Peter O'Sullivan (Welsh footballer)

Peter O'Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Peter Anthony O'Sullivan
Date of birth (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Colwyn Bay, Wales
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1970 Manchester United 0 (0)
1970–1981 Brighton & Hove Albion 435 (39)
1980 → San Diego Sockers (loan) 21 (2)
1981–1983 Fulham 46 (1)
1982–1983 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
1982–1983 → Reading (loan) 9 (0)
1983 Seiko SA
1983–1984 Aldershot 14 (0)
1984–1985 Crawley Town
Maidstone United
Total 530 (42)
International career
1973–1978 Wales 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter O'Sullivan (born 4 March 1951) is a Welsh former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a winger, making over 500 career appearances.

Career

Born in Colwyn Bay, O'Sullivan played in England, the United States and Hong Kong for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion, the San Diego Sockers, Fulham, Charlton Athletic, Reading, Seiko SA, Aldershot, Crawley Town and Maidstone United.[1][2][3]

O'Sullivan earned three caps for the Welsh national team between 1973 and 1978.[3]

After football

As of May 2008, O'Sullivan was working for a Brighton plant-hire company.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Peter O'Sullivan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. ^ Greg Struthers (4 May 2008). "Caught in time: Brighton win promotion to the First Division, 1979". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2015.


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