Peter Sweeney

This article is about the current Scottish footballer. For the early twentieth century Scottish-American footballer, see Peter Sweeney (soccer).
Peter Sweeney
Personal information
Full name Peter Henry Sweeney[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-25) 25 September 1984[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Greenwich Borough
Youth career
0000–2000 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Millwall 59 (5)
2005–2008 Stoke City 35 (2)
2007 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (0)
2007 → Walsall (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2009 Leeds United 9 (0)
2009 → Grimsby Town (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010 Grimsby Town 40 (4)
2010–2013 Bury 82 (5)
2013–2014 AFC Wimbledon 29 (0)
2014–2015 Dartford 36 (1)
2015– Greenwich Borough 46 (2)
National team
2004–2005 Scotland U21 8 (0)
2005 Scotland B 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:35, 30 November 2016 (UTC).


Peter Henry Sweeney (born 25 September 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greenwich Borough.

Sweeney began his career at Millwall where he progressed though their youth team and broke into the first team. He played in the 2004 FA Cup Final were Millwall lost 3–0 to Manchester United. He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2005 for a fee of £250,000 but his start at Stoke was hampered by injuries. He struggled to fully recover and after spending time out on loan at Yeovil Town and Walsall he joined Leeds United in January 2008. After a brief spell at Elland Road Sweeney played for Grimsby Town, Bury, AFC Wimbledon, Dartford and Greenwich Borough.

Career

Millwall

Sweeney was born in Glasgow and moved with his family to London when he was three-years-old.[2] He started his career at Millwall, where he made his debut in 2002, but he had to wait another year for his breakthrough. Sweeney played 34 times for Millwall in 2003–04 and he played a major role in the Lions' route to the 2004 FA Cup Final, where he started against Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium, Millwall lost 3–0.[3] Following the cup final appearance, Millwall received a place in the UEFA Cup for the 2004–05 season, in which Sweeney played a part in the first round of the tournament, where they were defeated by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi.[4]

Stoke City

On 1 July 2005 Sweeney signed for Stoke City for a fee of £250,000.[5] His start at Stoke was hampered after he injured his back in a pre-season match against Newcastle Town, which ruled him out for the first three months of the 2005–06.[6] Once he recovered from his injury Sweeney went on to play 20 times scoring once on the final day of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion.[7]

He scored against Luton Town in a 2–2 draw early in the 2006–07 season but soon lost his place in the side and joined Yeovil Town on loan in January 2007.[8][9] He played eight times for the Golvers before returning to Stoke in April 2007.[10] On 22 November 2007 he signed a two-month loan deal at Walsall where he made seven appearances.[11]

Leeds United

Early in the January 2008 transfer window Stoke accepted an undisclosed bid for the midfielder from Leeds United, with whom he swiftly agreed personally terms, and it was announced that he would sign, subject to a medical the following week.[12][13] He finalised the move on 10 January, joining the club on a two–and–a–half–year deal.[14] Despite starting in the last few games of Dennis Wise reign as Leeds manager, including making his debut away to Crewe and providing the assist for Jermaine Beckford's winning header, Sweeney failed to establish himself under managers Gary McAllister and Simon Grayson.

Grimsby Town

Sweeney made a loan move in March 2009 to Grimsby Town, signing with Grimsby until the end of the season, along with Bradford City forward Barry Conlon and fellow Leeds player Jonathan Lund.[15] Sweeney went on to be part of a Grimsby side that would make a late surge in the league, and that would eventually stave off the threat of relegation from the Football League. Following the close of the 2008–2009 season and the end of his loan spell, he was released from his contract at Leeds, following a one and a half year spell at the Yorkshire club.[16] On 3 July 2009, after much speculation, Sweeney re–signed for "The Mariners", on a two–year deal.[17] He scored his first goal for the club against Rotherham United in a 2–1 defeat at home. Sweeney then managed to score a superb volley against his former club Leeds, in the third round of the Football League Trophy at Elland Road. A corner resulted in Leeds keeper Casper Ankergren punching the ball out too Sweeney, who smashed in a left foot volley from the edge of the area, that crashed in off the under side of the cross bar. However Grimsby went on to lose the game 3–1. On 18 December, Sweeney scored another spectacular goal after hitting a dipping volley from the edge of the in a 1–1 home draw with Morecambe.[18] Sweeney continued to hold down a position in the centre of midfield throughout the 09/10 season. On 12 May 2010, Sweeney was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by Grimsby manager Neil Woods after their relegation from the football league.[19]

