Peter Storey
Encyclopedia
Peter Edwin Storey is an English
former football
player.
Storey spent most of his career at Arsenal
, joining the club as an apprentice in 1961 and turning professional the following year. A tough, two footed, hard-tackling player, he started his career at right back
, and having spent three seasons in the youth and reserve teams, he made his first-team debut for Arsenal against Leicester City
on 30 October 1965. He immediately secured a regular place in the Arsenal side and would go on to be a first-choice player for the next ten seasons.
As his career progressed, Storey switched positions, moving forward to become a defensive midfielder. He lost two consecutive League Cup
finals with Arsenal in 1968
and 1969
before winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
in 1969-70
. Known for his hard tackling and generally tough play (he was rated at number 26 in a Times
"50 greatest hard men" list in 2007), Storey went on to play a vital part in Arsenal's First Division
and FA Cup
Double
a year later. One highlight in particular was the FA Cup semi-final against Stoke City
, where he scored twice to help the Gunners draw 2-2 after being 2-0 down. Arsenal won the replay 2-0 and went on to beat Liverpool
in the final.
Storey made his England
debut in 1971, against Greece
(in his old position of right back), and went on to win 19 caps during the early 1970s, filling the midfield role vacated by the retiring Nobby Stiles
. Storey had a longer international career than any other player in Arsenal's 1971 double-winning team. Although England's record when Storey played was W11 D5 L3, England's dismal form at the time meant he never played in a tournament finals.
After losing his place in the 1976-77
season under new Arsenal boss Terry Neill
, Storey moved to Fulham
for £10,000. He had played 501 times in all for Arsenal, making him the club's eighth-leading player in terms of appearances. His aggressive nature on the pitch sparked the joke among fans and the media that he was "One Storey that belonged in the horror section".http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2215721.ece
He spent one season at Craven Cottage
before retiring from the game in 1978.
Following his retirement from the game, Storey set up a market stall and later ran the Islington pub
The Jolly Farmers. He also became known for various run-ins with the law. In 1979, he was fined for running a brothel
, and later served time in prison
for a variety of crimes, including being involved in a coin
counterfeit
ing ring, car theft, and illegally importing pornographic
videos
. He now lives in France with his third wife and runs a small farm.
In September 2010 he released a no-holds-barred autobiography called True Storey: My Life and Crimes as a Football Hatchet Man, but talks about making a film about his life fell through.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
Storey spent most of his career at Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, joining the club as an apprentice in 1961 and turning professional the following year. A tough, two footed, hard-tackling player, he started his career at right back
Right Back
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, and having spent three seasons in the youth and reserve teams, he made his first-team debut for Arsenal against Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
on 30 October 1965. He immediately secured a regular place in the Arsenal side and would go on to be a first-choice player for the next ten seasons.
As his career progressed, Storey switched positions, moving forward to become a defensive midfielder. He lost two consecutive League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
finals with Arsenal in 1968
1968 Football League Cup Final
The 1968 Football League Cup Final took place on 2 March 1968 at Wembley Stadium. It was the eighth final and the second to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Arsenal and Leeds United....
and 1969
1969 Football League Cup Final
The 1969 Football League Cup Final took place on 15 March 1969 at Wembley Stadium. It was the ninth final and the third to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Arsenal and Swindon Town.-Pre-match:...
before winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
in 1969-70
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70
The twelfth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1969-'70 season. The competition was won by Arsenal FC over two legs in the final against Anderlecht...
. Known for his hard tackling and generally tough play (he was rated at number 26 in a Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
"50 greatest hard men" list in 2007), Storey went on to play a vital part in Arsenal's First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
and FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
a year later. One highlight in particular was the FA Cup semi-final against Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, where he scored twice to help the Gunners draw 2-2 after being 2-0 down. Arsenal won the replay 2-0 and went on to beat Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in the final.
Storey made his England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
debut in 1971, against Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
(in his old position of right back), and went on to win 19 caps during the early 1970s, filling the midfield role vacated by the retiring Nobby Stiles
Nobby Stiles
Norbert "Nobby" Peter Stiles MBE is a retired English footballer. He was born in Collyhurst, Manchester.Stiles played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring 1 goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign...
. Storey had a longer international career than any other player in Arsenal's 1971 double-winning team. Although England's record when Storey played was W11 D5 L3, England's dismal form at the time meant he never played in a tournament finals.
After losing his place in the 1976-77
1976-77 in English football
The 1976–77 season was the 97th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:The Football League revamped the tie-breaking criteria for teams level of points, replacing the traditional goal average tie-breaker with one based on goal difference to try to encourage more scoring...
season under new Arsenal boss Terry Neill
Terry Neill
William John Terence "Terry" Neill is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager.-Playing career:Born in Belfast, Neill played as a youth for Bangor, before moving in December 1959 to Arsenal. He spent a year in Arsenal's youth side, before making his debut against Sheffield Wednesday...
, Storey moved to Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
for £10,000. He had played 501 times in all for Arsenal, making him the club's eighth-leading player in terms of appearances. His aggressive nature on the pitch sparked the joke among fans and the media that he was "One Storey that belonged in the horror section".http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2215721.ece
He spent one season at Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
before retiring from the game in 1978.
Following his retirement from the game, Storey set up a market stall and later ran the Islington pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
The Jolly Farmers. He also became known for various run-ins with the law. In 1979, he was fined for running a brothel
Brothel
Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...
, and later served time in prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
for a variety of crimes, including being involved in a coin
Coin
A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....
counterfeit
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
ing ring, car theft, and illegally importing pornographic
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
videos
Videotape
A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced by an electrocardiogram...
. He now lives in France with his third wife and runs a small farm.
In September 2010 he released a no-holds-barred autobiography called True Storey: My Life and Crimes as a Football Hatchet Man, but talks about making a film about his life fell through.