Peter Castle

Peter Castle (born 12 March 1987) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sholing in the Southern League Division One South & West. In 2003, he became Reading's youngest ever player aged 16 years and 49 days. At international level, Castle has represented the England under-16s and Ireland under-18s.

Peter Castle
Personal information
Full name Peter Castle[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1996–2001 Bournemouth
2001–2003 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Reading 1 (0)
2005 → St. Albans City (loan) 2 (0)
2006 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 1 (0)
2006 Rushden & Diamonds 0 (0)
2006 Staines Town 9 (1)
2006 Eastleigh 1 (0)
2006–2010 Bashley 107 (8)
2010 A.F.C. Totton 2 (0)
2010–2011 Gosport Borough 14 (0)
2011 Lymington Town 7 (0)
2011–2012 GE Hamble 22 (0)
2012 Winchester City 18 (2)
2012– Sholing 33 (5)
National team
2003 England U16 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:42, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Club career

Football League

Castle began his career at Bournemouth aged nine before moving to Reading in 2001 where he broke into the reserve team at 15.[2] He made his Reading debut as a 79th-minute substitute against Watford on 30 April 2003 along with fellow Academy graduate Darren Campbell. At just 16 years and 49 days he became the club's youngest ever player, a record he still holds.[3] Despite making his debut at such a young age, he could not establish himself at Reading and the match against Watford proved to be his first and last appearance for the club.

In September 2005 he moved to St. Albans City on a one-month loan and made six appearances in total before returning to Reading on 11 October.[2] Soon afterwards, Castle was soon loaned out again, this time joining Rushden & Diamonds in January on loan for the rest of the season.[4] He made his debut against Wrexham, starting in a 2–0 home defeat and with his Reading contract due to expire at the end of the season, Castle made his loan move to Rushden permanent on the last day of the transfer window, signing on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[5] He made one further appearance on 24 April in the Maunsell Cup against Peterborough United before being released by the club at the end of the 2005–06 season.[6]

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,[7] before joining Conference South side Eastleigh in October.[8] He made just one first team appearance for Eastleigh, a league match against Weston Super Mare,[9] before moving on to Bashley in the Southern League Division One South & West a month later.[10]

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.[11] He made 131 appearances in total, scoring nine goals before moving on to A.F.C. Totton in January 2010.[12] After a brief stay with Totton, Castle joined Southern League Division One South & West rivals Gosport Borough in June,[13] remaining there for one season before switching to Lymington Town on 1 July 2011.[14] Castle was released by the club just three months later though when it emerged he had been playing Sunday league football without permission.[15] Following his release he joined GE Hamble until the end of the 2011–12 season[6] before returning to Southern League football with Winchester City in June 2012. After early exits from the FA Cup and FA Trophy, Castle left Winchester and joined Sholing in September.[16]

International career

While at Reading, Castle represented the England under-16s and the Ireland under-18s at international level.[6]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 82. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. "Past players: Peter Castle profile". St. Albans City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. "Club Honours and Records". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. "Rushden capture Reading's Castle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. "Diamonds take a pair". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. "Peter Castle profile". RDFC1992. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  7. "Player details 2005–06: Peter Castle". SoccerFacts. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. "Thomas and Ashford leave, Peter Castle signs on". Eastleigh F.C. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  9. "Forbes treble but only 1 point". Eastleigh F.C. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  10. "News update – July 1". Easleigh F.C. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  11. "Bashley". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  12. "Castle's off". Non League Daily. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  13. Gee, Wendy (26 June 2010). "Gosport raid Totton for Taylor and Castle". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  14. "Lymington unveil impressive recruits". Pitchero non-league. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  15. Gee, Wendy (21 October 2011). "Former Reading defender in Sunday football shocker". Southern Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  16. Gee, Wendy (21 September 2012). "Castle leaves City to join Sholing". Southern Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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