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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1949)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Shilton<br>{{Post-nominals|country=UK|CBE}}
| image = Peter Shilton.png
| caption = Shilton in 2008
| fullname = Peter Leslie Shilton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|09|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leicester]], England
| height = 1.83 m<ref name="England Football Online"/>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 1963–1966
| youthclubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Leicester City]]
| years1 = 1966–1974
| clubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| caps1 = 286
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1974–1977
| clubs2 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
| caps2 = 110
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1977–1982
| clubs3 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps3 = 202
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1982–1987
| clubs4 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
| caps4 = 188
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1987–1992
| clubs5 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
| caps5 = 175
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1992–1995
| clubs6 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1995
| clubs7 = [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1995
| clubs8 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1995–1996
| clubs9 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 1996
| clubs10 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 1996–1997
| clubs11 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 1,005
| totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1965
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1967
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]]
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1968–1972
| nationalteam3 = [[England national under-23 football team|England U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1970–1990
| nationalteam4 = [[England national football team|England]]<ref name="nat_record">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/mar/25/newsstory.sport4 | title=Guardian – Beckham takes aim at Shilton's record | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Kevin | last=McCarra | date=25 March 2008 | access-date=22 May 2010 | archive-date=4 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604073154/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/mar/25/newsstory.sport4 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| nationalcaps4 = 125
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1992–1995
| managerclubs1 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
}}
'''Peter Leslie Shilton''' {{Post-nominals|country=UK|size=100%|CBE}} (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

Shilton's 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the unique distinction of playing over 1,000 English league games, including in excess of 100 for five clubs. During his time at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], he won many honours, including two [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]s, a [[UEFA Super Cup]], the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] championship, and the [[EFL League Cup|Football League Cup]].

Shilton represented [[England national football team|England]] at the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] (where [[Diego Maradona]] [[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)|scored two famous goals against him]]) and [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], and the [[UEFA European Championship]] in [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]] and [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]. Despite not making his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32, Shilton has played in 17 finals matches, and shares the [[FIFA World Cup records#Goalkeeping|record of 10 clean sheets]] in World Cup finals matches with French goalkeeper [[Fabien Barthez]].<ref name="Behind the World Cup record">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=7/news=behind-the-world-cup-record-fabien-barthez-2900993.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712032925/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=7/news=behind-the-world-cup-record-fabien-barthez-2900993.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2017|title=Behind the World Cup record: Fabien Barthez|publisher=FIFA|date=10 July 2017|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>

Shilton holds the record for matches played in the [[English Football League]] <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_in_England_by_number_of_league_appearances </ref> and the [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]] and held the [[List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances|all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football]] (1,387) until 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm21x8mzdnxo |title=Fluminense keeper breaks Shilton appearance record |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2025 }}</ref> With 125 [[Cap (sport)|caps]], he is the England men's most-capped player.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kolos|first1=Vladimir|title=List of Official Appearances Records|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/duizend.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=18 February 2015|date=3 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225011048/https://www.rsssf.com/players/duizend.html|url-status=live|archive-date=25 February 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref name="playing_record">{{cite web|title=Peter Shilton Playing Record|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/petershilton.html|website=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409045440/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/petershilton.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[IFFHS]] ranked Shilton among the top ten goalkeepers of the 20th century in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |title=IFFHS' Century Elections |access-date=27 February 2015 |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |date=30 January 2000 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |archive-date=3 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303065744/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==
===Leicester City===
Shilton was a 13-year-old pupil at King Richard III Boys School in [[Leicester]], when he started training at schoolboy level with his local club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 1963. He caught the eye of first-team goalkeeper [[Gordon Banks]], who commented to the coach about how promising he was.

In May 1966, a 16-year-old Shilton made his debut for Leicester against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and his potential was quickly spotted to the extent that the Leicester City management sided with their teenage prodigy and soon sold [[1966 FIFA World Cup|World Cup winner]] Banks to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]. Shilton settled into first team life thereafter, even managing to score a goal at [[The Dell (Southampton)|The Dell]] against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in October 1967 direct from a clearance at the opposite end of the pitch; the Southampton goalkeeper [[Campbell Forsyth]] misjudged Shilton's long punt upfield, which, instead of splashing harmlessly in the mud, spun off the pitch and flew over Forsyth's head into the goal. Leicester won the game 5–1.<ref>{{cite book| title=In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC |last1= Holley |first1= Duncan |last2= Chalk|first2= Gary | publisher=Hagiology Publishing | year=2003 | isbn=0-9534474-3-X|page=512}}</ref>

The following season Leicester had a mixed season, suffering relegation from the [[1968–69 Football League First Division|First Division]] (they were promoted back to the top tier as champions two seasons later) but reaching the [[1969 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]; 19-year-old Shilton became one of the event's youngest-ever goalkeepers. It did not go his way, however, as a single goal from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s [[Neil Young (footballer, born 1944)|Neil Young]] early in the match was enough to win the game. Despite the many honours and accolades which were to come Shilton's way, he would not appear in an [[FA Cup Final]] again. He reached the semi-finals with Leicester in 1974, but [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] won the match after a replay.

