- John Atyeo
Football player infobox
playername = John Atyeo
fullname = Peter John Walter Atyeo
nickname = Big John
height =
dateofbirth = 7 February 1932
cityofbirth =Dilton Marsh
dateofdeath = death date and age|1993|6|9|1932|2|7|df=y
cityofdeath =Warminster
countryofbirth =England
countryofdeath =England
currentclub =
clubnumber = 8
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1950-1951
1951-1966
clubs = Portsmouth
Bristol City
Total
caps(goals) = 002 00(0)
596 (314)
598 (314)
nationalyears = 1955-1957
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 00(5)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Peter John Walter Atyeo (more commonly known as John Atyeo) (7 February 1932 – 9 June 1993) was an English football
striker who spent the majority of his career at Bristol CityAtyeo had an outstanding career and won six England caps from 1955 to 1957, scoring five goals. Despite offers from Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool and
AC Milan which were worth around £20 million in today's moneyfact|date=September 2008 and could have made him the most expensive player in England, after signing from Portsmouth in 1951 he stayed with City throughout the rest of his career, making 647 appearances and became Bristol City's all time top scorer with 350 goals by the time he retired in 1966. The new stand that replaced the Park End atAshton Gate in 1994 is named the Atyeo Stand after him.Atyeo was always perceived by fans as being the image of Bristol City at the time as well as being popular with the ladies of the era with his near always slicked hair.
References
*Englandstats|id=36|name=John Atyeo
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