He then worked in the media as a pundit, notably for BBC Sport, before relocating to Canada to study theology and becoming a Christian minister.
[4] In his youth Peacock owned Newcastle replica shirts and also regularly visited South Shields on family holidays.
[6] He was signed by Harry Redknapp for AFC Bournemouth in a £250,000 deal on 16 August 1989, but was unable to prevent their relegation to the Third Division that season.
Both sides met again in the FA Cup Final, and with the score at 0–0 just before half time,[8] Peacock hit the crossbar from 25 yards and missed a golden opportunity to gain silverware.
Peacock returned to Queens Park Rangers in 1996, having lost his place in the Chelsea team to new signing Roberto Di Matteo.
[citation needed] He also presented Songs of Praise on 10 February 2008,[12] at the same time as his coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations final.
After his wife suffered a serious illness in 2006,[13] he decided to end his career as a pundit and moved to Canada for a three-year master's course in divinity at Ambrose Seminary.
[16] They had a house in Bexley, Kent, before Peacock started his theological studies, and a small holiday home in Canada in the Rocky Mountains.