===Stoke City===
Shilton joined [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in November 1974 for £325,000, a world record for a goalkeeper at that time.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City">{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}</ref> Shilton played in 26 matches for Stoke in [[1974–75 Stoke City F.C. season|1974–75]] as they narrowly missed out on the league title.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He was an ever-present in [[1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season|1975–76]] playing in all of the club's 48 fixtures that season.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> However, in January 1976 a severe storm caused considerable damage to the [[Victoria Ground]] and to pay for the repair work Stoke had to sell off their playing staff.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> The summer of 1976 saw [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] lodge a bid for Shilton. Stoke agreed a fee of £275,000 for the goalkeeper, but they could not agree on Shilton's wage demands, which would have made him the highest paid player at the club.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morgan |first=Scott |date=September 2008 |title=Deal or No Deal? |journal=Inside United |issue=194 |pages=42–46 |publisher=Haymarket Network |location=Teddington }}</ref> He remained with Stoke in [[1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season|1976–77]] and a young and inexperienced side suffered relegation to the Second Division.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/> He was sold to Nottingham Forest in September 1977.<ref name="The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City"/>

===Nottingham Forest===
[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] made an offer of £250,000<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/29/napoli.barcelona | title=Guardian – Inspired Football Transfers | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Rob | last=Smyth | date=29 August 2008 | access-date=22 May 2010 | archive-date=9 November 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109205159/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/29/napoli.barcelona | url-status=live }}</ref> and Shilton signed a month into the new season. Forest had just been promoted to the First Division and were riding high under the management of [[Brian Clough]]. They won the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] in a replay after initially drawing with Liverpool at Wembley, though Shilton played no part as he was cup-tied, and then won the League title in their first season back in the First Division. Shilton made a save in the clinching 0–0 draw against [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] which critics{{who|date=July 2023}} regarded among his greatest ever – a vicious close-range header from Mick Ferguson seemed destined for the net with Shilton slightly out of position, but he got across to palm it over the bar. During the season as a whole, Shilton conceded just 18 goals in 37 league appearances.<ref>{{cite web | title=Peter Shilton | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/sport/2004/05/where_are_they_now_shilton.shtml | work=BBC Nottingham | date=May 2004 | access-date=7 September 2007 | archive-date=21 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621055152/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/sport/2004/05/where_are_they_now_shilton.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=July 2023}} Shilton subsequently won the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] award, voted for by his fellow professionals.

Forest won the League Cup again in 1979 – this time Shilton played as they defeated Southampton 3–2 at Wembley – before reaching the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] final where a [[Trevor Francis]] goal was enough to beat Swedish side [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] in Munich. Shilton had another eventful season with Forest, reaching a third consecutive League Cup final, with [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] the opponents at Wembley. There was no third successive victory, however, a communication error between Shilton and defender David Needham resulted in a collision on the edge of the Forest penalty area, leaving [[Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955)|Andy Gray]] free to tap the ball into the net for the game's only goal.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Forest then reached the European Cup final again in 1980 – as holders they were entitled to defend the trophy and faced [[Hamburger SV|SV Hamburg]] in Madrid. Like the 1979 final, the game was tight and one goal settled it from Forest winger [[John Robertson (footballer born 1953)|John Robertson]]. Among the disappointed Hamburg players was [[Kevin Keegan]], now Shilton's captain at international level.

Life began to decline for Shilton afterwards. Forest failed to continue their trophy-winning form while Shilton began what would be a long-standing gambling addiction which would cause considerable strain to his family. There were also stories of an extramarital affair and a conviction for [[drink driving|drink-driving]], with the player fined £350 for the offence.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,583485,00.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=The 10 worst examples of footballers behaving badly | access-date=11 October 2010 | archive-date=3 September 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903005246/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,583485,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref> All of this contributed to Shilton's decision to leave Nottingham Forest in 1982 and start afresh.

===Southampton===
Shilton left Forest for Southampton, where his former international teammate [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]] was playing. Shilton suffered FA Cup semi-final defeat again in 1984 when he was beaten by a last minute [[Adrian Heath]] header which gave [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] a place in the final; and again in 1986 when Liverpool beat Southampton 2–0. He joined [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] in the summer of 1987.

