Peter Sanders

Peter Charles William Sanders (born 7 September 1942) is a Welsh former association football and rugby union player. He played professional association football for Newport County and Gillingham before switching to rugby union and playing for Newport and Cross Keys.

Sporting career

Association football Sanders was born in Newport and began his career playing association football as a centre forward for local team Newport County, one of the four Welsh clubs then playing in England's Football League. After a year as an amateur, he turned professional with the club in October 1959, soon after his 17th birthday. He went on to make three appearances for the "Ironsides" in the Football League Third Division, and was also selected for the Wales national youth team.

In July 1961 he left Newport to join Gillingham of the Fourth Division.

Personal life Sanders' son, Alan Sanders, also became a professional footballer, playing for Cardiff City in the early 1980s.