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Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey Born 22nd January 1920
Died 28th April 1999
is the only England manager to lift the World Cup
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Sir Alf Ramsey was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974 . His greatest achievement was winning the 1966 World Cup with England on July 30 , 1966 . They also reached the quarter-final stage in the 1970 World Cup under his management. He was knighted in 1970 .
He was made England manager in 1963 , predicting that England would win the 1966 World Cup which it did by beating West Germany 4-2 in the finals. England lost to the same opponent at the next World Cup in the quarter-final after having led 2-0 with twenty minutes remaining. Part of the blame was put on Sir Alf's cautious tactics. He was sacked in 1974 , after England failed to qualify for the World Cup tournament of that year.
The last stages of his career were caretaker manager with Birmingham City F.C. and technical advisor to Panathinaikos 1979 - 1980 .
Overall England Performance
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Win% |
113 |
69 |
27 |
17 |
224 |
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61.06 |
Win |
61.06% |
Draw |
23.89% |
Loss |
15.05% |
Preceded by Sir Walter Winterbottom
Succeeded by Joe Mercer(OBE) (Caretaker)
