George Wright Watson Peden (born 12 April 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played 13 times in the Scottish Football League for Heart of Midlothian and made 223 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City. He played at left back.[4] Peden joined Hearts from junior club Arniston Rangers in May 1964,[5] and after leaving Lincoln played non-league football in England for Worksop Town.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Wright Watson Peden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1943[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rosewell, Midlothian,[2] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1964 | Arniston Rangers | ||
| 1964–1967 | Heart of Midlothian | 13 | (0) |
| 1967–1974 | Lincoln City | 223 | (13) |
| 1974–19?? | Worksop Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In September 1967, Peden and Jim Grummett scored the goals as Lincoln eliminated First Division club Newcastle United in the second round of the League Cup.[6] The team went on to reach the fourth round, in which they lost to Derby County after a replay in front of what remains, as of 2014[update], Lincoln's record home attendance, of 23,196.[7]
References
edit- ^ "George Peden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "George Peden". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "George Peden Full Back". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters Club. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ a b "George Peden". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "1964". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original (MS Word document) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Thump... exit Newcastle". Daily Express. 14 September 1967. p. 16.
"The Imps take down the mighty Magpies". Lincolnshire Echo. 11 September 2007. p. 32. - ^ "Attendances: Highest 25 attendances at Sincil Bank". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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