Peter Handyside

Infobox Football biography
playername = Peter Handyside


fullname = Peter David Handyside
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|07|31|df=y
cityofbirth = Dumfries
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = height|ft=6|in=01
position = Defender
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youthyears = 1990-1991
youthclubs = Grimsby Town
years = 1992–2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
clubs = Grimsby Town
Stoke City
Barnsley
Northwich Victoria
Hucknall Town
caps(goals) = 199 (4) 78 (0) 28 (0) 29 (9) N/A
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pcupdate = 18:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23:33, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Peter David Handyside ( born July 31 ,1974 in Dumfries ,Scotland ) is a Scottish footballer who played his entire professional career in England . He notably played for Grimsby Town and Stoke City.

Handyside was a product of the youth system at Grimsby Town, and took his step up into the first team in 1992. He was eventually the clubs long term replacement for veteran centre back Paul Futcher and made an exceptional centre back pairing with Mark Lever. In 1997-1998 season, Handyside was the nucleus of a strong Grimsby defence that helped achieve a promotion to the first division via the play offs as well as a victory in the Football League Trophy.

He bowed out at Grimsby playing his final season in 2000-2001, with a injury troubled campaign, he partially was replaced by loan signing Zhang Enhua. At the end of the season, he rejected the chance to stay on with Grimsby, and dropped a league to join Stoke City. Handyside was made captain, and won promotion with Stoke in his first season.

In 2003 he made a move to Barnsley but after a season hit with fitness and injury problems he departed Oakwell at the end of the 2003-2004 season. His next port of call was to make a move to Conference club Northwich Victoria where he captained the Vics for two seasons before being released.

Hucknall Town signed Handyside for the 2006-2007 campaign. He remained at the club for one year before leaving the club on a free transfer. Handyside has played alongside his fellow Grimsby promotion winning team mate Tony Gallimore at four different clubs, Grimsby, Barnsley, Northwich Victoria and Hucknall, the only team Peter has not played with Tony at is Stoke City, which strangely enough was Gallimore's first senior club.