Peter Hartley

Early career

Hartley began his career at Sunderland in 2000, joining the club on a youth contract. He progressed through the youth ranks at Sunderland, and signed his first professional contract in 2006, starting with a one-year. Hartley later revealed that he was released at first, but then had his contract renewed. Hartley made his debut for the Sunderland first-team on 1 January 2007, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away win against Leicester City. It proved to be Hartley's only first-team appearance for the club, although he featured regularly for Sunderland's second-string over the next two seasons. At the 2006–07 season, Hartley was among youngsters to be retained ahead of a new season. Midway through the 2007–08 season, in February 2008, Hartley was loaned out to League Two side Chesterfield on an initial one-month loan. He made his debut for Chesterfield a day after signing, on 23 February, playing the whole match as the club secured a 1–0 victory over Brentford. Hartley impressed during his month with the club, and the loan deal was extended for the remainder of the campaign, with the defender making twelve appearances before returning to his parent club in May 2008. He left Sunderland at the end of the 2008–09 campaign, rejecting the option to stay a further year.

Hartlepool United

Hartley signed for his hometown club Hartlepool United in May 2009. He made his debut in the opening game of the season in a 1–1 draw against Milton…

Hartley holds a UEFA A coaching licence. In July 2024, Hartley alongside Matthew Dolan formed their own company which runs football coaching summer camps. Upon retiring from football in August 2024, he took up a coaching position in the academy at Middlesbrough. On 2 October 2024, Scottish Premiership side St Mirren announced that Hartley had joined the club as Head of First Team Transition and Loan Pathways. On 10 April 2026, Hartley was assigned as the assistant coach of Kerala Blasters. On 29 September 2026, Hartley was appointed manager of National League North club Spennymoor Town.

Club

Motherwell

Scottish Cup runner-up: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2017–18 Jamshedpur

Indian Super League Premiership: 2021–22 Individual

League One Player of the Month: February 2013