Malcolm Pyke

Malcolm Pyke
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-03-06) 6 March 1938
Place of birth Eltham, London, England
Playing position Wing half
Youth career
–1957 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 West Ham United 17 (0)
1959–1960 Crystal Palace 2 (0)
1960–? Dartford

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Malcolm Pyke (born 6 March 1938) [1] is an English former footballer who played as a wing half for West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Dartford.

Playing career

Born in Eltham, London, Pyke was a youth team player with West Ham United. He made his first team debut on 22 April 1957 in a 3–1 home win against Bristol City.[1] He was a member of Ted Fenton's side which won the 1957–58 Second Division but did not make any appearances the following season as West Ham returned to the 1958–59 First Division.[2] He made only 22 appearances for "The Hammers" before moving to Crystal Palace on 9 June 1959[3] in exchange for Ron Brett. His Palace career was even shorter and amounted to only two games before he moved to Dartford, in June 1960.[3][4]

After football

When his football career ended Pyke became the landlord of the Papermakers Arms pub in Dartford, Kent.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – Malcolm Pyke". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 169. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
  3. 1 2 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 338. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
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