He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in March 1986 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] at [[London Waterloo station]].<ref>{{Citation |title=This Is Your Life |url=https://archive.org/details/this-is-your-life_202304/This+is+Your+Life+-+S26E21+-+Peter+Shilton+(19th+March+1986).mp4 |access-date=2025-01-02}}</ref>

===Derby County===
Shilton helped the Derby side of [[Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)|Mark Wright]], [[Dean Saunders]] and [[Ted McMinn]] finish fifth in the league, and they only missed out on competing in the [[UEFA Cup]] due to the ban on English clubs in European competition (which ran from 1985 to 1990) arising from the [[Heysel disaster]]. In 1991, Derby were relegated and Shilton started to consider his playing future. He was 42 years old and was ready to become a coach or manager. In early 1991, he had rejected an offer to replace [[Stan Ternent]] as [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] manager for geographical reasons.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

===Later career===
Shilton finally left Derby in February 1992 on accepting an offer to become player-manager of [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] – a turbulent era that is documented in the 2009 book, ''Peter Shilton's Nearly Men''. Plymouth were battling against relegation in the [[Football League Second Division]] but Shilton's efforts were unable to save Plymouth from the drop. His £300,000 record signing [[Peter Swan (footballer, born 1966)|Peter Swan]] proved to be a disaster as the player had an awful relationship with both his teammates and the fans.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Swan|first1=Peter|first2=Andrew |last2=Collomosse|title=Swanny: Confessions of a Lower-League Legend|publisher=[[John Blake (journalist)|John Blake]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-84454-660-2}}</ref>

In 1994, he started to concentrate solely on management and Plymouth reached the [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]] play-offs, but lost in the semi-finals to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. In January 1994, he had been linked with Southampton for a possible return as manager following the departure of [[Ian Branfoot]], but the job went to [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |first=Henry|last=Winter |title= Ardiles looking to Angell or Allen |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ardiles-looking-to-angell-or-allen-1406880.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ardiles-looking-to-angell-or-allen-1406880.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Independent]]|date= 14 January 1994 |access-date=13 October 2009 | location=London}}</ref> The following February, with Plymouth heading for relegation, he left the club and announced his intention to start playing again. He was now 45 years old.

He joined [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in the [[Premier League]] for a short period, as injury cover for the first choice goalkeeper [[Hans Segers]], but did not play a first team game for them. He subsequently signed for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], making a couple of appearances, including the Division One play-off semi final against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] at [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]]. Bolton lost 2–1, but eventually overcame Wolves in the second leg, Shilton however did not play in this game; [[Keith Branagan]] did instead. He then signed for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], where he failed to make a first-team appearance, before joining [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], where again he never played a first-team game, although he was selected as a substitute on several occasions.

With 996 [[The Football League|Football League]] matches to his name, Shilton was anxious to reach 1,000 and he did when he joined [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] in November 1996, in an exchange deal for 39-year-old [[Les Sealey]]. His thousandth League game came on 22 December 1996, against [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], which was screened live on [[Sky Sports]] and was preceded by the presentation from the Football League of a special edition of the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' to Shilton. He played five more matches before retiring on 1,005 league games at the age of 47 at the end of the 1996–97 season. By the time of his retirement, he was the fifth oldest player ever to have played in [[the Football League]] or [[Premier League]].{{cn|date=August 2025}} Shilton recovered from financial troubles caused by business decisions and gambling,<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/12/05/bosport.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/12/05/ | title = Telegraph – Sporting Heros Book Reviews | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Leo | last=McKinstry | date=12 December 2004 | access-date=22 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gambling disorder: 'It took me to save Peter Shilton' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62186923 |access-date=7 August 2022 |publisher=BBC |date=7 August 2022 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621055158/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-62186923 |url-status=live }}</ref> and became a prolific [[public speaking|after-dinner speaker]].

==International career==
===Early career===
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Despite playing at a lower level, Shilton impressed [[England national football team|England]] manager [[Alf Ramsey]] sufficiently to give him his debut against [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] in November 1970, which England won 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=449|title=449 - England 3-1 East Germany, Wednesday, 25th November 1970|access-date=21 June 2023|archive-date=20 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620232136/https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=449|url-status=live}}</ref> Little more than six months later, Leicester were promoted back to the First Division. His second England cap came in a goalless draw against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at Wembley; and his first competitive match for his country was his third appearance as England drew 1–1 with [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in a qualifying game for the [[1972 European Football Championship|1972 European Championships]]. At this stage, Banks was still England's first choice keeper, but the remaining brace of back-ups from the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]], [[Peter Bonetti]] and [[Alex Stepney]], had been cast aside by Ramsey so Shilton could begin to regard himself as his country's number two goalkeeper at the age of 22.

Shilton's fourth and fifth England caps came towards the end of 1972, before a tragic incident suddenly saw Shilton propelled into the limelight as England's number one keeper. In October 1972, [[Gordon Banks]] was involved in a car crash which resulted in the loss of the sight in one eye and thus ended his career. [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] goalkeeper [[Ray Clemence]] was called up to make his debut a month later for England's opening qualifier for the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], (a 1–0 win over Wales). Shilton ended up with over 100 caps compared to Clemence's 61.

