Gerry Peyton

Gerry Peyton
Peyton in 2012
Personal information
Full name Gerald Joseph Peyton[1]
Date of birth (1956-05-20) 20 May 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
1974–1975 Atherstone Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Burnley 30 (0)
1977–1986 Fulham 345 (0)
1983–1984 → Southend United (loan) 10 (0)
1986–1991 AFC Bournemouth 202 (0)
1991–1993 Everton 0 (0)
1991–1992 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 1 (0)
1992 → Norwich City (loan) 0 (0)
1992 → Brentford (loan) 14 (0)
1993 → Chelsea (loan) 1 (0)
1993 Brentford 5 (0)
1993–1994 West Ham United 0 (0)
Total 597 (0)
International career
1977–1992 Republic of Ireland 33 (0)
1983 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
1992 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
Managerial career
1995–1997 Jubilo Iwata (goalkeeping coach)
1997–1998 Vissel Kobe (goalkeeping coach)
1998–2000 AIK (goalkeeping coach)
2001–2003 Fulham (goalkeeping coach)
2003–2018 Arsenal (goalkeeping coach)
2018–2019 Shimizu S-Pulse (coach)
2020–2021 Odisha (assistant)
2021 Odisha (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Joseph Peyton (born 20 May 1956) is a football coach and former footballer who is currently the interim coach of Indian Super League club Odisha FC.[3] A goalkeeper, Peyton had lengthy spells with Fulham and AFC Bournemouth.[4][5] Following his retirement, he went into coaching and acted as goalkeeping coach for several teams, including Arsenal from 2003 to 2018.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "Gerry Peyton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL: Odisha FC signs Gerry Peyton as assistant coach". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Gerry Peyton". 11v11.com.
  5. ^ "Gerry Peyton". World Football.net.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference arsenal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).