Peter Corthine
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Alan Corthine | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Highbury, England | ||
Date of death | January 2015 (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Enfield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1957 | Leytonstone | ||
1957 | Singapore Joint Services | ||
1957–1960 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
1960–1962 | Southend United | 73 | (24) |
Gravesend & Northfleet | |||
Chelmsford City | |||
Clacton Town | |||
Ramsgate Athletic | |||
International career | |||
1957 | Singapore | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Alan Corthine (born 19 July 1937) was a footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in England, he represented Singapore at international level.
Career
[edit]Corthine began his career at non-league club Leytonstone. After leaving Leytonstone, Corthine played domestic football in Singapore, whilst in the country with the British Army.[1] In December 1957, Corthine signed for Chelsea. Corthine made two appearances for Chelsea, both in 1959, in losses against Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.[2] In March 1960, Corthine signed for Southend United, scoring 24 goals in 73 league games during his time at the club.[3] After leaving Southend, Corthine dropped back into non-league football, playing for Gravesend & Northfleet, Chelmsford City, Clacton Town and Ramsgate Athletic.[4]
International career
[edit]Corthine represented Singapore whilst on national service in the country. Corthine scored seven goals for Singapore in the 1957 Merdeka Tournament.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Top-form Corthine gets the goals". The Straits Times. 30 September 1957. p. 14.
- ^ "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Peter Corthine". The history of Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Peter Corthine". Neil Brown. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Player Search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Lions in the tiger's den". In Bed With Maradona. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- 1937 births
- 2015 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Singaporean men's footballers
- Singapore men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- People from Highbury
- Footballers from the London Borough of Islington
- Leytonstone F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- F.C. Clacton players
- Ramsgate F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- English expatriates in Singapore
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs
- Singaporean football biography stubs