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


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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
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Result H.T.
366 27-Feb-1963 France Parc des Princes, Paris ECP 2 5 AL [0-3]
367 06-Apr-1963 Scotland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1 2 HL [0-2]
368 08-May-1963 Brazil Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 1 HD [0-1]
369 29-May-1963 Czechoslovakia Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava F 4 2 AW [1-0]
370 02-Jun-1963 German Democratic Republic Zentralstadion, Leipzig F 2 1 AW [1-1]
371 05-Jun-1963 Switzerland St. Jakob Park, Basel F 8 1 AW [3-1]
372 12-Oct-1963 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff BC 4 0 AW [1-0]
373 23-Oct-1963 Rest of the World Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 1 HW [0-0]
374 20-Nov-1963 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 8 3 HW [4-1]
375 11-Apr-1964 Scotland Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC 0 1 AL [0-0]
376 06-May-1964 Uruguay Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 1 HW [1-0]
377 17-May-1964 Portugal Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa F 4 3 AW [2-1]
378 24-May-1964 Republic of Ireland Dalymount Park, Dublin F 3 1 AW [2-1]
379 27-May-1964 U.S.A. Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, New York City F 10 0 AW [3-0]
380 30-May-1964 Brazil Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro T/C 1 5 AL [0-1]
381 04-Jun-1964 Portugal Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, Pacaembu, Săo Paulo, Brazil T/C 1 1 ND [0-1]
382 06-Jun-1964 Argentina Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil T/C 0 1 NL [0-0]
383 03-Oct-1964 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast BC 4 3 AW [4-0]
384 21-Oct-1964 Belgium Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 2 HD [1-2]
385 18-Nov-1964 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 2 1 HW [1-0]
386 09-Dec-1964 Netherlands Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam F 1 1 AD [0-0]
387 10-Apr-1965 Scotland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 2 2 HD [2-1]
388 05-May-1965 Hungary Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 HW [1-0]
389 09-May-1965 Yugoslavia Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd F 1 1 AD [1-1]
390 12-May-1965 West Germany Städtisches Stadion, Nürnberg F 1 0 AW [1-0]
391 16-May-1965 Sweden Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg F 2 1 AW [1-1]
392 02-Oct-1965 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff BC 0 0 AD [0-0]
393 20-Oct-1965 Austria Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 3 HL [1-0]
394 10-Nov-1965 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 2 1 HW [1-1]
395 08-Dec-1965 Spain El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid F 2 0 AW [1-0]
396 05-Jan-1966 Poland Goodison Park, Liverpool F 1 1 HD [0-1]
397 23-Feb-1966 West Germany Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 HW [1-0]
398 02-Apr-1966 Scotland Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC 4 3 AW [2-1]
399 04-May-1966 Yugoslavia Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 0 HW [2-0]
400 26-Jun-1966 Finland Olympiastadion, Helsinki F 3 0 AW [2-0]
401 29-Jun-1966 Norway Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo F 6 1 AW [5-1]
402 03-Jul-1966 Denmark Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn F 2 0 AW [1-0]
403 05-Jul-1966 Poland Stadion Śląski, Chorzów F 1 0 AW [1-0]
404 11-Jul-1966 Uruguay Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 0 0 HD [0-0]
405 16-Jul-1966 Mexico Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 2 0 HW [1-0]
406 20-Jul-1966 France Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 2 0 HW [1-0]
407 23-Jul-1966 Argentina Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 1 0 HW [0-0]
408 26-Jul-1966 Portugal Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 2 1 HW [1-0]
409 30-Jul-1966 West Germany Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCF 4 2 HW [1-1]

2-2 full-time, 3-2 half extra time, 4-2 after extra time

410 22-Oct-1966 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast BC/ ECP 2 0 AW [1-0]
411 02-Nov-1966 Czechoslovakia Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 HD [0-0]
412 16-Nov-1966 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP 5 1 HW [3-1]
413 15-Apr-1967 Scotland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP 2 3 HL [0-1]
414 24-May-1967 Spain Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 0 HW [0-0]
415 27-May-1967 Austria Praterstadion, Wien F 1 0 AW [1-0]
416 21-Oct-1967 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff BC/ ECP 3 0 AW [1-0]
417 22-Nov-1967 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP 2 0 HW [1-0]
418 06-Dec-1967 U.S.S.R. Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 2 HD [1-2]
419 24-Feb-1968 Scotland Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC/ ECP 1 1 AD [1-1]
420 03-Apr-1968 Spain Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 1 0 HW [0-0]
421 08-May-1968 Spain El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ECP 2 1 AW [0-0]
422 22-May-1968 Sweden Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 3 1 HW [2-0]
423 01-Jun-1968 West Germany Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover F 0 1 AL [0-0]
424 05-Jun-1968 Yugoslavia Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze, Italy ECF 0 1 NL [0-0]
425 08-Jun-1968 U.S.S.R. Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy ECF 2 0 NW [1-0]
426 06-Nov-1968 Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti F 0 0 AD [0-0]
427 11-Dec-1968 Bulgaria Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 1 HD [1-1]
428 15-Jan-1969 Romania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 1 HD [1-0]
429 12-Mar-1969 France Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 5 0 HW [1-0]
430 03-May-1969 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast BC 3 1 AW [1-0]
431 07-May-1969 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 2 1 HW [0-1]
432 10-May-1969 Scotland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 4 1 HW [2-1]
433 01-Jun-1969 Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City F 0 0 AD [0-0]
434 08-Jun-1969 Uruguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo F 2 1 AW [1-0]
435 12-Jun-1969 Brazil Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro F 1 2 AL [1-0]
436 05-Nov-1969 Netherlands Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam F 1 0 AW [0-0]
437 10-Dec-1969 Portugal Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 HW [1-0]
438 14-Jan-1970 Netherlands Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 HD [0-0]
439 25-Feb-1970 Belgium Stade Émile Versé, Parc Astrid, Anderlecht, Bruxelles F 3 1 AW [1-0]
440 18-Apr-1970 Wales Ninian Park, Cardiff BC 1 1 AD [0-1]
441 21-Apr-1970 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 3 1 HW [1-0]
442 25-Apr-1970 Scotland Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC 0 0 AD [0-0]
443 20-May-1970 Colombia Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá F 4 0 AW [2-0]
444 24-May-1970 Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito F 2 0 AW [1-0]
445 02-Jun-1970 Romania Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 1 0 NW [0-0]
446 07-Jun-1970 Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 0 1 NL [0-0]
447 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF 1 0 NW [0-0]
448 14-Jun-1970 West Germany Estado de Guanajuato, León, Mexico WCF 2 3 NL [1-0]

2-2 full-time, 2-2 half extra time, 2-3 after extra time

449 25-Nov-1970 German Democratic Republic Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 3 1 HW [2-1]
450 03-Feb-1971 Malta Empire Stadium, Gzira ECP 1 0 AW [1-0]
451 21-Apr-1971 Greece Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0 HW [1-0]
452 12-May-1971