Peter David Handyside was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-back from 1992 until 2007.
12 Facts About Peter Handyside
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In 2001 after nine years at Blundell Park, Peter Handyside joined Stoke City who he went on to captain and eventually earning promotion out of the Second Division like he had previously done at Grimsby.
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Peter Handyside was a product of the youth system at Heston Rovers a local side from his home town of Dumfries.
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Peter Handyside had a spell on the books of the youth team of Queen of the South including playing in a BP Youth Cup second round tie against Celtic on 31 October 1990.
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Peter Handyside was trialled by Grimsby Town and was signed by the club's youth team in 1990.
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Peter Handyside took his step up into the first team in 1992 and was eventually the club's long-term replacement for veteran centre back Paul Futcher and made an excellent pairing with Mark Lever.
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Peter Handyside's maturity grew and he became an integral part of Grimsby's defensive setup, and along with Lever, John McDermott, Tony Gallimore, Graham Rodger, Kevin Jobling and Richard Smith was part of arguably Grimsby's best ever defence.
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Peter Handyside joined Stoke City in the summer of 2001 on a free-transfer and was made club captain.
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Peter Handyside remained at the club for one year before leaving the club on a free transfer.
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Handyside has played alongside his fellow Grimsby promotion winning teammate Tony Gallimore at four different clubs: Grimsby, Barnsley, Northwich Victoria and Hucknall; the only team at which Peter has not played with Tony is Stoke City, ironically Gallimore's first senior club.
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In December 2013 Peter Handyside's daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia, and in 2014 she launched her own campaign named "Maia's Mission".
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Peter Handyside died on 9 February 2024, at the age of 49 of sepsis.