Post by QPR Report on Jun 11, 2009 7:31:20 GMT
Deserves a fresh Thread! Kind of amazing for those of us old enough to remember these players in action
The Daily Mail - As Sir Alf Ramsey's bit-part players finally received their World Cup winners' medals, RICHARD WEEKES looks at the 'other' Boys of '66...
1 JOHN CONNELLY (age 70). Winger with Burnley, Manchester United, Blackburn and Bury. Won 20 England caps. Later owned a fish and chip shop, 'Connelly's Plaice'
2 JIMMY ARMFIELD (age 73). Right back who spent his whole career at Blackpool. Capped 43 times. Managed Bolton and Leeds, who he led to the 1975 European Cup final. A pundit on Radio 5 Live these days.
3 GEORGE EASTHAM (age 72). Son of a famous football family, a midfielder for Newcastle, Arsenal and Stoke. Fought and won a court battle against the retain-andtransfer system while at Newcastle that helped secure freedom of movement for footballers. Won 23 England caps. Emigrated to South Africa in 1978.
4 IAN CALLAGHAN (age 67). Liverpool born and bred, holds Anfield record with 640 appearances, before winding down at Fort Lauderdale, Swansea and Crewe.
5 GERRY BYRNE (age 70). Another Liverpool oneclub man, the full back earned his place in Anfield folklore for playing 87 minutes of the 1965 Cup final against Leeds with a broken collarbone. First choice Ray Wilson limited him to two England caps.
6 NORMAN HUNTER (age 65). Known as 'Bites Yer Legs' for his tough tackling, Hunter was a key defender in Don Revie's Leeds side. Capped 28 times. Later worked in local radio, and as after-dinner speaker.
7 GEOFF THOMPSON Former FA chairman.
8 JIMMY GREAVES (age 69). Phenomenal goalscorer for Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham, Not picked by Ramsey for the 1966 World Cup final, which contributed to his battle with alcoholism. Scored 44 goals in his 57 games for England. Newspaper columnist and TV presenter alongside Liverpool forward Ian St John in Saint and Greavsie.
9 TERRY PAINE (age 70). Winger who played a club-record 713 league matches for Southampton, scoring 160 goals. Fell victim to Ramsey's 'wingless wonders' system. Later moved to South Africa, and helped secure them the 2010 World Cup.
10 RON SPRINGETT (age 73). Made his name as a goalkeeper with Sheffield Wednesday, winning 33 England caps before Gordon Banks made the position his own.
11 RON FLOWERS (age 74). Oldest member of 1966 squad, played as a central defender for Stan Cullis's Wolves side. His sports shop, Ron Flowers Sports, still trades in central Wolverhampton.
12 GEORGE COHEN (age 69). Right back in 1966, Cohen yesterday received a winner's medal on behalf of England manager, the late Sir Alf Ramsey, who died in 1999. Uncle to England's rugby union World Cup winner Ben Cohen, George auctioned his own winner's medal - Fulham bought it.
13 PETER BONETTI (age 67). Chelsea goalkeeper whose seven-cap England career is largely remembered for just one match. Bonetti replaced Gordon Banks, who had food poisoning, for England's 1970 World Cup quarter-final against West Germany in Mexico, and he took some of the blame for allowing a 2-0 lead to become a 3-2 defeat.
14 MARGARET SHEPHERDSON. Widow of Harold Shepherdson, Ramsey's long-term assistant. 'Shep' died in 1995.
15 LINDA SPRAGGON. Daughter of Harold Shepherdson.
16 LEE co**ER. Grandson of Les co**er, the England and Leeds trainer, who died in 1979.
17 DAVID co**ER. Son of Les co**er.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1192206/Justice-England-s-forgotten-heroes-1966.html
The Daily Mail - As Sir Alf Ramsey's bit-part players finally received their World Cup winners' medals, RICHARD WEEKES looks at the 'other' Boys of '66...
1 JOHN CONNELLY (age 70). Winger with Burnley, Manchester United, Blackburn and Bury. Won 20 England caps. Later owned a fish and chip shop, 'Connelly's Plaice'
2 JIMMY ARMFIELD (age 73). Right back who spent his whole career at Blackpool. Capped 43 times. Managed Bolton and Leeds, who he led to the 1975 European Cup final. A pundit on Radio 5 Live these days.
3 GEORGE EASTHAM (age 72). Son of a famous football family, a midfielder for Newcastle, Arsenal and Stoke. Fought and won a court battle against the retain-andtransfer system while at Newcastle that helped secure freedom of movement for footballers. Won 23 England caps. Emigrated to South Africa in 1978.
4 IAN CALLAGHAN (age 67). Liverpool born and bred, holds Anfield record with 640 appearances, before winding down at Fort Lauderdale, Swansea and Crewe.
5 GERRY BYRNE (age 70). Another Liverpool oneclub man, the full back earned his place in Anfield folklore for playing 87 minutes of the 1965 Cup final against Leeds with a broken collarbone. First choice Ray Wilson limited him to two England caps.
6 NORMAN HUNTER (age 65). Known as 'Bites Yer Legs' for his tough tackling, Hunter was a key defender in Don Revie's Leeds side. Capped 28 times. Later worked in local radio, and as after-dinner speaker.
7 GEOFF THOMPSON Former FA chairman.
8 JIMMY GREAVES (age 69). Phenomenal goalscorer for Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham, Not picked by Ramsey for the 1966 World Cup final, which contributed to his battle with alcoholism. Scored 44 goals in his 57 games for England. Newspaper columnist and TV presenter alongside Liverpool forward Ian St John in Saint and Greavsie.
9 TERRY PAINE (age 70). Winger who played a club-record 713 league matches for Southampton, scoring 160 goals. Fell victim to Ramsey's 'wingless wonders' system. Later moved to South Africa, and helped secure them the 2010 World Cup.
10 RON SPRINGETT (age 73). Made his name as a goalkeeper with Sheffield Wednesday, winning 33 England caps before Gordon Banks made the position his own.
11 RON FLOWERS (age 74). Oldest member of 1966 squad, played as a central defender for Stan Cullis's Wolves side. His sports shop, Ron Flowers Sports, still trades in central Wolverhampton.
12 GEORGE COHEN (age 69). Right back in 1966, Cohen yesterday received a winner's medal on behalf of England manager, the late Sir Alf Ramsey, who died in 1999. Uncle to England's rugby union World Cup winner Ben Cohen, George auctioned his own winner's medal - Fulham bought it.
13 PETER BONETTI (age 67). Chelsea goalkeeper whose seven-cap England career is largely remembered for just one match. Bonetti replaced Gordon Banks, who had food poisoning, for England's 1970 World Cup quarter-final against West Germany in Mexico, and he took some of the blame for allowing a 2-0 lead to become a 3-2 defeat.
14 MARGARET SHEPHERDSON. Widow of Harold Shepherdson, Ramsey's long-term assistant. 'Shep' died in 1995.
15 LINDA SPRAGGON. Daughter of Harold Shepherdson.
16 LEE co**ER. Grandson of Les co**er, the England and Leeds trainer, who died in 1979.
17 DAVID co**ER. Son of Les co**er.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1192206/Justice-England-s-forgotten-heroes-1966.html