Peter Russell Weir (born 18 January 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, best known for his time with Aberdeen, who played as a winger.
[4] He had been brought to St Mirren in 1978 by Alex Ferguson who left the Paisley club within days,[5] but soon became manager of Aberdeen and sought to make his former signing part of his new team.
Weir made 237 appearances and scored 38 goals whilst at Pittodrie, and was capped by Scotland on six occasions.
[6] In December 1987, Weir left the Dons to move across the border to sign for Leicester City[3] for £80,000.
Upon leaving Leicester in 1989, he returned to St Mirren and later played for Ayr United.