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England's Coaches/Managers -
Ron Greenwood
55 matches in charge
71% successful
1977-1982


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.  Brian Clough was the people's choice.
First England match Match No. 515, 7 September 1977, England 0 Switzerland 0, friendly match at Wembley 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

Season 1977-78
1 515 7 September 1977 England 0 Switzerland 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
2 516 12 October 1977 Luxembourg 0 England 2 [0-1] Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg WCP AW
3 517 16 November 1977 England 2 Italy 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
4 518 22 February 1978 West Germany 2 England 1 [0-1] Olympiastadion, München Fr AL
5 519 19 April 1978 England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
6 520 13 May 1978 Wales 1 England 3 [0-1] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AW
7 521 16 May 1978 England 1 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
8 522 20 May 1978 Scotland 0 England 1 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AW
9 523 24 May 1978 England 4 Hungary 1 [3-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

Season 1978-79
10 524 12 October 1978 Denmark 3 England 4 [2-2] Idraetsparken, Křbenhavn ECP AW
11 525 16 November 1978 Republic of Ireland 1 England 1 [1-0] Lansdowne Road, Dublin HW
12 526 7 September 1978 England 1 Czechoslovakia 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
13 527 22 February 1979 England 4 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW
14 528 13 May 1979 Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW
15 529 16 May 1979 England 0 Wales 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HD
16 530 20 May 1979 England 3 Scotland 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
17 531 19 April 1979 Bulgaria 0 England 3 [0-1] Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW
18 532 24 May 1979 Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0] Rĺsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län Fr AD
19 533 24 May 1979 Austria 4 England 3 [3-1] Praterstadion, Wien Fr AL

Season 1979-80
20 534 12 September 1979 England 1 Denmark 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW
21 535 17 October 1979 Northern Ireland 1 England 5 [0-2] Windsor Park, Belfast AW
22 536 22 November 1979 England 2 Bulgaria 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
23 537 6 February 1980 England 2 Republic of Ireland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
24 538 26 March 1980 Spain 0 England 2 [0-1] Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona, Barcelona Fr AW
25 539 13 May 1980 England 3 Argentina 1 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
26 540 17 May 1980 Wales 4 England 1 [2-1] Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC AL
27 541 20 May 1980 England 1 Northern Ireland 1 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HD
28 542 24 May 1980 Scotland 0 England 2 [0-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AW
29 543 31 May 1980 Australia 1 England 2 [0-2] Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney Fr AW
30 544 12 June 1980 Belgium 1 England 1 [0-1] Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino ECF ND
31 545 15 June 1980 England 0 Italy 1 [0-1] Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino AL
32 546 18 June 1980 Spain 1 England 2 [0-1] Stadio San Paolo, Napoli NW

Season 1980-81
547 10 September 1980 England 4 Norway 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW
548 15 October 1980 Romania 2 England 1 [1-0] Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti AL
549 19 November 1980 England 2 Switzerland 1 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
550 25 March 1981 England 1 Spain 2 [1-2] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
551 29 April 1981 England 0 Romania 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD
552 12 May 1981 England 0 Brazil 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
553 20 May 1981 England 0 Wales 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD
554 23 May 1981 England 0 Scotland 1 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HL
555 30 May 1981 Switzerland 2 England 1 [2-0] Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel WCP AL
556 6 June 1981 Hungary 1 England 3 [1-1] Népstadion, Budapest AW

Season 1981-82
557 9 September 1981 Norway 2 England 1 [2-1] Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo WCP AL
558 18 November 1981 England 1 Hungary 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW
559 23 February 1982 England 4 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
560 27 April 1982 Wales 0 England 1 [0-0] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff AW
561 25 May 1982 England 2 Netherlands 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
562 29 May 1982 Scotland 0 England 1 [0-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW
563 2 June 1982 Iceland 1 England 1 [1-0] Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik Fr AD
564 3 June 1982 Finland 1 England 4 [0-2] Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AW
565 16 June 1982 England 3 France 1 [1-1] Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao WCF NW
566 20 June 1982 England 2 Czechoslovakia 0 [0-0] Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW
567 25 June 1982 England 1 Kuwait 0 [1-0] Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW
568 29 June 1982 England 0 West Germany 0 [0-0] El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ND
569 5 July 1982 England 0 Spain 0 [0-0] El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AL
Ron Greenwood - Record - All Matches by Venue
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 24 15 6 3 39 10 +29 6 15 1.625 0.417 75.0 +12
Away 25 14 4 7 45 27 +18 3 10 1.80 1.08 64.0 +7
Neutral 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 1 3 1.50 0.50 83.3 +4
Total 55 33 12 10 93 40 +53 10 28 1.691 0.727 70.9 +23
Ron Greenwood - Record - All Matches by Type
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
World Cup 15 9 3 3 23 9 +14 3 9 1.533 0.60 70.0 +6
European Championship 11 8 2 1 25 8 +17 1 5 2.273 0.727 81.8 +7
British Championship 14 9 3 2 20 8 +12 3 9 1.429 0.571 75.0 +7
Friendly 15 7 4 4 25 15 +10 3 5 1.667 1.00 60.0 +3
All 55 33 12 10 93 40 +53 10 28 1.691 0.727 70.9 +23
Ron Greenwood - Record - Major Tournament Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1978 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.00 0.00 100.0 +2
ECP 1980 8 7 1 0 22 5 +17 0 5 2.75 0.625 93.8 +7
ECF 1980 3 1 1 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
WCP 1982 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5 1 3 1.625 1.00 56.3 +1
WCF 1982 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 2 4 1.20 0.20 80.0 +3
All 26 17 5 4 48 17 +31 4 14 1.846 0.654 75.0 +13

Ron Greenwood - Record - World Cup Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP Total 10 6 1 3 17 8 +9 1 5 1.70 0.80 65.0 +3
WCF Total 5 3 2 0 6 1 +5 2 4 1.20 0.20 80.0 +3
WC Total 15 9 3 3 23 9 +14 3 9 1.533 0.60 70.0 +6

Ron Greenwood - Record - European Championship Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP Total 8 7 1 0 22 5 +17 0 5 2.75 0.625 93.8 +7
ECF Total 3 1 1 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
EC Total 11 8 2 1 25 8 +17 1 5 2.273 0.727 81.8 +7

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