Noel Peyton
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Noel Peyton (4 December 1935 – 26 December 2023) was an Irish professional footballer who played as an inside left for Shamrock Rovers, Leeds United and York City, and for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Club career
Peyton made a scoring debut for Shamrock Rovers in October 1953 in a 4–2 win in the League of Ireland Shield.[1] He made two appearances in European competition while at Shamrock Rovers,[2] and in January 1958, moved to Leeds United for a £5,000 fee.[3] Peyton spent five seasons at Leeds, a period when the club was relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1959–60 season and fought a battle against relegation to the Third Division during the 1961–62 season. He scored 20 goals in 117 appearances for Leeds before joining York City for £4,000 in July 1963, where he made 37 appearances, scoring four goals, during the 1963–64 season.
International career
Peyton played six times for the Republic of Ireland, once while at Shamrock Rovers. He also won a Republic of Ireland B cap against Romania in 1957 and played six times for the League of Ireland XI.
Personal life and death
Peyton's brother Willie was also a footballer who played for St Patrick's Athletic.
Peyton died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 88.[4][5]
Honours
Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland: 1953–54, 1956–57
- FAI Cup: 1955, 1956
- League of Ireland Shield: 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1956, 1957
- Dublin City Cup: 1956–57
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- Association footballers from County Dublin
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- Leeds United F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Barnstaple Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
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