Peter deserved a much better legacy on the international stage. One of those who watched Bonetti in his prime, Pele, got it right. ‘The three greatest goalkeepers I have ever seen are Gordon Banks, Lev Yashin and Peter Bonetti,’ commented the Brazil superstar.

Chelsea fans knew ribbing from opposition supporters was unjust but it emphasised Bonetti’s strength of mind that it never affected his confidence, and he quickly followed that World Cup by winning his second trophy with Chelsea, the 1971 European Cup Winners’ Cup which followed on from our maiden FA Cup a year before.

Bonetti had already been in goal at Wembley in 1967 for Chelsea’s first FA Cup final at the national stadium. That was lost but when our team, now managed by Sexton, returned there to face Leeds United in 1970, on a surface far from conducive to good goalkeeping, Bonetti was important in keeping the country’s most physically dominant side at bay with the game locked at 2-2 and into extra-time.

At Old Trafford in the replay, he produced one of the most memorable goalkeeping performances in FA Cup final history. Early in the match he suffered an injury to his left knee when clattered by centre-forward Mick Jones. An awkward landing left him struggling to even walk properly and this was a time before substitute goalkeepers. He would have to finish the half virtually on one leg.

When Jones scored to give Leeds the advantage shortly afterwards the Blues were up against it. The Leeds forwards targeted Bonetti at every opportunity. There was an agonising wait for our supporters, most of whom were packed into the Stretford End, after the outfielders returned from the changing room for the second half with our keeper delayed inside for a pain-killing injection.