In the summer of 1973, Shilton kept three clean sheets as England defeated [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], Wales and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. Against Scotland, Shilton made a right handed save diving to his left from Kenny Dalglish's shot that Shilton considered among his best saves. While drawing with [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] earned Shilton his tenth cap – as a warm-up to a crucial World Cup qualifier against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in [[Chorzów]] a week later. This went badly for England, with Shilton unable to stop both goals in a 2–0 defeat and therefore making victory in the final qualifier, against the same opposition at Wembley four months later, a necessity if England were to make the finals. A perceived blunder by Shilton in this match led to a crucial goal by [[Jan Domarski]] for Poland, Shilton's night contrasting with the performance of Polish goalkeeper [[Jan Tomaszewski]], who, though famously derided as "a clown" by [[Brian Clough]] (later Shilton's manager at [[Nottingham Forest]]), made a string of crucial saves as Poland got the draw they needed to qualify for the [[1974 World Cup]] at England's expense.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bevan |first=Chris |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24445822 |title=England v Poland 1973: When Clough's 'clown' stopped England |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 October 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064142/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24445822 |url-status=live }}</ref>

This experience perhaps led incoming England manager [[Don Revie]] to favour Ray Clemence in his selections. In 1975, Clemence won eight of the nine caps available, though England failed to reach the [[1976 European Football Championship|1976 European Championships]] during this period. From 1977 new manager [[Ron Greenwood]] started to select Shilton as regularly as Clemence, eventually reaching the stage where he made a point of alternating them, seemingly unable to choose. This indecision attracted some adverse comment, with some commentators{{who|date=July 2023}} questioning Greenwood's ability to manage at the highest level. Shilton then featured heavily as England qualified for the [[1980 European Football Championship|1980 European Championships]] in Italy – their first tournament for a decade. Shilton had won his 30th England cap in a 2–0 win over [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] in March 1980; his 31st would not come until the European Championship. It was a 1–0 defeat to [[Italy national football team|Italy]], which proved crucial as England failed to get through to the knockout phase.

===1982 FIFA World Cup===
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In the midst of Shilton's issues, he had the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] to consider. Shilton had played in half of the qualifying games in England's group, UEFA group four [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|UEFA group four]] – home wins over [[Norway national football team|Norway]], and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], a goalless draw against [[Romania national football team|Romania]], and a vital 1–0 win over [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]. The latter was the last game of the campaign, and in spite of England's previous away defeat against Norway, famously mocked by Norwegian commentator [[Bjørge Lillelien]], results elsewhere meant that a draw would be sufficient for Shilton and England to avoid a repeat of the elimination at the qualification stage they had experienced eight years previously. The result went England's way this time and they qualified for their first World Cup for a dozen years, with Shilton appearing in the finals in Spain for the first time at the comparatively mature age of 32.

Clemence had played in the friendlies building up to the competition, but it was Shilton who was selected for the opening group game against [[France national football team|France]] in [[Bilbao]]. England won 3–1 and Shilton stayed in goal for the two remaining group games, three wins meaning England advanced to the second phase as group winners.

===UEFA Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers===
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With [[Bobby Robson]] now running the England team, Shilton's international career flourished, playing in Robson's first ten matches and even captaining the side in seven of them in the absence of [[Bryan Robson]] and [[Ray Wilkins]]. One game, a 2–0 win over Scotland, earned Shilton his 50th cap.

Clemence returned for a qualifier for the [[1984 European Football Championship|1984 European Championships]] against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]], but this game, Clemence's 61st for his country, also proved to be his last.

England failed to qualify for the European Championships. However, he was now the established first pick goalkeeper for his country, and would remain so through to the end of his international career. Almost half his international caps (61 out of 125) were earned after his 35th birthday. It was 1985 before another goalkeeper was selected for an England game, when Robson could give a debut to the [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] goalkeeper [[Gary Bailey]] in a relatively unimportant friendly match.{{according to whom|date=July 2023}} Shilton was still the keeper for the qualifying campaign for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], which thus far had seen three wins from three matches and no goals conceded.

A 70th cap came Shilton's way in a 1–0 defeat against Scotland at [[Hampden Park]]; he later saved a penalty from Andy Brehme as England beat [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 3–0 in a tour match in Mexico, a year before England were hoping to return there for the World Cup.

England accomplished going through the whole qualifying campaign undefeated. By the time they played [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in an acclimatisation match prior to the competition, Shilton was 80 games into his England career, having beaten Banks' record for a goalkeeper of 73 caps the previous year against Turkey.

