Perry Digweed

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Perry Digweed
Personal information
Full name Perry Michael Digweed [1]
Date of birth (1959-10-26) 26 October 1959 (age 63) [1]
Place of birth Westminster, [1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1981 Fulham 15 (0)
1981–1993 Brighton & Hove Albion 179 (0)
1987–1988Chelsea (loan) 3 (0)
1993 Wimbledon 0 (0)
1993–1995 Watford 29 (0)
Total226(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Perry Digweed (born 26 October 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Wimbledon and Watford, making 226 appearances in the Football League. [3]

After retiring from football, Digweed went on to appear alongside Vinnie Jones in the film Mean Machine . [4]

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