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Also known as Martin Stanford Peters

English footballer and manager (1943-2019)

Key facts

1979
Frankston City (guest)
1981
Sheffield United
Full name
Martin Stanford Peters
Date of birth
( 1943-11-08 ) 8 November 1943
Place of birth
Plaistow , Essex , England
Date of death
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) (aged 76)
Place of death
Brentwood , England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Team
1959 1970
West Ham United
1970 1975
Tottenham Hotspur
1975 1980
Norwich City
1980 1981
Sheffield United
1982 1983
Gorleston
1960 1962
England Youth
1962 1966
England U23
1966 1974
England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Martin
Family name
Peters
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
England
Image
Martin Peters.jpg
Height
184
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Commons category
Martin Peters
date of birth
1943-11-08
coach of sports team
Sheffield United F.C.
date of death
2019-12-21
name in native language
Martin Peters
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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.

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