Editing Martin Peters

{{Short description|English footballer and manager (1943–2019)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Martin Peters<br><small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image = Martin Peters (1970).jpg
| caption = Peters in 1970
| fullname = Martin Stanford Peters
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|11|8|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|21|1943|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], [[Essex]], England
| death_place = [[Borough of Brentwood|Brentwood]], England<ref>Ancestry.com. ''England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref name="nft">{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Martin Peters (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/17992/Martin_Peters.html |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref>
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1959–1970
| clubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps1 = 302
| goals1 = 81
| years2 = 1970–1975
| clubs2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps2 = 189
| goals2 = 46
| years3 = 1975–1980
| clubs3 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| caps3 = 207
| goals3 = 44
| years4 = 1979
| clubs4 = [[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston City]] (guest)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1980–1981
| clubs5 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 1982–1983
| clubs6 = [[Gorleston F.C.|Gorleston]]
| totalcaps = 727
| totalgoals = 178
| nationalyears1 = 1960–1962
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England Youth]]<ref name="England Matches – Youth/Under-18's 1960–70">{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU18pg2.html |title=England Matches – Youth/Under-18's 1960–70 |website=EnglandFootballOnline.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211112041820/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU18pg2.html |archive-date=12 November 2021 |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1962–1966
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U23]]<ref name="England Matches – Under-23's 1954–76">{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU23.html |title=England Matches – Under-23's 1954–76 |website=EnglandFootballOnline.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211112123149/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU23.html |archive-date=12 November 2021 |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 1966–1974
| nationalteam3 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps3 = 67
| nationalgoals3 = 20
| manageryears1 = 1981
| managerclubs1 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ENG}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 England]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[UEFA Euro 1968|1968 Italy]]|}}
}}

'''Martin Stanford Peters''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (8 November 1943 – 21 December 2019) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] and manager. As a member of the [[England national football team|England]] team which won the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]], he scored the second of England's four goals in the final against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]. He also played in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|174852}}</ref> Born in [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], [[Essex]], he played club football for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Sheffield United F.C.|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.<ref name=pamp>{{cite web |title=Martin Peters |url=http://www.performingartistes.co.uk/artistes/769/martin-peters.htm |publisher=performingartistes.co.uk |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref> A [[free kick]] specialist, he was described by England manager Sir [[Alf Ramsey]], after a game against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 1968, as being "ten years ahead of his time".<ref name=10years>{{cite news |title=Martin Peters: I can't see us ending 44 years of hurt |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/martin-peters-i-cant-see-us-ending-44-years-of-hurt-1924707.html |access-date=18 September 2012 |newspaper=The Independent|location=London |date=21 March 2010}}</ref> 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 (footballer)|Brian Rhodes]].<ref name=pamp/> With his transfer from West Ham United to Tottenham Hotspur in 1970, he became Britain's first £200,000 footballer.<ref name=whu2thfc/>

==Early years==
Peters was born in Egham Road, off Beckton Road in [[Plaistow, Newham|Plaistow]], Essex, on Monday 8 November 1943 during the [[Second World War]]. His father, William Peters, was a [[Thames]] [[Lighterman]]. Shortly after Peters' birth, he was [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] with his mother to [[Shropshire]] to avoid the bombing of London by the [[Luftwaffe]].{{sfn|Peters|2006|pp=10–12}} When he was seven his family moved to [[Dagenham]], where he attended the local Fanshawe School.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/12/21/martin-peters-footballer-described-10-years-ahead-time-became/ |title=Martin Peters, footballer described as '10 years ahead of his time' who became one of the heroes of England's 1966 World Cup victory – obituary |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=23 December 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In schoolboy football, he played mostly as a [[centre-half]] but often as a [[Full back (association football)|full-back]].{{sfn|Peters|2006|p=14}} He came to the attention of [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. Peters did not support any club as a schoolboy and favoured joining Chelsea as his friend [[Terry Venables]], whom he had met playing for Dagenham Schoolboys, had signed for Chelsea.{{sfn|Peters|2006|p=17}} After playing for [[English Schools' Football Association|England schoolboys]] he was [[Scout (association football)|scouted]] by [[Wally St Pier]] for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].{{sfn|Peters|2006|p=17}} In the summer of 1959 he was signed as a 15-year-old apprentice by West Ham.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kevin Mitchell |title=An all-time great unchallenged by fame and glory |newspaper=The Observer, Sport|page=10 |date=22 December 2019}}</ref>

