It was on this day in 1966 that 16-year-old Peter Shilton made his debut in goal for Leicester City. He kept a clean sheet against Everton and Leicester went on to win the game 3-0. Peter Shilton would play 1,390 competitive matches over the course of a playing career that would last 31 years. This […]
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On This Day – 21st November
Peter Shilton in his Stoke City debut against Wolves Peter Shilton joined Stoke City from Leicester City on this day in 1974 for £325,000, a world record sum at the time for a goalkeeper. Shilton had replaced Gordon Banks as Leicester City’s number one in 1967 and the World Cup-winner moved to Stoke City. Then […]
On This Day – 7th July
Peter Shilton against Italy, 7th July 1990 Peter Shilton made his 125th and final cap for England on this day back in 1990, in the Third and Fourth Place Play Off against hosts Italy at the World Cup.The England goalkeeper was just short of 41 years old at the time and was one of the […]