Nathan Neil Martin Peat (born 19 September 1982) is an English former professional

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. He played for

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

, Lincoln City,

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

and

Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Athletic Football Club is an association football club based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The club was formed on 25 June 2007 as a phoenix club following the winding up of Scarborough Football Club. After spending the ...

. He is currently manager of Brigg Town.

Career

Hull City

Born in Hull,

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, Peat started his career with hometown club

in their

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, and was a member of the

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squad from 1999 to 2005. He was offered his first professional contract in April 2002 and this was signed on 11 July. A proposed

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move to

of the

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collapsed in October 2003 as Hull needed cover at left back. He played for

from 2003 to 2004 on loan and for Lincoln City from 2004 to 2005 on loan. Peat was released by Hull City at the end of the 2004–05 season. Nathan Peat 1

York City

After joining

on trial, and playing in a pre-season friendly at

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in July 2005, the

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outfit expressed an interest in signing him. After playing in two more pre-season games against

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

and

Ossett Town Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...

he signed for the club on 30 July. Peat signed a new deal at York in July 2006 after being offered a contract extension earlier that summer. On 25 August, Peat scored the winner for York City against

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from a free kick. He then scored a similar goal from a free kick against

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on 3 October, which was also the match winner. During York's 1–0 defeat to

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Peat was sent off during a brawl, in which Peat threw several punches. Peat was given a three-match suspension as a result of his red card. In March 2007, Peat was found guilty of violent conduct, and given the punishment of a £200 fine and a two-game ban. He was released by York at the end of the 2006–07 season on 16 May 2007.

Harrogate Town

Peat joined

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side Harrogate on 15 June 2007. Harrogate manager

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wanted Peat to sign a new contract with the club in February 2009 following interest from

Gainsborough Trinity

Peat eventually signed for Gainsborough on 12 March 2009. He agreed a new one-year contract with Gainsborough in May 2010.

North Ferriby United

After being released by Gainsborough following the conclusion of the

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season, Peat signed for the

Premier Division club

on 28 June 2011. He was a member of the squad that won promotion to the

in 2013 and won the

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in 2015.

Scarborough Athletic

In the summer of 2015 Peat signed for

. In the summer of 2016 he left to join Brigg Town, where he was appointed joint player-manager alongside Anthony Bowsley.

Career statistics

Footnotes

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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Northern Premier League Challenge Cup The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...

and

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Honours

North Ferriby United *

: 2014–15

References

External links

Nathan Peat profile
at

North Ferriby United A.F.C. North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peat, Nathan 1982 births Living people Footballers from Kingston upon Hull English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Hull City A.F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players York City F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players Brigg Town F.C. players Bridlington Town A.F.C. players Barton Town F.C. players English football managers Brigg Town F.C. managers