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Alf
Ramsey |
Southampton FC,
Tottenham Hotspur FC
32 appearances, 3 goals
three penalties
P 32 W 18 D 9 L 5 F
85:
A 48
70% successful
1948-53
captain: three
minutes played: 2826 |
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Timeline |
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Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey |
|
Birth |
22 January
1920 at 6 Parrish's Cottages, Five Elms Farm, Dagenham, London
[registered in
Rochford, Essex, March 1920].
To Herbert Henry and Florence (née
Bixby).
He attended Becontree Heath School. |
|
Marriage |
to
Victoria Welch
[registered in Southampton, December 1951]. |
|
Death |
28 April 1999
in an Ipswich nursing home, aged
79 years 96 days
[registered in Ipswich, April 1999], following a heart
attack, having battled Alzheimer's Disease and Prostrate Cancer. |
|
Funeral |
7 May 1999 in Ipswich, buried in Old Ipswich cemetery (below left). |
,%20Alfred.jpg) |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Biographies: Talking Football - Alf Ramsey
(Stanley Paul, 1952);
Anatomy of a Football Manager: Sir Alf
Ramsey - Max Marquis (Arthur Barker, 5 November
1970);
England: Alf Ramsey Years - Graham McColl
(Andre Deutsch Ltd 1998).
Winning Isn't Everything: A Biography
of Sir Alf Ramsey - Dave Bowler (Gollancz 21 May 1998)
Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's
Greatest - Leo McKinstray (HarperSport, 3 April 2006); |
|
x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began his career with Essex schools and Five
Elms FC. Also played Army football when he signed amateur forms with
Portsmouth FC, whom he played for through the wartime. He went onto Southampton FC,
signing amateur forms in 1943, turning professional in August 1944. He
went on to play in ninety league matches,
scoring eight goals before he joined Tottenham Hotspur
FC on 15 May 1949 for £21,000 and Ernie Jones. Another 226 league
appearances followed, and another 24 league goals, until his
retirement in August 1955. |
|
Club honours |
Football
League Division Two winners 1949-50; Football League
Champions 1950-51; FA Charity Shield winner
1951; |
|
Individual honours |
Football
League (six appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
One of a handful of players who has a road named after
him. Sir Alf Ramsey Way runs alongside the Portman Road stadium, formerly
named Portman Walk. |
|
Height/Weight:
|
5'
8¼", 12st.
8lbs [1950]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
Management Career |
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Club(s): After retiring from playing, Ramsey
immediately took up the management mantle at Ipswich
Town FC on 8 August 1955. He remained in charge, with relative success
until 29 April 1963. In his final season, 1962-63, he took charge of Town
and England simultaneously. He remained
manager of
England until he was sacked in May 1974. He did not return to
football straightaway, instead, only becoming consultant to Birmingham
City FC, a position he resigned in March 1978, although he had become
their director and for a time, caretaker manager. In 1979, he became a
technical advisor to Turkish side. PanAthínaikos FC. Afterwhich, he
returned to England and into retirement. |
|
Club honours: Football
League Division Three (South) winners 1956-57; Football
League Division Two winners 1960-61; Football League
Champions 1961-62; FA Charity Shield runners-up
1962; FIFA World Cup Winners 1964-66; UEFA
European Nations Cup Third Place 1966-68; |
|
Individual honours: x |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
One of five who became the 676th
players (677) to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Right-back |
|
First match |
No. 244, 2 December 1948, England 6
Switzerland 0, a friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged
28 years
314 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 284, 25 November 1953, England 3 Hungary
6, a friendly match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 33 years 307 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1950;
British Championship
1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53; |
|
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1949-50, shared 1951-52,
1952-53; |
|
Individual honours |
England
B (one appearance, 1948) |
|
Distinctions |
Knighthood
for services to football 1967; Sports Coach UK (formerly the National Coaching
Foundation) Mussabini Medal and Coaching Hall of Fame 1998;
Football Association Hall of Fame 2002. |
|
Beyond England |
|
In the fantasy world, Sir Alf became
the caretaker manager of Melchester Rovers FC in Christmas 1981. Although
he only held the position for a few matches, few could honestly fill the
boots of Roy Race after he had been shot. Alf himself contributed a few
articles to the Daily Mirror throughout the 1980's, but eventually,
ill-health took a hold. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.202/Various Media. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused |
minutes |
|
goals ave.min |
|
 |
captain |
|
25 |
32 |
12 |
one |
2826 |
3 |
942
min |
3 |
three |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
32 |
18 |
9 |
5 |
85 |
48 |
+35 |
3 |
8 |
2.656 |
1.50 |
70.3 |
+13 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
15 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
48 |
27 |
+14 |
0 |
4 |
3.20 |
1.80 |
70.0 |
+6 |
|
Away |
14 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
35 |
19 |
+16 |
1 |
3 |
2.50 |
1.357 |
78.6 |
+8 |
|
Neutral |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Shirt Record
|
Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
28 |
15 |
9 |
4 |
74 |
41 |
+31 |
2 |
8 |
2.643 |
1.464 |
69.6 |
+11 |
|
Red |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.667 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
Blue |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
WCF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
British Championship |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
14 |
+11 |
0 |
2 |
2.50 |
1.40 |
75.0 |
+5 |
|
The 1949-50
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
19 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
58 |
32 |
+24 |
1 |
5 |
3.053 |
1.684 |
73.7 |
+9 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP/BC 1948-50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
WCP
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
World Cup Finals Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1950 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
WCF
All |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 1950 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WC
All |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC/WCP 1949-50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1950-51 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.333 |
2.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1951-52 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1.667 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
BC 1952-53 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC All |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
14 |
+11 |
0 |
2 |
2.50 |
1.40 |
75.0 |
+5 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
14 |
+11 |
0 |
2 |
2.50 |
1.40 |
75.0 |
+5 |
The 1949-50
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
|
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
28 |
16 |
+12 |
2 |
4 |
2.00 |
1.143 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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Club:
Southampton F.C. - one full appearance
(90 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - 32 full appearances (2826 min) 3ᶜ 3ᵍx |
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