Peter Shevlin (1902–1948) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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. He is mainly remembered for his time with

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, joining the club from the

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Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

. He had a relatively short period as their first choice goalkeeper, in between the spells of Charlie Shaw and John Thomson. He did take part in winning the

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, the

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in 1925–26 and the

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in 1926–27 (having played in the team that lost in the finals of both that competition and the Scottish Cup in the previous year). He later played for

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and

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

in England,Peter Shevlin
Doing The 92 was player-manager of Shelbourne in Ireland, then returned to Scotland with

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...

(where injury cost him a place in the

1935 Scottish Cup Final The 1934–35 Scottish Cup was the 57th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Hamilton Academical in the final. Fourth round Semi-finals ---- Replays ---- Final Te ...

)Shevlin, Peter (1933)
Hamilton Academical Memory Bank and

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

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Men's association football goalkeepers Celtic F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Nelson F.C. players St Roch's F.C. players Pollok F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players 1902 births 1948 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scottish football managers Men's association football player-managers Shelbourne F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. managers League of Ireland players League of Ireland managers Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Scottish Football League players English Football League players Gateshead A.F.C. players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland {{Scotland-footy-goalkeeper-stub