Peter Kirkham

Peter Jonathan Kirkham (born 28 October 1974) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Darlington.

Peter Kirkham

Personal information
Full name	Peter Jonathan Kirkham^[1]
Date of birth	(1974-10-28)28 October 1974^[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne,^[1] England
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	Darlington	13	(0)
1995	Köping FF	6
	Gretna
	Blyth Spartans
	South Shields
	Grantham Town
1999–????	Chester-le-Street Town
	Dunston Federation Brewery
2001–2002	Jarrow
2002–2003	Hebburn Town
2003–2004	Consett
2004–2005	Whitley Bay
2005–2006	Washington
2006–2013	Jarrow
Managerial career
2011–2016	Jarrow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Kirkham was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and began his career as a youngster with Newcastle United.^[1][2] He never played first-team football for Newcastle, and moved on to Darlington in 1993.^[1] He made his senior debut on 2 November 1993, in the starting eleven for the Third Division match at home to Colchester United. Darlington won 7–3, and Kirkham made nine more appearances that season, mainly as a substitute.^[3] He played in six matches in 1994–95, and left the club at the end of that season.^[3]

Kirkham played in Sweden for Köping FF,^[4] and also played non-league football for teams including Gretna,^[5] Blyth Spartans,^[2] South Shields,^[6] Grantham Town,^[5] Chester-le-Street Town,^[7] Dunston Federation Brewery,^[5] Jarrow^[8] – for whom he scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out that won the club's first ever Wearside League trophy, the Shipowners' Charity Cup, in 1995^[9] – Hebburn Town,^[10] Consett,^[11] Whitley Bay,^[12] and Washington.^[13]

He returned to Jarrow in 2006,^[14] was assistant manager to Davy Bell by 2010,^[15] and took over as player-manager with Bell becoming his assistant.^[16] Kirkham played until at least 2013,^[17] and in January 2016, he again became Bell's assistant when the latter returned to Jarrow as manager.^[18]

References

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3. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 90, 91. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
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8. Pratt, Malcolm (1 September 2001). "Northern Alliance/Wearside League/Women's Football". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
9. "Sky-high Jarrow in shoot-out triumph". Shields Gazette. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. "Mariners are moving on up!". Shields Gazette. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
11. "The Albany Northern League Today". The Northern Echo. Middlesbrough. 15 August 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. "Kirkham set to sign". Whitley Bay F.C. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
13. Douglass, Neil (23 July 2005). "Washington (Home), Friendly, 23/07/05". Bedlington Terriers F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
14. "Cleadon keep up title challenge". Sunderland Echo. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. Pratt, Malcolm (17 April 2010). "Wearside League". The Journal. Newcastle – via Infotrac Newsstand.
16. Gregory, Ross (19 August 2011). "Jarrow will thrive despite management change". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
17. "Late strike means Jarrow have to settle for draw". Shields Gazette. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
18. Gregory, Ross (8 January 2016). "Highly-rated coach Davy Bell returns to Jarrow". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 11 March 2017.