Jack Peden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJack Peden
Irish footballer
Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1863
Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of Death: 15-Sep-1944
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Jack Peden
- John "Jack" Peden (12 July 1863 – 15 September 1944) was an Irish footballer who played as an outside left for Newton Heath and Sheffield United in the 1890s.
- He made 24 appearances and scored seven goals for Ireland in a 12-year international career, interrupted by a two-year gap while he played in England (England-based players were not selected for the Ireland national team until 1899).Born in Belfast, Peden began his career with Linfield as a 21-year-old in 1886.
- He signed for Newton Heath in February 1893, but did not make his debut for the Manchester side until the opening game of the 1893–94 season against Burnley on 2 September 1893.
- Peden left the Heathens at the end of the season to join Sheffield United, but he could not hold down a first-team place with the Yorkshire side, and returned to Ireland to play for Distillery.
- He finally returned to Linfield in 1898 before retiring at the end of the 1898–99 season.
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