Peter Patrick Lorimer (born 14 December 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.
An attacking right sided midfielder renowned for his vicious shooting, (he has been regarded as having the hardest shot in football history) Lorimer was at the more cultured end of a Leeds United side under Don Revie which was built on a platform of out-playing and out-muscling opponents.
In 1974, Lorimer had a fine season in a Leeds United team which proved almost invincible. They started the season with an unbeaten run of 29 League games and coasted to their second title under Revie. Lorimer's season was crowned with a place in Scotland's squad for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, and he scored in the group game against Zaire.
Another eventful season with Leeds United followed for Lorimer, as he continued to score goals, managing four as Leeds United progressed to their first European Cup final. Held in Paris, they played Bayern Munich and lost 2-0, with Lorimer having a goal disallowed due to a dubious offside decision given against captain Billy Bremner.[citation needed]
That was the last major trophy for which the team built by Revie (who had left the year previously to manage England) would compete, and the ageing team began to break up. Lorimer, who also made his 21st and final Scotland appearance in 1975, was still not 30 and continued to play as an experienced head amidst a new generation of Leeds United players. Mediocrity summed up the rest of the 1970s for Leeds United and Lorimer left in 1979, no longer a regular player.
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