Peter Billing

Peter Graham Billing (born 24 October 1964) is an English former footballer who played in central defence.

He then spent a season each with Hartlepool United and former club Crewe Alexandra before he went into non-League football with Northwich Victoria, Bamber Bridge and Witton Albion.

He was sold on to Coventry City for £120,000 in June 1989 as manager John Sillett needed defensive cover.

[3] The "Sky Blues" finished 12th in the top-flight in the 1989–90 season, though Billing had to wait until October before making his club debut in the League Cup.

Coventry played in the first-ever season of Premier League football in 1992–93 under Bobby Gould, though Billing lost his first-team place by 1993–94 after new boss Phil Neal took over at Highfield Road.

[1] Vale won the cup game 2–1 over Stockport County, but were beaten 3–0 by West Bromwich Albion in the play-off final.

He returned to Crewe in August 1996 and made 15 league appearances, helping Alex to win promotion out of the Second Division via the play-offs in 1996–97.