Peter Rapley, who had been an amateur with Portsmouth, made ten league appearances for Exeter City in the late 1950s before joining Cambridge United.

Peter was on the books as an amateur at Portsmouth when he was signed by Exeter City in June 1957 and made a belated league debut in the game at Watford in January 1958 when he netted twice in a 4-5 defeat. Featuring in the next eight of the next nine games he scored against Torquay United and Brighton & Hove Albion before being released at the end of the season.

He subsequently joined Cambridge United and later played for Wisbech Town whilst becoming a self-employed painter and decorator in Cambridge.

Peter died on 24 July 2015 in Cambridge.