Peter Brackley was an English football commentator, perhaps most famous for commentating for Football Italia on Channel 4 in the 1990s, for the computer game series Pro Evolution Soccer until Pro Evolution Soccer 6, and for Michael Owen's World League Soccer '99.
16 Facts About Peter Brackley
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Peter Brackley began his career at BBC Radio Brighton in the early 1970s, before moving to the network.
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The summer of 1982 saw Peter Brackley make the switch to television, initially with ITV company Central Independent Television replacing Hugh Johns.
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Peter Brackley led their commentary team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, with Ian Darke, Paul Dempsey and Gary Bloom among his colleagues.
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Peter Brackley was behind the mic for Sky's first live matches, which came in the Zenith Data Systems Cup.
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When Sky and BSB merged in 1991, Peter Brackley took up other duties including regular FA Cup matches and weekly coverage of live Italian football.
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Peter Brackley commentated Eurosport's coverage of the 1991 World Masters snooker tournament at the NEC in Birmingham alongside Mike Watterson, Jim Wych, Willie Jamieson, Paul Wade and Phil Yates.
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Peter Brackley worked alongside James Richardson, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Gary Bloom, Ray Wilkins, Don Howe and Luther Blissett,.
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On 16 August 1992, Peter Brackley was partnered by Ron Atkinson for Central's first live broadcast of a Football League match since the split when Birmingham City faced Notts County at St Andrew's.
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Peter Brackley was a regular commentator on the network's Champions League programmes and contributed frequently to highlights programmes on Central and Meridian Broadcasting in the south of England.
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Peter Brackley commentated on the very first match of the very first programme in August 2001, Middlesbrough v Arsenal.
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Peter Brackley covered the majority of FA Cup Finals between 1992 and 2008 for them.
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Peter Brackley undertook several UK tours with Southampton fan and comedian Mike Osman, including a run as part of George Best and Rodney Marsh's stage show.
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Peter Brackley performed with Osman, Richard Digance and others on several programmes for BBC Radio.
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In 1990, Peter Brackley stood in for an indisposed Jimmy Greaves on the long-running ITV Sport show Saint and Greavsie.
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Peter Brackley died on 14 October 2018, at the age of 67, after a period of ill health.