===1986 FIFA World Cup===
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{{see also|Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)#The "Hand of God"}}

At the World Cup itself, England started slowly, losing the opening group match to [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] and then drawing against outsiders [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], during which time Robson was led off injured and Wilkins was sent off. In their absences, Shilton was handed the captaincy as England found their form to defeat Poland 3–0 in their final group game – [[Gary Lineker]] scored them all – and progress to the second round.

There they met [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and though Shilton did have to make one fingertip save during the first half, England were rarely troubled. Lineker scored twice and [[Peter Beardsley]] once as England went through 3–0 and into a quarter final meeting with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], a match which again would ultimately form part of the legend of Shilton's whole career.

Argentina captain [[Diego Maradona]] had been the man of the tournament thus far, but in a tight first half England managed to keep his creativity reasonably at bay. But early in the second half, Maradona changed the game, much to Shilton's anger.

Maradona began an attack which seemingly broke down on the edge of the England box as [[Steve Hodge]] got a foot to the ball. The ball was skewed back towards the penalty area and Maradona, continuing the run from his initial pass, went after it as Shilton came out to punch the ball clear. Maradona managed to punch the ball over Shilton and into the net. Shilton and his teammates signalled that Maradona had used his hand – a [[Foul (sports)|foul]] for any [[Player (game)|player]] except a goalkeeper – but the [[Tunisia]]n [[Referee (association football)|referee]] [[Ali Bin Nasser]] allowed the goal. A photograph subsequently showed Maradona outjumping Shilton and his fist clearly making contact with the ball as Shilton was still midway through his own stretch, arm extended (having not anticipated Maradona's action). Maradona later said the goal was scored by the ''[[The hand of God|Hand of God]]''. Nasser never refereed at such a high level again, having missed such a blatant infringement.

Shortly afterwards, Maradona scored a legitimate [[Argentina v England (1986)#The Goal of the Century|individual goal]], taking on almost the whole England defence and Shilton before shooting into an empty net. In 2002, the goal was voted "Goal of the Century" as part of the buildup to the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] tournament on the [[FIFA]] [[website]]. Lineker pulled one back and nearly equalised in the closing seconds, but England were out.

===UEFA Euro 1988===
However, Shilton continued to play for England, featuring in a straightforward and successful qualification campaign for the [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988 European Championships]], which were to be held in [[West Germany]].

Shilton had won his 90th cap for England in a 2–0 win over Northern Ireland in a European Championship qualifier.

Shilton's 99th cap came in England's first game in [[UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2|group 2]] at the [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|Championship finals]].  This game ended in a 1–0 defeat to the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] with Shilton beaten by an early [[Ray Houghton]] header. Shilton's 100th was against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], who had also lost their first game at the finals. [[Marco van Basten]] eliminated England from the tournament with a hat-trick as England lost this match 3–1. Robson left Shilton out of the third and final group game as it was now meaningless, but England still lost it, also 3–1. [[Chris Woods]], longtime understudy to Shilton (and his teenage understudy a decade earlier at Forest – he had played in the League Cup final when Shilton was cup-tied) was given a rare game.

===1990 FIFA World Cup===
Shilton played in all bar one of the England games over the next 18 months – the one he missed saw a debut for a future England goalkeeping first choice, [[David Seaman]] of [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]. In June 1989, Shilton broke his old England skipper [[Bobby Moore]]'s record of 108 appearances for his country when he won his 109th cap in a friendly against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in Copenhagen. Prior to the match he was handed a framed England goalkeeper's jersey with '109' on the front. He had, by this time, kept three clean sheets in three qualifying matches for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] and would ultimately concede no goals at all as England qualified for the tournament, to be held in Italy.

Shilton was the oldest players at the 1990 World Cup and the last born in the 1940s. His 119th appearance for his country saw England draw 1–1 with the Republic of Ireland in the opening group game; England got through the group, beat [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] 1–0 in the second round match, and then edged past [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 3–2 in the quarter-finals, thanks to two Lineker penalties after England went 2–1 down. Then came the West Germans in the semi-finals, Shilton's 124th England game.

It was goalless at half time, but shortly after the restart Shilton was beaten by [[Andreas Brehme]]'s deflected free kick that looped off [[Paul Parker (footballer)|Paul Parker]]'s [[wiktionary:shin|shin]] and dropped into the net over Shilton's head, despite his back pedalling attempts to tip the ball over. Lineker's late equaliser salvaged a draw for England but Shilton could not get close enough to any of the penalties taken by the Germans in the deciding shoot out, while England missed two of theirs and went out of the tournament.<ref name="TOP CAT"/>

