Peter John Gordon was an English association footballer. He played as both

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and

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in the Football League for

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and Newport County. After retiring as a player, he coached at several Football League clubs.

Career

Born in Northampton, Gordon started his career at Northampton amateurs, before turning professional with

in December 1949. He spent much of his career at Norwich, who at the time were competing in the Football League

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. After 160 league appearances and 34 goals, Gordon joined

for the start of the 1958–59 season. After failing to score in his first 11 Watford starts, Gordon's goalscoring rate improved, to the extent that he finished the 1958–59 season as the club's joint-top scorer with 13 goals. However, his place in the Watford first-team was taken by new arrival

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for the 1959–60 season; Gordon made only 5 appearances as Watford secured promotion from the Fourth Division. In search of first-team football, Gordon left Watford to join

. Over the following two seasons he made 67 appearances and scored 11 goals, before finishing his career at Newport County and Poole Town. After retirement, Gordon had brief coaching spells at

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and

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. He moved away from professional football in 1975 and eventually settled his family home in Barham, near Ipswich, Suffolk. He died in Ipswich Hospital, the day after his 58th birthday.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Peter 1932 births 1990 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Norwich City F.C. players Watford F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players Footballers from Northampton