==Club career==
===West Ham United===
[[File:Martin-Peters-1967.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Peters jumping over [[Markku Peltoniemi]] in a match between West Ham United and [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK Helsinki]], 1967]]
Peters signed his first professional contract in November 1960.{{sfn|Peters|2006|p=21}} His first manager [[Ted Fenton]] left the club in 1961, to be replaced by [[Ron Greenwood]]. He was a major influence on Peters and his progress as a young footballer.{{sfn|Peters|2006|p=16}} In his first years with West Ham, Peters had played in both defensive and midfield positions before Fenton had encouraged him to play as a [[right-half]].{{sfn|Peters|2006|p=21}}<ref name=Academy>{{cite news |title=Jimmy Andrews |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9544033/Jimmy-Andrews.html |access-date=23 September 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/december/21-december/martin-peters-1943-2019 |title=Martin Peters 1943–2019 |work=West Ham United F.C. |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> He made his debut on [[Good Friday]] 1962 in a 4–1 home win against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. He scored his first goal for West Ham in a 6–1 win at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on 8 September 1962.<ref name=whustats>{{cite web |title=Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Martin Peter |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=524&united=Martin_Peters |publisher=www.westhamstats.info |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> Also in 1962, Peters played in goal for West Ham in a game against Cardiff after regular goalkeeper, [[Brian Rhodes (footballer)|Brian Rhodes]] had been injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/november/08-november/martin-peters-hammer-who-could-play-anywhere |title=Martin Peters: The Hammer who could play anywhere &#124; West Ham United |work=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref>

Peters played only five games in his first season with West Ham. Although he played 32 league games in the 1963–64 season, he played no part in their [[FA Cup]] run and was not selected for the [[FA Cup]] [[1964 FA Cup final|final of 1964]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]], in which they beat [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] 3–2.<ref name=1964facup>{{cite web |title=FA Cup Final 1964 – Preston 2 West Ham 3 |url=http://www.football-england.com/fa_cup_final_1964_preston_west_ham.html |publisher=football-england.com |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020012103/http://www.football-england.com/fa_cup_final_1964_preston_west_ham.html |archive-date=20 October 2012}}</ref> The following year, however, he established himself as a first team regular and was victorious at Wembley when West Ham won the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners Cup]] with victory over [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]].<ref name=FA>{{cite web |title=Martin Peters |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/P/Martin-Peters |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> He was usually partnered in midfield by [[Eddie Bovington]] and [[Ronnie Boyce]].<ref name=whustats/>

Peters began to impose himself on West Ham's game, and another chance for silverware came in 1966 when West Ham reached the [[1966 Football League Cup final|League Cup final]]. The occasion was still over two-legs with each of the finalists 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 F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] emerged as 5–3 winners on [[Aggregate score|aggregate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day – 2 February |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120202/on-this-day-2-february_2236884_2597541 |publisher=whufc.com |access-date=19 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209125803/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120202/on-this-day-2-february_2236884_2597541 |archive-date=9 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Game played on 09 Mar 1966 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=2479&united=09_Mar_1966 |publisher=westhamstats.info |access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Game played on 23 Mar 1966 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=2483&united=23_Mar_1966 |publisher=westhamstats.info |access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> The 1968–69 season saw Peters' only [[hat-trick]] for West Ham, in a 4–0 home defeat of West Bromwich Albion.<ref name=whu3>{{cite web|title=Game played 31 Aug 1968|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=2599&united=31_Aug_1968 |publisher=westhamstats.info|access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> That was also his most prolific season: 24 goals came for him from 48 games.<ref name=whustats/>

