17 Facts About Lee Peacock

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Lee Anthony Peacock was born on 9 October 1976 and is a Scottish former professional footballer and head of youth coaching at Swindon Town.

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Lee Peacock became an instant first team regular for the club playing as a forward and on the left side of midfield.

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Lee Peacock went on to make 90 appearances in the league over two seasons with the club, scoring 29 goals.

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Lee Peacock is the first player to get a hat-trick using the fluorescent ball, and in tradition in football he was the first player to take the ball home with him.

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Lee Peacock became a first team regular in Danny Wilson's side and went on to become a regular in the City first team.

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Lee Peacock went on to make over 150 appearances in all competitions netting just over 60 goals.

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Lee Peacock signed for League One side Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 2004, on a free transfer.

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On 24 April 2007, Lee Peacock was named the PFA's Fans' Player of the Year in League Two.

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Lee Peacock made his return to League football on 17 October 2009, in a match against Hartlepool United after eight months of treatment and recovery.

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Lee Peacock had previously made a substitute appearance in a Football League Trophy match against Exeter on 6 October 2009 as part of his recovery.

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On Friday 29 January 2010 both Swindon Town and Grimsby Town Football Club's announced that Lee Peacock had joined League Two side Grimsby Town on a free transfer.

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Lee Peacock stated that leaving Swindon Town was the hardest decision of his career however he had to move to get games.

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Six games into his stay at Blundell Park, Lee Peacock was made captain of Grimsby.

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The club suffered relegation from the Football League in May 2010, but despite this Lee Peacock stayed with The Mariners and was selected as the club's official club captain for what would be his first season in non-League football, and Grimsby's first in over 100 years.

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Lee Peacock's contract was cancelled by mutual consent in January 2012.

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Lee Peacock retired at the end of the season and remained with the club as their U16 team coach.

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In June 2013 Lee Peacock became the coach of the Eastleigh under-16 team moving to head of Youth and Development at Eastleigh.