Editing Peter Osgood (section)

==Retirement==
[[File:Peter Osgood statue outside Stamford Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of Peter Osgood outside [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].]]
In 1981, Osgood opened a pub in Windsor, the Union Inn, with his old strike partner [[Ian Hutchinson (footballer born 1948)|Ian Hutchinson]]. In the 1990s, Osgood and many of his 1970s colleagues were banned from [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] by chairman [[Ken Bates]] for perceived criticism of the club.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} Osgood returned to his role as [[hospitality]] host on matchdays in 2003.

Osgood was commonly called "Ossie" and also earned the nickname ''"The King of [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]"'' due to his exceptional skills as a player as well as his personality and status. His autobiography 'Ossie – King of Stamford Bridge' written with [[Martin Knight (author)|Martin Knight]] and [[Martin King (author)|Martin King]] was released in 2003 and in 2004 Osgood appeared in a cameo role in the British film ''[[The Football Factory (film)|The Football Factory]]''.

Prior to his death on 1 March 2006 following a heart attack at a family funeral, he was involved in football-related media work and was well known on the [[Public speaker|after dinner speaker]] circuit. Three weeks before his death he had enjoyed a [[standing ovation]] when presented to the Stamford Bridge crowd at half-time of a match.

At Chelsea's first home game after Osgood's death, against local rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]], there were many tributes as well as a minute's applause. Many of his former teammates were in attendance and the matchday programme ran a tribute to him. Chelsea ran out 2–1 winners after a last-minute goal by [[William Gallas]]. Fans sang the chant in honour of Osgood to the tune of '[[The First Noel]]'.

In a memorial service on Sunday, 1 October 2006, Peter Osgood's ashes were buried under the penalty spot at the Shed End of Stamford Bridge. Over 2700 fans attended the memorial service and they were joined by former managers, chairmen, players, colleagues and current Chelsea players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/5397456.stm|title=Legend Osgood honoured by Chelsea|date=1 October 2006|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In December 2007 in a 4–4 draw against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Andriy Shevchenko]] scored the first penalty kick at the Shed End since Osgood's ashes were buried there.

On 24 September 2010, Chelsea revealed that the Peter Osgood statue had been completed and it was to be situated outside the West Stand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Osgood Statue to be Unveiled|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2163918|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140611125141/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2163918|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|publisher=Chelsea FC|access-date=11 June 2014|date=24 September 2010}}</ref> A week later there was a private unveiling of the statue, attended by Osgood's friends and family, and a day later the statue was available for public viewing.