Peter Mendham

Peter Mendham was a loyal servant to Norwich City for over 20 years. Indeed Ken Brown was to state "If you cut him open his blood would flow yellow and green".Spotted by Norwich scouts in a school match between Norwich and Ipswich, Peter joined Norwich at the age of 15 and played for the Norwich City schoolboy and youth sides before signing as an apprentice on 30th June 1976. He turned professional in April 1978 and made his first team debut five months later as substitute against Derby County on 30th September 1978. Until his retirement in April 1987 as a result of a pelvic injury, he played 267 first team matches for the Canaries scoring 29 goals. During this time, he won a Milk Cup winners medal and a Second Division Championship medal. His loyalty to the club was shown in other ways, often acting as the club's representative. This was rewarded with a position as the club's Football in the Community Officer which liases with schools across Norfolk. After his retirement in 1987, Peter continued to play amateur football. He was manager of King's Lynn from June 1987 to November 1987, having gained managerial experience as player coach for New Zealand side Mirimar in the summer of 1981. He continued to play for King's Lynn until June 1988 when he joined Watton Town as player coach. He joined Diss town in June 1991 then moved to Wroxham in November 1992. Bill Punton reclaimed him for Diss in September 1993 which was an intelligent move as Peter scored the winning goal in extra-time against Taunton Town in the FA Vase final at Wembley in May 1994. Brief spells were also spent with North Walsham and Norwich United.