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Alf Ramsey

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Sir
Alf Ramsey
Ramsey as England manager in November 1969
Personal information
Full name Alfred Ernest Ramsey
Date of birth (1920-01-22)22 January 1920
Place of birth Dagenham, Essex, England
Date of death 28 April 1999(1999-04-28) (aged 79)
Place of death Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Five Elms
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1949 Southampton 90 (8)
1949–1955 Tottenham Hotspur 226 (24)
Total 316 (32)
National team
1948 England B 1 (0)
1948–1953 England 32 (3)
Teams managed
1955–1963 Ipswich Town
1963–1974 England
1977–1978 Birmingham City
1979–1980 Panathinaikos (technical director)
Honours
Representing  England (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place 1968 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

(Sir) Alf Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English footballer and football manager. He was born in 1920 and played for Southampton F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He also played for the England national football team 32 times and scored three goals. Alf Ramsey was in charge of Ipswich Town F.C. for nearly ten years, Ipswich are the only team to win the First Division title in their first season in the top flight the season after winning the second division. Ramsey then became manager of the England team. He was manager when England beat Germany 4–2 in the World Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He is the only England manager to win a World Cup.

In recognition of his achievement in leading England to victory in the World Cup Alf Ramsey was knighted in 1967.

He died of a heart attack.

In tribute to Ramsey, Ipswich Town F.C. commissioned a life-size statue of him which is positioned directly in front of Portman Road (home ground of Ipswich Town F.C.).

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
EnglandLeague
1946–47 Southampton Second Division 23 1
1947–48 42 5
1948–49 25 2
1949–50 Tottenham Hotspur Second Division 41 4
1950–51 First Division 40 4
1951–52 38 5
1952–53 37 6
1953–54 37 2
1954–55 33 3
Country England 316 32
Total 316 32

International career statistics

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England national team
YearAppsGoals
1948 1 0
1949 1 0
1950 9 0
1951 7 1
1952 7 0
1953 7 2
Total 32 3

References

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  1. "Alf Ramsey". England Football Online. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Alf Ramsey". www.national-football-teams.com.