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Ex-Shamrock Rovers player Peter Eccles is the latest to feature in our League of Ireland Legends series. Paul Fennessy By Paul Fennessy Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 9:30 PM Jan 17th 2021, 9:30 PM 42,503 Views 3 Comments
Peter Eccles pictured during his time with Home Farm Everton.
Peter Eccles pictured during his time with Home Farm Everton.
PETER ECCLES COULD hardly have imagined what lay ahead when he first laced up a pair of football boots, lining out for Cabra side St Brendan’s.
The defender started playing organised soccer around the age of nine and was not an obvious contender to be a future footballer, with none of his family having any connection to the game.