Peter Weir (footballer)
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Peter Russell Weir is a former Scotland
international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen F.C.
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, which was then a club record. He made 238 appearances (17 as substitute) and scored 38 goals whilst with the Dons and was capped by Scotland on 6 occasions. He left the Dons to move across the border to sign for Leicester City for £80,000. Upon leaving Leicester, he returned to St Mirren and later played for Ayr United
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
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Playing career
He joined Aberdeen from St Mirren in 1981 for £300,000 plus Ian ScanlonIan Scanlon
John "Ian" Scanlon is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented , , and English club .-Career:...
, which was then a club record. He made 238 appearances (17 as substitute) and scored 38 goals whilst with the Dons and was capped by Scotland on 6 occasions. He left the Dons to move across the border to sign for Leicester City for £80,000. Upon leaving Leicester, he returned to St Mirren and later played for Ayr United
Ayr United F.C.
Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...
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