Shamrock Rovers He made his
League of Ireland debut on 18 October 1981 at
Milltown against
UCD. Eccles played throughout the 1980s in the Rovers team that won four league championships in row from 1984 to 1987 – a record achievement in Irish football. The team also won three FAI cups in a row, from 1985 to 1987 – a record only bettered by the Shamrock Rovers team of the 1960s. The Rovers 'four in a row' team fell apart after the club fell into crisis after the sale of
Glenmalure Park in 1987. Eccles went to Australia for six months Australia and a short spell with
Dundalk (4 games including one substitute appearance in the
UEFA Cup) he signed a 2-year deal with
Leicester City in England but only made one first team appearance for them (against
Blackburn Rovers) in 1989. He returned to Rovers in October 1989 and stayed until 1994. In the season 1993/94, he captained Rovers to their 15th league title at the
RDS Arena. However the following year, he left the club on bad terms with the then board of directors. In the absence of any recognition by SRFC to honour his 12-year stint at the club, Rovers fans organised a testimonial night for Peter on 13 November 1994. Peter made 9 appearances in European competition for Rovers, scoring once, against
Linfield in the
1984–85 European Cup. He was Rovers Player of the Year in 1992/93 Shamrock Rovers#Player of the Year.
Later career Peter signed for
Crusaders after being let go by Rovers but suffered a broken leg on his debut in a
North Belfast derby with
Cliftonville in the
Ulster Cup on 13 August 1994 which kept him out for the whole season. After 14 months out he signed for
Home Farm in December 1995. After a short spell at
Athlone Town F.C. he returned to the Hoops for his third spell in September 1996. However lacking first team action he moved to
Home Farm Everton in November where he played his last game in the
League of Ireland on 27 April 1997. Soon after he retired from the League of Ireland he signed up for top Dublin GAA club Erin Go Bragh where he made a big impact during a distinguished three-year spell at centre half forward. ==International career==