Peter Skipper

{{Short description|English footballer (1958–2019)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Peter Skipper

| image =

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| fullname = Peter Dennis Skipper{{Hugman|18119|accessdate=23 April 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|4|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hull, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|4|23|1958|4|11|df=y}}

| height = 5 ft 11 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=198 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Greenwood

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Schultz Youth Club

| years1 = 1979–1980

| clubs1 = Hull City

| caps1 = 23

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1980

| clubs2 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1980–1982

| clubs3 = Darlington

| caps3 = 91

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1982–1988

| clubs4 = Hull City

| caps4 = 265

| goals4 = 17

| years5 = 1988–1989

| clubs5 = Oldham Athletic

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1989–1991

| clubs6 = Walsall

| caps6 = 81

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1991–1992

| clubs7 = Wrexham

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1992

| clubs8 = Wigan Athletic

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1992

| clubs9 = Stafford Rangers

| caps9 = ?

| goals9 = ?

| years10 = 1992–1994

| clubs10 = Wigan Athletic

| caps10 = 73

| goals10 = 4

| totalcaps = 581

| totalgoals = 30

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Peter Dennis Skipper (11 April 1958 – 23 April 2019) was an English footballer who played as a central defender.

Skipper originally started out as a goalkeeper before becoming a midfielder and finally a central defender.{{cite work|title=Hull City v Ipswich Town programme|date=20 November 2010|page=54}} He turned professional when he signed for Hull City in January 1979 but often was played at left back. He then had spells at Scunthorpe United and Darlington before returning to Hull in August 1982. In the 1982-83 season, he won promotion with Hull from the Fourth Division and the following year was on the losing side in the Associate Members' Cup final. He made over 300 appearances for the club, scoring 19 goals, including the winning header against Walsall which clinched Hull's promotion to the Second Division in 1985. He moved to Oldham Athletic in 1988, and went to play for Walsall and Wrexham before finishing his career at Wigan Athletic.{{cite web|website=On Cloud Seven|title=571 Peter Skipper|url=https://www.oncloudseven.com/571-peter-skipper/|access-date=25 January 2025}}

Skipper died of complications caused by a stroke on 23 April 2019, at the age of 61.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/peter-skipper-dies-hull-city-2787232|title=Peter Skipper dies: Hull City mourning the loss of club legend and 'warrior'|work=Hull Live|date=23 April 2019|accessdate=23 April 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48026960|title=Pete Skipper: Hull City legend dies aged 61|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 April 2019|accessdate=23 April 2019}}