England will face Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday looking to lift a trophy at a men’s major tournament for the first time in 58 years.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look back at the team which won the 1966 World Cup with a 4-2 victory over West Germany at Wembley, with Sir Geoff Hurst now the only surviving member of the side from the final.
Gordon Banks
Is this the ‘greatest save’ in history? Gordon Banks fended off Pele’s now-iconic goal attempt at the 1970 World Cup. It was a move that defined his legacy as a player.
Read more about the former England goalkeeper following his death: https://t.co/rTtEr0WkAx pic.twitter.com/LkU2YLto6l
— ITV News (@itvnews) February 12, 2019
Goalkeeper Banks won 73 England caps and made 628 club appearances in a 15-year career, winning the League Cup with both Leicester and Stoke. Banks is also remembered for his stunning save from Pele’s header in England’s 1970 World Cup clash with Brazil. After helping Stoke to the 1972 League Cup, Banks lost the sight in one eye in a car crash in October later that same year, which ultimately ended his professional career. He had a brief managerial stint with Telford. In 2016, Banks revealed he was battling kidney cancer for the second time. Banks, who had been Stoke president since 2000, died aged 81 in February 2019.
George Cohen
Jack Charlton
Bobby Moore
Ray Wilson
Nobby Stiles
We’re incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of Nobby Stiles, a key member of our @FIFAWorldCup-winning squad, at the age of 78.
All of our thoughts are with Nobby’s loved ones. pic.twitter.com/NJygFddX7F
— England (@England) October 30, 2020
The midfield enforcer of Ramsey’s team, Stiles helped nullify the threat of Eusebio in the semi-final against Portugal – and memorably danced on the pitch with the Jules Rimet Trophy after England’s triumph over West Germany. Part of Manchester United’s 1968 European Cup-winning team, Stiles, capped 28 times by England, made 392 appearances for the Red Devils, leaving for Middlesbrough in 1971. A career in coaching followed, with two stints at Preston, before a short-lived tenure at West Brom. Stiles also worked for a spell as a youth team coach at United, helping oversee the development of the renowned class of 92, which included the likes of David Beckham and the Neville brothers. In October 2020, Stiles died aged 78 following a long illness, having previously suffered a stroke, been diagnosed with prostate cancer and later Alzheimer’s.
Alan Ball
Sir Bobby Charlton
Martin Peters
Sir Geoff Hurst
Roger Hunt
Sir Alf Ramsey (manager)
