Andy Haden, tough but outspoken and controversial All Black forward – obituary 1979: Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti takes a muddy dive.1960: Peter Bonetti, goalkeeper for Chelsea, in action during a match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, London on 24th December.1965: Members of Chelsea football team including (from left, back row) John Hollins and Ron Harris, Peter Bonetti (sixth from left, back row) and Terry Venables (third from right, front row). 1972: Peter Bonetti with his wife and children. 1979: Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti takes a muddy dive.1960: Peter Bonetti, goalkeeper for Chelsea, in action during a match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, London on 24th December.1965: Members of Chelsea football team including (from left, back row) John Hollins and Ron Harris, Peter Bonetti (sixth from left, back row) and Terry Venables (third from right, front row). "Only Ron "Chopper" Harris has played more times for Chelsea than Putney-born Bonetti, who made his debut for the club in 1960 aged 18.After helping the Blues to win the FA Youth Cup that summer, he lifted the League Cup in 1964-65 after a two-legged victory over Leicester City and later the FA Cup in 1969-70, when Chelsea beat Leeds United in a famous replay at Old Trafford.Bonetti had been injured early on, but persevered to help Dave Sexton's side claim a hard-fought 2-1 victory after an initial 2-2 draw at Wembley.In 1971, he was key once again as Chelsea lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup with another replay win over Real Madrid in Piraeus, Greece.Bonetti was also part of two teams that won promotion to the old First Division in 1962-63 and 1976-77, with his record of 208 clean sheets for Chelsea standing until 2014, when it was finally broken by Petr Cech. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?1972: Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti during a match against Manchester United2009: Peter Bonetti shows the medal presented by Prime Minister Gordon Brown for representing his country in the 1966 World Cup at Downing Street on June 10 in London England.1971: Peter Bonetti, goalkeeper for Chelsea, in action during a match.2007: Peter Bonetti attempts to grab the ball as Italy's Ruggiero Rizzitelli (L) looks on, as part of a soccer match held between Italy and England Legends in the framework of the Malta Music Festival, 1st November in Ta' Qali National Stadium in Malta. With his second wife, Kay, he had a son.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Peter Bonetti, who has died aged 78, was the long serving Chelsea goalkeeper whose spectacular displays earned him the nickname “The Cat”, but who was unlucky to be remembered as the man who cost England the World Cup in Mexico in 1970.Alongside players such as Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson and Ron “Chopper” Harris, he was a fixture in the mercurial Chelsea team that epitomised “Swinging London” in the 1960s and early 1970s. Wayne Fontana, singer with the Mindbenders, who hit the big time with The Game of Love – obituary Nicknamed 'The Cat' by Blues team-mate Ron Tindall due to his quick reflexes, the innovative Bonetti made 729 appearances for Chelsea across two spells and was also part of the England squad that won the World Cup on home soil in 1966.He eventually collected a World Cup winners' medal at a ceremony held by Gordon Brown in Downing Street in 2009 alongside the other non-playing members of Sir Alf Ramsey's squad, including Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Armfield and Norman Hunter.Bonetti - who earned seven senior England caps in total - also represented Dundee United and Woking during his playing career and had a stint in the United States with the NASL's St. Louis Stars before retiring and becoming a goalkeeping coach. Peter Bonetti, born September 27 1941, died April 12 2020 {{#replies}} 18 You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. 1963: Peter Bonetti dives to attempt a save during the League Division One match between Chelsea and Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge stadium in London on 21st December.972: Peter Bonetti pictured giving a 'thumbs-up' sign from the driver's seat of his car in England on 5th January.1971: Chelsea's Peter Bonetti makes a save during the Football League Division One match between Liverpool and Chelsea held on October 9 at Anfield, in Liverpool, England.1971: Chelsea's Peter Bonetti watches a shot go wide from Ian Callaghan of Liverpool during the Football League Division One match between Liverpool and Chelsea held on October 9 at Anfield, in Liverpool, England. But Beckenbauer’s shot squirmed under Bonetti’s body, Charlton was substituted, and England wilted in the heat. But after they won the League Cup – beating Leicester City 3-2 after an inspired display by “the Cat” – their season fell apart.Having lost 2-0 to Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final, Docherty sent home eight players – although not Bonetti – before the game against Burnley for breaking his pre-match curfew.

Seeler’s back-header levelled the tie and long before Gerd Müller struck the winner in extra time England were physically and mentally depleted.A Herculean performance in the Cup-Winners’ Cup final, in which Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-1 after a replay, restored Bonetti’s standing among the Stamford Bridge faithful. Peter Philip Bonetti (27 September 1941 – 12 April 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England.He was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname "The Cat".

Chelsea football club's Peter Bonetti with his wife and children.

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