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England's Coaches/Managers -
Alf Ramsey
113 matches in charge
73% successful
1963-1974


Notes

Alf Ramsey - Biographical Facts
Full name Alfred Ernest Ramsey.
Born  22 January 1920 in Dagenham, Essex.
Died 28 April 1999 in Ipswich.

Playing Career
Club Right fullback; Southampton FC, April, 1944; Tottenham Hotspur FC May, 1949; Football League career ended 1955.
International England, 32 appearances, 3 goals, from Match No. 244, 2 December 1948, England 6 Switzerland 0, friendly match at Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, London to Match No. 284, 25 November 1953, England 3 Hungary 6, friendly match at Empire Stadium in Wembley.

Managerial Career
Prior experience Ipswich Town F.C., 8 August 1955 to 29 April 1963.
England tenure Appointed 25 October 1962 effective 1 May 1963, taking charge for two matches before the appointment became formally effective, against France on 27 February 1963 and Scotland on 6 April 1963; dismissed 19 April 1974 with announcement delayed until 1 May 1974.
First England match No. 366, 27 February 1963, France 5 England 2, European Championship preliminary match at Parc des Princes in Paris.
Last England match No. 478, 3 April 1974, Portugal 0 England 0, friendly match at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.
Major tournaments World Cup 1966 final tournament; European Championship 1968 final tournament; World Cup 1970 final tournament.
England team honours Winners of the 1966 World Cup; semifinalist and third-place in the 1968 European Championship; winners of the British Championship 1963-64 (shared), 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 (shared), 1970-71, 1971-72 (shared), 1972-73.
Individual honours Knighthood for services to football in 1967; Sports Coach UK (formerly the National Coaching Foundation) Mussabini Medal and Coaching Hall of Fame, 1998; Football Association Hall of Fame 2002.
Distinction Only England coach/manager to lead the team to a World Cup championship.
Backroom staff Ramsey chose Harold Shepherdson as his trainer.

 

Matches in Which Alf Ramsey Was In Charge of England

Season 1962-63
366 27-Feb-1963 France 5 England 2 [3-0] Parc des Princes, Paris ECP AL
367 06-Apr-1963 England 1 Scotland 2 [0-2] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL
368 08-May-1963 England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
369 29-May-1963 Czechoslovakia 2 England 4 [0-1] Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Fr AW
370 02-Jun-1963 G.D.R. 1 England 2 [1-1] Zentralstadion, Leipzig Fr AW
371 05-Jun-1963 Switzerland 1 England 8 [1-3] Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel Fr AW

Season 1963-64
372 12-Oct-1963 Wales 0 England 4 [0-1] Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AW
373 23-Oct-1963 England 2 Rest of the World 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
374 20-Nov-1963 England 8 Northern Ireland 3 [4-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW

375

 11-Apr-1964 Scotland 1 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AL
376 06-May-1964 England 2 Uruguay 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
377 17-May-1964 Portugal 3 England 4 [1-2] Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa Fr AW
378 24-May-1964 Republic of Ireland 1 England 3 [1-2] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW
379 27-Jun-1964 U.S.A. 0 England 10 [1-3] Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, New York City Fr AW
380 30-May-1964 Brazil 5 England 1 [1-0] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro TC AL
381 04-Jun-1964 England 1 Portugal 1 [0-1] Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, Pacaembu, Săo Paulo ND
382 06-Jun-1964 Argentina 1 England 0 [0-0] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro NL

Season 1964-65
383 03-Oct-1964 Northern Ireland 3 England 4 [0-4] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW
384 21-Oct-1964 England 2 Belgium 2 [1-2] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
385 18-Nov-1964 England 2 Wales 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
386 09-Dec-1964 Netherlands 1 England 1 [0-0] Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AD

387

 10-Apr-1965 England 2 Scotland 2 [2-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD
388 05-May-1965 England 1 Hungary 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
389 09-May-1965 Yugoslavia 1 England 1 [1-1] Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd Fr AD
390 12-May-1965 West Germany 0 England 1 [0-1] Städtisches Stadion, Nürnberg, Bayern Fr AW
391 16-May-1965 Sweden 1 England 2 [1-1] Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Fr AW

Season 1965-66
392 02-Oct-1965 Wales 0 England 0 [0-0] Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AD
393 20-Oct-1965 England 2 Austria 3 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
394 10-Nov-1965 England 2 Northern Ireland 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
395 08-Dec-1965 Spain 0 England 2 [0-1] El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AW
396 05-Jan-1966 England 1 Poland 1 [0-1] Goodison Park, Liverpool Fr HD
397 23-Feb-1966 England 1 West Germany 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

