Exclusive:Sheffield United star to pay over £9k after being caught drink driving on major road
The footballer has also been handed a driving ban
A Sheffield United first team footballer has been banned from driving and ordered to pay more than £9,000 after he pleaded guilty to drink driving.
21-year-old Sydie Peck carried out the offence on Sheffield’s Queens Road on May 28, 2026.
Court documents show Peck, a popular centre-midfielder with the Blades, was found to be more than one-and-a-half times over the limit, with 57 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
The alcohol limit for drivers in the United Kingdom is microgrammes 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
The former Arsenal starlet entered a guilty plea to the charge of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit, during a hearing held at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court today (Tuesday, July 21, 2026).
Peck took part in United’s pre-season friendly with Huddersfield earlier in the day before being replaced at around 1pm and later attending court around 2pm.
Earlier in his career, Peck spent time with Brighton and Cambridge before his move to Bramall Lane in 2021 where he has cemented his place as a firm fans’ favourite.
The England U21 international is of transfer interest to newly relegated Championship club West Ham United.
Peck, of Fulwood, Sheffield, was sentenced during the same hearing, when he was ordered to pay £9,085, comprised of costs and a fine.
He was also banned from driving for 13 months.