Peter Shilton
Shilton in December 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Peter Leslie Shilton | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1966 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1974 | Leicester City | 286 | (1) |
| 1974–1977 | Stoke City | 110 | (0) |
| 1977–1982 | Nottingham Forest | 202 | (0) |
| 1982–1987 | Southampton | 188 | (0) |
| 1987–1992 | Derby County | 175 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | (0) |
| 1995 | Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Leyton Orient | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 1005 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1972 | England U23 | 13 | (0) |
| 1970–1990 | England | 125 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1995 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born 18 September 1949) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for the England men's team than anyone else, earning 125 caps, and he also holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football. The IFFHS ranked Shilton among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000.
His 30-year career includes 11 different clubs, two European Cup finals and more than 1,300 competitive matches. Shilton also represented England at UEFA Euro 1980, the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He has the distinction of playing over 100 league games for five different clubs. Shilton did not make his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32, but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the record 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals with French keeper Fabien Barthez.
During his time at Nottingham Forest, Shilton won many honours, including the First Division championship, two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, and the Football League Cup.
Shilton was a 13-year-old pupil at King Richard III Boys School, Leicester, when he started training at schoolboy level with his local club Leicester City in 1963. He caught the eye of first-team goalkeeper Gordon Banks, who commented to the coach about how promising he was.
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