Peter Shreeves

Shreeves was born in Neath in South Wales where his mother had been evacuated to during the early stages of World War II, but was brought up in Islington, London. He began his career with non-league Finchley from where he joined Reading in January 1959. He made over 100 league appearances for Reading over the next seven years, but his professional career was curtailed by a broken leg. He left Reading in 1966 to join Southern League club Chelmsford City. In the summer of 1969, Shreeves joined Wimbledon where he remained until taking up a coaching post at Charlton Athletic in 1974. Later that year he joined Tottenham Hotspur as youth coach. In 1977, Tottenham manager Keith Burkinshaw promoted him to manager of the reserve team, and then as his assistant in 1980. In June 1984, Shreeves was promoted to the manager's seat after Burkinshaw's resignation and took Spurs to third place in the league at the end of his first season as manager. This would normally have earned them a UEFA Cup place, but the ban on English clubs in European competition began at this time due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. Tottenham finished 10th the following season and Shreeves was sacked in favour of David Pleat in May 1986. In August that year Shreeves joined the coaching staff at Queens Park Rangers and in December 1988 was made assistant manager after Trevor Francis had been appointed player-manager. He then worked as assistant to Steve Perryman at Watford before working as Wales assistant manager…

In 2020 Peter Shreeves family faced several criminal charges. His daughter Joanne Shreeves, was found guilty of Criminal damage, Common assault and Threatening behaviour at Stratford's magistrates court in 2023. Shreeves was seen on CCTV whilst his daughter Joanne allegedly threw cement at their neighbour's. At Thames magistrates court on 3rd of November 2023, Peter's wife Carole Shreeves was also cautioned for £4,829 of Criminal damage against their neighbours in 2023.