===Tottenham Hotspur===
[[File:Feyenoord vs Spurs 1974.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Peters (left, background) watches [[Phil Beal]] attempting a goal line clearance in the second leg match of the [[1974 UEFA Cup final]]]]
Feeling he was in the shadows of [[Bobby Moore]] and [[Geoff Hurst]], Peters sought a new challenge. In March 1970, West Ham received a record-breaking £200,000 (£150,000 cash) for Peters from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and he moved to White Hart Lane, with Spurs and England striker [[Jimmy Greaves]] (valued at £50,000) going the other way.<ref name=spurspbp>{{cite book |isbn=0851127177 |title=Tottenham Hotspur Player by Player |first=Ivan |last=Pointing |year=1993 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |page=76}}</ref><ref name=whu2thfc>{{cite web |title=Martin Peters |last=Smith |first=Tony |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/tottenham-hotspur-fc/martin-peters-8744/biography-of-his-football-career-at-spurs_a12073/ |publisher=sporting-heroes.net |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> On 21 March 1970, Peters scored on his Spurs debut against [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].<ref name=whu2thfc/> He won his first domestic winners' medal in 1971 when Spurs beat [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] 2–0 in the [[1971 Football League Cup final|League Cup final]],<ref name=whu2thfc/> and his second European triumph when Spurs beat [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] 3–2 on aggregate to win the [[1972 UEFA Cup final]]. At the time, this was the only all-English European final until [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] beat Chelsea in the [[2008 UEFA Champions League final]].<ref name=whu2thfc/> When [[Alan Mullery]] left for [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in 1972, [[Bill Nicholson (footballer)|Bill Nicholson]] made Martin club captain. In the [[1973 Football League Cup final]], Peters was the winning skipper as they defeated [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] 1–0. He completed one more full season with Spurs, who lost the [[1974 UEFA Cup final]] to [[Feyenoord]] on [[Aggregate score|aggregate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Cup 1973-74 |first=James M. |last=Ross |publisher=RSSSF |date=4 June 2015 |access-date=9 December 2018 |url= https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197374.html}}</ref> He then moved in March 1975 to Norwich City – managed by his former West Ham teammate [[John Bond (footballer)|John Bond]] – for a fee of £40,000.<ref name=spurspbp/><ref name=thfc2ncfc/> In total Peters played 260 times in all competitions, scoring 76 goals.<ref name=spursrip/>

===Norwich City===
Peters, then aged 31, made his debut appearance for Norwich on 15 March 1975 in a 1–1 away draw with Manchester United.<ref name=thfc2ncfc>{{cite web |title=Martin Peters |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/norwich-city-fc/martin-peters-8744/1974-75-1979-80_a17360/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222221112/http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/norwich-city-fc/martin-peters-8744/1974-75-1979-80_a17360/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |publisher=sporting-heroes.net |access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> He 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.<ref name="COUZENS-LAKEA.">{{cite book |author=PETER MENDHAM; EDWARD COUZENS-LAKEA. |title=IN HIS OWN WORDS |year=2019 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ADu2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92 |publisher=ebookpartnership.com |isbn=978-1-78531-621-0 |pages=92– }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was voted [[Norwich City F.C. Player of the Season]] two years running, in 1976 and 1977, and in 2002 was made an inaugural member of the [[Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame]].<ref name=NCFC-fftn>{{cite web |title=Flown from the nest - Martin Peters |url=http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/peters-martin.htm |publisher=ex-canaries.co.uk |access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> In 1978, whilst still a Norwich City player, Peters was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to [[association football]].<ref name=mbe>{{cite web |title=Hammers Awarded and Managers |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=3 |publisher=westhamstats.info|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> Peters also travelled to Australia and played as a guest player for Victorian State League side [[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston City]]. For them he played five games, scoring three goals; the team won four and drew one of the matches in which he competed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1979SLR.html|title = Victorian State League 1979 Season Results}}</ref><ref name="Goodwin2017">{{cite book |author=Bob Goodwin |title=The Spurs Alphabet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AOqcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA343 |date=16 August 2017 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-0-9540434-2-1 |pages=343– }}{{self-published source|date=August 2020}}</ref>

===Sheffield United===
He joined [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on 31 July 1980 as player-coach, eventually replacing [[Harry Haslam (footballer, born 1921)|Harry Haslam]] as manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/martin-peters-dead-england-world-cup-winner-and-tottenham-west-ham-legend-dies-aged-76-a4319596.html |title=England World Cup winner Martin Peters dies, aged 76 |date=21 December 2019 |website=Evening Standard}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Champions statue.jpg|thumb|Peters (left) as part of [[World Cup Sculpture|The Champions statue]], Location: The Boleyn, [[Newham]], London]]

