Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Knighted in 1967 in recognition of the World Cup win, Ramsey also managed his country to third place in the 1968 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup and the 1972 European Championship. As a player, Ramsey was a defender and a member of England's 1950 World Cup squad. More about Alf Ramsey
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Ramsey was born and raised in a quiet Essex village. He showed sporting promise from an early age and, after serving in the British Army during the Second World War, embarked on a football career, primarily as a right-back. He was considered a rather slow but accomplished player with a tremendous grasp of the tactical side of the game. Nicknamed "The General", he played for England 32 times between 1948 and 1953, captaining the side three times, scoring three times and appearing in the 1950 World Cup. He played his club football for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur and was part of the Tottenham side that won the English League championship in the 1950–51 season.In total, we tracked 761 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Alf Ramsey (England 1966 Framed Presentation 12 Signatures Inc Rare Alf Ramsey Bobby Moore.) was sold in March 2018 for £1750.00 while the cheapest item (England 1966 World Cup signed Bobby Moore. Alf Ramsey and ALL the full team) found a new owner for £0.01 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (21) was July 2020 with an average selling price of £62.00 for an autographed item of Alf Ramsey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2016 with £360.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.99 was December 2016. In average, an autographed item from Alf Ramsey is worth £52.51.
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JEFF POWELL: Negative mood around England's World Cup campaign feels like before (11/21/22): When the manager back then, Alf Ramsey, was asked for his prediction on the eve of the Finals, he said: 'England will win the World Cup.'
Golden Years: Sir Alf Ramsey, Dixie Dean, Bruce Grobbelaar - Golden Years footba (08/12/14): Sportsmail's nostalgic picture series Golden Years reflects this week on the pub - from the stars serving pints to enjoying a drink, to fans watching games on TV.
Sir Alf Ramsey cops an eyeful from a belly dancer during an England visit to Gre (06/03/14): ROY McFARLAND: Sir Alf Ramsey may have seemed cold and aloof, but we saw another side of him after a dinner for the England squad in Athens.
Russell Lynch: Let’s hope Carney is a Sir Alf Ramsey, not a Steve McClaren (05/15/14): Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is really an ice hockey fan but gamely nodded towards the looming football World Cup when he claimed this week that “the tournament is just beginning” to win the prize of a “strong, sustained and balanced expansion”.
Football's long relationship with golf: from Alf Ramsey to Fabio Capello (03/30/14): Footballers have been clogging up golf courses for generations, but could any of them have played the sport professionally? For a long time golf has been the favourite pastime of players looking to relax, but for some it has become an obsession while others have turned to it for a new career. When t
England v Poland: 1973 game was a bitter end for Sir Alf Ramsey (10/2013): There was agony but no ecstasy, vaulting endeavour but no happy landing. There were chances galore but no celebrations, endless recrimination but no rational explanation.