Peter Houghton

Peter Houghton (born 30 November 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for four clubs from 1978 to 1988.

Playing career A forward, Houghton made his breakthrough into professional football at 23 when Wigan Athletic were elected to The Football League in 1978. He had joined the Latics a few months earlier from South Liverpool, after an earlier spell with Prescot Town where he won a Mid–Cheshire League championship. He had the honour of scoring Wigan's final goal as a non–league club against Matlock Town and helped them win the Lancashire Junior Cup against Chorley. He finished the 1977–78 season with nine goals in 17 league appearances.

Houghton had a goal disallowed on his Football League debut against Hereford United, This was to be his final season with the club, with his last appearance coming in a 0–0 draw at Chesterfield on 30 April 1988.

After leaving Chester, Houghton dropped into non–league football with Runcorn in the GM Vauxhall Conference and also later played for Warrington Town.

Honours

Prescot Town

Mid–Cheshire League champions: 1976–77

Wigan Athletic

Lancashire Junior Cup winners: 1977–78 Football League Division Four promotion: 1981–82

Chester City

Football League Division Four runners–up: 1985–86