Notes

Ron Greenwood led England for five years, bowing out at the World Cup 1982 tournament where his team were unbeaten although they did not reach the semi-finals.
 

Ron Greenwood - Biographical Facts
Full name	Ronald Greenwood.
Born	11 November 1921 in Burnley.
Died	9 February 2006 in Suffolk, following a long illness.
Playing Career
Club	Centre-half, Bradford Park Avenue December, 1945; transferred to Brentford FC March, 1949; transferred to Chelsea FC 21 October, 1952; transferred to Fulham FC February, 1955; ended Football League career at close of 1955-56 season.
International	None for England's senior side, but one England B team appearance.
Managerial Career
Prior experience	Assistant manager Arsenal FC November, 1958; manager England Youth and Under-23 teams, years not known; West Ham United FC 13 April, 1961 to July, 1974, when he became general manager.
England tenure	Appointed temporary manager 17 August 1977 and manager 12 December 1977; resigned following World Cup 1982 final tournament.
Other applicants	Bobby Robson and Brian Clough were both favourites to land the England job in 1977.  Dave Sexton was also an applicant.
First England match	Match No. 515, 7 September 1977, England 0 Switzerland 0, friendly match at Empire Stadium in Wembley.
Last England match	Match No. 569, 5 July 1982, Spain 0 England 0, World Cup final tournament match at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.
Major tournaments	European Championship 1980 final tournament; World Cup 1982 final tournament.
England team honours	Winners of the British Championship 1977-78, 1978-79 and 1981-82.
Individual honours	CBE, 1981; Football Writers' Association Tribute Award for outstanding contribution to the national game 1983; Professional Footballers Association Merit Award in 1985; Football Association Hall of Fame 2002.
Distinction	The only England manager, apart from Alf Ramsey, whose team finished a World Cup final tournament unbeaten (although Greenwood's team did not even advance to the semifinals).
Backroom staff	Ron Greenwood chose Bill Taylor as his Chief Coach.  Don Howe later became an assistant manager.  Geoff Hurst was also a coach.  Fred Street was a physiotherapist and trainer.  Norman Medhurst a physiotherapist.  Dr Vernon Edwards was the team doctor.

 

Matches in Which Ron Greenwood Was In Charge of England
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
515	07-Sep-1977	Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	0	HD	[0-0]
516	12-Oct-1977	Luxembourg	Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City	WCP	2	0	AW	[1-0]
517	16-Nov-1977	Italy	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	2	0	HW	[1-0]
518	22-Feb-1978	West Germany	Olympiastadion, München	F	1	2	AL	[1-0]
519	19-Apr-1978	Brazil	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	1	HD	[0-1]
520	13-May-1978	Wales	Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	3	1	AW	[1-0]
521	16-May-1978	Northern Ireland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	1	0	HW	[1-0]
522	20-May-1978	Scotland	Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	BC	1	0	AW	[0-0]
523	24-May-1978	Hungary	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	4	1	HW	[3-0]
524	20-Sep-1978	Denmark	Idraetsparken, Křbenhavn	ECP	4	3	AW	[2-2]
525	25-Oct-1978	Republic of Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	ECP	1	1	AD	[1-1]
526	29-Nov-1978	Czechoslovakia	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	0	HW	[0-0]
527	07-Feb-1979	Northern Ireland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	4	0	HW	[1-0]
528	19-May-1979	Northern Ireland	Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	2	0	AW	[2-0]
529	23-May-1979	Wales	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	0	0	HD	[0-0]
530	26-May-1979	Scotland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	3	1	HW	[1-1]
531	06-Jun-1979	Bulgaria	Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija	ECP	3	0	AW	[1-0]
532	10-Jun-1979	Sweden	Rĺsunda Stadion, Solna	F	0	0	AD	[0-0]
533	13-Jun-1979	Austria	Praterstadion, Wien	F	3	4	AL	[1-3]
534	12-Sep-1979	Denmark	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	1	0	HW	[1-0]
535	17-Oct-1979	Northern Ireland	Windsor Park, Belfast	ECP	5	1	AW	[2-0]
536	22-Nov-1979	Bulgaria	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	2	0	HW	[1-0]
537	06-Feb-1980	Republic of Ireland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	2	0	HW	[1-0]
538	26-Mar-1980	Spain	Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona, Barcelona	F	2	0	AW	[1-0]
539	13-May-1980	Argentina	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	3	1	HW	[1-0]
540	17-May-1980	Wales	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	BC	1	4	AL	[1-2]
541	20-May-1980	Northern Ireland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	1	1	HD	[0-0]
542	24-May-1980	Scotland	Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	BC	2	0	AW	[1-0]
543	31-May-1980	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney	F	2	1	AW	[2-0]
544	12-Jun-1980	Belgium	Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino, Italy	ECF	1	1	ND	[1-1]
545	15-Jun-1980	Italy	Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino	ECF	0	1	AL	[0-0]
546	18-Jun-1980	Spain	Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy	ECF	2	1	NW	[1-0]
547	10-Sep-1980	Norway	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	4	0	HW	[1-0]
548	15-Oct-1980	Romania	Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti	WCP	1	2	AL	[0-1]
549	19-Nov-1980	Switzerland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	2	1	HW	[2-0]
550	25-Mar-1981	Spain	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	1	2	HL	[1-2]
551	29-Apr-1981	Romania	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	0	0	HD	[0-0]
552	12-May-1981	Brazil	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	0	1	HL	[0-1]
553	20-May-1981	Wales	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	0	0	HD	[0-0]
554	23-May-1981	Scotland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	0	1	HL	[0-0]
555	30-May-1981	Switzerland	St. Jakob Park, Basel	WCP	1	2	AL	[0-2]
556	06-Jun-1981	Hungary	Népstadion, Budapest	WCP	3	1	AW	[1-1]
557	09-Sep-1981	Norway	Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo	WCP	1	2	AL	[1-2]
558	18-Nov-1981	Hungary	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	1	0	HW	[1-0]
559	23-Feb-1982	Northern Ireland	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	BC	4	0	HW	[1-0]
560	27-Apr-1982	Wales	Ninian Park, Cardiff	BC	1	0	AW	[0-0]
561	25-May-1982	Netherlands	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	F	2	0	HW	[0-0]
562	29-May-1982	Scotland	Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow	BC	1	0	AW	[1-0]
563	02-Jun-1982	Iceland	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik	F	1	1	AD	[0-1]
564	03-Jun-1982	Finland	Olympiastadion, Helsinki	F	4	1	AW	[2-0]
565	16-Jun-1982	France	Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain	WCF	3	1	NW	[1-1]
566	20-Jun-1982	Czechoslovakia	Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain	WCF	2	0	NW	[0-0]
567	25-Jun-1982	Kuwait	Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain	WCF	1	0	NW	[1-0]
568	29-Jun-1982	West Germany	El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain	WCF	0	0	ND	[0-0]
569	05-Jul-1982	Spain	El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	WCF	0	0	AD	[0-0]