Autographs of Walter Winterbottom

Current items with a signature of Walter Winterbottom

These are the most current items with a signature of Walter Winterbottom that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	WALTER WINTERBOTTOM 1ST ENGLAND MANAGER HAND-SIGNED VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH	£29.95
	Walter Winterbottom Manchester United Football Original Hand Signed Card Display	£19.99
	Walter Winterbottom. Signed. ENGLAND FOOTBALL Manager before the 1966 World Cup	£55.00

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Walter Winterbottom was the only son of James Winterbottom, a ring frame fitter in a textile machine works. At the age of 12 he was awarded a scholarship to Oldham High School where he excelled. He won a bursary to Chester Diocesan Teachers Training College, graduating as the top student in 1933 and took a teaching post at the Alexandra Road School, Oldham. Whilst teaching he played football for Royton Amateurs and then Mossley where he was spotted by Manchester United. He signed for United as a part-time professional in 1936 but continued teaching. In his first season (1936/37) at Manchester United he showed great promise, playing 21 first team League games and 2 FA cup games, appearing as wing half and centre half. But in the following two seasons he made only 4 first team appearances. and 41 Central League appearances, his playing career effectively ended by a spinal disease, later diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis. Whilst still playing for Manchester United he left his teaching position to study at Carnegie College of Physical Education, Leeds. On graduating he was appointed as a lecturer.

During World War II Winterbottom served as an officer in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of wing commander and working at the Air Ministry with overall responsibility for training PE instructors at home and overseas. He was also a guest player with Chelsea and ran coaching courses for the FA at grammar schools in London. In 1946 Stanley Rous, who was the secretary of The Football Association, persuaded the FA council to appoint Winterbottom as The FA's first Director of Coaching and suggested he take on the additional responsibility of being the first England team manager. Read even more about Walter Winterbottom at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Walter Winterbottom

In total, we tracked 113 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Winterbottom (Signed England 1950 World Cup Squad Sheet X22 Alf Ramsey Walter Winterbottom ++) was sold in April 2016 for £159.99 while the cheapest item (Manchester United / England FC Walter Winterbottom Signed Autograph Page) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2016 with an average selling price of £7.13 for an autographed item of Walter Winterbottom. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2024 with £49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2020. In average, an autographed item from Walter Winterbottom is worth £8.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Walter Winterbottom were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Alf Ramsay, Bobby Charlton, Stanley Matthews, Walter Winterbottom Signed P/Card.	£55.00
	England Walter Winterbottom hand signed 5X2 sheet	£18.00
	ORIGINAL WALTER WINTERBOTTOM HAND SIGNED FA LETTER	£10.00
	Postcard signed Bobby Charlton Stanley Matthews Alf Ramsey Walter Winterbottom 2	£49.99
	Sir Walter Winterbottom AUTOGRAPH whilst still a player	£3.99
	Sir Walter Winterbottom HAND SIGNED Postcard, Knights of Football	£6.99
	WALTER WINTERBOTTOM - England Manager - Hand Signed Knights of Football Postcard	£6.80
	WALTER WINTERBOTTOM ENGLAND'S FIRST-EVER MANAGER HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD	£32.95
	Walter Winterbottom Manchester United, England Manager signed Topical Times card	£12.50
	Walter Winterbottom original signed photograph + Ralph Brand and Dave Mackay	£4.99