How tall is Peter Shilton?

Peter Shilton's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 87% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 183 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 87% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1949 (average 175.2 cm).

Shilton next to his teammates

Alan Ball Jr. is 15 cm shorter than Peter Shilton (168 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 1970 to 1975.

Gordon Banks is the same height than Peter Shilton (183 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 1970 to 1972.

About Peter Shilton

Peter Shilton is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His full name is Peter Leslie Shilton, and he was born on 18 September 1949 in Leicester. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs, and he played over 1,000 English league games.

At Nottingham Forest, Shilton won two European Cups, a European Super Cup, the First Division championship and the Football League Cup. He represented England at the FIFA World Cup in 1982, 1986 and 1990 and at the UEFA European Championship in 1980 and 1988, playing 17 World Cup finals matches and sharing the record of 10 clean sheets in finals matches with Fabien Barthez. He holds the record for matches played in the English Football League and the Football League Cup. With 125 caps he is England's joint most-capped male player with Harry Kane.

At a listed 183 cm (6'0"), Shilton is 15 cm taller than Alan Ball Jr., listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his teammate in the England men's national team from 1970 to 1975. He has the same listed height as Gordon Banks, his teammate there from 1970 to 1972.

Frequently asked

How tall is Peter Shilton in feet and inches? Peter Shilton is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

How tall is Peter Shilton compared to Alan Ball Jr.? Alan Ball Jr. is 15 cm shorter than Peter Shilton: 168 cm (5'6") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is Peter Shilton compared to Gordon Banks? Gordon Banks is the same height than Peter Shilton: 183 cm (6'0") vs 183 cm (6'0").

Is Peter Shilton tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 183 cm he is taller than about 87% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1949, whose average height is 175.2 cm.

Sources

• Peter Shilton on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Peter Shilton on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 183 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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