Peter Lloyd Stone (30 September 1954 – 21 August 2022) was an Australian

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player who played as a

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. He made 15 appearances for the Australia national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Stone played his junior football for Kotara South and Adamstown Rosebud, also playing at senior level for the latter. He went on to play for Western Suburbs in the

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at state level (1973–1976) and the

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(1977). In 1978, he moved to APIA Leichhardt, where he spent three NSL seasons. Stone moved to

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in 1980, where he played two seasons. He retired in 1983, aged 29.

International career

Stone made his international debut for the Australia national team in 1976 against

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. He earned 15 caps.

References

1954 births 2022 deaths Australian men's soccer players Soccer players from Brisbane Men's association football midfielders Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Adamstown Rosebud FC players APIA Leichhardt FC players St George FC players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-bio-stub