Player Details

Peter Desmond

Full Name: Peter Desmond
Normal Position: Inside Forward
Born: 26/10/1926 (Cork)
Died: 16/09/1990 (Dawlish, Devon)

Heritage Number: 800
Debut Match*: 19/08/1950 v Carlisle United (Football League)
Last Match*: 10/04/1951 v Mansfield Town (Football League)
* Qualifying Games

Although primarily a Gaelic footballer during his school years, Peter Desmond began playing soccer in the Army with the Southern Command (Eire). He represented the League of Ireland against the Irish League in 1948–49 and joined Middlesbrough the following season. Desmond was part of the famous Ireland victory over England at Goodison Park in September 1949, where Con Martin’s penalty resulted from Desmond being fouled.He also played in World Cup qualifying matches in September and October 1949, earning four international caps. Desmond joined Southport for a four-figure fee and scored on his début but struggled to replicate his international form consistently. He drifted into non-League football, ending his career with an ICI Works team in the Middlesbrough Wednesday League. Desmond died of a heart attack while on holiday in a caravan in Devon.

Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

Season: 1950/1951 [Back to Player Stats]
The player made an appearance in the following games:

Date	Home Club	Away Club	Score	Goals	Competition	Round	Match Date	Heritage Qualifying	Void
19/08/1950	Southport	Carlisle United	1 - 0	1	Football League	D3N	19/08/1950	Yes	No
22/08/1950	New Brighton	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	22/08/1950	Yes	No
26/08/1950	Accrington Stanley (1891)	Southport	3 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	26/08/1950	Yes	No
29/08/1950	Southport	New Brighton	0 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	29/08/1950	Yes	No
02/09/1950	Southport	Crewe Alexandra	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	02/09/1950	Yes	No
07/09/1950	Barrow	Southport	3 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	07/09/1950	Yes	No
09/09/1950	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	0 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	09/09/1950	Yes	No
12/09/1950	Southport	Barrow	4 - 1	1	Football League	D3N	12/09/1950	Yes	No
16/09/1950	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	16/09/1950	Yes	No
23/09/1950	Southport	Oldham Athletic	1 - 4	0	Football League	D3N	23/09/1950	Yes	No
18/11/1950	Nelson	Southport	2 - 3	1	Lancashire Junior Cup	1	18/11/1950	No	No
02/12/1950	Hartlepools United	Southport	3 - 2	0	Football League	D3N	02/12/1950	Yes	No
09/12/1950	Southport	Carlisle United	1 - 3	0	FA Cup	2	09/12/1950	Yes	No
10/04/1951	Southport	Mansfield Town	0 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	10/04/1951	Yes	No