Walter Winterbottom Biography

Birth of Walter Winterbottom

Stanley Rous, secretary of The Football Association, persuades the FA council to appoint Winterbottom as The FAs first Director of Coaching and suggests he take on the additional responsibility of being the first England team manager

Stanley Rous, secretary of The Football Association, persuades the FA council to appoint Winterbottom as The FAs first Director of Coaching and suggests he take on the additional responsibility of being the first England team manager

Leads England at its first FIFA World Cup, where victories over Chile are followed by defeats to the United States and Spain.

Three months before the tournament, the Munich air disaster killed Manchester United players Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor, and Duncan Edwards, depriving England of key players.

England drew with the Soviet Union, Brazil, and Austria, then lost a playoff against the Soviet Union for a quarter-final place.

England qualified for the tournament in Sweden after defeating the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, having lost only once in 17 matches.

Appointed General Secretary of the Central Council of Recreation

Convinces the FA that the England team manager must have sole control of selection

Winterbottom England to qualification for the finals in Chile with wins over Portugal and Luxembourg , after progressing from their group on goal average, England reached the quarter finals but were beaten 3-1 by the eventual winners, Brazil.

The Government sets up the Sports Council and Winterbottom is seconded to become Director of the Sports Council with Denis Howell as his chairman

The Winterbottom Report, an FA enquiry into artificial playing surfaces is published

Death of Walter Winterbottom