Peter Castle

Football League

Castle began his career at AFC Bournemouth aged nine before moving to Reading in 2001 where he broke into the reserve team at 15. He made his Reading debut as a 79th-minute substitute against Watford on 30 April 2003 along with fellow academy graduate Darren Campbell. At just 16 years and 49 days he became the club's youngest ever player, a record he still holds. Despite making his debut at such a young age, he could not establish himself at Reading and the match against Watford proved to be his first and last appearance for the club. In September 2005 he moved to St. Albans City on a one-month loan and made six appearances in total before returning to Reading on 11 October. Soon afterwards, Castle was soon loaned out again, this time joining Rushden & Diamonds in January on loan for the rest of the season. He made his debut against Wrexham, starting in a 2–0 home defeat and with his Reading contract due to expire at the end of the season, Castle made his loan move to Rushden permanent on the last day of the transfer window, signing on a short-term deal until the end of the season. He made one further appearance on 24 April in the Maunsell Cup against Peterborough United before being released by the club at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Non-league

Following his release Castle moved into non-league football. He joined Staines Town in July 2006 but remained there for only a few months, making nine league appearances, before joining Conference…

While at Reading, Castle represented the England under-16s and the Ireland under-18s at international level.

FA Vase

Winner: 2013–14