| Martin Peters | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Stanford Peters | |
| Date of birth | 8 November 1943 | |
| Place of birth | London, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1959-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1981 |
West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur Norwich City Sheffield United |
302 (81) 189 (46) 206 (44) 24 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 1966-1974 | England | 67 (20) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born 8 November 1943 in Plaistow, London) was a football player and member of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Plaistow (ˈplɑːstoʊ or plaa-stow - and not as sometimes heard " play-stow " is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July
With pace, industry, creativity and exquisite timing on the run, Peters was described by England manager Alf Ramsey as being "ten years ahead of his time". Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 His versatility was such that while he was at West Ham he played in every position in the team, including goalkeeper.
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From the West Ham academy
Peters came through the productive ranks at West Ham United after signing as an apprentice in 1959. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He made his debut on Good Friday 1962 against Cardiff City. Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha" Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales.
Peters flitted in and out of a strong West Ham side over the next two years, and was consequently not selected for the FA Cup final of 1964 at Wembley, in which West Ham beat Preston North End 3-2. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire The following year, however, he established himself as a first team regular and was victorious at Wembley when West Ham won the European Cup Winners Cup with victory over 1860 Munich. TSV 1860 München, commonly known as 1860 Munich is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. He was usually partnered in midfield by Eddie Bovington and Ronnie Boyce. Eddie Bovington (born April 23 1941 in Edmonton, London) is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United Ronnie Boyce (born 6 January 1943 East London) was a football player
Peters began to impose himself on West Ham's game, and another chance for silverware came in 1966 when West Ham reached the League Cup final. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The occasion was still a two-legged affair with each of the finallists hosting a leg (though this changed to a one-off final at Wembley a year later), and Peters played in both matches. He scored in the second game but opponents West Bromwich Albion emerged as comfortable 5-3 winners on aggregate. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are There would be considerable consolation ahead for Peters at the World Cup - and League Cup success would also come his way later in his career.
England calls
Alf Ramsey had seen Peters' potential quickly, and in May 1966 he gave the young midfielder his debut for England against Yugoslavia at Wembley. Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Yugoslavia national football team refers to the national football team that represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1920-1941 and the Socialist Federal Republic England won 2-0 and Peters was impressive with his industry and exuberance around the park. In the final preparation period for Ramsey prior to naming his squad for the World Cup, Peters played in two more of the scheduled warm-up games. Against Finland, he scored his first international goal in what was only his second appearance, and subsequently he made the Ramsay's squad for the competition, as did his West Ham team-mates Bobby Moore (the England captain) and Geoff Hurst. The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland. Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of
Though Peters did not play in the opening group game against Uruguay, the drab 0-0 draw prompted Ramsey into changes. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The England coach had been toying with using a system which allowed narrow play through the centre, not operating with conventional wingers but instead with fitter, centralised players who could show willing in defence as well as spread the ball and their runs in attack. Peters therefore had become an ideal player for this 4-3-3 system, elegant in his distribution and strong in his forward running, yet showing the stamina, discipline and pace to get back and help the defence when required. This system was coined as "the wingless wonders".
Ramsey put Peters in the team for the second group game against Mexico, which England won 2-0. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition He kept his place as England got through their group, scraped past a violent Argentina side in the quarter finals (Peters' late cross set up Hurst's header for the only goal) and out-thought the enigmatic Portuguese in the last four. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Germans awaited in the final. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since
A world champion
A tense but open game at Wembley saw the score at 1-1 in the final quarter of an hour when England won a corner. Alan Ball delivered it to the edge of the area to Hurst, who tried a shot on the turn. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager The ball deflected high into the air and bounced down into the penalty area where Peters rifled home a half-volley. The Germans equalised in the final seconds, though glory would still come the team's way with the 4-2 win in extra time, and Hurst - like Peters, winning only his eighth cap - completing a historic hat-trick. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts
A record breaker
Peters was now one of the first names on Ramsey's England teamsheet, despite an indifferent spell for West Ham as a club and team. He was also a pleasingly frequent scorer from midfield.
In March 1970, West Ham received a record-breaking £200,000 for Peters from Tottenham Hotspur and Peters duly went to White Hart Lane, with Spurs and England striker Jimmy Greaves going the other way. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February, 1940 in East Ham, London) is a legendary English former football player Peters scored on his Spurs debut against Coventry City. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry,
Mexican disappointment
That summer, Peters was a shoo-in for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, for which England had qualified automatically as holders of the competition. The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. By now Peters was an established international with 38 caps.
