George Peden (footballer)

George Wright Watson Peden (born 12 April 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played 13 times in the Scottish Football League for Heart of Midlothian and made 223 appearances in the Football League for Lincoln City. He played at left back.[4] Peden joined Hearts from junior club Arniston Rangers in May 1964,[5] and after leaving Lincoln played non-league football in England for Worksop Town.[4]

George Peden
Personal information
Full name George Wright Watson Peden[1]
Date of birth (1943-04-12)12 April 1943[2]
Place of birth Rosewell, Midlothian,[2] Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1964 Arniston Rangers
1964–1967 Heart of Midlothian 13 (0)
1967–1974 Lincoln City 223 (13)
1974–19?? Worksop Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In September 1967, Peden and Jim Grummett scored the goals as Lincoln eliminated First Division club Newcastle United in the second round of the League Cup.[6] The team went on to reach the fourth round, in which they lost to Derby County after a replay in front of what remains, as of 2014, Lincoln's record home attendance, of 23,196.[7]

References
  1. "George Peden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "George Peden". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. "George Peden Full Back". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. "George Peden". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. "1964". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original (MS Word document) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. "Thump... exit Newcastle". Daily Express. 14 September 1967. p. 16.
    "The Imps take down the mighty Magpies". Lincolnshire Echo. 11 September 2007. p. 32.
  7. "Attendances: Highest 25 attendances at Sincil Bank". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.


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