Trevor Peake

Trevor Peake

Personal information
Full name	Trevor Peake
Date of birth	(1957-02-10)10 February 1957
Place of birth	Nuneaton,England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1979	Nuneaton Borough
1979–1983	Lincoln City	171	(7)
1983–1991	Coventry City	277	(6)
1991–1997	Luton Town	179	(0)
Total		627+	(13+)
International career
1979	England semi-pro	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trevor Peake(born 10 February 1957) is an English retiredfootballplayer and coach. In his playing career he representedNuneaton Borough,Lincoln City,Luton Town,andCoventry City,with whom he won the1987 FA Cup.He went into coaching at Luton, which was followed by a spell at Coventry, before spending 17 years in the coaching setup atLeicester City.He retired in 2020.

Playing career

Born inNuneaton,Peake started his career at hometown clubNuneaton Borough,before joiningLincoln City.Peake was signed by Bobby Gould forCoventry Cityin 1983 for a fee of £100,000.He formed a central defence pairing withBrian Kilclinethat would last for seven seasons.In that time Peake was part of the Coventry team that beatTottenham Hotspur3–2 in the1987 FA Cup Final.He played 277 games for the club, before joining Luton Town in 1991 for a fee of £100,000.He became captain at Luton as they were relegated toDivision Two.His last game was in September 1997, making a substitute appearance againstWrexhamand in the process, at 40 years 222 days, becoming the Hatters's oldest ever League player.

Coaching career

Peake spent his final season atLuton Townhelping coach the reserves before he was asked to return toCoventry CitybyGordon Strachanin February 1998. He coached the under-19 side for a season before stepping up to reserve team coach. Coventry sacked their managerRoland Nilssonin April 2002 and appointed Peake, alongsideSteve Ogrizovic,as caretaker managers for the club's final game of the season.The club would lose the fixture, 1–0, away toBurnley.

He helped his former Coventry teammateMicky Adamswith some scouting work atLeicester City,agreeing a full-time role with their academy in the summer of 2003.Peake was placed in charge of the Under-17 side and as assistant academy director alongside academy directorJon Rudkin.He then took charge of the Under-18 side afterSteve Beagleholewas moved up to take charge of the new Under-21 development squad. Peake retired from football in August 2020, and was awarded the Premier League Eamonn Dolan Award, for exceptional contribution to development within the academy environment.

Honours

• FA Cup: 1987
• Coventry City Hall of Fame

External links

• Trevor Peakeat Soccerbase
• Trevor Peake manager statsat Soccerbase
• Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile