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1966

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by Bobby Charlton

Lloyd, Cliff 61

  Lofthouse, Nat 5, 68

  Lorenzo, Juan Carlos 219, 222

  Mackay, Dave 42, 46

  Manchester City 5, 201

  Manchester United 24, 56, 184, 209, 221, 234, 286

  BC arrival at 5, 6, 91, 108, 112

  BC as director of 7–8

  BC debut for 216

  BC wages/contract at 60–2

  BC’s last game for 30

  European Cup (1957) 122, 123

  European Cup (1958) 91–2

  European Cup (1962) 244

  European Cup (1964) 244

  European Cup (1966) 229

  European Cup (1968) 8, 30, 94–6, 145, 146, 204, 275

  FA Cup (1964/5) 40–1, 90

  Munich air crash (1958) and 2, 8, 18–20, 21, 23, 65, 91–4, 96, 162–5, 166, 245, 260, 262

  see also under individual player name

  Maradona, Diego 15, 28, 168, 194

  Marzolina, Silvio 216

  Mas, Oscar 216, 217, 218, 222, 224–5

  Matthews, Stanley 61, 63, 158

  Armfield and 66

  BC watches in childhood 4–5, 109, 111

  Duncan Edwards, on talent of 168

  England career 25, 37, 39

  Mazurkiewicz, Ladislao 179

  McGhee, Frank 73, 180

  McGuinness, Wilf 101–2, 149, 150, 151

  McIlroy, Jimmy 29, 63

  McIlvanney, Hugh 101

  McMenemy, Lawrie 131

  Mee, Bertie 131

  Mercer, Joe 201

  Messi, Lionel 194

  Mexico:

  England friendly match (1959) 210

  World Cup (1966) 175, 176, 181, 183–90, 191, 196, 208, 246

  Milan 39, 210

  Milburn, Buck (BC’s uncle) 161

  Milburn, George (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161

  Milburn, Jack (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161

  Milburn, Jackie 62, 111, 112

  Milburn, Jimmy (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161

  Milburn, Stan (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161

  Milne, Gordon 134

  Moore, Bobby 85, 102, 126, 131

  Alf Ramsey and 46, 53, 54, 55–60, 87

  BC on 56–7

  calm character of 26, 41, 52, 53, 54, 56

  captain of England 52, 53–4, 55–7, 63, 67, 165, 168

  death 3, 53–4, 176

  England debut 26, 55

  England Scandinavian tour (1966) and 155–7, 177

  Greaves and 58–9, 209, 236

  Malcolm Allison and 26, 36

  Peters and 140

  West Ham and 144–5, 155

  World Cup (1962) 26

  World Cup (1966)

  celebrations after winning 286, 287

  final 2, 9, 263, 265, 266, 271, 275, 276, 280, 282

  group stage 176, 177

  quarter-final 215

  semi-final 248

  World Cup (1970) 6–7, 41

  Morais, Joäo 192, 241, 245

  Mossop, Jimmy 283

  Moynihan, John 138–9

  Mudie, Jackie 63

  Müller, Gerd 183

  Mullery, Alan 14, 31–2, 87

  Munich air crash, 1958:

  BC’s continuing memories of 2

  BC’s England debut and 18–19

  BC’s injuries 65

  BC’s memories of on day of World Cup win (1966) 8, 245, 260, 262

  BC’s memories of on first day of World Cup (1966) 162–5, 166

  BC’s reactions after 18–20, 21, 22–3

  BC’s World Cup (1958) and 23

  Duncan Edwards and 19–20, 23, 162, 163–9, 235, 262

  Nobby Stiles’ memories of day in Manchester 91–4

  Murphy, Jimmy:

  BC thinks of before World Cup final (1966) 262

  BC’s arrival in Manchester and 6

  BC’s contract/wages and 62

  BC’s tackling and 247–8

  coaching of BC 21, 160, 184, 187, 235, 247–8, 262

  Duncan Edwards and 19–20, 167

  Munich air crash (1958) and 19–20, 93

  World Cup (1958) and 23

  Nations Cup:

  European (1963–4) 34–6, 38, 40, 46–9, 57, 59, 60, 67, 128

  Taça das Nações (Nations Cup) (‘Little World Cup’), Brazil (1964) 71–7, 79–80, 88, 134, 194, 203, 214, 216, 220

