Tributes have been paid to a former player and manager of Prestwich Heys AFC who sadly died aged 85-years-old. Officials announced that club legend, Peter Gilmour passed away on Saturday (November 23).
Peter joined the Heys in 1959 and was recognised as “a Dynamo of the side with a flair for goal getting”. He played over 500 matches for the team scoring 270 goals.
His time at the club saw him win 22 trophies and finish as the club’s second highest goal scorer behind Tommy Kaye who notched up 293. In the 1968-69 season, Peter became player-manager after the club was promoted to the Lancashire Combination league where they faced the likes of Lancaster City, Marine and Radcliffe.
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Despite the step up in quality, the team managed to finish fifth and second in their first two seasons in under Peter. His final year at the club produced the most successful period which saw them win the League, Challenge Cup, League Cup and George Watson Trophy in the 1970-71 season.
This team remains the only one to claim all four available trophies in a season with Peter contributing five goals. At the end of the season Peter announced he was leaving to take up the managerial reins at Lancaster City.
He did return for another stint at the club in the 1970’s as manager while they were in the Cheshire League. Throughout his time at the club, Peter also practiced as an architect, establishing his own business called, Shepherd Gilmour. The company is still active ’till this day as an industry leading development company that was known for being at the forefront of city centre living.
Peter continued to keep an interest in the club as a visitor and organiser of events, particularly those marking club anniversaries where his vast collection of archive material, formed the centrepiece of many successful evenings.
In 2018, he was on hand to cut the cake on the clubs 80th Anniversary and also accept the role of honorary club patron.
In a tribute to Peter, club spokesperson, Stephen Howard wrote: “It is unlikely we will see Peter’s like again. A man who was a huge part of a golden age for the club and whose achievements will never be forgotten or are unlikely to be matched.
“Even more importantly Peter was a thoroughly nice man, always time for a chat, particularly if it was about his beloved Heys. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him and had the pleasure of spending time with him.”
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