Peter Dolby
{{Short description|English footballer (1940–2019)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Dolby
| fullname = Peter Dolby{{Hugman|5279|accessdate=11 July 2017}}
| birth_date = 18 May 1940
| birth_place = Derby, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|2|28|1940|5|18|df=y}}
| death_place = Shrewsbury, England
| position = Centre half
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1960
| clubs1 = Heanor Town
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| clubs2 = Shrewsbury Town
| caps2 = 324
| goals2 = 21
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Peter Dolby (18 May 1940 – 28 February 2019) was an English professional football centre half who made over 320 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town.
Playing career
He was the fifth club legend to be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2011.{{Cite news |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2012/july/legends---peter-dolby/ |title=Legends – Peter Dolby |access-date=13 July 2017 |language=en-gb}}
Personal life
After retiring from football, Dolby ran a newsagent's and worked as a teacher.
Dolby, who latterly lived in a residential home in Shrewsbury, died in his sleep in the early hours of 28 February 2019.[https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2019/02/28/shrewsbury-town-mourn-death-of-club-legend-peter-dolby/ Shrewsbury Town mourn death of club legend Peter Dolby]
References
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{{Shrewsbury Town F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Heanor Town F.C. players
Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Derby
Category:Schoolteachers from Derbyshire
Category:Men's association football wing halves
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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