Peter Walsh

Peter Walsh

Signed by Luton from Dundalk in August 1949, after appearing against the Hatters in a friendly the previous year, Peter came to Kenilworth Road with a sound reputation as a centre-forward who knew where the goal was.

After being carefully nurtured in the Hatter’s reserve side, Dublin born Peter made a dream League debut, alongside another debutant George Stobbart, when he scored the only goal of the game in a Division Two home clash with Leicester in October 1949.

Keeping his place, the quick striker seemed set fair for a long Luton career but lost his place following a 0-3 home defeat at the hands of Hull six weeks later.

At the end of that season Peter drifted off to Brighton, where he failed to win a first team place, before finishing his career at Hastings United and then returning to his home city of Dublin, passing away in 2007.