s.
The Rovers 'four in a row' team fell apart after the club fell into crisis after the sale of Glenmalure Park in 1987. Eccles went to Australia for six months Australia and a short spell with Dundalk F.C. (4 games including one substitute appearance in the UEFA Cup) he signed a 2-year deal with Leicester City in England but only made one first team appearance for them (against Blackburn Rovers) in 1989.
He returned to Rovers in October 1989 and stayed until 1994. In the season 1993/94, he captained Rovers to their 15th league title at the RDS Arena.
However the following year, he left the club on bad terms with the then board of directors. In the absence of any recognition by SRFC to honour his 12-year stint at the club, Rovers fans organised a testimonial night for Peter on 13 November 1994.
Peter made 9 appearances in European competition for Rovers, scoring once, against Linfield in the 1984–85 European Cup. [3].
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