Peter Berry (footballer)

Peter Berry (20 September 1933 – 8 October 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made a total of 189 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town scoring 33 goals. He was the younger brother of Johnny Berry (1926–1994), of Manchester United and England, whose career was ended by the Munich air disaster.[2]

Peter Berry
Personal information
Full name Peter Berry[1]
Date of birth (1933-09-20)20 September 1933
Place of birth Aldershot, England
Date of death 8 October 2016(2016-10-08) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
?–1951 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1958 Crystal Palace 151 (27)
1958–1961 Ipswich Town 38 (6)
Total 189 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Berry was born in Aldershot in Hampshire, the son of Mary (née O'Connor) and Reginald Berry,[3] a Sergeant in the RHA; he lived with his family on Crimea Road.

Berry began his youth career at Crystal Palace and signed professional terms in August 1951.[4] However his career was then interrupted by National Service and he did not make his debut until January 1954.[2] He began his career as a winger but played mainly as an inside forward and could also play at centre forward.[2] Over the following four seasons Berry was a regular in the Palace first team making a total of 151 League appearances, scoring 27 times.[2] In May 1958,[4] Berry was signed, together with Palace colleague Jimmy Belcher for Ipswich Town, by then manager Alf Ramsay.[2] However, in September 1959, Berry suffered an injury which would ultimately end his career and he retired as a result of this in June 1961, after 38 appearances (6 goals) for Ipswich.[2]

Post retirement

After retiring as a player, Berry set up a sports shop during the 1960s, working in partnership with his brother Johnny in Cove, Hampshire. His brother had survived the Munich crash of 1958 but his injuries were too severe for him to resume his playing career, and returned to his native Hampshire within a few years.[5] He died in his native Aldershot in Hampshire in 2016 aged 83.

References
  1. "Peter Berry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 64. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. Peter Berry in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  4. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. "Johnny Berry Profile". England Football Online. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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