As a lifelong Chelsea fan I was particularly saddened to hear of the death of Peter Bonetti.
Peter was a fixture between the sticks for Chelsea in the Sixties and into the Seventies. He also played for England, although was unlucky to be playing in the same era as the great Gordon Banks so his England appearances were limited. He had the nickname "The Cat" because of his, as Wikipedia puts it, safe handling, lightning reflexes and graceful style. I couldn't put it better.
Here is the team sheet in the match programme of the first Chelsea game I ever saw (together with my Dad) back in January 1971 with Peter Bonetti listed there as Chelsea's number 1 (when the players wore 1 to 11, simpler times!).
RIP Peter "The Cat" Bonetti , 27 September 1941 - 12 April 2020
2 comments:
He briefly played for Dundee United up here and then became a postie on the Isle of Mull.
A great keeper. Some great names on that tea sheet as well
Wow, what an amazing piece of football memorabilia/family history Darcy
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