Peter Thomas Wall (born 13 September 1944) is an English retired professional
footballer
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who played in England and the United States as a
full back. He subsequently became a coach in the United States.
Career
Playing career
Wall was born on 13 September 1944 in
Shrewsbury.
After leaving education at
Pontesbury Secondary Modern School,
he signed a professional contract with
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...
in 1963, making 18 league appearances during the next two seasons. He signed for
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
in 1965, and made 22 league appearances over the next two seasons. Wall moved to
Liverpool
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in 1967, and over the next three seasons made 31 league appearances. Wall then signed for
Crystal Palace
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, where he made 177 league appearances over seven seasons. While at Crystal Palace, Wall spent the 1972–73 season on loan with
Leyton Orient
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. Wall later played in the
NASL for the
St. Louis Stars and the
California Surf
The California Surf were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1981. The team was based in Anaheim, California and played their home games at Anaheim Convention Center and the Long Beach ...
.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player following the end of the 1980 season, Wall became manager of the
California Surf
The California Surf were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1981. The team was based in Anaheim, California and played their home games at Anaheim Convention Center and the Long Beach ...
for the 1981 season, and the
Los Angeles Lazers
The Los Angeles Lazers were an indoor soccer team that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1982 to 1989.
History
Jerry Buss, the owner of California Sports, the parent company of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kings and Strings of ...
between 1982 and 1987.
References
External links
*
Wall at holmesdale.net
1944 births
Living people
Footballers from Shrewsbury
English men's footballers
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
California Surf players
St. Louis Stars (soccer) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Men's association football fullbacks
English football managers
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
English expatriate men's footballers
English expatriate football managers
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