Shilton was the keeper for the third place play-off game, which ended in a 2–1 win for hosts Italy, Shilton suffering an embarrassing moment when he dithered over a back pass and was tackled by [[Roberto Baggio]] who scored as a result of Shilton's error.<ref name="storiedicalcio.altervista.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/mondiali_1990_inghilterra.html|title=Italia-Inghilterra: 2-1 - L'Italia non-s'è persa|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=26 June 2014|archive-date=24 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624204608/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/mondiali_1990_inghilterra.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was his 125th appearance for his country and, after the tournament ended, he announced it would be his last. His final appearance came just four months before the 20th anniversary of his international debut, making his full international career one of the longest on record. He was never booked or sent off at full international level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php|title=englandstats.com - A Complete Database of England Internationals Since 1872|access-date=21 July 2011|archive-date=8 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408085429/http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Shilton was considered by pundits to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world in his prime and as one of England's greatest players ever in his position. In 2024, he was ranked by ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' at number 17 in the "best goalkeepers ever".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/the-best-goalkeepers-ever | title=The best goalkeepers ever | work=FourFourTwo | first=Tom | last=Hancock | date=18 July 2024 | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> Shilton was an intelligent and efficient goalkeeper, who was regarded above all for his physical presence, handling, positional sense, composure and consistency, as well as his ability to communicate with his teammates, organise his defence, and inspire confidence in his back-line. He possessed significant physical strength, which made him an imposing presence in the area, despite not being the tallest of goalkeepers. He was known for his agility, and also possessed excellent reflexes, and good shot-stopping abilities. He was also known for his work-rate, mentality, discipline in training, and physical conditioning. He also stood out for his exceptional longevity throughout his career, which spanned four decades. He retired at the age of 47, having competed in over 1,000 professional matches.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/01/ryan-giggs-1000-club-peter-shilton | title=Meet the three other survivors from English football's 1,000 club | work=The Guardian | first=Jamie | last=Jackson | date=1 March 2013 | access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref>

Shilton drew criticism in the English media at times for his increasing lack of pace and agility with age in his later career, which along with his timing and relatively modest stature for a goalkeeper, is thought to have limited him when facing penalties, most noticeably in England's penalty shoot-out defeat to eventual champions West Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi-final; throughout his international career, his only penalty save came against [[Andreas Brehme]] of West Germany in 1985.<ref name="TOP CAT">{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2219773/martyn-top-cat-for-england |title=MARTYN - TOP CAT FOR ENGLAND? |publisher=Sky Sports |last1=Pomroy |first1=Matt |access-date=6 May 2020 |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625070300/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2219773/martyn-top-cat-for-england |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="In praise of short">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/20/in-praise-of-shorter-goalkeepers-david-ospina-arsenal |title=In praise of short(er) goalkeepers |work=The Guardian |last1=Andrews |first1=Neil |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128145341/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/20/in-praise-of-shorter-goalkeepers-david-ospina-arsenal |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Shilton married Sue Flitcroft in September 1970,<ref name="England Football Online">{{cite web |title=Players Index: Peter Shilton |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersS/BioShiltonPL.html |publisher=England Football Online |access-date=14 December 2016 |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211112120754/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersS/BioShiltonPL.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the couple have two sons, Michael and [[Sam Shilton|Sam]], who later became a professional footballer.

