WHERE ARE STARS OF ’66 TODAY?

ENGLISH football is in mourning today after the death of Martin Peters.

Peters is the fifth member of the only Three Lions team ever to win the World Cup to pass away after the deaths of Alan Ball, Ray Wilson, Bobby Moore and Gordon Banks.

Here is a guide to what happened the World Cup-winning heroes:

SADLY MISSED

GORDON BANKS The goalkeeper died aged 81 earlier this year after a battle with cancer.

RAY WILSON The Huddersfield star was an undertaker after his career ended. He died aged 83 in 2018 after developing Alzheimer’s.

ALAN BALL The pup of the team died at just 61 after a heart attack in 2007. He was man of the match in the final.

BOBBY MOORE The England captain is considered the greatest ball-playing centre-half in history. He died aged 51 in 1993 due to bowel cancer – the first of the team to pass away.

LIVING LEGENDS

NOBBY STILES His toothless dance after victory at Wembley is legendary in English football. Now 77, in 2012 he developed Alzheimer’s. In 2013, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

GEORGE COHEN Now 80, he is still connected with his beloved Fulham and has his own statue outside Craven Cottage.

JACK CHARLTON Brother of Sir Bobby and a star defender, he played only for Leeds United in his career. Now 84, he is retired from his TV work.

BOBBY CHARLTON After helping England win the World Cup, Sir Bobby helped secure Man United’s first European Cup in 1968. Now 82, he is still a director at Old Trafford.

GEOFF HURST Sir Geoff is still the only player to score a hat-trick in the World Cup final. His goal to seal victory in the last minute of extra time is the greatest moment in English football history. Now 78, he lives in Cheltenham with his wife, Judith.

ROGER HUNT One of Liverpool FC’s greatest, Hunt went into haulage after stopping playing. He is now 81 and lives in Warrington, Cheshire.