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Notes
Ron Greenwood led
England for five years, bowing out at the World Cup 1982 tournament where
his team were unbeaten although they did not reach the semi-finals.
|
Ron Greenwood -
Biographical Facts |
|
Full
name |
Ronald Greenwood. |
|
Born |
11 November 1921 in Burnley. |
|
Died |
9 February 2006 in Suffolk,
following a long illness. |
|
Playing Career |
|
Club |
Centre-half, Bradford Park
Avenue December, 1945; transferred to Brentford FC March, 1949;
transferred to Chelsea FC 21 October, 1952; transferred to Fulham FC
February, 1955; ended Football League career at close of 1955-56 season. |
|
International |
None for England's senior
side, but one England B team appearance. |
|
Managerial Career |
|
Prior
experience |
Assistant manager Arsenal FC
November, 1958; manager England Youth and Under-23 teams, years not
known; West Ham United FC
13 April,
1961 to July, 1974, when he became general manager. |
|
England tenure |
Appointed temporary manager
17 August 1977 and manager 12 December 1977; resigned following World
Cup 1982 final tournament. |
|
Other applicants |
Bobby Robson
and Brian Clough were both favourites to land the England job in 1977.
Dave Sexton was also an applicant. |
|
First England match |
Match No. 515, 7 September
1977, England 0 Switzerland 0, friendly match at Empire Stadium in
Wembley. |
|
Last England match |
Match No. 569, 5 July 1982, Spain 0 England 0, World Cup final
tournament match at Estadio
Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. |
|
Major
tournaments |
European Championship 1980
final tournament; World Cup 1982
final tournament. |
|
England team honours |
Winners of the British
Championship 1977-78, 1978-79 and 1981-82. |
|
Individual
honours |
CBE,
1981; Football
Writers' Association Tribute Award for outstanding contribution to the
national game 1983; Professional
Footballers Association Merit Award in 1985; Football
Association Hall of Fame 2002. |
|
Distinction |
The only England manager,
apart from Alf Ramsey, whose team finished a World Cup final tournament
unbeaten (although Greenwood's team did not even advance to the
semifinals). |
|
Backroom staff |
Ron Greenwood
chose Bill Taylor as his Chief Coach. Don Howe later became an
assistant manager. Geoff Hurst was also a coach.
Fred Street was a physiotherapist and trainer. Norman Medhurst a
physiotherapist. Dr Vernon Edwards was the team doctor. |
|
Matches in Which
Ron Greenwood Was
In Charge of England |
|
No. |
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Result |
H.T. |
|
515 |
07-Sep-1977 |
Switzerland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
0 |
0 |
HD |
[0-0] |
|
516 |
12-Oct-1977 |
Luxembourg |
Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City |
WCP |
2 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
517 |
16-Nov-1977 |
Italy |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
2 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
518 |
22-Feb-1978 |
West Germany |
Olympiastadion, München |
F |
1 |
2 |
AL |
[1-0] |
|
519 |
19-Apr-1978 |
Brazil |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
1 |
1 |
HD |
[0-1] |
|
520 |
13-May-1978 |
Wales |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
3 |
1 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
521 |
16-May-1978 |
Northern
Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
1 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
522 |
20-May-1978 |
Scotland |
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
BC |
1 |
0 |
AW |
[0-0] |
|
523 |
24-May-1978 |
Hungary |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
4 |
1 |
HW |
[3-0] |
|
524 |
20-Sep-1978 |
Denmark |
Idraetsparken,
Křbenhavn |
ECP |
4 |
3 |
AW |
[2-2] |
|
525 |
25-Oct-1978 |
Republic
of Ireland |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
ECP |
1 |
1 |
AD |
[1-1] |
|
526 |
29-Nov-1978 |
Czechoslovakia |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
1 |
0 |
HW |
[0-0] |
|
527 |
07-Feb-1979 |
Northern
Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
4 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
528 |
19-May-1979 |
Northern
Ireland |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
2 |
0 |
AW |
[2-0] |
|
529 |
23-May-1979 |
Wales |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
0 |
0 |
HD |
[0-0] |
|
530 |
26-May-1979 |
Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
