Peter Berry (20 September 1933 – 8 October 2016) was an English professional

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who played as a forward. He made a total of 189 Football League appearances for

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and

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scoring 33 goals. He was the younger brother of Manchester United and

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outside right Johnny Berry, whose career was ended by the Munich air disaster.

Playing career

Berry was born in

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, the son of Mary (née O'Connor) and Reginald Berry, a Sergeant in the RHA; he lived with his family on Crimea Road in the town. Berry began his youth career at

and signed professional terms in August 1951. However his career was then interrupted by

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and he did not make his debut until January 1954. He began his career as a winger but played mainly as an

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and could also play at centre forward. Over the following four seasons Berry was a regular in the Palace first team making a total of 151 League appearances, scoring 27 times. In May 1958, Berry was signed, together with Palace colleague Jimmy Belcher for

, by then

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. However, in September 1959, Berry suffered an injury which would ultimately end his career and he retired as a result of this in June 1961, after 38 appearances and 6 goals for Ipswich.

Post retirement

After retiring as a player, Berry set up a sports shop during the 1960s, working in partnership with his brother Johnny in

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. His brother had survived the Munich air disaster in 1958 but his injuries were too severe for him to resume his playing career. Peter Berry died in Aldershot on 8 October 2016, aged 83.

References

External links

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Peter Berry at holmesdale.netPeter Berry at Pride of Anglia; Ipswich Town Football Club
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Peter 1933 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Aldershot English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Crystal Palace F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players English Football League players