Birth of Walter Winterbottom
Birth of Walter Winterbottom
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Walter Winterbottom Biography and Timeline
Follow Walter Winterbottom through 15 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Walter Winterbottom, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1913–2002Years on this page
1913
1946
Director of Coaching
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
Manager Football Team
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
1950
World Cup
Leads England at its first FIFA World Cup, where victories over Chile are followed by defeats to the United States and Spain.
1958
Munich Air Disaster Impact on World Cup
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.
World Cup Group Stage
England drew with the Soviet Union, Brazil, and Austria, then lost a playoff against the Soviet Union for a quarter-final place.
World Cup Qualification
England qualified for the tournament in Sweden after defeating the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, having lost only once in 17 matches.
1962
England Tournament Opener Against Hungary
Leads England into their opening match of the Chile World Cup, where Hungary capitalise on their chances to secure a 2-1 victory despite an English second-half equaliser.
England Eliminated In Chile
Sees England's World Cup campaign end in the quarter-finals against Brazil after the side had recovered from an opening defeat to escape its group.
Central Council of Recreation
Appointed General Secretary of the Central Council of Recreation
Manager Football Team
Convinces the FA that the England team manager must have sole control of selection
World Cup
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.
1965
Sports Council
The Government sets up the Sports Council and Winterbottom is seconded to become Director of the Sports Council with Denis Howell as his chairman
1985
Winterbottom Report
The Winterbottom Report, an FA enquiry into artificial playing surfaces is published
2002
Death of Walter Winterbottom
Death of Walter Winterbottom
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.