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Ron
Springett |
 Sheffield
Wednesday FC
33 appearances,
48 goals conceded
seven clean
sheets, two out of three penalties saved
P 33 W 17 D
8 L 8 F 95: A
48
64% successful
1959-66
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 2970 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Ronald Deryk Springett
no evidence of George as a middle name |
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Born |
22 July 1935 in
Fulham, London [registered as Ronald D. in Fulham, September 1935]. |
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Married |
to Barbara F.
Hillsdon
[registered as Ronald D. in Chelsea, January 1958]. |
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Died |
13 September
2015, aged
80 years 53 days
[registered in tbc]. Living at 12 Sunbury Avenue, Mortlake. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 12st.
1lbs [1963]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
career playing for Sunday League team, Victoria United FC within London,
from where he was taken to Queen's Park Rangers FC in February 1953.
Sheffield Wednesday FC then paid between 9,000 pounds and 15,000 pounds
for his signature. After making 345 league appearances,
he returned to Queen's park Rangers in March 1967 for a 16,000 pounds
transfer fee. Saw out his career with Ashford Town FC from September 1970. |
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Club honours |
Football League Divsion
Two winners 1958-59; FA Cup
runners-up 1965-66; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(nine appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Older
brother of Peter Springett (Queen's Park
Rangers FC, Sheffield Wednesday FC and England U23) |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who became 786th
players (786)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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First match |
No. 337, 18 November 1959, England 2 Northern
Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged
24 years
119 days.
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Last match |
No. 401, 29 June 1966, Norway 1 England 6, a
World Cup warm-up match at Ullevål Stadion, Ullevål, Oslo, aged
30 years 342 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1962, 1966;
British Championships
1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1965-66; |
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Team honours |
World Cup
winners 1966;
British Championship shared
1959-60, winners 1960-61, 1965-66; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Later involved in a gardening
business. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.233. |
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Ron Springett - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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44+ |
33 |
20 |
2970 |
48 |
69 min |
26 |
7 |
21.2% |
none |
none |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Ron Springett
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
13 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
46 |
17 |
+29 |
0 |
3 |
3.358 |
1.308 |
80.8 |
+8 |
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Away |
16 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
44 |
25 |
+17 |
4 |
3 |
2.75 |
1.563 |
56.3 |
+2 |
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Neutral |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
| All |
33 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
95 |
48 |
+47 |
5 |
7 |
2.879 |
1.455 |
63.6 |
+9 |
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Ron Springett
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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WCF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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ENP
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2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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ENF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
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European Nations |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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British Championship |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
12 |
+14 |
2 |
2 |
2.60 |
1.20 |
70.0 |
+4 |
| Friendly |
13 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
45 |
22 |
+23 |
2 |
2 |
3.462 |
1.692 |
65.4 |
+4 |
| All |
33 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
95 |
48 |
+47 |
5 |
7 |
2.879 |
1.455 |
63.6 |
+9 |
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Ron Springett
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP 1960-62 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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WCP
All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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World Cup Finals Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF 1962 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
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WCF
All |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
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World Cup |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC 1960-62 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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WC
All |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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European Nations Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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ENP 1962-64 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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ENP
All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1959-60 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1960-61 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
+9 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1961-62 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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BC 1962-63 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
3.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1965-66 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
12 |
+14 |
2 |
2 |
2.60 |
1.20 |
70.0 |
+4 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
1 |
3 |
2.625 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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EN |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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BC |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
12 |
+14 |
2 |
2 |
2.60 |
1.20 |
70.0 |
+4 |
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All |
20 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
50 |
26 |
+24 |
3 |
5 |
2.50 |
1.30 |
62.5 |
+5 |
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Ron Springett
- Match History |
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Club: Sheffield
Wednesday F.C. - 33 full caps |
Coach: Walter
Winterbottom - 28
full capsx
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Age 24 |
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1 |
337 |
