Peter Sayer
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Sayer
| image =
| fullname = Peter Anthony Sayer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|05|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales
| height =
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1974–1978
| years2 = 1978–1980
| years3 = 1980–1984
| years4 = 1981
| years5 = 1984–1985
| years6 = 1989
| clubs1 = Cardiff City
| clubs2 = Brighton
| clubs3 = Preston North End
| clubs4 = → Cardiff City (loan)
| clubs5 = Chester City
| clubs6 = Southport
| caps1 = 82
| caps2 = 55
| caps3 = 45
| caps4 = 4
| caps5 = 36
| caps6 = 3
| goals1 = 14
| goals2 = 6
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1977
| nationalteam1 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Peter Anthony Sayer (born 2 May 1955) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. He achieved a total of seven caps during his career.
Club career
Born in Cardiff, Sayer began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut against Hull City in September 1974. He went on to play a further nine matches in his first season before suffering a broken ankle in a match against Southampton which kept him out for nearly a year, returning at the end of the following season to play a handful of games as Cardiff clinched promotion to Division Two.{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=169 | location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}} He established himself in the side the following year and helped the club to avoid relegation, as well as scoring the only goal of the game when Cardiff knocked Tottenham Hotspur out of the FA Cup in 1977.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/cardiff-old-boy-returns-to-invoke-giantkilling-days-430962.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/cardiff-old-boy-returns-to-invoke-giantkilling-days-430962.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Cardiff old boy returns to invoke giant-killing days |work=The Independent |date=2007-01-06 |access-date=2009-12-21}}{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6206514.stm |title=Jones eager for Spurs challenge |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-12-04 |access-date=2008-04-04}}
Sayer left Cardiff midway through the 1977–78 season for £100,000 to sign for Brighton & Hove Albion. He helped the club win promotion to Division One in his first year but, after starting the 1978–79 season as a member of the first-team, Sayer found himself replaced in the side by Mark Lawrenson. He remained at the Goldstone Ground until the end of the season when he was sold to Preston North End for £85,000.{{Cite web |url=http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2004/10/7/109038.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707064029/http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2004/10/7/109038.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-07 |title=How Albion dragon slayed England |publisher=The argus |date=2004-10-07 |access-date=2009-12-21 }} After finding it difficult to break into the side, he was loaned back to Cardiff in September 1981, playing four times and scoring during a 3–2 win over Luton Town. He eventually ended his league career with Chester City before moving into non-league football with Morecambe, Northwich Victoria and Southport.{{Cite web |url=http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/playerlist+s.htm |title=Southport FC Player List: S |publisher=Southport FC Stats }}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
International career
During his career, Sayer won seven caps for Wales, making his debut in a 3–0 win over Czechoslovakia on 30 March 1977. He went on to play in Wales' following six matches, winning his final cap on 12 October 1977 in a 2–0 defeat to Scotland.
After football
After his retirement, he returned to work for Preston in their football in the community department.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pnefc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~1169819,00.html |title=Meet the legends as they return to Deepdale |publisher=Prestonnorthendfc.co.uk |date=2007-11-18 |access-date=2008-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325193400/http://www.pnefc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~1169819,00.html |archive-date=25 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} He later worked as a bar manager at Preston golf club.
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sayer, Peter}}
Category:Footballers from Cardiff
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's international footballers
Category:Cardiff City F.C. players
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Chester City F.C. players
Category:Morecambe F.C. players
Category:Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players