Peter Shevlin
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Peter Shevlin was a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 football goalkeeper. He was born in Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....

.

He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic F.C.
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

. He had a relatively short period as their no. 1 goalkeeper, in between Charlie Shaw
Charlie Shaw
Charlie Shaw was a footballer who mainly played for Celtic F.C.. He was their goalkeeper and team captain for several years in the 1920s. He was succeeded as no. 1 goalkeeper by Peter Shevlin. Although he was never capped by Scotland, he represented the Scottish Football League three times in...

 and John Thomson
John Thomson (footballer)
John Thomson was a football goalkeeper for Celtic and Scotland who died as a result of an accidental collision with the Rangers player Sam English during an Old Firm match at Ibrox.-Early life:...

. He did take part in winning the League and the Cup once each.

He later played for South Shields F.C.
South Shields F.C.
South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name...

, Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...

 and Albion Rovers F.C..

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