Peter Neale (9 April 1934 – June 2022) was an English footballer who played as a centre half in the

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. Neale was born on 9 April 1934 in Bolsover, Derbyshire, and played for Duckmanton Miners Welfare, Markham Sports and Mansfield Town as an amateur before joining Oldham Athletic in January 1953, turning professional in 1955 following National Service, and making 117 appearances and scoring 28 goals. Good performances for Oldham saw him move to

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for a transfer fee of £2,500 in October 1958, where he scored eight goals in 245 appearances in all competitions. In October 1966, after being transfer-listed, he moved to Chesterfield for a fee of £2,000. He was released by Chesterfield in 1968 and dropped into non-league football, later working as an insurance salesman, a bus driver and a driver for the NCB. Neale died in June 2022 aged 88.

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* 1934 births 2022 deaths People from Bolsover Footballers from Derbyshire English men's footballers Men's association football central defenders English Football League players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub