Follow Alf Ramsey through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Alf Ramsey served in the defensive unit of the championship team as Tottenham Hotspur secured the 1950–51 Football League First Division title. The defender combined marking and positional discipline with support for passing from the back.
Alf Ramsey represented Ipswich Town during the season ending in 1962, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a manager, Alf Ramsey planned the tactical approach, selected the squad and guided the club to the English top-flight championship.
Uses a compact midfield-oriented England line-up in the knockout stages, favouring positional balance and work-rate over the traditional use of specialist wingers.
Alf Ramsey selected and directed the England team that defeated West Germany after extra time to win the nation’s first World Cup.
Alf Ramsey manages England to its first World Cup title, completing an unbeaten home tournament with victory over West Germany.
Ramsey chose Greaves as an established forward for England's home World Cup before injury led to a change in the attacking lineup.
England manager Alf Ramsey begins the defence of the 1966 World Cup by selecting a side to face Romania at Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara.
Alf Ramsey directs England against eventual champions Brazil at Estadio Jalisco, where Jairzinho scores the only goal of a closely contested match.
Alf Ramsey includes Allan Clarke in the side to face Czechoslovakia, and the forward rewards that decision by scoring the match-winning penalty.
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