Peter Proudfoot (28 October 1879 – 4 March 1941)[5] was a Scottish footballer who scored 21 goals in 162 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Clapton Orient, Chelsea[6] and Stockport County. He played at inside right, centre half or right half.[7] He also played in the Southern League for Millwall[8] and briefly for Scottish Football League clubs St Mirren, Albion Rovers and Morton.[7][9] When he signed for Millwall in 1904, the Daily Express described him as "a big strapping fellow with a fine knowledge of the game".[10] He was the first player to be transferred directly from Chelsea to Manchester United.[11]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1879[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Innerleithen, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 4 March 1941 (aged 61)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Wishaw, Scotland[3][4] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Wishaw | ||
| – | Wishaw United | ||
| 1900–1903 | Lincoln City | 79 | (20) |
| 1903 | St Mirren | 2 | (0) |
| 1904 | Albion Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | Millwall | ||
| 1905–1906 | Clapton Orient | 26 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Chelsea | 12 | (0) |
| 1907–1908 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1908–1913 | Stockport County | 45 | (1) |
| 1910 | → Morton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1922–1929 | Clapton Orient | ||
| 1930–1931 | Clapton Orient | ||
| 1935–1939 | Clapton Orient | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Proudfoot was manager of Clapton Orient in three spells covering much of the 1920s and 1930s.[12] In 1928, the Football Association suspended him from football for six months for financial irregularities.[13]
Personal life
editProudfoot served in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and Royal Scots Fusiliers and as a lieutenant in the Labour Corps during the First World War.[14] He was mentioned in despatches on 16 January 1918.[14]
References
edit- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 July 2021
- ^ 1891 Scotland Census, parish of Cambusnethan, via Ancestry. Retrieved 5 July 2021 (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Association Football". The Times. London. 5 March 1941. p. 9.
- ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 July 2021
- ^ "Peter Proudfoot". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Peter Proudfoot". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Millwall 'Lions' rampant". Daily Express. London. 20 March 1905. p. 7.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "About footballers". Daily Express. London. 5 October 1904. p. 6.
- ^ Dutton, Paul (2 July 2008). "Ask Statman". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Leyton Orient managers". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Association Football: The Clapton Orient case". The Times. London. 28 July 1928. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Peter Proudfoot | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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