- Peter Hauser
Infobox Football biography
playername = Peter Hauser
fullname = Peter Benjamin Hauser
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1934|4|20
cityofbirth = Kimberley
countryofbirth =South Africa
dateofdeath =
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height =
position =Wing Half
youthyears =
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years = 1955-1962 1962-1963
1963-1967
clubs = Blackpool Cheltenham Town
Chester City
caps(goals) = 083 (10) 00? 0(?)
121 0(3)
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manageryears = 1963-1968
managerclubs = Chester CityPeter Benjamin Hauser (born
April 20 1934 ,South Africa ) played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This made him one of the first foreign managers in English football.A wing-half, former underground surveyor Hauser made 83
Football League appearances (scoring 10 goals) for Blackpool between 1955 and 1962, before dropping out of professional football and joining Cheltenham Town.Following the departure of
Bill Lambton , 29-year-old Hauser took over as manager of Chester shortly before the 1963-64 season got underway. Chester had endured very little success since theSecond World War but Hauser set about improving the club's fortunes. A mid-table finish inDivision Four in his first season represented progress after three successive re-election applications, before steering the club through an amazing 1964-65. The club scored 119 league goals and a further 22 in the two main cup competitions, with all five regular forwards scoring at least 20. Hauser was a regular throughout the season, which saw Chester finish just 8th despite their goal glitz.The 1965-66 campaign saw Chester finish 7th, after looking favourites for promotion before full back namesakes Ray and Bryn Jones both suffered broken legs against Aldershot on New Year's Day. Chester's fortunes began to decline after this and, after struggling in 1966-67 (after which Hauser stopped playing), things got worse a year later. A home defeat to fellow strugglers Workington on
February 17 1968 brought to an end Hauser's five years in charge, and his association with professional football in England.After leaving Chester, Hauser returned to South Africa to resume his underground surveying career.
References
*cite book | first=Chas | last=Sumner| coauthors= | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. | publisher=Yore Publications | location= | year=1997 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6
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