Peter Shilton: Biography, Facts and Career

Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Shilton's 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the unique distinction of playing over 1,000 English league games, including in excess of 100 for five clubs. During his time at Nottingham Forest, he won many honours, including two European Cups, a European Super Cup, the First Division championship, and the Football League Cup. Shilton represented England at the FIFA World Cup in 1982, 1986 (where Diego Maradona scored two famous goals against him) and 1990, and the UEFA European Championship in 1980 and 1988. Despite not making his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32, Shilton played in 17 finals matches, and shares the record of 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals matches with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. Shilton holds the record for matches played in the English Football League and the Football League Cup and held the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football (1,387) until 2025. With 125 caps, he is England's most-capped male player. The IFFHS ranked Shilton among the top ten goalkeepers of the 20th century in 2000.

Quick facts about Peter Shilton

• Full name: Peter Shilton
• Born: 1949-09-18
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Known as: Athlete
• Wikidata ID: Q244799

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