Peter Lawrence Morley (1929 – 14 September 2013) was the President of Crystal Palace Football Club, an English

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team. Morley was born in 1929.Obituary
brscc.co.uk, access date March 16, 2016 During the 1980s and 1990s he served on the board of the British Racing and Sports Car Club. Morley also was a Trustee of the Motorsport Safety Fund and chairman of the National Retail Training Council. He was appointed CBE in the

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for services to training and the retail industry. After Chairman Mark Goldberg fell into financial ruin in 1999, and the club into administration, Morley was appointed temporary chairman. He stayed in this role until the summer of 2000, when

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took control of the club. On 15 September 2013 Crystal Palace announced that Morley had died.Peter Morley CBE
cpfc.co.uk, access date March 16, 2016 He left behind his wife Paula and daughters Fran and Alex.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Peter 1929 births 2013 deaths Alumni of the University of Cambridge Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Crystal Palace F.C. directors and chairmen English football chairmen and investors 20th-century English businesspeople People educated at Oundle School