▁Haw ks ▁until ▁they ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Peters en ▁signed ▁for ▁the ▁Sw ind on ▁Rob ins . ▁He ▁then ▁had ▁sp ells ▁with ▁King ' s ▁Lyn n ▁Stars ▁and ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁Wol ves ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁League , ▁before ▁joining ▁long - time ▁spons or ▁Ivan ▁Henry ' s ▁new ▁club ▁Arena ▁Es sex ▁Hamm ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Henry ▁had ▁combined ▁with ▁Terry ▁Russell ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁Hamm ers ▁from ▁former ▁prom oter ▁Ch ick ▁Wood ro ffe . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁League ▁Division ▁Two , ▁Peters en ▁to pped ▁the ▁league ▁aver ages ▁and ▁led ▁Arena ▁to ▁the ▁League ▁Championship , ▁Kno ck out ▁Cup ▁and ▁F ours ▁Team ▁Championship . ▁ ▁The ▁Hamm ers ▁gained ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁League ▁Division ▁One ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Peters en ▁achieved ▁a ▁calculated ▁match ▁average ▁of ▁over ▁eight ▁points ▁per ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight , ▁but ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁a ▁serious ▁head ▁injury ▁to ▁Peter ▁Rav n ▁led ▁to ▁Peters en ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Hamm ers ▁to ▁cover ▁his ▁fellow ▁D ane ' s ▁absence . ▁ ▁The ▁Hamm ers ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁and ▁finished ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁Kno ck