Latchford spent most of his career in Scotland with Celtic, where he was known affectionately by the fans as 'Gas Meter' (rhyming slang for Peter) and 'The Cat'.
[3] Having expressed his frustration at lack of first-team football to manager Don Howe, a loan deal with Celtic was arranged[3] and Latchford made his debut for The Bhoys on 22 February 1975 in a 2–1 league defeat against Hibernian at Easter Road.
Latchford sustained a hand injury in the summer of 1980 and lost his place in the team to Pat Bonner.
Latchford became a goalkeeping coach after his playing career, and worked in this capacity for Forfar Athletic,[15] Clyde, Hearts[16] and Motherwell.
[17] Latchford's spell at Queens included the 2007–08 season run to the final of the Scottish Cup,[18] where they lost narrowly (3–2) to Rangers.