Alf Ramsey

(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.

Sir Alf Ramsey

Alf Ramsey in 1969
Personal information
Full name	Sir Alf 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	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943-1949 1949-1955	Southampton Tottenham Hotspur
National team
1948-1954	England
Teams managed
1955-1963 1963-1974 1977-1978	Ipswich Town England Birmingham City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.).