Obituary
Martin Peters, England 1966 Soccer World Cup Winner, Dies at 76
- Midfielder scored in England’s 4-2 win over West Germany
- Peters marks fifth death on Alf Ramsey’s victorious team
Martin Peters, who scored in England’s victory over West Germany in soccer’s 1966 World Cup final, has died. He was 76.
Described by his national manager Alf Ramsey as “10 years ahead of his time,” Peters died in his sleep after a long illness, according to a family statement on the website of his former club, West Ham United. He’s the fifth member of England’s championship-winning team to die, including team captain and Peters’s former West Ham colleague Bobby Moore.