Frank Peterson (footballer)

English footballer This article is about the English footballer. For the German music producer, see Frank Peterson.

Frank Peterson
Personal information
Full name	Frank Arthur Peterson
Date of birth	3 April 1951
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Date of death	not dead
Place of death	Camden, England
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	Millwall	3	(0)
1970	→ Brentwood Town (loan)
1970–1982	Chelmsford City
1971	→ Margate (loan)	7	(3)
	Romford
	Hornchurch
	Billericay Town
International career
	England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Arthur Peterson (3 April 1951 — December 2022) was an English footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Peterson progressed through Millwall's youth academy, becoming the first black player to play for the club. Peterson made three Football League appearances for the club, before joining Chelmsford City in 1970. In February 1971, Peterson joined Margate on loan for a month, becoming the club's first black player. In the 1971–72 Southern Football League season, Peterson scored over 30 times for Chelmsford, as the club won the title. Despite Peterson having multiple, lengthy periods out of the game during his time with Chelmsford, he made 302 appearances in all competitions, scoring 146 times. The final years of Peterson's career consisted of periods at Romford, Hornchurch and Billericay Town.

References

^ "Frank Peterson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
Hern, Bill; Gleave, David (2020). Football's Black Pioneers. Leicester: Conker Editions. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9781999900854.
^ "Frank Peterson". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
"CONNECTIONS – against ROMFORD FC (1929 – 1978) (83)". Fans Focus. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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