[3] He played in goal for Queen's Park Rangers and later Sheffield Wednesday,[2] Barnsley, Scarborough and Frickley Athletic.

Peter was part of the QPR team in 1966–67 that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup, beating West Bromwich Albion 3–2 at Wembley Stadium on 4 March 1967.

He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in 1967 in a unique swap deal for his brother, England international Ron Springett.

He made appearances at youth level for England, but unlike his elder brother he was never capped as a full international.

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