In December 2011, it was announced that Shilton had split from his wife after 40 years of marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/peter-shilton-splits-from-wife-after-40-years/story-spbKTDYIRg8eImejqlH8CK.html|title=Peter Shilton splits from wife after 40 years|date=19 December 2011|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 May 2020|archive-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621055700/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/peter-shilton-splits-from-wife-after-40-years/story-spbKTDYIRg8eImejqlH8CK.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shilton was charged with [[drink driving]] in March 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton on drink-drive charge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21740156|access-date=11 March 2013|publisher=BBC|date=11 March 2013|archive-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311171402/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21740156|url-status=live}}</ref> he was banned for 20 months and ordered to pay £1,020 costs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-21846981/former-england-keeper-peter-shilton-banned-for-drink-driving|title=Shilton banned for drink driving|work=BBC News|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805011553/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-21846981/former-england-keeper-peter-shilton-banned-for-drink-driving|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2015, it was announced that Shilton was to marry his second wife, jazz singer Stephanie Hayward, the pair having got engaged in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=HELLO! exclusive: Peter Shilton announces engagement to jazz singer Steph Hayward|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/2015033024308/peter-shilton-engagement-exclusive/|work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello!]]|access-date=31 March 2015|date=30 March 2015|archive-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401221210/http://www1.hellomagazine.com/brides/2015033024308/peter-shilton-engagement-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple were married at the Parish of St Peter and St Paul Church in [[West Mersea]], on 10 December 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14961212.pictures-england-legend-peter-shilton-ties-the-knot-at-intimate-wedding-on-mersea-island/|title=PIctures: England legend Peter Shilton ties the knot at intimate wedding on Mersea Island|website=Gazette|date=13 December 2016|access-date=20 January 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625070621/https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14961212.pictures-england-legend-peter-shilton-ties-the-knot-at-intimate-wedding-on-mersea-island/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shilton has expressed support for [[Brexit|the UK's withdrawal from the European Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Shilton's Brexit FURY: Lineker's old roommate BLASTS Remainers - 'GET US OUT'|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1046237/brexit-news-gary-lineker-old-roommate-peter-shilton-twitter-remainers|work=[[Daily Express]]|access-date=30 November 2018|date=16 November 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005400/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1046237/brexit-news-gary-lineker-old-roommate-peter-shilton-twitter-remainers|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2020, Shilton said that he had overcome a 45-year gambling addiction with the help of his wife, Steph. Shilton has worked with the UK government to raise awareness of associated issues including mental health problems.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibbons |first1=Brett |title=Peter Shilton reveals 45-year gambling addiction hell |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/peter-shilton-reveals-45-year-17602256 |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=Birmingham Mail |date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301072802/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/peter-shilton-reveals-45-year-17602256 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Shilton was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[1986 New Year Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=50361 |date=30 December 1985 |page=15 |supp=y }}</ref> [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1991 New Year Honours]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52382 |date=28 December 1990 |pages=11  |supp=y}}</ref> and [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2024 New Year Honours]] for services to association football and the prevention of gambling harm.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64269|supp=y|page=N11|date=30 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Holland |first1=Kris |title=Peter Shilton 'delighted' by CBE in New Year Honours |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67849112 |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=BBC Essex |date=30 December 2023 |archive-date=30 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230163611/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67849112 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Appearances and goals in the [[Anglo-Scottish Cup]], [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]], [[Football League Trophy]], [[Full Members Cup]], [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], [[Texaco Cup]], [[Super Cup (English football)|Screen Sport Super Cup]], [[UEFA Cup]], [[UEFA Super Cup]] and [[Football League play-offs]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|[[1965–66 Football League|1965–66]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[1966–67 Football League|1966–67]]
|First Division
||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|[[1967–68 Football League|1967–68]]
|First Division
||35||1||4||0||0||0||0||0||39||1
|-
|[[1968–69 Football League|1968–69]]
|First Division
||42||0||8||0||3||0||0||0||53||0
|-
|[[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|39||0||5||0||7||0||0||0||51||0
|-
|[[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]]
|Second Division
||40||0||5||0||5||0||0||0||50||0
|-
|[[1971–72 Football League|1971–72]]
|First Division
||37||0||2||0||1||0||2||0||42||0
|-
|[[1972–73 Football League|1972–73]]
|First Division
||41||0||2||0||1||0||3||0||47||0
|-
|[[1973–74 Football League|1973–74]]
|First Division
||42||0||7||0||2||0||4||0||55||0
|-
|[[1974–75 Football League|1974–75]]
|First Division
||5||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!286!!1!!33!!0!!20!!0!!9!!0!!348!!1
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[1974–75 Stoke City F.C. season|1974–75]]
|First Division
||25||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||26||0
|-
|[[1975–76 Stoke City F.C. season|1975–76]]
|First Division
||42||0||5||0||1||0||0||0||48||0
|-
|[[1976–77 Stoke City F.C. season|1976–77]]
|First Division
||40||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||43||0
|-
|[[1977–78 Stoke City F.C. season|1977–78]]
|Second Division
|3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!110!!0!!7!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!121!!0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|[[1977–78 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1977–78]]
|First Division
||37||0||6||0||0||0||0||0||43||0
|-
|[[1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1978–79]]
|First Division
||42||0||3||0||8||0||10||0||63||0
|-
|[[1979–80 Football League|1979–80]]
|First Division
||42||0||2||0||10||0||11||0||65||0
|-
|[[1980–81 Football League|1980–81]]
|First Division
||40||0||6||0||3||0||5||0||54||0
|-
|[[1981–82 Football League|1981–82]]
|First Division
||41||0||1||0||5||0||0||0||47||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!202!!0!!18!!0!!26!!0!!26!!0!!272!!0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|[[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]]
|First Division
||39||0||1||0||5||0||2||0||47||0
|-
|[[1983–84 Football League|1983–84]]
|First Division
||42||0||6||0||2||0||0||0||50||0
|-
|[[1984–85 Football League|1984–85]]
|First Division
||41||0||3||0||7||0||2||0||53||0
|-
|[[1985–86 Football League|1985–86]]
|First Division
||37||0||6||0||6||0||3||0||52||0
|-
|[[1986–87 Football League|1986–87]]
|First Division
||29||0||1||0||8||0||2||0||40||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!188!!0!!17!!0!!28!!0!!9!!0!!242!!0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|[[1987–88 Football League|1987–88]]
|First Division
||40||0||1||0||2||0||2||0||45||0
|-
|[[1988–89 Football League|1988–89]]
|First Division
||38||0||3||0||3||0||3||0||47||0
|-
|[[1989–90 Football League|1989–90]]
|First Division
||35||0||2||0||5||0||2||0||44||0
|-
|[[1990–91 Derby County F.C. season|1990–91]]
|First Division
||31||0||1||0||5||0||1||0||38||0
|-
|[[1991–92 Derby County F.C. season|1991–92]]
|Second Division
||31||0||3||0||3||0||0||0||37||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!175!!0!!10!!0!!18!!0!!8!!0!!211!!0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|[[1991–92 Football League|1991–92]]
|Second Division
|7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|[[1992–93 Football League|1992–93]]
|Second Division
||23||0||1||0||6||0||2||0||32||0
|-
|[[1993–94 Football League|1993–94]]
|Second Division
||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34!!0!!1!!0!!6!!0!!2!!0!!43!!0
|-
|[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
|[[1994–95 Wimbledon F.C. season|1994–95]]
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[1994–95 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|1994–95]]
|First Division
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||2||0
|-
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[1995–96 Coventry City F.C. season|1995–96]]
|Premier League
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1995–96 West Ham United F.C. season|1995–96]]
|Premier League
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|[[1996–97 Football League|1996–97]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|9||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||10||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
!1005!!1!!87!!0!!102!!0!!55!!0!!1249!!1
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|14222|name=Shilton, Peter}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="21"|[[England national football team|England]]
|1970||1||0
|-
|1971||2||0
|-
|1972||2||0
|-
|1973||11||0
|-
|1974||4||0
|-
|1975||1||0
|-
|1976||0||0
|-
|1977||2||0
|-
|1978||3||0
|-
|1979||3||0
|-
|1980||4||0
|-
|1981||2||0
|-
|1982||10||0
|-
|1983||10||0
|-
|1984||11||0
|-
|1985||9||0
|-
|1986||13||0
|-
|1987||6||0
|-
|1988||8||0
|-
|1989||11||0
|-
|1990||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!125!!0
|}