===1966 World Cup===
[[Alf Ramsey]] had seen Peters' potential quickly, and in May 1966 he gave the young midfielder his debut for [[England national football team|England national team]] against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] at Wembley.<ref name=fa>{{cite web|title=Martin Peters|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/P/Martin-Peters|publisher=The FA.com|access-date=21 September 2012}}</ref> England won 2–0 and Peters had an outstanding debut. Nearly scoring twice he set up chances for [[Jimmy Greaves]] and for others.<ref name=Englanddebut>{{cite web|title=World Cup hero Martin Peters made his England debut on this day.|url=https://www.thefa.com/England/News/2010/OTD_040510|publisher=thefa.com|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> In the final preparation period for Ramsey prior to naming his squad for the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]], Peters played in two more of the scheduled warm-up games. Against [[Finland national football team|Finland]], he scored his first international goal in what was only his second appearance,<ref name=Finland>{{cite web |title=Martin Peters |url=http://www.englandcaps.co.uk/martinpeters.html |publisher=englandcaps.co.uk |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> and subsequently he made Ramsey's squad for the competition, as did his West Ham teammates [[Bobby Moore]] (the England captain) and [[Geoff Hurst]].<ref name=1966squad>{{cite news |last=Norrish |first=Mike |title=England v Germany all-time greats: where are they now? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/3472121/England-v-Germany-all-time-greats-where-are-they-now-Football.html |access-date=23 September 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=17 November 2008}}</ref>

Though Peters did not play in the opening group game against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], the drab 0–0 draw prompted Ramsey into changes.<ref name=fa/> 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 4-1-3-2 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 dubbed "the wingless wonders".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/hampshire100/100sport/1484615.Sir_Alf_Ramsey/ |title=Sir Alf Ramsey |publisher=dailyecho.co.uk |date=20 June 2007 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=44549/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308003832/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=44549/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2008 |title=Ramsey. Alf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>

Ramsey put Peters in the team for his fourth cap, for the second group game against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], which England won 2–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=International football MATCH report: 16.07.1966 England vs Mexico |url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13755 |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref> He kept his place as England got through their group, scraped past a violent [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] side in the quarter finals (Peters' late cross set up Hurst's header for the only goal)<ref>{{cite web |title=International football MATCH report: 23.07.1966 England vs Argentina |url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13767 |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref> and beat [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the last four.<ref>{{cite web |title=International football MATCH report: 26.07.1966 England vs Portugal |url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13769 |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref> The [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] awaited in the final.

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 Jr.|Alan Ball]] delivered it to the edge of the area to Hurst, who tried a shot on the turn. The ball deflected high into the air and bounced down into the penalty area where Peters rifled home a [[Volley (association football)|half-volley]]. West Germany 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.<ref name=1966video>{{cite news |title=World Cup 1966 - England beat Germany in Wembley final |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8388240.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref>

===1970 World Cup===
Peters played in England's three group games in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] in Mexico, from which they qualified, again with West Germany waiting in the last eight. Peters scored against Germany again early in the second half – a run and finish from behind a defender which no West German player had spotted – to establish a 2–0 lead, but later Ramsey committed a tactical error by [[Substitute (soccer)|substituting]] Peters and [[Bobby Charlton]] with [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]] and [[Norman Hunter (footballer)|Norman Hunter]], and West Germany won 3–2 in extra-time.<ref>{{cite web |title=International football MATCH report: 14.06.1970 England vs West Germany |url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=11591 |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=mpengland>{{cite web |title=Martin Peters |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/martin-peters-8744/english-caps-1966-74_a12075/ |publisher=sporting-heroes.net |access-date=21 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810104710/http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/martin-peters-8744/english-caps-1966-74_a12075/ |archive-date=10 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Later international career===
In 1972, Peters won his 50th England cap in a qualifier for [[UEFA Euro 1972]], beating [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 3–2.<ref name=mpengland/> England failed to progress due to another defeat against West Germany, who went on to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=International football MATCH report: 29.04.1972 England vs West Germany |url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=11821 |publisher=eu-football.info |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref> International disappointment for Peters was tempered mildly by more club success, and he scored the only goal as England beat [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] at Wembley on 19 May 1973.<ref name=mpengland/> 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 FIFA World Cup]], dropping points in a drawn game against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and then a 2–0 defeat against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in [[Chorzów]] on 6 June 1973.<ref name=mpengland/> England needed to defeat Poland at Wembley on 17 October 1973 to qualify for the finals in Germany, and with an out-of-form Moore dropped from the side – he would subsequently play only once more for his country – Peters captained the side for the crucial game. A defensive error allowed Poland to score, and only a penalty allowed England to level up quickly. [[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]] scored from it, but England could not get the crucial winning goal. Poland went through after the match finished 1–1, meaning Peters would not play in a third successive World Cup competition.

