Martin Peters

Martin Stanford Peters MBE (8 November 1943 – 21 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager. He played for England national team.

Martin Peters
MBE
Peters in 2007
Personal information
Full name Martin Stanford Peters
Date of birth 8 November 1943
Place of birth Plaistow, Essex, England
Date of death 21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (aged 76)
Place of death London, England
Height 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1970 West Ham United 302 (81)
1970–1975 Tottenham Hotspur 189 (46)
1975–1980 Norwich City 206 (44)
1980–1981 Sheffield United 24 (3)
1982–1983 Gorleston
Total 721 (174)
National team
1966–1974 England 67 (20)
Teams managed
1981 Sheffield United
Honours
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner1966 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 2016, it was announced that Peters had Alzheimer's disease.[1] Peters died on 21 December 2019 in London from the disease at the age of 76.[2][3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps Goals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1961–62 First Division 5000 0 0 50
1962–63 First Division 36810 2 1 399
1963–64 First Division 32300 4 0 363
1964–65 First Division 35520 1 0 9[lower-alpha 1] 1476
1965–66 First Division 401140 10 3 6[lower-alpha 1] 36017
1966–67 First Division 411420 6 2 4916
1967–68 First Division 401432 3 2 4618
1968–69 First Division 421933 3 2 4824
1969–70 First Division 31710 2 0 347
Total 302 81 16 5 31 10 15 4 364 100
Tottenham Hotspur 1969–70 First Division 72 72
1970–71 First Division 42952 7 4 4[lower-alpha 2] 45819
1971–72 First Division 351052 7 3 14[lower-alpha 3] 26117
1972–73 First Division 411531 8 5 8[lower-alpha 4] 36024
1973–74 First Division 35610 1 0 12[lower-alpha 4] 84914
1974–75 First Division 29420 0 0 314
Total 189 46 16 5 23 12 38 17 266 80
Norwich City 1974–75 Second Division 102 102
1975–76 First Division 421052 3 1 3[lower-alpha 5] 15314
1976–77 First Division 42711 2 0 3[lower-alpha 5] 0488
1977–78 First Division 34720 0 0 0 0367
1978–79 First Division 391010 3 2 3[lower-alpha 5] 04612
1979–80 First Division 40830 5 0 488
Total 207 44 12 3 13 3 9 1 241 51
Frankston City (guest) 1979 Victorian State League 5 3 5 3
Sheffield United 1980–81 Third Division 24400 2 0 2[lower-alpha 5] 0284
Career total 7271784413 69 25 64 22904238
  1. Appearance(s) in European Cup Winners' Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Texaco Cup
  3. Twelve appearances two goals in UEFA Cup; two appearances in Anglo-Italian League Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup

Honours

Football

West Ham[5]

Tottenham[5]

International[5]

Orders and special awards

  • MBE for services to football, (1978).[6]

References

Books

  • Peters, Martin (2006). The Ghost of '66. Orion Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7528-8149-2.

Internet

  1. "FA wants Fifa to investigate possible dementia link to ex-footballers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. "A statement from the family of Martin Peters | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  3. "Martin Peters RIP". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "Martin Peters: 1966 World Cup winner and West Ham legend dies aged 76". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. McNulty, Phil (21 December 2019). "Martin Peters obituary - 'a trailblazer for modern midfielders'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. Mark Critchley (22 December 2019). "Martin Peters: Why 'The Ghost' and 1966 World Cup winner was so pivotal to England's finest hour". The Independent.




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