===Managerial===
{{updated|11 January 1995}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"			
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure		
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}					
|-
|align=left|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|align=left|2 March 1992
|align=left|11 January 1995
{{WDL|151|62|31|58|decimals=1}}
|<ref name="shilton-soccerbase">{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1033 |title=Managers:Peter Shilton |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|151|62|31|58|decimals=1}}
!
|}

==Honours==
'''Leicester City'''
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[1970–71 Football League#Second Division|1970–71]]
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1971 FA Charity Shield|1971]]
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[1968–69 FA Cup|1968–69]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354-09018-6 |page=491}}</ref>

'''Nottingham Forest'''
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[1977–78 Football League#First Division|1977–78]]
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1978–79 Football League Cup|1978–79]]
*FA Charity Shield: [[1978 FA Charity Shield|1978]]
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1978–79 European Cup|1978–79]], [[1979–80 European Cup|1979–80]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]]: [[1979 European Super Cup|1979]]

'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year|PFA First Division Team of the Year]]: 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
*[[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Team of the Century (1977–1996): 2007<ref>{{cite news|title=Team of the Century: 1977–1996 — Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio! |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/team-of-the-century-1977-1996 |work=GiveMeFootball.com |publisher=Give Me Football |date=30 August 2007 |access-date=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022111004/http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/team-of-the-century-1977-1996 |archive-date=22 October 2008}}</ref>
*[[PFA Players' Player of the Year]]: 1977–78<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/de-geas-saves-may-well-catch-eye-theres-so-much-more-his-triumphant-rise|title=De Gea's saves may well catch the eye, but there's so much more to his triumphant rise|publisher=FourFourTwo|author1=Seb Stafford-Bloor|date=16 April 2015|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416131123/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/de-geas-saves-may-well-catch-eye-theres-so-much-more-his-triumphant-rise|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer Magazine#Eric Batty's World XI|World XI]]: 1978,<ref name="BTLM70s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=7 November 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies |access-date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705040250/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990<ref name="BTLM80s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=10 March 2014 |title=Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties |access-date=23 July 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131120633/https://beyondthelastman.com/2014/03/10/eric-battys-world-xis-the-eighties-and-nineties/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or|Onze Mondial]]: 1979, 1980<ref>{{Cite web|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704020132/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Nottingham Forest F.C.#Player of the Season|Nottingham Forest Player of the Season]]: 1981–82
*[[Southampton F.C. Player of the Season|Southampton Player of the Season]]: 1984–85, 1985–86
*[[FWA Tribute Award]]: 1991
*[[English Football Hall of Fame]]: Inducted 2002
*[[Football League 100 Legends]]

==See also==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Peter Shilton}}
* {{Official website|http://www.officialpetershilton.com}}
* {{England Football Online}}
* {{Englandstats}}


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