Peter Handyside

Who is Peter Handyside?

Peter David Handyside is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1992 until 2007.

Despite being Scottish, Handyside played his entire career in England, having initially came through the youth ranks at Heston Rovers he was scouted by Grimsby Town who signed him as a junior before promoting him to the first team in 1992. Handyside went on to make over 200 appearances for Grimsby in all competitions and was in the team that won the Football League Second Division play-offs and Football League Trophy during the 1997–98 season. In 2001 after nine years at Blundell Park, Handyside joined Stoke City who he went on to captain and eventually earning promotion out of the Second Division like he had previously done at Grimsby. In 2003 he signed with Barnsley where he remained for a year before dropping into non-league football with Northwich Victoria. In 2006 he signed with Hucknall Town before retiring at the end of the 2006–07 season at the age of 33.