[2] Peter graduated from the University of Ceylon and began representing the Old Joes Sports Club, where he won the CFA Cup by defeating Cargills at the Colombo Oval in 1958.

Earlier, he successfully led the Colombo Central Colours team to win the prestigious Inter-District Championship in 1955 and 1956, organized by the Ceylon Football Association.

[4] One of his final contributions to football came in the early 1970s when he led the Nugegoda League Team against a Combined XI during an exhibition match at the Mirihana Police Ground.

[3] Peter made his debut for the Ceylon national team during the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon, Burma, under the captaincy of T.H.

[1] Ceylon tied 1–1 with eventual champions India and secured their first-ever international victory by defeating Burma 2–1, finishing as tournament runners-up.