Martin Peters
English footballer and manager (1943-2019)
Martin Stanford Peters MBE (8 November 1943 – 21 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager. He played for England national team.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Martin Stanford Peters | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 December 2019 (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
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| * 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 change
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 1961–62 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 9 | ||
| 1963–64 | First Division | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | 47 | 6 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6[a] | 3 | 60 | 17 | |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 41 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 49 | 16 | ||
| 1967–68 | First Division | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 46 | 18 | ||
| 1968–69 | First Division | 42 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 48 | 24 | ||
| 1969–70 | First Division | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 302 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 364 | 100 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1969–70 | First Division | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1970–71 | First Division | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4[b] | 4 | 58 | 19 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14[c] | 2 | 61 | 17 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8[d] | 3 | 60 | 24 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[d] | 8 | 49 | 14 | |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 189 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 38 | 17 | 266 | 80 | ||
| Norwich City | 1974–75 | Second Division | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 1975–76 | First Division | 42 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3[e] | 1 | 53 | 14 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 48 | 8 | |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3[e] | 0 | 46 | 12 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 48 | 8 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Career total | 727 | 178 | 44 | 13 | 69 | 25 | 64 | 22 | 904 | 238 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Texaco Cup
- ↑ Twelve appearances two goals in UEFA Cup; two appearances in Anglo-Italian League Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup
Honours change
Football change
West Ham[5]
- European Cup-Winners' Cup: 1964–65
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1965–66
Tottenham[5]
- League Cup: 1970–71, 1972–73
- UEFA Cup: 1971–72; runner-up: 1973–74
- Anglo-Italian League Cup: 1971
International[5]
- FIFA World Cup: 1966
- UEFA European Football Championship third place: 1968
Orders and special awards change
References change
Books change
- Peters, Martin (2006). The Ghost of '66. Orion Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7528-8149-2.
Internet change
- ↑ "FA wants Fifa to investigate possible dementia link to ex-footballers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "A statement from the family of Martin Peters | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
- ↑ "Martin Peters RIP". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Martin Peters: 1966 World Cup winner and West Ham legend dies aged 76". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 McNulty, Phil (21 December 2019). "Martin Peters obituary - 'a trailblazer for modern midfielders'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ 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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