Peters played in England's three group games from which they comfortably qualified again, and the Germans were once more waiting, this time in the last eight. Peters scored against the Germans again early in the second half - a superb and typical "ghosting" goal, to wit, a run and finish from behind a defender which no German player had spotted - to establish a commanding 2-0 lead, but later Ramsey committed the tactical faux-pas of substituting Peters and Bobby Charlton, and the Germans took heart by winning 3-2 in extra-time. A substitute is a player in Association football who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional
Domestic and European success
Still Peters remained an England regular while also picking up his first domestic winners' medal in 1971 when Spurs beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the League Cup final. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Later the same year, Peters won his 50th England cap in a qualifier for the 1972 European Championships, beating Switzerland 3-2. The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland England failed to progress thanks largely to another defeat against Germany, who went on to win the tournament. International disappointment for Peters was tempered mildly by more club success when Spurs beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on aggregate to win the 1972 UEFA Cup in what remained the only all-English European final until Manchester United beat Chelsea in the UEFA Champion's League Final, 2008. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
In 1973, Peters won the League Cup again with Spurs and scored the only goal as England beat Scotland at Wembley. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It was his 20th goal for his country and would prove to be his last. England had been stuttering in their qualifying campaign for the 1974 World Cup, dropping points in a drawn game against Wales and then succumbing horrifically to a 2-0 defeat against Poland in Chorzów. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Chorzów Subcarpathian Voivodeship Chorzów (Königshütte) is a city in Silesia southern Poland with around 114680 (2006 inhabitants and an area of 33
Captain of his country
It meant that England needed to defeat Poland at Wembley to qualify for the finals in Germany and, with an out-of-form Moore dropped from the side (he'd only play once more subsequently for his country) Peters captained the side for the crucial game. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Against a dominant England, Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski contrived to keep out every single shot and header. Jan Tomaszewski (born January 9, 1948) is a retired Polish footballer who was Nicknamed "Tomek" the "Clown" A defensive error allowed Poland to score and only the award of a penalty allowed England to level up quickly. (Peters in his autobiography admitted that he had dived to win the penalty. ) Allan Clarke scored from it, but England could not get the crucial winning goal no matter how they tried. Allan John Clarke (born 31 July 1946 in Short Heath, Willenhall, Staffordshire) was one of English football's greatest goalscorers Poland went through after the match finished 1-1 (and proved it was no fluke by reaching the semi-finals in Germany) but Peters had been robbed of the chance of a third successive World Cup competition.
Twilight years
At the age of 30, Peters' career at the highest level began to slip away. He played three more games for England, reaching a total of 67 caps, though his illustrious career with his country ended in ignominy as England crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Scotland at Hampden Park. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Peters duly managed one more season with Spurs - losing the 1974 UEFA Cup final to Feyenoord on aggregate - before moving to Norwich City - managed by his former West Ham team-mate John Bond - in March 1975 for £50,000. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Peters helped newly-promoted Norwich establish themselves in the First Division, making more than 200 appearances, and earning a testimonial against an all-star team which included most of the 1966 World Cup winning England XI. He was voted Norwich City player of the year two years running, in 1976 and 1977, and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. The Norwich City player of the year award is voted for annually by Norwich City 's supporters in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Norwich City FC Hall of Fame honours Norwich City FC players coaches managers directors and executives who have "made the greatest contribution to the club in Finally he joined Sheffield United on July 31, 1980 as player-coach with the intention to replace Harry Haslam as manager. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Harry Haslam (born Manchester July 30, 1921, died September 10, 1986) was an English footballer and manager His first appearance came in a 2-1 victory against Hull City on August 2, 1980 in the Anglo-Scottish Cup and his League debut came in the opening match of the season in a Division Three fixture against Carlisle United. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The Anglo-Scottish Cup was a tournament arranged for teams in English and Scottish football leagues during the summer for several years during the Carlisle United FC are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season after gaining He scored once in a 3-0 victory.
His wait to become manager was not long, his final game coming against Gillingham on January 17, 1981 which Haslam was too ill to attend. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. Peters retired to take up the manager's job the following day with United twelfth in the table with sixteen games to play. Winning just three of the remaining games, United were relegated to the Fourth Division and Peters resigned.
Insurance and retirement
On his retirement from professional football in January 1981, after a distinguished and remarkably injury-free career, he had racked up 882 appearances in total, scoring 220 goals. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 After Peters quit Sheffield United he spent the 1981-82 season playing in defence for Gorleston in the Eastern Counties League, and later he moved into the insurance business until reaching retirement age. Gorleston-on-Sea is adjacent to the town of Great Yarmouth, in the English county of Norfolk. Though always an unassuming, inward character, Peters is constantly in demand for anecdotes about life as a World Cup winner as England continue to try to emulate - unsuccessfully thus far - the 1966 squad. For other uses see Anecdota. For a comparison of anecdote with other kinds of stories see Myth legend fairy tale and fable.
In 1998 Peters joined the director's board at Spurs, and although he since stepped down, he remains one of the welcomers in the hospitality suites at White Hart Lane. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
In 2006, Peters published his autobiography, The Ghost of 66, to critical acclaim. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write"
Peters was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 in recognition for his achievements as a player. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England.
He married Kathy in 1964 and has a daughter Leeann (born 1965) and a son Grant (born 1969), and two grandchildren Hannah and Meg.
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Total | England | 724 | 175 | |||||
| Career Total | 724 | 175 | ||||||
Honours
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