Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Henry Sweeney | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Greenwich Borough | ||
Youth career | |||
–2000 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Millwall | 59 | (5) |
2005–2008 | Stoke City | 35 | (2) |
2007 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2007 | → Walsall (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Leeds United | 9 | (0) |
2009 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Grimsby Town | 40 | (4) |
2010–2013 | Bury | 82 | (5) |
2013–2014 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Dartford | 36 | (1) |
2015– | Greenwich Borough | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2004–2005 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
2005 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:28, 5 April 2015 (UTC). |
Peter Henry Sweeney (born 25 September 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greenwich Borough.
Sweeney began his career at Millwall where he progressed though their youth team and broke into the first team. He played in the 2004 FA Cup Final were Millwall lost 3–0 to Manchester United. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2005 for a fee of £250,000 but his start at Stoke was hampered by injuries. He struggled to fully recover and after spending time out on loan at Yeovil Town and Walsall he joined Leeds United in January 2008. After a brief spell at Elland Road Sweeney played for Grimsby Town, Bury, AFC Wimbledon, Dartford and Greenwich Borough.
Sweeney was born in Glasgow and moved with his family to London when he was three-years-old. He started his career at Millwall, where he made his debut in 2002, but he had to wait another year for his breakthrough. Sweeney played 34 times for Millwall in 2003–04 and he played a major role in the Lions' route to the 2004 FA Cup Final, where he started against Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium, Millwall lost 3–0. Following the cup final appearance, Millwall received a place in the UEFA Cup for the 2004–05 season, in which Sweeney played a part in the first round of the tournament, where they were defeated by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi.