Having two spells at the club, either side of two years with Plymouth Argyle, goalkeeper Peter Shearing played for 150 league games for Exeter City between 1964 and 1971. He initially joined the club from Portsmouth and finally left for Bristol Rovers. A top amateur with Hendon he started his professional career with West Ham United and finished at Gillingham.  

Peter started his career with North London club Hendon for whom he played in the 1960 FA Amateur Cup Final against Kingstonian at Wembley. He was signed by West Ham United in June 1960 where he featured in six league matches before  moving to Portsmouth in July 1961 when he added a further 17 league appearances.

Signing for Exeter City in June 1964 and, taking over in goal from Alan Barnett, Peter made his debut against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road in September 1964 as he kept his place for the rest of the season.

After 39 league games during 1965/66 it was subsequently something of a disappointment for supporters when both Peter and striker Alan Banks left Exeter to sign for Plymouth Argyle in June 1966 for a joint fee of £7,750. Ultimately both were to return to St James' Park with Peter having made 24 league appearances for Argyle before re-signing for Exeter in July 1968.

Once again he was the first choice goalkeeper and was ever-present until he sustained a broken arm in the game at Port Vale in January 1970. Having lost his place to Bob Wilson, Peter only featured in six more league matches for Exeter ahead of joining Bristol Rovers in February 1971. Not making a league appearance for his new club, he moved to Gillingham in August 1971 where he enjoyed 39 league appearances. After retiring from playing he joined the Gillingham coaching staff and later became a sub-postmaster in Maidstone.

In 2022, Jane Shearing, his eldest daughter wrote

"Peter is alive and well, unfortunately he lost his wife of 62 years in July 2021 but he has 2 children. I am his eldest, daughter, the result of that Hendon cup final!!  And a son, Neil, who is 20 months younger. Following retirement from football , he and mum ran the Post Office and general store at Leeds, near Maidstone, until they retired.  They then moved to Folkestone for a number of years and Dad now resides near me in Whitstable, where he enjoys playing golf 3 times a week."

Peter, with Jane, returned to Exeter and talked to the senior reds in March 2022 as well as attending the game against Stevenage the following day.