Back in 1966, the Swiss match official Gottfried Dienst blew the final whistle at Wembley Stadium and crowned England World Cup champions for the first and only time in their history. Whilst the England players celebrated the official Slazenger match ball was safely tucked under the arm of German striker Helmut Haller, who then took […]
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The England right back was a member of the 1966 World Cup winning side and made 37 appearances for the Three Lions. At club level George was a one club man and spent his entire career at Craven Cottage for Fulham where he made 459 appearances, scoring six goals. The official England 1966 World Cup […]
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Regarded by Pele as the greatest defender he’d ever played against. Bobby Moore was a captain and a leader of men, a composed and elegant defender who was equally adept at bringing the ball out of defence as he was at stopping attackers in their tracks. Moore’s career started at West Ham United and at […]
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The inaugural FIFA World Cup was hosted by Uruguay in 1930 but the pioneers of football, England didn’t make an appearance at the finals until 1950 which was held in Brazil. Unfortunately for Walter Winterbottom’s men, they’re first appearance at the World Cup didn’t go as expected and they failed to get out of the […]
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Liverpool’s Roger Hunt and Everton’s Ray Wilson parade the Jules Rimet Trophy around Goodison Park after they both helped England to World Cup success back in 1966.
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The only Englishman to lift the World Cup. Born on this day in 1941, the former West Ham United and Fulham defender would have been 80 today.
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