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My Take
Peter Shilton's numbers read like a typo: over 1,000 English league games across a 31-year career and 11 clubs, with more than 100 appearances for five of them. I keep returning to that thousand, because goalkeeping is the position where a single mistake defines your whole week. What I admire most is the unglamorous discipline the record implies, decades of positioning, concentration, and self-maintenance renewed at club after club. The OBE he received in 1991 feels almost like an understatement. For me, the man from Leicester is the definitive argument that consistency, not flash, is football's rarest and most valuable talent.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Shilton
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・シルトン
- Reading
- ぴーたー・しるとん
- Born
- September 18, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Leicester, United Kingdom
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Peter Shilton born?
Born September 18, 1949 (age 76).
Where is Peter Shilton from?
Peter Shilton is from Leicester, United Kingdom.
What does Peter Shilton do?
Peter Shilton works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Peter Shilton?
Peter Shilton is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.