Peter Gartland

Peter Gartland
Personal information
Full name Peter Gartland[1]
Date of birth 14 May 1893
Place of birth Seaham, England
Date of death 1973 (aged 79–80)[2]
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Seaham Harbour
1914–1918 Manchester City 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Peter Gartland (14 May 1893 – 1973) was an English professional football left back who made one appearance in the Football League for Manchester City.[1]

Personal life

Gartland served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[2] In September 1918 he received a small shrapnel wound in the leg from a gas shell, which necessitated the leg being amputated.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 108. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peter Gartland - Service Record - Football and the First World War". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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