398

 02-Apr-1966 Scotland 3 England 4 [1-2] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW
399 04-May-1966 England 2 Yugoslavia 0 [2-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
400 26-Jun-1966 Finland 0 England 3 [0-2] Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AW
401 29-Jun-1966 Norway 1 England 6 [1-5] Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo Fr AW
402 03-Jul-1966 Denmark 0 England 2 [0-1] Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn Fr AW
403 05-Jul-1966 Poland 0 England 1 [0-1] Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Fr AW

404

 11-Jul-1966 England 0 Uruguay 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF HW

405

 16-Jul-1966 England 2 Mexico 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW

406

 20-Jul-1966 France 0 England 2 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW

407

 23-Jul-1966 England 1 Argentina 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
408 26-Jul-1966 England 2 Portugal 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
409 30-Jul-1966 England 4 West Germany 2 [1-1]
AET [2-2]		 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW

Season 1966-67
410 22-Oct-1966 Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-1] Windsor Park, Belfast BC/ ECP AW
411 02-Nov-1966 England 0 Czechoslovakia 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
412 16-Nov-1966 England 5 Wales 1 [3-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP HW
413 15-Apr-1967 England 2 Scotland 3 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HL
414 24-May-1967 England 2 Spain 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
415 27-May-1967 Austria 0 England 1 [0-1] Praterstadion, Wien Fr AW

Season 1967-68
416 21-Oct-1967 Wales 0 England 3 [0-1] Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC/ ECP AW
417 22-Nov-1967 England 2 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
418 06-Dec-1967 England 2 U.S.S.R. 2 [1-2] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
419 24-Feb-1968 Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC/ ECP AD
420 03-Apr-1968 England 1 Spain 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW
421 08-May-1968 Spain 1 England 2 [0-0] El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AW
422 22-May-1968 England 3 Sweden 1 [2-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
423 01-Jun-1968 West Germany 1 England 0 [0-0] Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Fr AL
424 05-Jun-1968 Yugoslavia 1 England 0 [0-0] Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze ECF NL
425 08-Jun-1968 England 2 U.S.S.R. 0 [1-0] Stadio Olimpico, Roma NW

Season 1968-69
426 06-Nov-1968 Romania 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti Fr AD
427 11-Dec-1968 England 1 Bulgaria 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
428 15-Jan-1969 England 1 Romania 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
429 12-Mar-1969 England 5 France 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
430 03-May-1969 Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [0-1] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW
431 07-May-1969 England 2 Wales 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
432 10-May-1969 England 4 Scotland 1 [2-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
433 01-Jun-1969 Mexico 0 England 0 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México Fr AD
434 08-Jun-1969 Uruguay 1 England 2 [0-1] Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Fr AW
435 12-Jun-1969 Brazil 2 England 1 [0-1] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro Fr AL

Season 1969-70
436 05-Nov-1969 Netherlands 0 England 1 [0-0] Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AW
437 10-Dec-1969 England 1 Portugal 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
438 14-Jan-1970 England 0 Netherlands 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
439 25-Feb-1970 Belgium 1 England 3 [0-1] Stade Émile Versé, Parc Astrid, Anderlecht, Bruxelles Fr AW
440 18-Apr-1970 Wales 1 England 1 [1-0] Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AD
441 21-Apr-1970 England 3 Northern Ireland 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
442 25-Apr-1970 Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AD
443 20-May-1970 Colombia 0 England 4 [0-2] Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá Fr AW
444 24-May-1970 Ecuador 0 England 2 [0-1] Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Fr AW

445

 02-Jun-1970 England 1 Romania 0 [0-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara WCF NW

446

 07-Jun-1970 Brazil 1 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara NL

447

 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia 0 England 1 [1-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara NW

448

 14-Jun-1970 West Germany 3 England 2 [0-1]
 AET [2-2]		 Estado de Guanajuato, León NL

Season 1970-71
449 25-Nov-1970 England 3 G.D.R. 1 [2-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
450 03-Feb-1971 Malta 0 England 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Gzira ECP AW
451 21-Apr-1971 England 3 Greece 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HD
452 12-May-1971 England 5 Malta 0 [2-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
453 15-May-1971 Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-1] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD
454 19-May-1971 England 0 Wales 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
455 22-May-1971 England 3 Scotland 1 [3-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HD