  Neill, Terry 131

  Newcastle United 4–5, 60, 63, 94, 109, 111

  Newton, Keith 134–5

  Nicholson, Bill 143

  Norman, Maurice 87

  North Korea 181–2, 189, 224–5, 237

  Northern Ireland 111

  Nottingham Forest 43

  O’Neill, Martin 90

  Onega, Ermindo 216, 222, 229

  Overath, Wolfgang 237, 258, 271, 274

  Padilla, Aaron 188

  Paine, Terry 43, 133, 134, 137, 153, 186, 190–1

  Partizan Belgrade 229

  Pathé News 111

  Pegg, David 92

  Pelé 4, 8, 60, 168

  Bobby Moore and 53, 54

  Eusébio and 4, 244, 245

  Taça das Nações (Nations Cup) (‘Little World Cup’), Brazil (1964) 72, 73

  World Cup (1958) 23–4, 192

  World Cup (1962) 26

  World Cup (1966) 181, 191–5, 197, 199, 201, 203, 215, 226, 241, 245

  World Cup (1970) 6–7, 32

  Pereira, José 246, 247

  Peru 26, 210

  Peters, Martin 224

  character 140, 143–4

  England debut 139, 140–2

  England friendly matches 157, 176, 177, 224, 236

  England Under-23 matches 141, 142

  first goal for England 157

  selection for England squad 43, 72, 133, 139, 140–7, 153, 159, 165, 171, 176, 177

  World Cup (1966)

  final 9, 255, 256, 259, 263, 266, 270, 272–3, 274–5, 278

  group stage 171, 177, 186–7, 188, 189, 255

  quarter-final 213, 222

  semi-final 246, 247

  World Cup (1970) 31–2

  Phillips, Ted 42

  Pinewood Studios 58, 182

  Playboy Club, Park Lane 286

  Poland 133, 150, 157, 177, 189, 191, 208, 234

  Porkujan, Valeriy 237

  Portugal 72, 74, 134

  World Cup (1966) 189, 192–3, 197, 199, 200, 214, 217, 220, 224–6, 227, 229–39, 241–53, 256, 262, 267

  Pozzo, Vittorio 39

  Preston North End 56

  Puskás, Ferenc 8, 36, 37

  Ramsey, Sir Alf v, 3, 282

  ability to make players feel uncomfortable 69–76

  appointed England manager 29–30, 34

  Armfield and 55, 64, 65–6, 255

  Ball and 41, 72, 128–31, 132, 149–50, 255

  Banks selection and 67, 84

  BC backing for tactics of 124–5

  BC first meets 40–5, 74–5, 83, 186

  BC on unknowable quality of 83

  BC talk with in Rio bar after summer tour of Latin America (1964) 71–2, 73-6

  BC talk with on flight home from World Cup (1970) 13–18, 30–3

  BC discusses Moore’s talent with 56–7

  BC trust in 76-7, 124-5, 171-2, 254–5

  BC witnesses improvement in unity of squad under 171–2

  BC’s mistakes, reaction to 177

  BC’s role during World Cup final (1966) and 256–9, 270

  BC’s stiffness in neck before World Cup semi-final (1966) and 238–9

  character 13–18, 43–6, 69–70, 74–7, 81–2, 83, 172

  Clough and 42–3

  Cohen and 65–6, 78–9, 80–1, 123, 124

  Connelly and 149–50, 171

  dementia 50

  discipline of players 16, 58–9, 69–71, 74–8, 80–1, 82, 83, 149–51, 227, 228–9, 232, 249–51

  England captaincy and 55–8, 67

  England friendly and tour matches under management of see England

  England playing career 36, 38


  first game as England manager 34–6, 46–9

  Football Association and 25, 38, 39–40, 46

  football knowledge 43–4, 172

  Greaves and 66, 138–9, 147, 157, 206–12, 248, 252, 255

  Hunt and 186, 252, 271–2

  Hurst and 133, 136–7, 144–5, 148, 177, 206–12, 248, 252

  ideal of selfless team-mate 80–1, 186

  inaccessible nature of 75

  Ipswich Town manager 29, 34, 35, 42–3

  Jack Charlton and 11, 105, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121

  media and 84, 88–9, 124–5, 127–8, 137–9, 141, 179–80

  Moore and 46, 53, 54, 55–60, 155–6

  movies, take England players to see 41, 236, 256

  Peters and 43, 72, 133, 140–2, 143, 144–5, 171, 176, 255

  playing career 36, 38, 44

  prediction of World Cup win 2, 34–5

  questions from players, reaction to 16

  selection process 11, 15–16, 42–3, 45–51, 57–8, 64, 65–7, 70–1, 78–9, 80–3, 84–5, 86–7, 90, 96, 99, 100, 101–2, 103–4, 105, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121, 123, 124, 128–31, 132–5, 138–9, 140–2, 143, 144–5, 152–4, 186, 189–91, 198–212, 223–4, 238–9, 254–5 see also under individual player name

