Peter Roe (rugby league)

Peter Roe is a former rugby league player and coach. Roe has coached Barrow, Halifax, Keighley, Wakefield Wildcats and Swinton.

Roe was a player at Keighley in the mid-70s and went on to play with Bradford Northern when Peter Fox coached the team to back-to-back championships. He was a centre.

He began his coaching career at Keighley, taking over from the late Geoff Peggs who `died in office' in 1985. He left the following year.

Peter Roe was in charge of Halifax from 1990-91, he returned to Keighley in September 1991 and stayed at his home town club until 1994.

He was coach of Barrow for an 15-month period, ending in January 1996.

Peter Roe led Swinton to promotion from Division Two in 1996.

Peter Roe was in charge of Featherstone from 1999 to October 2001 on a part-time contract, before leaving to take charge of Wakefield Trinity. He was replaced by his assistant Ian Fairhurst.

In October 2001, Roe left his part-time role as Featherstone Rovers coach and his job as a benefit fraud investigator to take up a full-time head coach post with Wakefield Wildcats. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1633169.stm] . He was sacked in July 2002 and was replaced by his assistant Shane McNally. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/2131126.stm]

Peter Roe quit as coach of Swinton Lions in September 2003, after less than a year in charge.

In Peter Roe's second spell with Barrow Raiders, they were National League Two champions in 2004, their first trophy for 20 years with 14 wins from their 18 games. Roe won Coach of the Year in the process. They were promoted to National League One but were relegated back to National League Two at the end of the 2005 season after winning just one of their 18 matches. The financial situation at the club forced a review of the coaching structure and the position of head coach was made part-time and the club parted company with Peter Roe. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/4253474.stm]

Peter Roe returned for his second spell in charge of Keighley Cougars at the end of 2005, succeeding Gary Moorby and starting the rebuilding process of a club still ravaged by relegation from National League One. The majority of players had left and money was in short supply. Player-coach Barry Eaton was the only major signing and promising youngsters were blooded; the side struggled to compete and they finished joint-bottom. Roe gave Eaton full control as player-coach in 2007.