Season 1971-72
456 13-Oct-1971 Switzerland 2 England 3 [2-2] Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel ECP AW
457 10-Nov-1971 England 1 Switzerland 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HD
458 01-Dec-1971 Greece 0 England 2 [0-0] Karaiskaki Stadio, Piraes AW
459 29-Apr-1972 England 1 West Germany 3 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HL
460 13-May-1972 West Germany 0 England 0 [0-0] Olympiastadion, Berlin AD
461 20-May-1972 Wales 0 England 3 [0-1] Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AW
462 23-May-1972 England 0 Northern Ireland 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HL
463 27-May-1972 Scotland 0 England 1 [0-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AW

Season 1972-73
464 11-Oct-1972 England 1 Yugoslavia 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
465 15-Nov-1972 Wales 0 England 1 [0-1] Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd WCP AW
466 24-Jan-1973 England 1 Wales 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HD
467 14-Feb-1973 Scotland 0 England 5 [0-3] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow Fr AW
468 12-May-1973 England 2 Northern Ireland 1 [1-1] Goodison Park, Liverpool BC HW
469 15-May-1973 England 3 Wales 0 [2-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
470 19-May-1973 England 1 Scotland 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
471 27-May-1973 Czechoslovakia 1 England 1 [0-0] Stadión Letná, Praha Fr AD
472 06-Jun-1973 Poland 2 England 0 [1-0] Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AL
473 10-Jun-1973 U.S.S.R. 1 England 2 [0-1] Lenin Stadion, Moskva Fr AW
474 14-Jun-1973 Italy 2 England 0 [1-0] Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino Fr AL

Season 1973-74
475 26-Sep-1973 England 7 Austria 0 [3-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
476 17-Oct-1973 England 1 Poland 1 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD
477 14-Nov-1973 England 0 Italy 1 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
478 03-Apr-1974 Portugal 0 England 0 [0-0] Estádio da Luz, Lisboa Fr AD
Alf Ramsey - Record - All Matches by Venue
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 52 31 15 6 106 45 +61 6 20 2.038 0.865 74.0 +25
Away 53 35 11 7 111 46 +65 10 26 2.094 0.868 76.4 +28
Neutral 8 3 1 4 7 7 =0 3 3 0.875 0.875 43.8 -1
Total 113 69 27 17 224 98 +126 19 49 1.982 0.867 73.0 +52
Alf Ramsey - Record - All Matches by Type
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
World Cup 14 8 3 3 18 11 +7 3 7 1.286 0.786 67.9 +5
European Championship 19 12 3 4 38 18 +20 2 10 2.00 0.947 71.1 +8
British Championship 31 21 6 4 69 29 +40 5 12 2.226 0.935 77.4 +17
Minor Tournament/Cup 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1 0 0.667 2.333 16.7 -2
Friendly 52 32 15 5 112 38 +74 8 23 2.154 0.731 76.0 +27
All 113 69 27 17 224 98 +126 19 49 1.982 0.867 73.0 +52
The six British Championship matches for 1966-67 and 1967-68 also served as qualifying matches for the European Championship final tournament of 1968. The numbers for six British Championship matches are thus duplicated within the European Championship numbers.
Alf Ramsey - Record - Major Tournament Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1964 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0 0 2.00 5.00 00.0 -1
WCF  1966 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 1 4 1.833 0.50 91.7 +5
ECP 1968 8 6 1 1 18 6 +12 0 4 2.25 0.75 81.3 +5
ECF 1968 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
WCF 1970 4 2 0 2 4 4 =0 1 2 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ECP 1972 8 5 2 1 16 6 +10 1 5 2.00 0.75 75.0 +4
WCP 1974 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0
All 33 20 6 7 56 29 +27 5 17 1.697 0.879 69.7 +13

Alf Ramsey - Record - World Cup Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP Total 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.75 1.00 50.0 =0
WCF Total 10 7 1 2 15 7 +8 2 6 1.50 0.70 75.0 +5
WC Total 14 8 3 3 18 11 +7 3 7 1.286 0.786 67.9 +5

Alf Ramsey - Record - European Championship Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP Total 17 11 3 3 36 17 +19 1 9 2.118 1.00 73.5 +8
ECF Total 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
EC Total 19 12 3 4 38 18 +20 2 10 2.00 0.947 71.1 +8
The six British Championship matches for 1966-67 and 1967-68 also served as qualifying matches for the European Championship final tournament of 1968. The numbers for six British Championship matches are thus duplicated within the European Championship numbers.

 


The normally reticent Ramsey allows himself
moments of celebration on the pitch and later
with his captain, Bobby Moore.

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