Peter Atherton

Football player infobox
playername = Peter Atherton


fullname = Peter Atherton
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|4|6|df=y
cityofbirth = Wigan
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender / Midfielder
years = 1988–1991
1991–1994
1994–2000
2000–2005
2001
2005–2008
clubs = Wigan Athletic
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
Bradford City
→ Birmingham City (loan)
Halifax Town
caps(goals) = 149 (1)
114 (0)
216 (9)
094 (3)
010 (0)
015 (0)
nationalyears = 1991
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 23:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Peter Atherton (born 6 April 1970 in Wigan, Lancashire), was a professional English footballer who plays as both a defender and a midfielder. He is presently assistant manager at Halifax Town, although on 16 October 2007, he came out of playing retirement to appear for the Shaymen.

Playing career

Most famous for captaining Sheffield Wednesday, Atherton started his career at hometown club Wigan Athletic as a trainee and spent three years there before attracting the attention of Coventry City. Atherton was lured away from Wednesday by Bradford City after relegation on the Bosman ruling where he also spent a spell on loan at Birmingham City. After being released by Bradford on a free transfer he finished his career at Halifax Town, where injury forced him to retire from professional football after playing only 14 games for the club, but came out of retirement because of Halifax's injury crisis and was named as a substitute for their home game against Grays Athletic on 16 October 2007.

Coaching career

In June 2007, Atherton was appointed assistant manager of Halifax Town, replacing Wayne Jacobs. He had previously been coaching in Wigan Athletic's youth set-up. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/6260534.stm Atherton is new Halifax assistant] ]

He also played for Sheffield Wednesday in their 2006 Masters Football campaign, and Wigan Athletic in 2007.

References

External links

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NAME= Atherton, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Atherton, Peter
SHORT DESCRIPTION=English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1970-4-6
PLACE OF BIRTH= Wigan, England
DATE OF DEATH=
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