Peter Withe

Date of birth30 August 1951
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
PositionForward

England International

With Aston Villa, 1st Division Champion 1981 European Cup winner 1982. Having won the First Division title with Nottingham Forest, Peter dropped down to the Second Division to join United for a club record fee of £200,000. Although popular on Tyneside, the big centre-forward was unable to lead the Magpies back in to the top flight.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Southport 01 Nov 1970 01 Dec 1971
Barrow 01 Dec 1971 01 Nov 1973
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 Nov 1973 01 Aug 1975
Birmingham City 01 Aug 1975 01 Sep 1976
Nottingham Forest 01 Sep 1976 01 Aug 1978
Newcastle United 01 Aug 1978 01 May 1980
Aston Villa 01 May 1980 01 Jul 1985
Sheffield United 01 Jul 1985 01 Jul 1988

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1977-78 Nottingham Forest League Cup 2
1978-79 Newcastle United FA Cup 3
2
1978-79 Newcastle United League Cup 1
1978-79 Newcastle United League Division Two 39
14
1979-80 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1979-80 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1979-80 Newcastle United League Division Two 37
11
1980-81 Aston Villa FA Cup 1
1980-81 Aston Villa League Cup 3
1
1980-81 Aston Villa League Division One 36
20
1981-82 Aston Villa European Cup 9
3
1981-82 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1981-82 Aston Villa League Cup 6
2
1981-82 Aston Villa League Division One 35
10
1982-83 Aston Villa European Cup 6
2
1982-83 Aston Villa FA Cup 3
1
1982-83 Aston Villa Intercontinental Cup 1
1982-83 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1
1982-83 Aston Villa League Division One 35
16
1982-83 Aston Villa UEFA Super Cup 2
1983-84 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1
1983-84 Aston Villa League Cup 7
1
1983-84 Aston Villa League Division One 36
16
1983-84 Aston Villa UEFA Cup 4
4
1984-85 Aston Villa FA Cup 1
1984-85 Aston Villa League Cup 2
1984-85 Aston Villa League Division One 40
12


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Mar 1978 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Cup Final
22 Mar 1978 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 League Cup Final replay


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1980-81 England British Home Championship 2
1980-81 England International Friendly 1
1981-82 England British Home Championship 1
1981-82 England FIFA World Cup
1
1981-82 England International Friendly 1
1982-83 England British Home Championship 2
1982-83 England UEFA European Championship 1
1
1983-84 England UEFA European Championship
1
1984-85 England FIFA World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 May 1981 England v Brazil L 0-1 International Friendly
20 May 1981 England v Wales D 0-0 British Home Championship
23 May 1981 England v Scotland L 0-1 British Home Championship
09 Sep 1981 Norway v England L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Group 4
27 Apr 1982 Wales v England W 0-1 British Home Championship
02 Jun 1982 Iceland v England D 1-1 International Friendly
27 Apr 1983 England v Hungary W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
28 May 1983 Northern Ireland v England D 0-0 British Home Championship
01 Jun 1983 England v Scotland W 2-0 British Home Championship
12 Oct 1983 Hungary v England W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group 3
14 Nov 1984 Turkey v England W 0-8 FIFA World Cup Group 3


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.