Peter Foley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Bicester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1983 | Oxford United | 277 | (71) |
| 1982–1983 | → Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Bulova SA | ||
| 1984–1985 | Aldershot | 9 | (2) |
| 1985–1986 | Witney Town | ||
| 1986–1987 | Exeter City | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Oxford City | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 292 | (73) | |
| National team | |||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1994 | Oxford City | ||
| 2000–2002 | Marlow | ||
| 2002–2004 | Brackley Town | ||
| 2004 | Didcot Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Peter Foley (born 10 September 1956 in Bicester, England) is a retired footballer. Born in England, he went on to captain the Republic of Ireland at under-18 and under-21 level. He was selected to represent the Republic of Ireland at full international level, however injuries and a clash of fixtures with his club prevented him from doing so. After retirement he managed semi-professional clubs around Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Peter is still active in football being a regular player and referee for the Bicester Fossils over 50s football club.
Career[]
Born in Bicester, Folery was spotted playing for Bardwell Boys in a Cup final by Oxford United manager Gerry Summers. He is Oxford United's joint fourth leading goalscorer of all time (behind Graham Atkinson, Tony Jones, James Constable), along with John Aldridge with 90 goals in 306+15 apps. He also captained the Republic of Ireland under-21 national team and had to pull out of playing against Malta for the first team due to Oxford playing a vital league match the same evening and the club would not release him to represent his country.
He also played for Gillingham, on loan from Oxford, Bulova in Hong Kong, Iggesund HIF in Sweden and Exeter City.
He later managed at non-league level taking Isthmian League Premier Division side Marlow to the 3rd round proper of the FA Cup beating his old club Oxford United 2–0 in the first round. It was the first time in the club's history that they had beaten a league side.
References[]
External links[]
- Peter Foley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Bicester
- English footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Bulova SA players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Witney Town F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Oxford City F.C. players
- Oxford City F.C. managers
- Marlow F.C. managers
- Brackley Town F.C. managers
- Didcot Town F.C. managers
- Expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- Association football forwards
- English football managers