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Sunday 8 March 2009

PETER LORIMER - FOOTBALLER

Hailing from Broughty Ferry, Peter Lorimer's schooldays were spent at Stobswell, and needless to say, he played football for the Stobbie too. He was so good, it wasn't long before he was playing for Dundee Schoolboys and the big name teams came looking for him. He ended up signing for Leeds United. In fact he was thrown straight into the deep end as he actually played in Leeds full team when he was just 15. He also played for Scotland, and is now a Leeds (and Scottish) "Legend".
I can remember watching him on tv a lot. He had a helluva shot and banged in loads of goals from long range.
Going back to his schooldays...Stobswell were playing Linlathen at Caird Park one time - Peter took a free kick from 20 yards out - ended up breaking the keepers fingers!!
He has played at Dens Park, not for Dundee but against. He was in the Leeds team that Dundee met in the Fairs Cup semi final in May 1968. That was a 1-1 draw but Leeds progressed to win the trophy.
There was also a Testimonial at Dens in April 1978 featuring the Peter Lorimer XI. The XI winning it 3-2.
There's no doubt about it, Leeds were a fantastic team back in the late 60's & early 70's and here below is Peter (#7) getting a hat-trick in the Leeds demolition of Southampton in 1972.
Incidentally, ex Dee, Jim Steele, is playing for the Saints and can be seen wandering around in a daze!

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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous9 March 2009 at 03:51

    The Leeds team of that era were fantastic. That particular clip was like watching a football equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters! I`ve spotted Peter Lorimer in Broughty Ferry a couple of times fairly recently. I don`t know though if that was as a resident or a visitor.

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  2. Anonymous10 March 2009 at 04:10

    I think Peter has / had a bar in Leeds that was a big hit with the L.U.F.C. fans. He is a legend to fans from a certain era in that City.

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  3. Anonymous12 March 2009 at 03:31

    i remember going to his mum's house in Douglas to see his trophy's!!! she stayed in Baluniefield Road.

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  4. Anonymous21 November 2011 at 06:16

    I played in the game before his testimonial at Dens Park in 78 for Downfield Boys U12s v Oulton & Woodlesford from Leeds, we won 4-1 if memory serves me.

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  5. 14and16bus20 December 2012 at 10:59

    As a schoolboy myself at the time, I remember reading in the "Tully" that 15-year old schoolboy Peter Lorimer had signed for Leeds. I believe his address was in Linlathen ? not Broughty Ferry.
    As a football fan, I saw him rise to the heights he did and never forgot reading about his signing.

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  6. Anonymous20 February 2013 at 12:51

    I played in that match as well,we traveled up by train courtesy of Waddingtons games in LEEDS

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  7. Bilindsay@talktalk.net19 December 2013 at 11:51

    When I worked as the beach rescue at Broughty Ferry this young boy asked me to keep the goal wile he kicked the ball very hard at me. He told me later he was going down south to have a trial with Leeds ,the rest is history!

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  8. Anonymous23 February 2016 at 11:32

    Peter & I were in the same class at the Stobbie, Playing against him one sports period at Caird park, I foolishly took up a position on the 12yd line when he took a corner. rather than put the ball over my "one man line" he somehow tried to put it thro my face ! ! it took a few minutes and the help of our teacher before I was able to return to the real world.

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  9. ia.dempster704@btinternet.com28 June 2019 at 14:15

    Played along side Peter Lorimer at Primary School in Broughty Ferry called Eastern Primary school. Also got him to join the BB's in Broughty Ferry (46th company) he was in our football team there. Great player and was outstanding. I remember scoring 3 goals for the Eastern School against Dens Road Primary school. Peter also scored 3 and Davie Robb ex Aberdeen player scored one. We won 7-1 that game at Claypotts park Dundee. Could be around 1957. happy times back then.

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  10. ROBERT ERSKINE25 September 2020 at 15:00

    I played against Peter in Kenya independence tournament 1963 .I played in goal for the Kenya national side against a Scottish amateur side managed by Eddie Turnbull made up mostly of Queens Park players with Bobby Clark in goal .p eter scored one of their two goals but Kenya excelled themselves to win 3-2 .It has been a source of great joy to see him have such a wonderful career

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  11. Unknown20 March 2021 at 12:00

    Very very sad to hear of Peter’s passing he was a great chap.
    Peter Lorimer and I played in the same primary school football team (Eastern School) in Broughty Ferry in the mid 1950’s.
    He was known as cannon ball kid, very hard shot and scored many goals even playing at the centre half position in the team. I got him to join our local BB’s and he played in that football team also.
    We were top of the BB league in no time. He scored many goals.
    We were both at the same primary and secondary schools together and in the same class and are the same age.
    I have happy memories of him and an outstanding and exceptional player in these school days.
    Sympathy to his wife, family and friends.
    Ian MacRobert Dempster,
    Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland.

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