Martin Peters
 Peters in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | England | 67 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Martin Stanford Peters MBE (8 November 1943 – 21 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager. He played for England national team.
In 2016, it was announced that Peters had Alzheimer's disease. Peters died on 21 December 2019 in London from the disease at the age of 76.
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | 1 | 47 | 6 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 40 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 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 | 4 | 58 | 19 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 17 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 24 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 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 | 1 | 53 | 14 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Career total | 727 | 178 | 44 | 13 | 69 | 25 | 64 | 22 | 904 | 238 | ||
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | |||
| 1966 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1967 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1969 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1970 | 12 | 5 | |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 20 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peters goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 June 1966 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 30 July 1966 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  West Germany | 2–1 | 4–2 (aet) | 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 22 October 1966 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1966–67 British Home Championship, UEFA Euro 1968 qualification |
| 4 | 21 October 1967 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1966–67 British Home Championship, UEFA Euro 1968 qualification |
| 5 | 6 December 1967 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Soviet Union | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 24 February 1968 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 | British Home Championship/UEFA Euro 1968 qualification |
| 7 | 8 May 1968 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain |  Spain | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualification |
| 8 | 22 May 1968 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Sweden | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 3 May 1969 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1968–69 British Home Championship |
| 10 | 10 May 1969 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1968–69 British Home Championship |
| 11 | 4–0 | |||||
| 12 | 21 April 1970 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 3–1 | British Home Championship |
| 13 | 20 May 1970 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia |  Colombia | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 2–0 | |||||
| 15 | 14 June 1970 | Estadio León, León, Mexico | West Germany | 2–0 | 2–3 (aet) | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
| 16 | 25 November 1970 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  East Germany | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 3 February 1971 | Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta |  Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
| 18 | 22 May 1971 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualification |
| 19 | 15 May 1973 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Wales | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1972–73 British Home Championship |
| 20 | 19 May 1973 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1972–73 British Home Championship |
Honours
Football
West Ham United
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1964–65
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1965–66
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup: 1970–71, 1972–73
- UEFA Cup: 1971–72; runner-up: 1973–74
- Anglo-Italian League Cup: 1971
International
- FIFA World Cup: 1966
- UEFA European Football Championship third place: 1968
Individual
- World XI: 1968, 1969
- Rothmans Golden Boots Awards: 1971
Orders and special awards
- MBE for services to football, (1978).
References
Books
- Peters, Martin (2006). The Ghost of '66. Orion Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7528-8149-2.
Internet
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Martin Peters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "Victorian State League 1979 Season Results".
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Martin Peters (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "England Players - Martin Peters". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- 1 2 3 McNulty, Phil (21 December 2019). "Martin Peters obituary - 'a trailblazer for modern midfielders'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond The Last Man. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ↑ "1969-1970 British Team of the Season". BigSoccer. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ Critchley, Mark (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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