3 |
1 |
HW |
[1-1] |
|
531 |
06-Jun-1979 |
Bulgaria |
Stadion
Vasil Levski,
Sofija |
ECP |
3 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
532 |
10-Jun-1979 |
Sweden |
Rĺsunda
Stadion, Solna |
F |
0 |
0 |
AD |
[0-0] |
|
533 |
13-Jun-1979 |
Austria |
Praterstadion,
Wien |
F |
3 |
4 |
AL |
[1-3] |
|
534 |
12-Sep-1979 |
Denmark |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
1 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
535 |
17-Oct-1979 |
Northern
Ireland |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
ECP |
5 |
1 |
AW |
[2-0] |
|
536 |
22-Nov-1979 |
Bulgaria |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
2 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
537 |
06-Feb-1980 |
Republic
of Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
2 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
538 |
26-Mar-1980 |
Spain |
Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona,
Barcelona |
F |
2 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
539 |
13-May-1980 |
Argentina |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
3 |
1 |
HW |
[1-0] |
|
540 |
17-May-1980 |
Wales |
'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham |
BC |
1 |
4 |
AL |
[1-2] |
|
541 |
20-May-1980 |
Northern
Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
1 |
1 |
HD |
[0-0] |
|
542 |
24-May-1980 |
Scotland |
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
BC |
2 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
|
543 |
31-May-1980 |
Australia |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney |
F |
2 |
1 |
AW |
[2-0] |
|
544 |
12-Jun-1980 |
Belgium |
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino, Italy |
ECF |
1 |
1 |
ND |
[1-1] |
|
545 |
15-Jun-1980 |
Italy |
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino |
ECF |
0 |
1 |
AL |
[0-0] |
|
546 |
18-Jun-1980 |
Spain |
Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy |
ECF |
2 |
1 |
NW |
[1-0] |
547 |
10-Sep-1980 |
Norway |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
4 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
548 |
15-Oct-1980 |
Romania |
Stadionul
23 August, Bucureşti |
WCP |
1 |
2 |
AL |
[0-1] |
549 |
19-Nov-1980 |
Switzerland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
2 |
1 |
HW |
[2-0] |
550 |
25-Mar-1981 |
Spain |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
1 |
2 |
HL |
[1-2] |
551 |
29-Apr-1981 |
Romania |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
0 |
0 |
HD |
[0-0] |
552 |
12-May-1981 |
Brazil |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
0 |
1 |
HL |
[0-1] |
553 |
20-May-1981 |
Wales |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
0 |
0 |
HD |
[0-0] |
554 |
23-May-1981 |
Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
0 |
1 |
HL |
[0-0] |
555 |
30-May-1981 |
Switzerland |
St.
Jakob Park, Basel |
WCP |
1 |
2 |
AL |
[0-2] |
556 |
06-Jun-1981 |
Hungary |
Népstadion, Budapest |
WCP |
3 |
1 |
AW |
[1-1] |
557 |
09-Sep-1981 |
Norway |
Ullevĺl
Stadion, Oslo |
WCP |
1 |
2 |
AL |
[1-2] |
558 |
18-Nov-1981 |
Hungary |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
1 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
559 |
23-Feb-1982 |
Northern
Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
4 |
0 |
HW |
[1-0] |
560 |
27-Apr-1982 |
Wales |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
1 |
0 |
AW |
[0-0] |
561 |
25-May-1982 |
Netherlands |
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
F |
2 |
0 |
HW |
[0-0] |
562 |
29-May-1982 |
Scotland |
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
BC |
1 |
0 |
AW |
[1-0] |
563 |
02-Jun-1982 |
Iceland |
Laugardalsvöllur,
Reykjavik |
F |
1 |
1 |
AD |
[0-1] |
564 |
03-Jun-1982 |
Finland |
Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
F |
4 |
1 |
AW |
[2-0] |
565 |
16-Jun-1982 |
France |
Estadio
San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain |
WCF |
3 |
1 |
NW |
[1-1] |
566 |
20-Jun-1982 |
Czechoslovakia |
Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain |
WCF |
2 |
0 |
NW |
[0-0] |
567 |
25-Jun-1982 |
Kuwait |
Estadio
San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain |
WCF |
1 |
0 |
NW |
[1-0] |
568 |
29-Jun-1982 |
West Germany |
El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid,
Spain |
WCF |
0 |
0 |
ND |
[0-0] |
569 |
05-Jul-1982 |
Spain |
El Estadio
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
WCF |
0 |
0 |
AD |
[0-0] |
|