Peter Price (footballer, born 1949)

Peter Price (born 17 August 1949) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played professionally in England during the 1960s and 1970s.

Peter Price

Personal information
Full name	Peter William Price
Date of birth	(1949-08-17) 17 August 1949
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
????–1966	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	Liverpool	0	(0)
1968–1972	Peterborough United	119	(62)
1972–1974	Portsmouth	14	(2)
1974	→ Peterborough United (loan)	2	(0)
1974–1978	Barnsley	79	(28)
Total		214	(92)
International career
1970–1971	Wales U23	4
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Early career

Price was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as an inside forward and ending it as a striker despite playing a similar role throughout. He began his career as a youth at Liverpool, signing a full-time professional contract in 1966.

Peterborough United

In 1968, having failed to break into the Liverpool first team, he joined Peterborough United, for whom he scored 62 goals in 119 appearances.

Portsmouth

In 1972, Price signed for Portsmouth. Hampered by a back injury, he struggled to establish himself in the side, eventually leaving Fratton Park to return to his former club two years later.

Barnsley

He ended his career at Barnsley, making his final appearance in the spring of 1978.

International career

While at Peterborough, Price played for the Welsh under-23 side, scoring the winning goal against Scotland at Swansea City's Vetch Field ground.