Peter Shearing

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

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|full_name = Peter Fraser Shearing

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|8|26|df=y}}

|birth_place = Uxbridge, England

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|position = Goalkeeper

|youthyears1 =

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|years1 = 1960–1961

|clubs1 = West Ham United

|caps1 = 6

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1961–1964

|clubs2 = Portsmouth

|caps2 = 17

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1964–1966

|clubs3 = Exeter City

|caps3 = 80

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1966–1968

|clubs4 = Plymouth Argyle

|caps4 = 24

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 1968–1971

|clubs5 = Exeter City

|caps5 = 79

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1971

|clubs6 = Bristol Rovers

|caps6 = 0

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 1971–1973

|clubs7 = Gillingham

|caps7 = 39

|goals7 = 0

|totalcaps = 245

|totalgoals = 0

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Peter Fraser Shearing (born 26 August 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played professionally for West Ham United, Portsmouth, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham between 1960 and 1973, and in total made 245 appearances in the Football League.{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|pages=291}}{{cite book | first=Barry J.|last= Hugman | title=Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984| publisher=Newnes Books | year=1984| isbn=0-600-37318-5|pages=428}}{{hugman|17839|accessdate=26 January 2025}} He also won an FA Amateur Cup winners medal for Hendon in 1960.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}