Peter Castle

Non-league

Following his release Castle moved into non-league football. He joined Staines Town in July 2006 but remained there for only a few months, making nine league appearances, before joining Conference South side Eastleigh in October. He made just one first team appearance for Eastleigh, a league match against Weston Super Mare, before moving on to Bashley in the Southern League Division One South & West a month later.

Castle remained at Bashley for three and a half years and helped the club to promotion to the Southern League Premier Division during the 2006–07 season. He made 131 appearances in total, scoring nine goals before moving on to A.F.C. Totton in January 2010. After a brief stay with Totton, Castle joined Southern League Division One South & West rivals Gosport Borough in June, remaining there for one season before switching to Lymington Town on 1 July 2011. Castle was released by the club just three months later though when it emerged he had been playing Sunday league football without permission. Following his release he joined GE Hamble until the end of the 2011–12 season In April 2019, he reached the milestone of playing 200 matches in all competitions for Sholing. In May 2019, he joined Hamble Club after seven years with Sholing. In February 2020, he joined AFC Portchester. In August 2023, he was back playing for former side Sholing. In July 2024, he joined Millbrook.

International career While at Reading, Castle represented the England under-16s and the Ireland under-18s at international level. Winner: 2013–14