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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter John Hampton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1954[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2020 (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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1973 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Workington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHampton 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
editAfter 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]
Career statistics
edit| 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] | ||||||||||||
- ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearance in European Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in Associate Members' Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Colman, John. "Tributes paid to former Carlisle Utd physio and Workington Reds manager". News & Star. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hampton: Peter John (Peter)". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Peter Hampton 1954–2020". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b Peter Hampton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Colman, Jon (25 September 2020). "Tributes paid to former Carlisle Utd physio and Workington Reds manager". News and Star. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Introducing Joe White". Newcastle United Football Club.
External links
edit- Peter Hampton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Peter Hampton interview at the Yorkshire Evening Post