Peter Proudfoot

Peter Proudfoot (28 October 1879 – 4 March 1941)^[5] was a Scottish footballer who scored 21 goals in 162 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Clapton Orient, Chelsea^[6] and Stockport County. He played at inside right, centre half or right half.^[7] He also played in the Southern League for Millwall^[8] and briefly for Scottish Football League clubs St Mirren, Albion Rovers and Morton.^[7][9] When he signed for Millwall in 1904, the Daily Express described him as "a big strapping fellow with a fine knowledge of the game".^[10] He was the first player to be transferred directly from Chelsea to Manchester United.^[11]

Key Information

Personal information
Date of birth	(1879-10-28)28 October 1879[1]
Place of birth	Innerleithen, Scotland[2]
Date of death	4 March 1941(1941-03-04) (aged 61)[3]
Place of death	Wishaw, Scotland[3][4]
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Wishaw
–	Wishaw United
1900–1903	Lincoln City	79	(20)
1903	St Mirren	2	(0)
1904	Albion Rovers	2	(0)
1904–1905	Millwall
1905–1906	Clapton Orient	26	(0)
1906–1907	Chelsea	12	(0)
1907–1908	Manchester United	0	(0)
1908–1913	Stockport County	45	(1)
1910	→ Morton (loan)	1	(0)
Managerial career
1922–1929	Clapton Orient
1930–1931	Clapton Orient
1935–1939	Clapton Orient
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Proudfoot was manager of Clapton Orient in three spells covering much of the 1920s and 1930s.^[12] In 1928, the Football Association suspended him from football for six months for financial irregularities.^[13]

1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 July 2021
2. ^ 1891 Scotland Census, parish of Cambusnethan, via Ancestry. Retrieved 5 July 2021 (subscription required)
3. ^ ^{a b} "Association Football". The Times. London. 5 March 1941. p. 9.
4. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 July 2021
5. ^ "Peter Proudfoot". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
6. ^ "Peter Proudfoot". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
7. ^ ^{a b} Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
8. ^ "Millwall 'Lions' rampant". Daily Express. London. 20 March 1905. p. 7.
9. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
10. ^ "About footballers". Daily Express. London. 5 October 1904. p. 6.
11. ^ Dutton, Paul (2 July 2008). "Ask Statman". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
12. ^ "Leyton Orient managers". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
13. ^ "Association Football: The Clapton Orient case". The Times. London. 28 July 1928. p. 6.
14. ^ ^{a b} "Peter Proudfoot | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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