Peter Hetherston

Football player infobox
playername = Peter Hetherston


fullname = Peter Hetherston
height = height|ft=5|in=9
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|11|6
cityofbirth = Bellshill
countryofbirth = Scotland
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position = Midfielder
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years = 1986–1987
1987–1988
1988
1988–1991
1991–1994
1994–1996
1996–1997
1997–1999
1999–2001
2003
clubs = Falkirk
Watford
Sheffield United
Falkirk
Raith Rovers
Aberdeen
Airdrieonians
Partick Thistle
Raith Rovers
Queen of the South
Career
caps(goals) = 070 0(7)
005 0(1)
011 0(0)
079 0(9)
108 (10)
033 0(0)
008 0(4)
005 0(1)
032 0(2)
001 0(0)
352 (33)
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manageryears = 1999–2001
2002–2003
managerclubs = Raith Rovers
Albion Rovers

Peter Hetherston (born 6 November, 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Hetherston played over 350 league matches during his seventeen-year playing career, appearing for eight different clubs. Hetherston was appointed as manager of Raith Rovers in 1999, spending two years with Rovers before resigning in December 2001.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1703628.stm|title=Hetherston quits Raith|date=2001-12-11|publisher=BBC Sport website] In May 2002, Hetherston was appointed manager of Albion Rovers,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_3/1974130.stm|title=Albion appoint Hetherston|date=2002-05-07|publisher=BBC Sport website] releasing fifteen players just a week later.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1986502.stm|title=Hetherston releases 15 players|date=2002-05-14|publisher=BBC Sport website] Hetherston faced a charge in November 2003 for making sexist remarks about women in footballcite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/albion_rovers/3256849.stm|title='Sexist' boss could face fine|date=2003-11-10|publisher=BBC Sport website] and promptly resigned after another charge three weeks later.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/albion_rovers/3255618.stm|title=Boss Hetherston quits Rovers|date=2003-12-02|publisher=BBC Sport website]

Hetherston – who is now a publican – was one of a number of players who featured in the 2001 film A Shot at Glory, [cite news|title=Caught in Time: Aberdeen's last hurrah|date=2008-09-21|publisher=The Sunday Times|accessdate=2008-09-22] starring Robert Duvall and Michael Keaton.

Honours

Raith Rovers

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Aberdeen

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References

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/peterhetherston.htm Independent profile]
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