Walter Winterbottom

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English footballer and manager (1913-2002)

United Kingdom FootballersLived 1913 to 2002 · aged 88

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Sir Walter Winterbottom was an English football player and coach. He was the first manager of the England national team (1946-1962) and Director of Coaching for The Football Association.

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Bust of Walter Winterbottom at St George's Park

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Manchester United F.C.1936-1938

Career record

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1936-1938260

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Knight Bachelor

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Sir Walter Winterbottom was an English football player and coach. He was the first manager of the England national team (1946-1962) and Director of Coaching for The Football Association. He resigned from the FA in 1962 to become General Secretary of the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) and was appointed as the first director of the Sports Council in 1965. He was knighted for his services to sport in 1978 when he retired. The Football Association marked the 100th anniversary of Winterbottom's birth by commissioning a bust which was unveiled by Roy Hodgson at St George's Park on 23 April 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of English football.

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United Kingdom