Overview
- Stoke City confirmed late Tuesday that Peter Dobing had died at the age of 87 and issued condolences to his family and friends.
- Dobing captained Stoke to their first major trophy when they beat Chelsea to win the 1972 League Cup and he scored three times during that cup run, including a key goal in the semi-final replay.
- He made 377 appearances and scored 95 goals for Stoke after arriving from Manchester City in 1963 for a then club-record fee of £37,500, having previously played more than 200 games for Blackburn Rovers.
- A broken leg in January 1965 moved him into midfield and a second leg fracture a year after the 1972 win ended his playing career, after which he worked in Staffordshire’s pottery industry and kept a low public profile.
- Former teammates and local media have paid tribute to his on-field leadership and off-field character, Stoke said it will stage a matchday tribute around the club’s upcoming Remembrance fixture, and one local report noted Manchester City had not yet publicly commented.