Peter Storey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Edwin Storey | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnham, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1977 | Arsenal | 391 | (9) |
| 1977 | Fulham | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 408 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1961 | England Schoolboys | 2 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | England | 19 | (0) |
| 1971–1975 | The Football League XI | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Edwin Storey (born 7 September 1945) is a convicted criminal and former England international footballer. Able to play at full-back or more commonly as a defensive midfielder, he picked up a reputation in the Football League as a 'hatchet man' in the 1960s and 1970s.
He turned professional at his boyhood club Arsenal in September 1962, and became a first team regular after making his debut in October 1965. He spent 15 years at the club, winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970, the First Division title in 1970–71, and the FA Cup in 1971. He also was a losing finalist in the 1968 and 1969 League Cup and the 1972 FA Cup Final. He also won 19 caps for England between April 1971 and June 1973. He was transferred to Fulham in March 1977 before announcing his retirement eight months later.
After retiring from football he was convicted of various criminal offences; including keeping a brothel, and was jailed for three years for financing a plot to counterfeit gold coins. He has been married four times and has three sons and one daughter; he currently resides in southern France with his fourth wife.
Storey was born on 7 September 1945 in Farnham, Surrey to Edwin, a carpenter and builder, and Nellie, a part-time shop assistant. As a child he would occasionally accompany his father to matches at the Recreation Ground to see Aldershot play in the Fourth Division. However he began supporting Arsenal from an early age. From the age of 11 he was coached by former Aldershot striker Charlie Mortimore for the Aldershot and Farnborough Schools Football Association. He soon attracted the attention of Arsenal with his performances at schoolboy level, and impressed across the back four enough to represent England Schoolboys.
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