Peter Platt (23 January 1883 – 1921) was an English

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who played as a goalkeeper for

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. Platt started his career at Great Harwood as an amateur before he was signed by

Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. ...

He signed for Liverpool in 1902. He became first choice towards the end of the 1902–03 season and started the following as first choice as well. However, he lost his place to

Ned Doig John Edward Doig (29 October 1866 – 7 November 1919) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He played the peak of his career for Sunderland, in a period of time in the club's history where they were dubbed the 'team of all tale ...

who became the club's new starting goalkeeper. He moved to

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where he played 139 matches for the club from 1905 to 1909. He died at the age of 38 after an illness.

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1883 births English men's footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players English Football League players 1921 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers Place of birth missing {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub