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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: John Edwards on March 19, 2022, 11:19:36 AM
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Sad news about a former Alty favourite.
https://www.altrinchamfc.com/news/peter-eales-great-goalkeeper-and-great-crowd-pleaser-has-died
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Sad news indeed. Condolences to all his family and friends.
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very sad news,condolences to his family and friends
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Very sorry to hear that. He was a real character and a great keeper.
There are so many anecdotes about him. Giving Latchford the mock kiss of life after he'd dived for a pen for the umpteenth time at goodison park was classic. When Latchford pushed him away, he straightfaced gave the ref a thumbs-up!
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Great keeper, great character. Thanks for the memories, Electric Eales. RIP.
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Extremely sad news for those of us who happen to be of a certain vintage.
A larger-than-life character; a tremendous entertainer; the owner of a truly splendid moustache and, above all else, a very talented goalkeeper who was a pivotal member of some of the most successful Alty teams of the 1970s.
Prior to joining Alty at the culmination of the 1972/73 season, he had clocked up the sum of 316 appearances for South Liverpool, which had included 74 clean sheets, and in two separate spells at Moss Lane he played for the Robins on a total of 192 occasions, notably featuring in those memorable FA Cup ties at Everton and Spurs respectively and that simply unforgettable afternoon in April 1978 when Alty defeated Leatherhead in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley.
I still recall may of his humorous crowd-pleasing antics. Indeed, Ealesy perfected that old 'goalkeeper with spaghetti legs' routine long before Bruce Grobbelaar exhibited that particular ploy in the 1984 European Cup Final in Rome!
There were also those tactics he employed to infuriate opposition forwards, whether it was the arms outstretched 'scarecrow pose' when a wayward shot flew well wide of his goal or the classic collecting of a particularly feeble or underhit shot and then theatrically shaking or blowing on his hands as if they had really been stung.
There are also stories of him swinging on the goalposts; sitting on the penalty spot whilst his team were on the attack; cadging cigarettes from spectators and then having a smoke whilst leaning against the goalposts and allegedly partaking of a couple of pints before a game in order to to calm his nerves.
Beneath all of this artifice though lay an exceptional goalkeeper. One specific moment that has lodged in my memory is a superb flying save that he made during a tight and tricky FA Cup Second Round tie against Droylsden at a packed the Butcher's Arms back in December 1978, which promptly elicited applause from his captain John King. I recollect that Alty were only 1-0 up at the time but Mickey Brooke's splendid individual goal eventually put the game to bed and ultimately paved the way to that epic 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane in January 1979:
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GBRWF8/altrincham-goalkeeper-peter-eales-second-r-makes-a-grab-for-the-ball-GBRWF8.jpg)
Condolences to his family and friends.
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The interview at h/t on RR was wonderful and really highlighted the character of Peter Eales R.I.P.
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Johnny Owens, Johnny King,Graham Heathcote and is that Ivan Crossley(with his back to the camara) along with Peter.A great photo of a club legend in action for a legend team
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He was in goal in the first match I ever attended, and a real character as well as being an excellent keeper. RIP.
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Peter Eales thwarting Ian St. John in an FA Cup First Round tie between South Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers on 18th November 1972:
(https://www.southliverpoolfc.com/s/cc_images/teaserbox_2414567900.jpg?t=1497372129)
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Peter Eales thwarting Ian St. John in an FA Cup First Round tie between South Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers on 18th November 1972:
(https://www.southliverpoolfc.com/s/cc_images/teaserbox_2414567900.jpg?t=1497372129)
That is a wonderful photo. Thank you for putting that up. Much appreciated.
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Here's a link to South Liverpool's tribute to Peter Eales.
https://www.southliverpoolfc.com/news-lottery/ (https://www.southliverpoolfc.com/news-lottery/)
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Was keeper in my first 3-4 years supporting the Robins. Fully remember his leg antics and his belching. Heard that on one or two occasions, plus he startled a Stafford Rangers defender with it during a corner.
Very sorry to hear this, had a couple of natters with him behind the goals too. My commiserations to his family at this sad time.
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Peter Eales thwarting Ian St. John in an FA Cup First Round tie between South Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers on 18th November 1972:
(https://www.southliverpoolfc.com/s/cc_images/teaserbox_2414567900.jpg?t=1497372129)
That is a wonderful photo. Thank you for putting that up. Much appreciated.
Indeed, you get some great archive stuff on here Cult. Much appreciated
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Tribute from the Runcorn perspective:
https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/20009567.tribute-runcorn-goalkeeping-legend-peter-eales/ (https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/20009567.tribute-runcorn-goalkeeping-legend-peter-eales/)
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Details of the funeral service for Peter Eales:
https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/eales/5027567 (https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/eales/5027567)