18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern Ireland
1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start
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1 |
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2 |
338 |
9 April
1960 - Scotland 1 England 1,
Hampden
Park, Glasgow |
AD |
Start |
1 |
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3 |
339 |
11 May 1960 - England 3 Yugoslavia 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
1 |
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4 |
340 |
15 May 1960
- Spain 3 England 0,
El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
tour |
AL |
Start |
1 |
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5 |
341 |
22 May 1960 Hungary 2 England 0,
Népstadion,
Budapest |
AL |
Start |
1 |
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Age 25 |
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6 |
342 |
8 October 1960 - Northern Ireland 2 England 5,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
1 |
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7 |
343 |
19 October 1960 - Luxembourg 0 England 9,
Stade Municipal,
Lëtzebuerg |
WCP |
AW |
Start |
1 |
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8 |
344 |
26 October 1960 - England 4 Spain 2,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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9 |
346 |
15 April 1961 - England 9 Scotland 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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10 |
347 |
10 May 1961 England 8 Mexico 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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11 |
348 |
21 May 1961 Portugal 1 England 1,
Estádio Nacional, Lisboa |
WCP |
AD |
Start |
1 |
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12 |
349 |
24 May 1961 - Italy 2 England 3,
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
13 |
350 |
27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1,
Praterstadion, Wien |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
1 |
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Age 26 |
|
14 |
351 |
28 September 1961 - England 4 Luxembourg 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
WCP |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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15 |
352 |
14 October 1961 - Wales
1 England 1,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
1 |
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16 |
353 |
25 October 1961 - England 2 Portugal 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
Start |
1 |
|
17 |
354 |
22 November 1961 - England 1 Northern Ireland 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HD |
Start |
1 |
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18 |
355 |
4 April 1962 - England 3 Austria 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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19 |
356 |
14 April
1962 - Scotland 2 England 0,
Hampden
Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
Start |
1 |
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20 |
357 |
9 May 1962 - England 3 Switzerland 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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21 |
358 |
20 May 1962 - Peru 0 England 4,
Estadio Nacional Coloso de
José Díaz,
Lima |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
1 |
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22 |
359 |
31 May 1962 - Hungary 2 England 1,
Estadio Braden Copper Company,
Rancagua |
WCF |
NL |
Start |
1 |
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23 |
360 |
2 June 1962 -
England
3
Argentina
1,
Estadio Braden Copper Company,
Rancagua |
NW |
Start |
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24 |
361 |
7 June 1962 -
Bulgaria 0
England 0,
Estadio Braden Copper Company,
Rancagua |
ND |
Start |
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25 |
362 |
10 June 1962
- Brazil 3
England
1,
Estadio
Municipal,
Viña del Mar |
NL |
Start |
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Age 27 |
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26 |
363 |
3 October 1962 - England 1 France 1, Hillsborough, Sheffield |
ENP |
HD |
Start |
1 |
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27 |
364 |
20 October 1962 - Northern Ireland 1 England 3,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
1 |
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28 |
365 |
21 November 1962 -
England 4
Wales
0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
Start |
1 |
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Coach: Alf Ramsey - 5
full capsx
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29 |
366 |
27 February 1963 - France 5 England 2,
Le Parc
des Princes, Paris |
ENP |
AL |
Start |
1 |
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- |
369 |
29 May 1963 -
Czechoslovakia 2 England 4,
Tehelné pole,
Bratislava |
tour |
AW |
squad member |
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- |
370 |
2 June 1963 - GDR 1 England 2,
Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
AW |
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30 |
371 |
5 June 1963 - Switzerland 1 England 8,
Sankt Jakob Stadium,
Basel |
AW |
Start |
1 |
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Age 30 |
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31 |
392 |
2 October 1965 - Wales 0 England 0,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
1 |
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32 |
393 |
20 October 1965 - England 2 Austria 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
1 |
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- |
400 |
26 June 1966 - Finland 0 England 3, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
tour |
AW |
squad member |
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33 |
401 |
29 June 1966 - Norway 1 England 6, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
AW |
Start |
1 |
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- |
402 |
3 July 1966 - Denmark 0 England 2, Idrætsparken, København |
AW |
squad member |
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- |
403 |
5 July 1966 - Poland 0 England 1,
Stadion Slaski, Chorzów |
AW |
|
- |
404 |
11 July 1966 - England 0 Uruguay 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
WCF |
HD |
squad member |
12 |
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- |
405 |
16 July 1966 - Mexico 0 England 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
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- |
406 |
20 July 1966 - France 0 England 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
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Age 31 |
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- |
407 |
23 July 1966 - England 1 Argentina 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
WCF |
HW |
squad member |
12 |
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- |
408 |
26 July 1966 - England 2 Portugal 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
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- |
409 |
30 July 1966 - England 4 West Germany 2,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
Notes
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