Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton Shilton in December 2008 Personal information Full name Peter Leslie Shilton Date of birth (1949-09-18) 18 September 1949 (age 65) Place of birth Leicester, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Youth career 1963–1966 Leicester City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1966–1974 Leicester City 286 (1) 1974–1977 Stoke City 110 (0) 1977–1982 Nottingham Forest 202 (0) 1982–1987 Southampton 188 (0) 1987–1992 Derby County 175 (0) 1992–1995 Plymouth Argyle 34 (0) 1995 Wimbledon 0 (0) 1995 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0) 1995–1996 Coventry City 0 (0) 1996 West Ham United 0 (0) 1996–1997 Leyton Orient 9 (0) Total 1005 (1) National team 1968–1972 England under-23 13 (0) 1970–1990 England 125 (0) Teams managed 1992–1995 Plymouth Argyle * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born 18 September 1949) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for the England men's team than anyone else, earning 125 caps, and he also holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football. His 30-year career includes eleven different clubs, two European Cup finals and more than 1,000 competitive matches. Shilton also represented England at UEFA Euro 1980, the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He has the distinction of playing over 100 league games for five different clubs. Shilton did not make his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32, but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the record 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals with French keeper Fabien Barthez. During his time at Nottingham Forest, Shilton won many honours, including the First Division championship, two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, and the Football League Cup.