Peter Cavanagh

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Peter Cavanagh

| image =

| fullname = Peter Joseph Cavanagh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bootle, Merseyside, England{{cite book | editor-last = Hugman | editor-first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 | publisher = Mainstream | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| position = Right back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1991–2001

| youthclubs1 = Liverpool

| years1 = 2001–2009

| clubs1 = Accrington Stanley

| caps1 = 226

| goals1 = 22

| years2 = 2010–2012

| clubs2 = Fleetwood Town

| caps2 = 39

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2012–2014

| clubs3 = Rochdale

| caps3 = 51

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = Altrincham

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Southport

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 344

| totalgoals = 28

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam1 = England C

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Peter Joseph Cavanagh (born 14 October 1981) is an English football coach and former player.

Before joining Fleetwood in 2010 he played for Accrington Stanley, where he was made the youngest ever captain of Accrington after joining the club in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/index.php?main=stats/profiles.php&prof=HIDE|title=Departed players|publisher=Accrington Stanley official website|accessdate=26 August 2009}} He was an England C international in the 2003–04 season. His Accrington career ended in 2009 after he received a ban from the FA for betting against his own team.

Playing career

=Accrington Stanley=

Cavanagh was born in Bootle, Merseyside, England. He was part of the youth team at Liverpool, but left for Accrington Stanley in September 2001 after realising he did not have a future at Anfield.

He was appointed as captain soon after joining in 2001, and scored 22 goals in 226 league games in an eight-year career. He skippered the club to the Northern Premier League Cup and Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy in 2002, the Northern Premier League title in 2002–03, and Conference National title in 2005–06.

==Ban from football==

In July 2009, Accrington players Jay Harris, Robert Williams, David Mannix, and Andy Mangan received 5–12-month bans for betting against their own club.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/8193736.stm|title=Cavanagh banned for eight months|date=10 August 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 September 2010}} Cavanagh's case was held at a later date.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8162844.stm|title=Four players banned over betting|date=22 July 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 September 2010}} On 7 April 2009 Cavanagh was charged by the FA for breaching betting rules, being alleged to have placed a £5 bet on Accrington losing to Bury in the last match of the 2008–09 season. Bury won the match 2–0.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7987807.stm|title=Five charged with betting on game|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2009|accessdate=7 April 2009}} On 10 August 2009, he was fined £3,500 and suspended from competitive football for eight months.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leaguetwo/6004978/Accrington-defender-Peter-Cavanagh-suspended-after-betting-probe.html |title=Accrington's Pater Cavanagh banned for betting on Bury match |date=10 August 2009 |work=The Telegraph |accessdate=10 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813121348/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leaguetwo/6004978/Accrington-defender-Peter-Cavanagh-suspended-after-betting-probe.html |archivedate=13 August 2009 }}

=Return to football with Fleetwood Town=

Following the end of his ban, Cavanagh signed with Fleetwood Town in June 2010.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8730677.stm|title=Peter Cavanagh signs Fleetwood Town contract|date=9 June 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 September 2010}}

=Rochdale=

On 8 June 2012, Cavangh joined Football League Two side Rochdale on a free transfer, linking up with former manager John Coleman.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18376037|title=Peter Cavanagh joins Rochdale from Fleetwood Town|date=8 June 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 June 2012}}

=Altrincham=

After his release from Rochdale, Peter joined Altrincham.{{cite news|title=Altincham: Ex Rochdale captain Peter Cavanagh signs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28562492|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 August 2014}}

=Southport=

He then signed for Southport in May 2015 as a player coach alongside manager Paul Carden.

Coaching career

Shortly after joining Southport, Cavanagh took up a full-time post as a foundation coach at Everton, retiring from playing to focus on this stage of his career.[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33361088 Peter Cavanagh joins Everton's coaching staff from Southport]‚ bbc.com, 2 July 2015 On 3 July 2023, Cavanagh joined newly promoted Championship club Plymouth Argyle in the role of first-team coach to Steven Schumacher.{{cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/cavanagh-joins-argyle-coaching-staff|title=Cavanagh joins Argyle coaching staff|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=3 July 2023|accessdate=3 July 2023}} Cavanagh followed Schumacher to Stoke City in December 2023.{{cite web |title=Schumacher appointed by Potters |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/december/19/schumacher-appointed-by-potters/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=19 December 2023}} He left Stoke in September 2024.{{cite web |title=Schumacher departs Potters |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2024/september/16/schumacher-departs-potters/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=16 September 2024}}