Sydney Peppitt (8 September 1919 – 25 December 1992) was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer.

Playing career

Peppitt played for Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

 before joining cross-city rivals

Potteries derby

The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches, especially with the rise of football hooliganism and the 'Naughty Forty'...

 Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 in May 1950 for a £4,000 fee. He started the 1950–51 season

1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1950–51 season was Port Vale's thirty-ninth season of football in the Football League, and their sixth full season in the Third Division South. It was the first season to be played at Vale Park, and Roy Sproson also made his debut for the club. In the FA Cup there was excitement as the Vale...

 with the #8 jersey, but Walter Aveyard

Walter Aveyard

Walter Aveyard was an English footballer who made more than 100 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Port Vale and Accrington Stanley.-Playing career:...

 showed his quality to quickly win it back and deny Peppitt a place in the first 11. After picking up an injury in November 1950 he only played one more game before being released at the season's end. He moved on to Worcester City

Worcester City F.C.

Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:...

.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	1936–37	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1937–38	4	3	1	0	5	3
	1938–39	6	2	0	0	6	2
	1945–46	0	0	2	0	2	0
	1946–47	24	12	5	0	29	12
	1947–48	28	5	0	0	28	5
	1948–49	20	5	4	0	24	5
	1949–50	9	2	0	0	9	2
	Total	94	29	11	2	105	31
Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...	1950–51	11	2	0	0	11	2
	Total	11	2	0	0	11	2
Career Total		105	32	11	2	116	34