Peter Gilbert (born 31 July 1983, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a professional English footballer who is currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. He was also eligible to play for Wales which he opted to do and has represented them at U21 international level.
Peter began his career at Birmingham City but failed to make a first team appearance before moving to Plymouth Argyle at the beginning of the 2003-04 season. The young fullback soon proved himself to be as reliable as they come. As soon as he settled, he was one of the first names on the team sheet and was a mainstay of Argyle's Second Division Championship winning side, playing 40 league games and scoring 1 goal. This run of form lead him to be called up to the Welsh U21 squad and receiving his first cap.
The step up in class of The Championship proved no problem for Peter as he went on to make another 38 appearances for Plymouth Argyle in the 2004-05 season. This lead to interest from the then Leicester City manager Craig Levein, who duly got his man for the start of the 2005-06 season. Gilbert moved to Leicester City for a fee in the region of £200,000 .
Gilbert move to Leicester City was an unsuccessful one, making only 6 appearances before being loaned to Sheffield Wednesday in November of the same year .He joined Sheffield Wednesday permanently in January 2006 for a undisclosed fee , after impressing during a six week loan at the club. He had previously worked under Sheffield Wednesday's then manager Paul Sturrock at former club Plymouth. Things were looking up for Gilbert until the 30th March 2006 when he learnt that he would miss the rest of the season due to torn cartilage in his knee .
The 2006-07 season didn't start for Gilbert until the 9th January when he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan for one month to regain match fitness from his knee injury. Gilbert made 5 starting appearances for Doncaster. Making his debut in the 2-0 victory against League One rivals Darlington . The loan was cut short due to injuries in the Sheffield Wednesday defence. On the 13th of March 2007 Gilbert made his first start for Sheffield Wednesday in 11 months. Impressing in a 2-0 league win against Colchester United. He went on to make 6 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday that season.
Date
From
To
Fee
01-08-2002
Trainee
Birmingham
N/A
04-07-2003
Birmingham
Plymouth
Free
26-07-2005
Plymouth
Leicester
£200000
05-01-2006
Leicester
Sheffield Wednesday
Undisclosed
Club
Start
Finish
Sheffield Wednesday
24-11-2005
04-01-2006
Doncaster
09-01-2007
04-02-2007
Honour
Club
Season
Division Two Winner (now League One)
Plymouth Argyle
2003-04
Peter has been capped on several occasions by Wales at under-21 level. He made his debut for the Welsh U21's in the 0-0 draw against Latvia on the 18th August 2004.
Recent Club Performance
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Others
Total
App
Goals
App
Goals
App
Goals
App
Goals
App
Goals
App
Goals
Sheff Wed
2006-07
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Doncaster (Loan)
2006-07
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
Sheff Wed
2005-06
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
Sheff Wed (Loan)
2005-06
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
Leicester City
2005-06
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
Plymouth Argyle
2004-05
38
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
2003-04
40
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
42
0
Birmingham
2002-03
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total (Last 5 seasons)
110
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
115
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