Peter Hampton

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Peter Hampton
Personal information
Full name Peter John Hampton[1]
Date of birth (1954-09-12)12 September 1954[1]
Place of birth Oldham, England[1]
Date of death 25 September 2020(2020-09-25) (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Cyprus
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1980 Leeds United 68 (2)
1980–1984 Stoke City 138 (4)
1984–1987 Burnley 118 (2)
1987 Rochdale 19 (1)
1987–1988 Carlisle United 12 (0)
Total 355 (9)
Managerial career
1998–2001 Workington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter John Hampton[4] (12 September 1954 – 25 September 2020) was an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Leeds United, Stoke City, Burnley, Rochdale and Carlisle United.[1]

Career[edit]

Hampton was born in Oldham and almost joined Manchester City on junior terms before his family moved to Bishop Auckland when he was ten years old.[4][5] He joined Leeds United in September 1971, having played at international level with England Schools.[4] He made his professional debut at the end of the 1972–73 season but struggled to get back into the side due to the form of Terry Cooper, Trevor Cherry and Frank Gray.[5] Hampton spent the next three seasons in the reserves, making few appearances in the first team, but was an unused substitute in the 1975 European Cup Final.[4][5] He finally had a run in the side in 1976–77, playing in 36 matches, but he was unable to hold on to his place and joined Stoke City in August 1980 for a fee of £175,000.[4][6]

Under the management of Alan Durban at Stoke, Hampton enjoyed regular first team football for the first time in his career.[1] He made 37 appearances in 1980–81, 36 in 1981–82, 45 in 1982–83 and 38 in 1983–84.[7] After spending four seasons at the Victoria Ground making a total of 156 appearances Bill Asprey sold him to Third Division Burnley.[1] His first season at Turf Moor ended with the Clarets being relegated to the Fourth Division. He spent two seasons with the club in the bottom tier before spending a short time at Rochdale and Carlisle United.[1]

Hampton later was Carlisle United's physiotherapist for eleven years, and later was manager of non-league Workington from 1998 to 2001.[4][8]

After football[edit]

After leaving Workington in 2001 he opened his own private physiotherapy practice, was part of Carlisle's youth team staff, and also worked as a sales executive for a sportswear firm.[5]

Hampton died, aged 66, on 25 September 2020 whilst on a family holiday in Cyprus. He had recently retired after working at Cumberland Infirmary.[5]

His grandson Joe White is also a footballer.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 1972–73 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1973–74 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
1974–75 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 3 0
1975–76 First Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1976–77 First Division 31 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 36 2
1977–78 First Division 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
1978–79 First Division 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
1979–80 First Division 17 0 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 21 0
Total 68 2 5 1 6 0 4 0 83 3
Stoke City 1980–81 First Division 33 2 2 0 2 0 — 37 2
1981–82 First Division 33 0 1 0 2 0 — 36 0
1982–83 First Division 40 1 3 0 2 0 — 45 1
1983–84 First Division 32 1 1 0 5 0 — 38 1
Total 138 4 7 0 11 0 — 156 4
Burnley 1984–85 Third Division 45 1 3 0 4 0 2[c] 0 54 1
1985–86 Fourth Division 40 1 0 0 2 0 2[c] 0 44 1
1986–87 Fourth Division 33 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 36 0
Total 118 2 4 0 8 0 4 0 134 2
Rochdale 1987–88 Fourth Division 19 1 1 0 4 0 2[c] 0 26 1
Carlisle United 1987–88 Fourth Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 355 9 17 1 29 0 10 0 411 10
Source:[7]
  1. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in European Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Associate Members' Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Colman, John. "Tributes paid to former Carlisle Utd physio and Workington Reds manager". News & Star. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Hampton: Peter John (Peter)". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e Smith, Peter. "Shock as ex-Stoke City defender Peter Hampton dies on family holiday". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Peter Hampton 1954–2020". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Peter Hampton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  8. ^ Colman, Jon (25 September 2020). "Tributes paid to former Carlisle Utd physio and Workington Reds manager". News and Star. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Introducing Joe White". Newcastle United Football Club.

External links[edit]

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