George Wright Watson Peden (born 12 April 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played 13 times in the

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for Heart of Midlothian and made 223 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City. He played at

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. Peden joined Hearts from junior club

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in May 1964, and after leaving Lincoln played

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in England for Worksop Town. In September 1967, Peden and Jim Grummett scored the goals as Lincoln eliminated First Division club

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in the second round of the League Cup. The team went on to reach the fourth round, in which they lost to Derby County after a

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in front of what remains, , Lincoln's record home attendance, of 23,196.

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1943 births Living people Footballers from Midlothian Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Arniston Rangers F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Worksop Town F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub