Peter Wilding
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| Peter Wilding | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 11, 1968 (age 38) | |
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder/Utility | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2003 | Shrewsbury Town | 171 (7) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Peter Wilding (born Shrewsbury, 28th November 1968), is a former professional footballer for Telford United and Shrewsbury Town. Originally a midfielder, Wilding became somewhat of a utility player during his time at Shrewsbury, palying in every position except goalkeeper during his six year stay at Gay Meadow.
Wilding played much of his playing career in the Shrewsbury local leagues, however his good form led him to sign with then Conference National side Telford United in 1996. After one and a half seasons, Telford manager Jake King was appointed manager at neighbouring Shrewsbury Town, with one of King's first acts as Shrewsbury manager being to sign Wilding from Telford United for £10,000 in August 1997.
Wilding was to play under two Shrewsbury managers during his stay at Shrewsbury, Jake King, and later Kevin Ratcliffe. Whilst not one of the big names in the Shrewsbury squad, the hometown player endeared himself to Shrewsbury fans with his dependable, workmanlike performances.
Arguably Wilding's finest season was the 2002/03 season. In the FA Cup third round, Shrewsbury famously defeated Everton F.C 2-1. Whilst Nigel Jemson grabbed most of the headlines by scoring both goals, Wilding had a superb game, completely marking Wayne Rooney out of the game. Sadly for Shrewsbury, their form dipped in the latter half of the season, eventually finishing bottom of the Football League Third Division.
Despite this, Wilding was seen as one of the sides best players that season, and escaped much of the intense criticism levelled at some of his 'big name' team mates.
Following relegation, Ratcliffe resigned, and Wilding was one of the few players to be offered a new contract by Ratcliffe's replacement Jimmy Quinn. Feeling unhappy with the terms of the contract, Wilding opted to reject the contract, and retired from professional football.
Wilding later signed for League of Wales side Welshpool Town before retiring from football. He now works in Shrewsbury in the construction industry.
