.jpg) Peters in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Brentwood, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 207 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Frankston City (guest) | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Sheffield United | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Gorleston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 727 | (178) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1962 | England Youth[3] | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | England U23[4] | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | England | 67 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martin Stanford Peters MBE (8 November 1943 – 21 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager. As a member of the England team which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, he scored the second of England's four goals in the final against West Germany. He also played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[5] Born in Plaistow, Essex, he played club football for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and Sheffield United. He briefly managed Sheffield United before retiring from professional football in 1981.
Peters was known as "the complete midfielder" as he could pass the ball well with either foot, was good in the air and difficult to mark because of his movement.[6] A free kick specialist, he was described by England manager Sir Alf Ramsey, after a game against Scotland in 1968, as being "ten years ahead of his time".[7] His versatility was such that while he was at West Ham he played in every position in the team, including goalkeeper in his third game, replacing an injured Brian Rhodes.[6] With his transfer from West Ham United to Tottenham Hotspur in 1970, he became Britain's first £200,000 footballer.[8]
- ^ Ancestry.com. England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Martin Peters (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "England Matches – Youth/Under-18's 1960–70". EnglandFootballOnline.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "England Matches – Under-23's 1954–76". EnglandFootballOnline.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Martin Peters – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b "Martin Peters". performingartistes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Martin Peters: I can't see us ending 44 years of hurt". The Independent. London. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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