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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.
Other applicants Two men were in the running, Ramsey and Burnley player Jimmy Adamson.  When Adamson declined the offer, the road was open for Ramsey to take the job.
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
1 366 27 February 1963 France 5 England 2 [3-0] Parc des Princes, Paris ECP AL
2 367 6 April 1963 England 1 Scotland 2 [0-2] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL
3 368 8 May 1963 England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
4 369 29 May 1963 Czechoslovakia 2 England 4 [0-1] Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava Fr AW
5 370 2 June 1963 G.D.R. 1 England 2 [1-1] Zentralstadion, Leipzig Fr AW
6 371 5 June 1963 Switzerland 1 England 8 [1-3] Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel Fr AW

Season 1963-64
7 372 12 October 1963 Wales 0 England 4 [0-1] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AW
8 373 23 October 1963 England 2 Rest of the World 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
9 374 20 November 1963 England 8 Northern Ireland 3 [4-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
10

375

 11 April 1964 Scotland 1 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AL
11 376 6 May 1964 England 2 Uruguay 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
12 377 17 May 1964 Portugal 3 England 4 [1-2] Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Lisboa Fr AW
13 378 24 May 1964 Republic of Ireland 1 England 3 [1-2] Dalymount Park, Dublin Fr AW
14 379 27 June 1964 U.S.A. 0 England 10 [1-3] Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, New York City Fr AW
15 380 30 May 1964 Brazil 5 England 1 [1-0] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro TC AL
16 381 4 June 1964 England 1 Portugal 1 [0-1] Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, Pacaembu, Săo Paulo ND
17 382 6 June 1964 Argentina 1 England 0 [0-0] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro NL

Season 1964-65
18 383 3 October 1964 Northern Ireland 3 England 4 [0-4] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW
19 384 21 October 1964 England 2 Belgium 2 [1-2] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
20 385 18 November 1964 England 2 Wales 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
21 386 9 December 1964 Netherlands 1 England 1 [0-0] Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AD
22

387

 10 April 1965 England 2 Scotland 2 [2-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD
23 388 5 May 1965 England 1 Hungary 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
24 389 9 May 1965 Yugoslavia 1 England 1 [1-1] Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd Fr AD
25 390 12 May 1965 West Germany 0 England 1 [0-1] Städtisches Stadion, Nürnberg, Bayern Fr AW
26 391 16 May 1965 Sweden 1 England 2 [1-1] Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Fr AW

Season 1965-66
392 2 October 1965 Wales 0 England 0 [0-0] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD
393 20 October 1965 England 2 Austria 3 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
394 10 November 1965 England 2 Northern Ireland 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW
395 8 December 1965 Spain 0 England 2 [0-1] El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AW
396 5 January 1966 England 1 Poland 1 [0-1] Goodison Park, Liverpool Fr HD
397 23 February 1966 England 1 West Germany 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

398

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

404

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

405

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

406

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

407

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

Season 1966-67
410 22 October 1966 Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-1] Windsor Park, Belfast BC/ ECP AW
411 2 November 1966 England 0 Czechoslovakia 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
412 16 November 1966 England 5 Wales 1 [3-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC/ ECP HW
413 15 April 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 October 1967 Wales 0 England 3 [0-1] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC/ ECP AW
417 22 November 1967 England 2 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
418 6 December 1967 England 2 U.S.S.R. 2 [1-2] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
419 24 February 1968 Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC/ ECP AD
420 3 April 1968 England 1 Spain 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW
421 8 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 1 June 1968 West Germany 1 England 0 [0-0] Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Fr AL
424 5 June 1968 Yugoslavia 1 England 0 [0-0] Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze ECF NL
425 8 June 1968 England 2 U.S.S.R. 0 [1-0] Stadio Olimpico, Roma NW

Season 1968-69
426 6 November 1968 Romania 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti Fr AD
427 11 December 1968 England 1 Bulgaria 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
428 15 January 1969 England 1 Romania 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
429 12 March 1969 England 5 France 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
430 3 May 1969 Northern Ireland 1 England 3 [0-1] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW
431 7 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 1 June 1969 Mexico 0 England 0 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México Fr AD
434 8 June 1969 Uruguay 1 England 2 [0-1] Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Fr AW
435 12 June 1969 Brazil 2 England 1 [0-1] Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro Fr AL

Season 1969-70
436 5 November 1969 Netherlands 0 England 1 [0-0] Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AW
437 10 December 1969 England 1 Portugal 0 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
438 14 January 1970 England 0 Netherlands 0 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
439 25 February 1970 Belgium 1 England 3 [0-1] Stade Émile Versé, Parc Astrid, Anderlecht, Bruxelles Fr AW
440 18 April 1970 Wales 1 England 1 [1-0] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff BC AD
441 21 April 1970 England 3 Northern Ireland 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
442 25 April 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

 2 June 1970 England 1 Romania 0 [0-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara WCF NW

446

 7 June 1970 Brazil 1 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara NL

447

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

448

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

Season 1970-71
449 25 November 1970 England 3 G.D.R. 1 [2-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
450 3 February 1971 Malta 0 England 1 [0-1] Empire Stadium, Gzira ECP AW
451 21 April 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 October 1971 Switzerland 2 England 3 [2-2] Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel ECP AW
457 10 November 1971 England 1 Switzerland 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HD
458 1 December 1971 Greece 0 England 2 [0-0] Karaiskaki Stadio, Piraes AW
459 29 April 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] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff 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 October 1972 England 1 Yugoslavia 1 [1-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD
465 15 November 1972 Wales 0 England 1 [0-1] Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff WCP AW
466 24 January 1973 England 1 Wales 1 [1-1] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HD
467 14 February 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 6 June 1973 Poland 2 England 0 [1-0] Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AL
473 10 June 1973 U.S.S.R. 1 England 2 [0-1] Lenin Stadion, Moskva Fr AW
474 14 June 1973 Italy 2 England 0 [1-0] Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino Fr AL

Season 1973-74
475 26 September 1973 England 7 Austria 0 [3-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW
476 17 October 1973 England 1 Poland 1 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD
477 14 November 1973 England 0 Italy 1 [0-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL
478 3 April 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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