Peter Lorimer - (Player Details)

Peter Lorimer: #2 MOT 100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever

Inside Right in MOT Greatest LUFC Team

Peter Lorimer (1962-1978, 1984-1985)

Leeds' youngest ever 1st team debutant just short of his 16th birthday, his powerful shots on goal earned him the nicknames "Lash" and "Hotshot" from the fans, especially after a newspaper recorded one of his shots at 90MPH! His shooting aside, he was a superb right winger and his crosses to the Leeds forwards were deadly accurate. However he will be remembered for his blistering shooting skills in his two periods with Leeds, which resulted in 238 goals in a total of 676 games. Capped 21 times for Scotland Peter also played in Canada, South Africa and Israel, before finally hanging up his scorched boots in the mid 80's. Currently spokesman for the LUAFC Board he also runs a pub in Leeds.