Bury

Sweeney joined Bury on 25 June 2010 signing a two–year deal.[20] Despite failing to hold down a regular starting place for "The Shakers" during the 2010–11 season, Sweeney performed consistently when called upon by manager Alan Knill. Following Knill's departure, Sweeney entered the fold under Richie Barker following suspensions and injuries to regular midfield duo Damien Mozika and Steven Schumacher eventually helping the club to earn promotion from League Two.[21] Sweeney made 41 appearances in League One, scoring 4 goals during the 2011–12 season[22] and made 21 appearances, scoring 1 goal, in all competitions during the 2012–13 season[23] for Bury before being sold to AFC Wimbledon on 8 January 2013.[24] During his time at Bury, Sweeney made a total of 95 appearances, which is the most games he has ever played for one club.[25]

AFC Wimbledon

On 8 January 2013 Sweeney signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon for a free transfer.[26] After only seven appearances for "The Dons", Sweeney suffered a broken foot in a game against Northampton Town on 19 February 2013 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.[27] The injury put him out of action for the remainder of the 2012–2013 season.[28] He returned during AFC Wimbledon's 2013–2014 pre–season campaign, scoring in a behind closed doors game against Gillingham on 2 July 2013 that ended 2–1 to "The Gills".[29] Sweeney came on as a substitute for Harry Pell in AFC Wimbledon's next friendly game against Dartford on 6 July 2013 at Princes Park, the game ended 2–2.[30]

Dartford

In August 2014, he signed for Conference Premier side Dartford on a one-year contract.[31] In May 2015, Sweeney was released by the club following relegation to the National League South and the expiration of his contract.[32]

Later career

Following his release from Dartford, Sweeney joined Greenwich Borough in June 2015 helping the club to the Southern Counties East Football League in his first season.[33] He made his debut for the club against Phoenix Sports in a cup match on 1 August 2015 and made his league debut a week later when he played the first 72 minutes against Rochester United. Sweeney scored his first goal for the club in a league match at Canterbury City in a 4-3 victory on 14 November 2015.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2001–02[34] First Division 1000000010
2002–03[35] First Division 511000—61
2003–04[36] First Division 2925000—342
2004–05[37] Championship 24210001[lower-alpha 1]0262
Total 595700010675
Stoke City 2005–06[38] Championship 1713000—201
2006–07[39] Championship 1311010—151
2007–08[40] Championship 500010—60
Total 3524020—412
Yeovil Town (loan) 2006–07[39] League One 8000000080
Walsall (loan) 2007–08[40] League One 7000000070
Leeds United 2007–08[40] League One 9000000090
Grimsby Town (loan) 2008–09[41] League Two 8000000080
Grimsby Town 2009–10[42] League Two 40400102[lower-alpha 2]2436
Total 484001022516
Bury 2010–11[43] League Two 25010102[lower-alpha 2]0290
2011–12[44] League One 41410201[lower-alpha 2]0454
2012–13[45] League One 16130101[lower-alpha 2]0211
Total 825504040955
AFC Wimbledon 2012–13[45] League Two 7000000070
2013–14[46] League Two 22010101[lower-alpha 2]1251
Total 290101011321
Dartford 2014–15[47] Conference Premier 36130—3[lower-alpha 3]0421
Career total 313172008011335220
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Millwall
Stoke City
Bury
Greenwich Borough

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ "Sweeney flying after getting the call-up to Under-21 squad". Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Man Utd win FA Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ferencvaros 3-1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stoke snap up midfielder Sweeney". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sweeney sidelined for Stoke start". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brighton 1-5 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Luton 2-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Yeovil sign Sweeney and Brittain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sweeney back at Stoke after loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Walsall recruit Stoke midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  12. ↑ "Sweeney To Sign". Leeds United. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  13. ↑ "Sweeney's Medical". Leeds United. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  14. ↑ "Sweeney's Delight". Leeds United. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
  15. ↑ "Grimsby unveil trio of signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Sweeney departs Leeds United". Leeds United A.F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  17. ↑ Sweeney Deal Done, Grimsby Town F.C., 3 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009
  18. ↑ "Grimsby 1–1 Morecambe". BBC News. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  19. ↑ "Town players made available following relegation". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "Grimsby Town midfielder Peter Sweeney to leave for Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Sweeney departs Grimsby for Bury". BBC News. 25 June 2010.
  22. ↑ "Peter Sweeney season 2011012 stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  23. ↑ "Peter Sweeney season stats 2012–13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  24. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign Peter Sweeney from Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  25. ↑ "Peter Sweeney football stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  26. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign Peter Sweeney from Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  27. ↑ "Peter Sweeney injury update". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  28. ↑ "Peter steps up recovery". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  29. ↑ "Gillingham 2–1 AFC Wimbledon". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  30. ↑ "Fenlon strikes in draw". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "Football League Player Signs For Dartford FC". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  32. ↑ "Dartford FC boss Tony Burman talking to potential new signings after putting 10 players on contract for next season". Kent Online. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  33. ↑ "New Signing". Greenwich Borough. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  39. 1 2 "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  40. 1 2 3 "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  45. 1 2 "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  46. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Peter Sweeney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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