  Scottish, apparent dislike of 67, 81–2, 103, 137, 138, 181

  Stiles and 90, 96, 99, 100, 101–2, 103–4, 117, 118, 119, 121, 149–50, 190,196, 198–206, 225, 228–9, 252

  tactics 42–3, 47, 59, 124–7, 131, 133, 134, 135–6, 148, 151–2, 181, 191, 207, 208–9, 245, 252

  tone of voice/pronunciation 16, 58

  training camp before World Cup, Lilleshall (1966) and 149–53

  trust instilled in players by management of 16–18, 87, 130–1, 171–2, 211, 257

  Wilson and 49

  Winterbottom and 36, 77, 82, 172

  World Cup (1966)

  celebrations after winning 283, 284, 285–6

  final 252, 254, 255, 256–9, 261, 263–4, 265, 266, 270, 271–2, 275–6, 277, 278, 280–1, 287

  group stage 170–2, 173, 174, 179–81, 182, 187–9, 190, 191, 195, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202–6

  Nobby Stiles horror tackle, response to 193, 196, 198–206, 207

  Pinewood Studios visits during 182

  quarter-final 14–15, 202–7, 209, 210, 211–12, 216–17, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229

  semi-final 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 232, 233, 238, 239, 241, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249–51

  tour of Scandinavia in run-up to 150, 153, 155–7, 234

  training camp before, Lilleshall 149–53

  World Cup (1970) 13–18, 30–3

  Ramsey, Vicky 50, 74, 75, 83, 284

  Rattín, Antonio:

  Boca Juniors and 214

  character 213–14

  post-football career 214

  Taça das Nações (Nations Cup) (‘Little World Cup’), Brazil (1964) 216

  World Cup (1962) 27–8, 216

  World Cup (1966) 14, 213–14, 215, 216, 218, 219–20, 221, 222, 225, 228

  Real Madrid:

  Di Stéfano and 21

  European Cup (1957) 122, 123

  European Cup (1962) 244

  European Cup (1968) 94–5, 145, 146, 204

  Red Shoes, The (film) 111

  Red Star Belgrade 92, 93

  Reija, Severino 125–6

  Republic of Ireland 37, 72

  Revie, Don 81, 83, 84, 102, 106, 113, 114, 117

  Rhodes, Brian 143

  Robertson, John 43

  Robson, Bobby 37

  Rocha, Pedro 175, 180

  Rooney, Wayne 184

  Rous, Stanley 25–6

  Rowe, Arthur 25

  Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington 283–4, 285, 286

  Sadler, David 95

  Sanchís, Manuel 125–6

  Sanfilippo, José 28

  Schnellinger, Karl-Heinz 268, 269, 272, 273, 274, 277

  Schoen, Helmut 259, 267

  Schulz, Willie 271–2, 273

  Scotland 99, 103

  Home Championship v England (1958) 19, 20–2

  Home Championship v England (1963) 15–16, 46, 55, 57, 60

  Home Championship v England (1964) 67

  Home Championship v England (1965) 86–7

  Home Championship v England (1966) 137–8, 139

  Seeler, Uwe 237, 258, 268, 269, 270, 271, 274, 275

  Shackleton, Len 5, 109

  Shankly, Bill 42, 47–8, 136, 231

  Shankly, Nessie 231

  Shearer, Moira 111

  Sheffield Wednesday 16, 63, 153

  Shellito, Ken 63–5

  Shepherdson, Harold:

  quarter-final, World Cup (1966) and 228–9

  Ramsey discipline of players and 58, 59

  Ramsey’s increased level of resolve during World Cup (1966) and 150, 151

  training during World Cup (1966) and 151, 201

  Shesternev, Albert 237

  Simões, António 226, 229, 247

  Simon, Jacky 197–9, 201, 215, 228

  Smith, Bobby 46

  Smith, Tommy 204

  Southampton 43, 131, 153

  Spain:

  England friendly match (1965) 89, 118–19, 122–7, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 191

  World Cup (1966) 237

  Spartak Moscow 21

  Springett, Ron 16, 46, 47, 84, 153

  St John, Ian 116–17, 211

  Stepney, Alex 95, 244

  Stiles, Charlie 91, 120

  Stiles, Kay 3, 205–6

  Stiles, Nobby 58, 131, 135, 136, 139, 165, 235–6

  Alzheimer’s disease 3, 4, 9, 287

  Ball and 129, 190

  Banks on the furious game of 103

  BC and 3–4, 89–104, 117–18, 119, 120, 142, 146, 193, 206, 244, 255, 273, 277, 283

