Peter Foley (born 10 September 1956) is a retired footballer who played as
striker. Born in England, he went on to captain the Republic of Ireland
U21 national team. He was selected to represent Ireland at full international level, however a clash of fixtures with his club prevented him from doing so.
Career
Born in
Bicester
Bicester ( ) is a historical market towngarden town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in Southern England that also comprises an eco town at North-East Bicester and self-build village aGraven Hill Its loca ...
, England, Foley is
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...
's joint fourth leading goalscorer of all time. He also captained the Republic of Ireland under-21 national team. He had to pull out of playing against Malta for the first team due to Oxford playing a vital league match the same evening and the club would not release him to represent his country. He also played for Gillingham, on loan from Oxford, Bulova in Hong Kong, Iggesund HIF in Sweden, and Exeter City.
He later managed at non-league level taking
Isthmian League Premier Division
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams ...
side Marlow to the 3rd round proper of the FA Cup beating his old club Oxford United 2–0 in the first round.
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1957 births
Living people
People from Bicester
English people of Irish descent
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
English Football League players
Oxford United F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
Bulova SA players
Aldershot F.C. players
Witney Town F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Oxford City F.C. players
English football managers
Oxford City F.C. managers
Marlow F.C. managers
Brackley Town F.C. managers
Didcot Town F.C. managers
English expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Members of the Order of the British Empire