George W. Petchey (24 June 1931 – 23 December 2019) was an English footballer and manager who made 400 appearances in the Football League for West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace, playing at wing half (defensive midfield).
[3] Subsequently, he suffered a serious eye injury which ultimately hastened his retirement.
[3] He returned from the injury in a home FA Cup quarter final tie against Leeds United, in March 1965,[3] and made one further appearance, in the league, the following month.
[4] He retired to become coach at Crystal Palace[2] and later manager at Orient, Millwall and Brighton,[citation needed] whilst also having roles at Chelsea.
Following this, he became one of the first team coaches under Sir Bobby Robson in the successful early 2000s before retirement.