Peter Lorimer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Patrick Lorimer | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1966 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1979 | Leeds United | 450 | (151) |
| 1971 | → Cape Town City (loan) | 6 | (8) |
| 1979 | Toronto Blizzard | 29 | (9) |
| 1979–1980 | York City | 29 | (8) |
| 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | 18 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 80 | (22) |
| 1983 | → UCD (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Leeds United | 76 | (17) |
| 1985–1986 | Whitby Town | ||
| 1986 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| Total | 691 | (217) | |
| National team | |||
| 1969–1976 | Scotland | 21 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Patrick Lorimer (born 14 December 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former footballer who played for Leeds United and Scotland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was an attacking midfielder, generally regarded as having one of the hardest shots in football. From 1984 to 1985 he was club captain of Leeds and holds the record as the club's youngest ever player and record goal scorer. He has been voted as the #9 greatest Leeds player of all time and voted into the Greatest Leeds United team of all time. He was formerly a director on the board at Leeds, and has provided commentary on BBC Radio Leeds and Yorkshire Radio on occasions. He also writes a column in the Yorkshire Evening Post. Since April 2013 he has held the position of club ambassador.
Manchester United scouts offered his parents £5,000 for him to join the club, though he agreed to sign for Leeds United who had shown interest in him first. He made his debut for Leeds aged 15 in September 1962. After his debut, Lorimer didn't feature in the Leeds first team picture again for two years.
Lorimer came to regular prominence in the 1965–66 season, making 34 League Championship appearances and scoring 19 goals, more than any other player at Leeds United managed that season. A skillful and industrious player who operated best in a drifting position either wide on the right (though not as an orthodox winger – he was more likely to cut in and shoot than stay wide and cross) or behind two main strikers (usually Allan Clarke and Mick Jones), Lorimer was a frequent and often spectacular goalscorer, earning himself several nicknames stemming from his powerful shooting – HotShot, Lash and Thunderboots were three of the more prevalent. He became renowned for these strikes, with his shots reaching speeds of up to 90 mph. One penalty kick was recorded at 107 mph.
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