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The young Alf Ramsey was described by his friend Fred Tibble as "a very quiet boy who really loved sport". [5] In his 1952 autobiography Talking Football, Ramsey described "liv[ing] for the open air from the moment I could toddle", [6] spending hours each day in the meadow behind the family cottage, playing ball games with his brothers.
Nine managers — Ted Drake, Bill Nicholson, Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer, Dave Mackay, Bob Paisley, Howard Kendall, Kenny Dalglish and George Graham – have won the championship as a player and a manager. [7] Dalglish is the only one to have won the championship as a player-manager, a feat he achieved in the 1985–86, 1987–88 and 1989–90 ...
Ipswich Town won the League Championship under manager Alf Ramsey, who had led the club from the old Third Division South to the First Division.Ipswich were dismissed by most of the media at the time as relegation candidates, [citation needed] but Ramsey's tactics baffled the big clubs in the division such as favourites Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley, and other big names such as Manchester ...
Alf Ramsey managed the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. Alf Ramsey took control of the team in 1962, [44] but unlike Winterbottom, Ramsey had been a club manager, winning the League championship with Ipswich Town. [45] Upon his appointment, he declared England would win the 1966 World Cup. [46]
On 25 October 1962, Ipswich manager Alf Ramsey agreed to take charge of the England national team, commencing 1 May 1963. [3] His replacement was Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn , who oversaw the final four matches of the season.
The inductees include nine posthumous members, amongst them managers Alf Ramsey who led the club to back-to-back division titles in the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons before going on to manage England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and John Lyall who took Ipswich into the inaugural Premier League in 1992. [5]
Duncan retired in 1955 and was replaced by Alf Ramsey who led Ipswich to further success in the league. This included back-to-back league championships, winning the Second Division in the 1960–61 season followed by taking the First Division title in 1961–62 season. Ramsey was appointed England manager in 1963 and went on to win the 1966 ...
Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand is a two-tiered stand which has a match-day capacity of approximately 7,000. Previously known as the South Stand, it was renamed to its current name in March 2012 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the club's First Division title win, which Ramsey achieved as manager.