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Alf Ramsey

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English association football player and manager (1920-1999)

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Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

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The village green in Dagenham, Ramsey's birthplace and childhood home (2007)The village green in Dagenham, Ramsey's birthplace and childhood home (2007)A Universal Carrier Mk I of Ramsey's regiment, with Bren gun mounted for anti-aircraft use (1940)A Universal Carrier Mk I of Ramsey's regiment, with Bren gun mounted for anti-aircraft use (1940)Kenilworth Road, Luton Town's ground, where Ramsey first played for Southampton in the wartime Football League South (1980)Kenilworth Road, Luton Town's ground, where Ramsey first played for Southampton in the wartime Football League South (1980)Bill Nicholson, with whom Ramsey made an effective partnership when playing at Tottenham Hotspur, but who was also a rival of his. Both went on to manage top-flight clubs. (1961)Bill Nicholson, with whom Ramsey made an effective partnership when playing at Tottenham Hotspur, but who was also a rival of his. Both went on to manage top-flight clubs. (1961)England captain Billy Wright, for whom Ramsey deputised on three occasions (1961)England captain Billy Wright, for whom Ramsey deputised on three occasions (1961)Jimmy Greaves (left) and Bobby Charlton. It was an injury to Greaves that brought Geoff Hurst into the England team. (1964)Jimmy Greaves (left) and Bobby Charlton. It was an injury to Greaves that brought Geoff Hurst into the England team. (1964)Argentina's Antonio Rattín (striped shirt, left) is sent off during the 1966 World Cup quarter-final against Ramsey's England.Argentina's Antonio Rattín (striped shirt, left) is sent off during the 1966 World Cup quarter-final against Ramsey's England.

Teams 5

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.1949-1955
England national association football B team1948-1948
England men's national association football team1948-1953
Southampton F.C.1943-1949
Portsmouth F.C.

Career record

SpellAppsGoals
1949-195522624
1948-194810
1948-1953323
1943-1949908

Awards 1

Knight Bachelor

Connected to Alf 6

Paul GascoigneAlso played for England national association football B teamMartin KeownAlso played for England national association football B teamAaron LennonAlso played for England national association football B teamJermaine JenasAlso played for England national association football B teamRobert GreenAlso played for England national association football B teamSol CampbellAlso played for England national association football B team

About this person

Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Knighted in 1967 in recognition of the World Cup win, Ramsey also managed his country to third place in the 1968 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup and the 1972 European Championship. As a player, Ramsey was a defender and a member of England's 1950 World Cup squad.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1999 · aged 79
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