Peter Dobing was an English footballer who captained Stoke City to their 1972 League Cup win over Chelsea at Wembley, the club’s first major trophy. An inside forward, he also played for Blackburn Rovers, with whom he reached the 1960 FA Cup final, and Manchester City, and was capped by England at under-23 level. His death, aged 87, was announced on 27 October 2026.

Born in Manchester on 1 December 1938, he made 377 appearances and scored 95 goals for Stoke before a second broken leg ended his career.