  Busby and 97, 99, 100, 104, 146

  character 41, 53, 58, 90–104, 117–21, 129, 139, 152, 160, 173, 197–206, 228

  childhood and family 91, 120

  European Cup (1968) and 94–6, 145, 146

  eyesight/contact lenses 96–100, 102

  international friendly matches 88, 89, 136

  Jack Charlton and 53, 102–3, 117–18, 119, 198

  Manchester United and 90–9, 104, 120, 145, 146

  MBE 178

  Munich air crash (1958) and 91–4

  Ramsey and 90–1, 96, 97–8, 100–2, 103–4, 117, 119, 121, 128, 130, 139, 149–50, 193, 196, 198–207, 225, 228, 229, 252

  selection for England squad 85, 86, 87, 88, 89–91, 96, 99–104, 117–21, 128, 130

  tackling/warlike instincts 55, 90–1, 94, 95, 102–4, 117, 119, 120, 121, 142, 156, 165, 196, 197–206, 207, 225, 255, 263, 265

  Under-23 debut 99–102

  World Cup (1966)

  attends daily mass during 235–6

  celebrations after winning 286

  danger of exclusion from 193, 196–206, 207, 228

  final 9, 255, 263, 265, 268, 273, 274, 275, 277, 279, 283, 284, 285

  group stage 160, 180, 181, 193, 196–206, 207, 228

  quarter-final 212, 215, 217, 228–9

  semi-final 4, 225, 239, 243, 244, 246, 250

  Stoke City 63

  Suart, Ron 131

  Sunday Express 283

  Sunday Times 242

  Sunderland 5

  Sweden 119

  Switzerland 68, 181, 258

  Tambling, Bobby 46, 134

  Taylor, Tommy 20, 23, 92

  Thompson, Peter 43, 65, 72, 87, 133, 134, 136–7

  Tichy, Lajos 27

  Tilkowski, Hans 264, 268, 271, 272, 276

  Times, The 36, 127, 180

  Torino 39

  Torres, José 226, 229, 242, 247

  Tostäo 193

  Tottenham Hotspur 25, 42, 43, 46, 143, 153, 168, 196, 210

  Trautmann, Bert 5

  Troche, Horacio 180

  United States 25, 72

  Uruguay:

  England friendly match (1964) 65, 67, 72, 144

/>   World Cup (1966) 159–60, 165, 170–82, 185, 186, 187, 188–9, 234, 236, 255, 258

  USSR: World Cup (1966) and 181–2, 189, 237–8

  Venables, Terry 168

  Viera, Ondino 180

  Villalonga, José 125

  Viollet, Dennis 63

  Vogts, Bertie 136

  Waddington, Tony 63

  Waiters, Tony 87

  Wales 5, 23, 141

  Walter, Fritz 167, 262

  Walter, Ottmar 262

  Weber, Wolfgang 222, 271, 274, 279, 280

  West Bromwich Albion 24

  West Germany:

  England friendly matches 89, 135, 136, 137, 140, 142, 143, 148, 166–7

  World Cup (1958) 195

  World Cup (1966) 4, 160, 181, 189, 212, 215, 222, 237–8, 240, 254–64, 265–81

  World Cup (1970) 17, 31–3

  West Ham United:

  FA Cup win (1964) 56, 142, 144

  failure of competitive development in 145–6

  Hurst and 140, 143, 271

  Moore and 26, 36, 56, 143, 155, 156, 271

  Peters and 140, 142, 143

  player influence in England team 144-6

  reputation for sophisticated football 56, 144, 145

  similarities with England in style of play 142

  Whelan, Liam 92

  White, John 42

  Williams, Bert 5

  Wilson, Ray

  BC and 44, 47–9, 55, 58, 84, 118, 158, 172–3, 215, 232–5, 255, 261

  character 47, 48, 157

  club career 47–8

  MBE 178

  Jack Charlton, on strong bond with 118

  selection for England squad 41, 44, 47–9, 55, 58, 74, 84, 85, 87, 118, 153, 157, 165, 180, 215, 255, 287

  World Cup (1966) 252

  celebrations after winning 286

  final 9, 223–4, 260–1, 262, 263, 266, 268–70, 274

  Greaves omission from final, on 223–4

  group stage 172–3, 180

  pre-match ritual 172–3, 263

  quarter-final 215, 217, 223, 224, 229

  rest day at South Herts Golf Club 232–5

  semi-final 232–3, 235, 236, 239, 246, 247

  Winterbottom, Walter 71–2, 151

  BC on coaching style of 24–6, 45, 77, 82, 103, 172

  Central Council for Physical Recreation, director of 25–6

  Football Association and 25–6, 44

  lack of unity in England squad during reign of 28, 171–2

  Ramsey’s contrasting approach to managing England 24–6, 82, 103, 172

  relationship with senior players 81

  succession of 28–9, 38

  World Cup (1958) and 22, 23

  World Cup (1962) 25

  Wolstenholme, Kenneth 280

  Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, 21, 87, 153

  World Cup:

  1930 172

  1934 39

  1938 39

  1950 25, 171–2, 240

  1954 167, 262

  1958 see below

  1962 see below

  1966 see below

  1970 see below

  1974 18

  1986 15, 28, 194

 

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