Peter Grummitt (born 19 August 1942) is an
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footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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in the
Football League
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during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with
Nottingham Forest
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.
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He made 352 senior appearances for Forest before transferring to Sheffield Wednesday
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in 1970.[Sheff Wed stats at adrianbullock.com]
/ref> In April 1973 he played his last game for Wednesday,[ before joining ]Brighton and Hove Albion
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, then managed by Brian Clough
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on loan after Brighton had been beaten 8-2 by Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
in front of the TV cameras. However, despite losing 4–1 on his debut against Tranmere Rovers
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Grummitt made over 100 league appearances for the Seagulls before joining Worthing F.C.
Worthing Football Club is a semi-professional England, English association football club based in Worthing, West Sussex, currently playing in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club plays at Woodside Road.
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He was capped on three occasions by England under-23 between 1961 and 1963.]
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English men's footballers
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Men's association football goalkeepers
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Bourne Town F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Worthing F.C. players
1942 births
Living people
English Football League representative players
People from Bourne, Lincolnshire
Footballers from Lincolnshire
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