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 career with his country ended on 18 May 1974, as England lost 2–0 against Scotland at [[Hampden Park]].<ref name=fa/><ref name=mpengland/>

==Managerial career==
His wait to become manager was not long, his final game coming against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] on 17 January 1981 which Haslam was too ill to attend, and at which there were demonstrations from the Sheffield United fans. Peters retired to take up the manager's job the following day with United 12th in the table with 16 games to play, but was unable to halt the decline already in place, winning just three of the remaining games. For the first and only time in their history Sheffield United were relegated to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]],<ref name=Haslem>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406034608/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/sport/the_damned_united/4938702/Biog-of-managers-from-the-1974-75-season.html |archive-date=6 April 2009 |last=Smith |first=Martin |title=Biog of managers from the 1974-75 season |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/sport/the_damned_united/4938702/Biog-of-managers-from-the-1974-75-season.html |access-date=19 September 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=4 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Peters resigned.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tqBAAAAMAAJ |page=49 |title=Beating Them at Their Own Game: How the Irish Conquered English Soccer |author=Patrick West |publisher=Liberties Press |year=2006|isbn=9781905483105 }}</ref> On his retirement from professional football in January 1981, after a distinguished and injury-free career, he had made 882 appearances in total, scoring 220 goals. After he quit Sheffield United, Peters spent the 1982–83 season playing in defence for [[Gorleston F.C.|Gorleston]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://members.multimania.co.uk/gorlestonfc/history.HTM |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718033312/http://members.multimania.co.uk/gorlestonfc/history.HTM |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |location=Norfolk |title=Gorleston FC History |last=Gorleston FC |date=8 April 2006 |access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref> in the [[Eastern Counties League]].

==After football==
[[File:Martin Peters Signing Autographs at the Boleyn Ground 15Aug2015.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Peters signing autographs at the [[Boleyn Ground]] in 2015]]
In 1984, he moved into the insurance business where he stayed until he was made redundant in July 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/08/newsstory.sport |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=The best of times |first=Simon |last=Hattenstone |authorlink= Simon Hattenstone |date=8 April 2006 |access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref>

