However, in his Swindon Town days, he certainly broke countless Claret hearts during the epic three game League Cup semi-final between the two clubs in 1968.

Each club won 2-1 on the other's ground, with Noble notching what turned out to be the winning goal at Turf Moor in the first leg. The teams met again at The Hawthorns and Noble scored the winner to give Swindon a 3-2 win and a passage to the final.

A native north-easterner, he started out as an amateur footballer on Wearside with Consett whilst working as a painter and decorator, but when he signed for Newcastle United in 1964, he became a professional.

He never established himself in the first team at St.James Park though and was forced to move on in a bid for regular football, so he joined Swindon.

He signed for Burnley in the summer of 1973, with Burnley under the guidance of Jimmy Adamson. He cost the Club £40,000 and his first action at Turf Moor was to play at right back, where he remained for a full season.

However, when Martin Dobson left for Everton, Peter was pushed into midfield and began to make the position his own.

He scored a hat-trick against Newcastle in 1974 and he went one better in 1975, when he scored all four goals in a 4-4 draw with Norwich City.

In 1977, he became the Club Captain and led the Clarets to victory in the Anglo-Scottish Cup.

He left Turf Moor in 1980, when Blackpool paid £25,000 for him. He retired from professional football in 1983 at the age of 39 and is still living in the Burnley area.