John Peden (12 July 1863 – 15 September 1944) was an Irish

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who played as an

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for

Newton Heath Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and with a population of 9,883. Historically part of Lancashire, Newton was formerly a farming area, but adopted the factory system following the Industrial Re ...

and

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in the 1890s. He made 24 appearances and scored seven goals for

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in a 12-year international career, interrupted by a two-year gap while he played in England (England-based players were not selected for the Ireland national team until 1899). Born in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

, Peden began his career with Linfield as a 21-year-old in 1886. He signed for Newton Heath in February 1893, but did not make his debut for the Manchester side until the opening game of the 1893–94 season against

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on 2 September 1893. Peden left the Heathens at the end of the season to join

, but he could not hold down a first-team place with the Yorkshire side, and returned to Ireland to play for

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. He finally returned to Linfield in 1898 before retiring at the end of the 1898–99 season.

References

;Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peden, Jack 1863 births 1944 deaths Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Irish association footballers (before 1923) Men's association football forwards Linfield F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers