Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born 18 September 1949) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps, and held the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football – 1,249 – until being surpassed by Paul Bastock in 2017.
The IFFHS ranked Shilton among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000.
His 30-year career includes being at 11 different clubs, winning two European Cup finals, and playing more than 1,300 competitive matches.
Shilton also represented England at UEFA Euro 1980, the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
He has the distinction of playing over 100 league games for five different clubs.
Shilton did not make his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32, but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the record 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals with French keeper Fabien Barthez.
During his time at Nottingham Forest, Shilton won many honours, including the First Division championship, two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, and the Football League Cup.