| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Patrick Lorimer | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 2021 (aged 74) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1979 | Leeds United | 450 | (151) |
| 1971 | → Cape Town City (loan) | 6 | (8) |
| 1979 | Toronto Blizzard | 29 | (9) |
| 1979–1980 | York City | 29 | (8) |
| 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | 18 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 80 | (22) |
| 1983 | → UCD (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Leeds United | 76 | (17) |
| 1985–1986 | Whitby Town | ||
| 1986 | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| Total | 691 | (217) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963 | Scotland Amateur | 7 | (7) |
| 1969–1976 | Scotland | 21 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Patrick Lorimer (14 December 1946 – 20 March 2021) was a Scottish professional footballer, best known for his time with Leeds United and Scotland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. An attacking midfielder and the club's youngest-ever player, he was renowned for his powerful strikes from distance. From 1984 to 1985 he was club captain. Lorimer is the club record scorer with 238 goals in all competitions. He was voted Leeds' ninth greatest player ever and on to the greatest Leeds United team of all time.
After retiring as a player, Lorimer became a member of the Leeds board of directors, provided match commentary on BBC Radio Leeds and Yorkshire Radio and wrote a regular column in the Yorkshire Evening Post. From April 2013 he held the position of club ambassador.[2]
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