Noel Peyton (born

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, Ireland; 4 December 1935) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as an inside left for Shamrock Rovers,

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and

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, and for the Republic of Ireland national football team.

Club career

An inside left, Peyton made a scoring debut for Shamrock Rovers in October 1953 in a 4–2 win in the

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. (Payment required.) He made two appearances in European competition while at Shamrock Rovers, and in January 1958, moved to

for a £5,000 fee. (Payment required.) Peyton spent five seasons at Leeds, a period when the club was relegated to the

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at the end of the 1959–60 season and fought a battle against relegation to the Third Division during the 1961–62 season. He scored 20 goals in 117 appearances for Leeds before joining

for £4,000 in July 1963, where he made 37 appearances, scoring four goals, during the 1963–64 season. His brother Willie Peyton was also a footballer who played for St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Willie scored the winner in both FAI cup finals for St. Pats, the first in 1959, 2-1 against Waterford United in Dalymount Park (a replay) and again in 1961, 2-1 against Drumcondra, also in Dalymount Park.

International career

Peyton played six times for the Republic of Ireland national football team, once while at Shamrock Rovers. He also won a Republic of Ireland B cap against Romania in 1957 and played 6 times for the

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Honours

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: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1953/54, 1956/57 * FAI Cup: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1955, 1956 *

: 3 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1954/55, 1955/56, 1956/57 * Leinster Senior Cup: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1956, 1957 *

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: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1956/57

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peyton, Noel Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Leeds United F.C. players York City F.C. players 1935 births Living people Barnstaple Town F.C. players League of Ireland XI players Men's association football forwards