Peter Weir (footballer)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Weir | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–81 | St. Mirren | 60 | (4) |
| 1981–88 | Aberdeen | 160 | (23) |
| 1988–89 | Leicester City | 28 | (2) |
| 1989–90 | St. Mirren | 28 | (6) |
| 1990–92 | Ayr United | 40 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1980–83 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Russell Weir (born 18 January 1958, Johnstone, Scotland) is a former Scotland international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen.
Playing career
Having been a supporter of Aberdeen as a boy, Peter joined the club from St Mirren in 1981 for £300,000 plus Ian Scanlon, which was then a club record. He made 238 appearances (17 as substitute) and scored 38 goals whilst with the Dons and was capped by Scotland on 6 occasions. He left the Dons to move across the border to sign for Leicester City for £80,000. Upon leaving Leicester, he returned to St Mirren and later played for Ayr United.
Later career
Weir has returned to Aberdeen again in its Youth system set-up.[citation needed]
External links
Categories:
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2010
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- St. Mirren F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Scotland international footballers
- Greenock Morton F.C. non-playing staff
- Aberdeen F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football wingers