Peters joined the board of directors at Spurs in a non-executive capacity in 1998, taking on a supporter-liaison role.<ref name=spursrip/> He remained in that post for four years before stepping down, but remained one of the match-day welcomers in the hospitality suites at the club's [[White Hart Lane]] ground. He also worked in the hospitality suites at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] for West Ham home matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/martin-peters-death-england-world-cup-final-goal-spurs-obituary-a9256531.html |work=The Independent |title=Martin Peters: England World Cup hero who was 10 years ahead of his time |first=Ivan |last=Ponting |date=21 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2006, Peters published his [[autobiography]], ''The Ghost of '66''.{{sfn|Peters|2006}} That same year he was inducted, with former manager [[Ron Greenwood]], into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] in recognition of his achievements as a player.<ref name=HofF>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame for Greenwood and Peters |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20061018/hall-of-fame-honour-for-greenwood-and-peters_2236884_1141902 |publisher=whufc.com |access-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114648/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20061018/hall-of-fame-honour-for-greenwood-and-peters_2236884_1141902 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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In 1964, Peters married Kathleen Ward, with whom he had two children. They remained married until his death in 2019.<ref name="englandonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersP/BioPetersMS.html|title=England Players - Martin Peters|website=englandfootballonline.com|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/22/martin-peters-obituary|title=Martin Peters obituary|work=The Guardian|first=Brian|last=Glanville|authorlink=Brian Glanville|date=22 December 2019|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> Peters identified as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] supporter when asked about his politics in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-and-politics-how-twitter-has-changed-the-rules-10187193.html |title=Sport and politics: how Twitter has changed the rules |work=The Independent |first=Ian |last=Herbert |date=18 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, it was announced that Peters had [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36005864 |title=FA wants Fifa to investigate possible dementia link to ex-footballers |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/martin-peters-tottenham-chelsea-minutes-applause-in-memory-of-england-world-cup-winner-a4319791.html|title=Martin Peters: Tottenham and Chelsea hold minute's applause in memory of England World Cup winner|first=Tom |last= Doyle|date= 22 December 2019|work=Evening Standard|location=London }}</ref> Peters died on 21 December 2019, aged 76. Tributes were paid to him from football clubs he played for, including West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City and many others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/december/21-december/statement-family-martin-peters |title=A statement from the family of Martin Peters &#124; West Ham United |website=whufc.com}}</ref><ref name=spursrip>{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/december/martin-peters-rip/ |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |title=Martin Peters RIP |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50880336 |title=Martin Peters: 1966 World Cup winner and West Ham legend dies aged 76 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 }}</ref> In September 2021, Peters' ashes were [[Burial|interred]] in a [[Cornerstone|foundation stone]] at West Ham's ground, the [[London Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/september/29-september/martin-peters-laid-rest-london-stadium?_ccCt=UC4Zp2DjaxJPz2m96NkeKtlJ1k6LQmd_2YH0ocBSA1cKyBREspi5cVOxlSVKnggi|title=Martin Peters laid to rest at London Stadium &#124; West Ham United|website=whufc.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
:Source: {{ENFA|name=Martin Peters}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1961–62 Football League|1961–62]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|5||0||0||0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—||5||0
|-
|[[1962–63 Football League|1962–63]]
|First Division
|36||8||1||0
|2
|1
| colspan="2" |—||39||9
|-
|[[1963–64 Football League|1963–64]]
|First Division
|32||3||0||0
|4
|0
| colspan="2" |—||36||3
|-
|[[1964–65 Football League|1964–65]]
|First Division
|35||5||2||0
|1
|0
|9{{efn|name=CWC|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}
|1||47||6
|-
|[[1965–66 Football League|1965–66]]
|First Division
|40||11||4||0
|10
|3
|6{{efn|name=CWC}}
|3||60||17
|-
|[[1966–67 Football League|1966–67]]
|First Division
|41||14||2||0
|6
|2
| colspan="2" |—||49||16
|-
|[[1967–68 Football League|1967–68]]
|First Division
|40||14||3||2
|3
|2
| colspan="2" |—||46||18
|-
|[[1968–69 Football League|1968–69]]
|First Division
|42||19||3||3
|3
|2
| colspan="2" |—||48||24
|-
|[[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]]
|First Division
|31||7||1||0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—||34||7
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!302
!81
!16
!5
!31
!10
!15
!4
!364
!100
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|[[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]]
|First Division
|7||2|| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||7||2
|-
|[[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]]
|First Division
|42||9||5||2
|7
|4
|4{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[Texaco Cup]]}}
|4||58||19
|-
|[[The Football League 1971-72|1971–72]]
|First Division
|35||10||5||2
|7
|3
|14{{efn|Twelve appearances two goals in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]; two appearances in [[Anglo-Italian League Cup]]}}
|2||61||17
|-
|[[1972–73 Football League|1972–73]]
|First Division
|41||15||3||1
|8
|5
|8{{efn|name=UEFA|Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup}}
|3||60||24
|-
|[[1973–74 Football League|1973–74]]
|First Division
|35||6||1||0
|1
|0
|12{{efn|name=UEFA}}
|8||49||14
|-
|[[1974–75 Football League|1974–75]]
|First Division
|29||4||2||0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—||31||4
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!189
!46
!16
!5
!23
!12
!38
!17
!266
!80
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|[[1974–75 Football League|1974–75]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|10||2|| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||10||2
|-
|[[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]]
|First Division
|42||10||5||2
|3
|1
|3{{efn|name=ASC|Appearance(s) in [[Anglo-Scottish Cup]]}}
|1||53||14
|-
|[[1976–77 Football League|1976–77]]
|First Division
|42||7||1||1
|2
|0
|3{{efn|name=ASC}}
|0||48||8
|-
|[[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]]
|First Division
|34||7||2||0
|0
|0
|0
|0||36||7
|-
|[[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]]
|First Division
|39||10||1||0
|3
|2
|3{{efn|name=ASC}}
|0||46||12
|-
|[[1979–80 Football League|1979–80]]
|First Division
|40||8||3||0
|5
|0
| colspan="2" |—||48||8
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!207
!44
!12
!3
!13
!3
!9
!1
!241
!51
|-
|[[Frankston Pines FC|Frankston City]] (guest)
|1979<ref name=":0" />
|[[National Premier Leagues Victoria|Victorian State League]]
|5
|3
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|5
|3
|-
|[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
|[[1980–81 Football League|1980–81]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|24||4||0||0
|2
|0
|2{{efn|name=ASC}}
|0||28||4
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!727!!178!!44!!13
!69
!25
!64
!22!!904!!238
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
:Source:<ref name="nft"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10" |[[England national football team|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
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||64||20
|}

