Peter Kirkham

Peter Kirkham
Personal information
Full name Peter Jonathan Kirkham[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-28)28 October 1974[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne,[1] England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Darlington 13 (0)
1995 Köping FF 6
Gretna
Blyth Spartans
South Shields
Grantham Town
1999–???? Chester-le-Street Town
Dunston Federation Brewery
2001–2002 Jarrow
2002–2003 Hebburn Town
2003–2004 Consett
2004–2005 Whitley Bay
2005–2006 Washington
2006–2013 Jarrow
Managerial career
2011–2016 Jarrow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Jonathan Kirkham (born 28 October 1974) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Darlington.

Life and career

Kirkham was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and began his career as a youngster with Newcastle United.[1][2] He never played first-team football for Newcastle, and moved on to Darlington in 1993.[1] He made his senior debut on 2 November 1993, in the starting eleven for the Third Division match at home to Colchester United. Darlington won 7–3, and Kirkham made nine more appearances that season, mainly as a substitute.[3] He played in six matches in 1994–95, and left the club at the end of that season.[3]

Kirkham played in Sweden for Köping FF,[4] and also played non-league football for teams including Gretna,[5] Blyth Spartans,[2] South Shields,[6] Grantham Town,[5] Chester-le-Street Town,[7] Dunston Federation Brewery,[5] Jarrow[8] – for whom he scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out that won the club's first ever Wearside League trophy, the Shipowners' Charity Cup, in 1995[9] – Hebburn Town,[10] Consett,[11] Whitley Bay,[12] and Washington.[13]

He returned to Jarrow in 2006,[14] was assistant manager to Davy Bell by 2010,[15] and took over as player-manager with Bell becoming his assistant.[16] Kirkham played until at least 2013,[17] and in January 2016, he again became Bell's assistant when the latter returned to Jarrow as manager.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Peter Kirkham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 90, 91. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  4. ^ "1995". Köping FF. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Depleted Shields match leaders". Shields Gazette. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Player summary" and "Team results: Peterlee Newtown". Chester-le-Street Town F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ Pratt, Malcolm (1 September 2001). "Northern Alliance/Wearside League/Women's Football". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Sky-high Jarrow in shoot-out triumph". Shields Gazette. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Mariners are moving on up!". Shields Gazette. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  11. ^ "The Albany Northern League Today". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 15 August 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Kirkham set to sign". Whitley Bay F.C. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ Douglass, Neil (23 July 2005). "Washington (Home), Friendly, 23/07/05". Bedlington Terriers F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Cleadon keep up title challenge". Sunderland Echo. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ^ Pratt, Malcolm (17 April 2010). "Wearside League". The Journal. Newcastle – via Infotrac Newsstand.
  16. ^ Gregory, Ross (19 August 2011). "Jarrow will thrive despite management change". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Late strike means Jarrow have to settle for draw". Shields Gazette. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ Gregory, Ross (8 January 2016). "Highly-rated coach Davy Bell returns to Jarrow". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 11 March 2017.