Martin Peters
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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| 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]
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | |||
| 1961-62 | West Ham United | First Division | 5 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | 36 | 8 | ||
| 1963-64 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 1964-65 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1965-66 | 40 | 11 | ||
| 1966-67 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 1967-68 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 1968-69 | 42 | 19 | ||
| 1969-70 | 31 | 7 | ||
| 1969-70 | Tottenham Hotspur | First Division | 7 | 2 |
| 1970-71 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 1971-72 | 35 | 10 | ||
| 1972-73 | 41 | 15 | ||
| 1973-74 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 1974-75 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1974-75 | Norwich City | Second Division | 10 | 2 |
| 1975-76 | First Division | 42 | 10 | |
| 1976-77 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 1977-78 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 1978-79 | 39 | 10 | ||
| 1979-80 | 40 | 8 | ||
| 1980-81 | Sheffield United | Third Division | 24 | 4 |
| Country | England | 724 | 175 | |
| Total | 724 | 175 | ||
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 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 | 67 | 20 |
References
- "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.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Martin Peters". www.national-football-teams.com.
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