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Peters goal.''<ref name="englandonline"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Martin Peters
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 26 June 1966 || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|2 || 30 July 1966 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], England || {{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|'''2'''–1 || align="center"|[[1966 FIFA World Cup final|4–2]]<br>{{aet}} || [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 22 October 1966 || [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || {{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"| [[1966–67 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]/[[UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8|UEFA Euro 1968 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 21 October 1967 || [[Ninian Park]], [[Cardiff]], Wales || {{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || 6 December 1967 || Wembley Stadium, London, England || {{fb|URS}} || align="center"|'''2'''–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || 24 February 1968 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|1–1 || British Home Championship/UEFA Euro 1968 qualification
|-
| align="center"|7 || 8 May 1968 || [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]], Spain || {{fb|SPA}} || align="center"|'''1'''–1 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 1968 qualification
|-
| align="center"|8 || 22 May 1968 || Wembley Stadium, London, England || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || 3 May 1969 || Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland || {{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="3"| [[1968–69 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || rowspan="2"| 10 May 1969 || rowspan="3"| Wembley Stadium, London, England || rowspan="2"| {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|11 || align="center"|'''4'''–0
|-
| align="center"|12 || 21 April 1970 || {{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|3–1 || [[1969–70 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || rowspan="2"| 20 May 1970 || rowspan="2"| [[Estadio El Campín]], [[Bogotá]], Colombia || rowspan="2"| {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"| Friendly
|-
| align="center"|14 || align="center"|'''2'''–0
|-
| align="center"|15 || 14 June 1970 || [[Estadio León]], [[León, Guanajuato|León]], Mexico || {{fb|FRG}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|2–3<br>{{aet}} || [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || 25 November 1970 || Wembley Stadium, London, England || {{fb|GDR}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 3 February 1971 || [[Empire Stadium (Gżira)|Empire Stadium]], [[Gżira]], Malta || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|1–0 ||  rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 3|UEFA Euro 1972 qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|18 || 22 May 1971 ||  rowspan="3"| Wembley Stadium, London, England || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|19 || 15 May 1973 || {{fb|WAL}} || align="center"|'''3'''–0 || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1972–73 British Home Championship|British Home Championship]]
|-
| align="center"|20 || 19 May 1973 || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|1–0
|}

==Honours==
===Football===
'''West Ham United'''<ref name=fullobitBBC>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42371814 |title=Martin Peters obituary - 'a trailblazer for modern midfielders' |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink= Phil McNulty|date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1964–65]]
*[[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[1966 Football League Cup final|1965–66]]

'''Tottenham Hotspur'''<ref name=fullobitBBC/>
*[[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]]: [[1971 Football League Cup final|1970–71]], [[1973 Football League Cup final|1972–73]]
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1972 UEFA Cup final|1971–72]]; runner-up: [[1974 UEFA Cup final|1973–74]]
*[[Anglo-Italian League Cup]]: 1971

'''International'''<ref name=fullobitBBC/>
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1966 FIFA World Cup final|1966]]
*[[UEFA European Football Championship]] third place: [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]

'''Individual'''
*[[World Soccer (magazine)#Eric Batty's World XI|World XI]]: 1968, 1969<ref name="BTLM60s">{{cite web |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |website=Beyond The Last Man |date=29 April 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220354/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''Rothmans Golden Boots Awards'': 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/1969-70-british-team-of-the-season.1794502/ |website=BigSoccer |date=31 July 2011 |title=1969-1970 British Team of the Season |access-date=17 April 2024 }}</ref>

===Orders and special awards===

*[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to football, (1978).<ref>{{cite journal |first=Mark |last=Critchley |title=Martin Peters: Why 'The Ghost' and 1966 World Cup winner was so pivotal to England's finest hour |journal=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/martin-peters-tribute-england-1966-world-cup-obituary-a9256606.html |date=22 December 2019}}</ref>

==References==
===Books===
*{{cite book |first=Martin |last=Peters |title=The Ghost of '66 |publisher=Orion Books Ltd |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7528-8149-2 }}

===Internet===
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