Autographs of Kenneth Wolstenholme
Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minutes, Wolstenholme commented on a series of pitch invaders as Geoff Hurst dribbled down the pitch before scoring, saying "some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over!" The phrase has become deeply embedded in British popular culture. As Hurst proceeded to score, Wolstenholme added: 'It is now!'
Wolstenholme was born in Worsley, Lancashire. His family were Primitive Methodists and his brother attended Elmfield College. He attended Farnworth Grammar School, where Alan Ball Jr. (on whom Wolstenholme commentated in the 1966 World Cup Final) was also a pupil some years later. Wolstenholme began his career as a journalist with a newspaper in Manchester.
As Wolstenholme was a member of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he was soon called up at the outbreak of the Second World War. By 1941, he had qualified as a bomber pilot and was posted to 107 Squadron, flying Bristol Blenheim Mk. IVs out of RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk. At the start of 1943 he transferred to de Havilland Mosquito with 105 Squadron, part of Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett's No. 8 Group RAF Pathfinder Group.
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Traded items with a signature of Kenneth Wolstenholme
The most expensive item with a signature of Kenneth Wolstenholme (1966 WORLD CUP FINAL SIGNED BY FULL ENGLAND TEAM + SIR ALF +KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME) was sold in April 2026 for £666.66 while the cheapest item (Wembley - The Venue of Legends - 1923-2000 VHS - SIGNED - Kenneth Wolstenholme) found a new owner for £1.00 in January 2025. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2014 with an average selling price of £21.25 for an autographed item of Kenneth Wolstenholme. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2020 with £249.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.99 was February 2018. In average, an autographed item from Kenneth Wolstenholme is worth £20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Kenneth Wolstenholme were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | FOOTBALL First Day Cover 1999 CERTIFIED SIGNED KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME | £5.99 |  |
| FOOTBALL First Day Cover 1999 CERTIFIED SIGNED KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME | £5.99 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME England World Cup 1966. AUTOGRAPH WRITTEN CARD 1987 | £17.50 | |
| Kenneth Wolstenholme 1966 World Cup Original Autographed Card | £34.61 | |
| Kenneth Wolstenholme 1966 World Cup Original Autographed Card | £34.61 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH. 1966 | £12.99 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH. 1966 | £12.99 | |
| Kenneth WOLSTENHOLME Signed Autograph First Day 1966 England FDC AFTAL RD COA | £103.68 | |
| Kenneth WOLSTENHOLME Signed Autograph First Day 1966 England FDC AFTAL RD COA | £103.68 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME SIGNED POSTAL COVER UACC AFTAL WEMBLEY WORLD CUP 1966 | £58.99 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME SIGNED POSTAL COVER UACC AFTAL WEMBLEY WORLD CUP 1966 | £58.99 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME TWO SIGNATURES IN INK ON SEPARATE AUTOGRAPH PAGES | £5.99 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME TWO SIGNATURES IN INK ON SEPARATE AUTOGRAPH PAGES | £5.99 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME, 1966 World Cup Commentator, original signed autograph page | £16.13 | |
| KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME, 1966 World Cup Commentator, original signed autograph page | £16.13 | |
