Gavin Peacock

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Gavin Peacock
Personal information
Full name	Gavin Peacock
Date of birth	November 18, 1967 (age 39)
Place of birth	Eltham, London, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1987 1987 1987-1989 1989-1990 1990-1993 1993-1996 1996 1996-2002 2001	QPR Gillingham (loan) Gillingham A.F.C. Bournemouth Newcastle United Chelsea QPR (loan) QPR Charlton Athletic (loan)	17 (1) 6 (0) 64 (11) 56 (8) 105 (35) 103 (17) 5 (2) 186 (34) 5 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Gavin Peacock (born 18 November 1967 in Eltham, London) is a former English professional football player who played primarily in midfield but often as a striker.

Peacock started his career at Queens Park Rangers. He played for Gillingham, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Newcastle United in the lower leagues before he moved to Premiership side Chelsea in 1993. The manager who brought him to Gillingham was his father Keith.

Peacock famously scored both home and away for Chelsea in 1-0 victories over Manchester United in the 1993/94 season. Both sides met again in the FA Cup Final, and with the score at 0-0, Peacock hit the crossbar from 25 yards. Manchester United went on to win the FA Cup and achieve the double. Peacock finished joint top scorer that season with an impressive 14 goals from midfield.

Peacock later returned to Queens Park Rangers in 1996, where he stayed until he retired from football in 2002. During this spell he made a cameo appearance in the Premiership in 2001 after going on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2001.

After retiring, Peacock has worked with the BBC, regularly appearing as a pundit on Football Focus and Match of the Day 2. He is also known to be a born again Christian. Because of this he presented a feature on Football Focus about faith in the game in December 2006.