Lloyd, Cliff 61
Lofthouse, Nat 5, 68
Lorenzo, Juan Carlos 219, 222
Mackay, Dave 42, 46
Manchester City 5, 201
Manchester United 24, 56, 184, 209, 221, 234, 286
BC arrival at 5, 6, 91, 108, 112
BC as director of 7–8
BC debut for 216
BC wages/contract at 60–2
BC’s last game for 30
European Cup (1957) 122, 123
European Cup (1958) 91–2
European Cup (1962) 244
European Cup (1964) 244
European Cup (1966) 229
European Cup (1968) 8, 30, 94–6, 145, 146, 204, 275
FA Cup (1964/5) 40–1, 90
Munich air crash (1958) and 2, 8, 18–20, 21, 23, 65, 91–4, 96, 162–5, 166, 245, 260, 262
see also under individual player name
Maradona, Diego 15, 28, 168, 194
Marzolina, Silvio 216
Mas, Oscar 216, 217, 218, 222, 224–5
Matthews, Stanley 61, 63, 158
Armfield and 66
BC watches in childhood 4–5, 109, 111
Duncan Edwards, on talent of 168
England career 25, 37, 39
Mazurkiewicz, Ladislao 179
McGhee, Frank 73, 180
McGuinness, Wilf 101–2, 149, 150, 151
McIlroy, Jimmy 29, 63
McIlvanney, Hugh 101
McMenemy, Lawrie 131
Mee, Bertie 131
Mercer, Joe 201
Messi, Lionel 194
Mexico:
England friendly match (1959) 210
World Cup (1966) 175, 176, 181, 183–90, 191, 196, 208, 246
Milan 39, 210
Milburn, Buck (BC’s uncle) 161
Milburn, George (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161
Milburn, Jack (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161
Milburn, Jackie 62, 111, 112
Milburn, Jimmy (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161
Milburn, Stan (BC’s uncle) 112, 113, 161
Milne, Gordon 134
Moore, Bobby 85, 102, 126, 131
Alf Ramsey and 46, 53, 54, 55–60, 87
BC on 56–7
calm character of 26, 41, 52, 53, 54, 56
captain of England 52, 53–4, 55–7, 63, 67, 165, 168
death 3, 53–4, 176
England debut 26, 55
England Scandinavian tour (1966) and 155–7, 177
Greaves and 58–9, 209, 236
Malcolm Allison and 26, 36
Peters and 140
West Ham and 144–5, 155
World Cup (1962) 26
World Cup (1966)
celebrations after winning 286, 287
final 2, 9, 263, 265, 266, 271, 275, 276, 280, 282
group stage 176, 177
quarter-final 215
semi-final 248
World Cup (1970) 6–7, 41
Morais, Joäo 192, 241, 245
Mossop, Jimmy 283
Moynihan, John 138–9
Mudie, Jackie 63
Müller, Gerd 183
Mullery, Alan 14, 31–2, 87
Munich air crash, 1958:
BC’s continuing memories of 2
BC’s England debut and 18–19
BC’s injuries 65
BC’s memories of on day of World Cup win (1966) 8, 245, 260, 262
BC’s memories of on first day of World Cup (1966) 162–5, 166
BC’s reactions after 18–20, 21, 22–3
BC’s World Cup (1958) and 23
Duncan Edwards and 19–20, 23, 162, 163–9, 235, 262
Nobby Stiles’ memories of day in Manchester 91–4
Murphy, Jimmy:
BC thinks of before World Cup final (1966) 262
BC’s arrival in Manchester and 6
BC’s contract/wages and 62
BC’s tackling and 247–8
coaching of BC 21, 160, 184, 187, 235, 247–8, 262
Duncan Edwards and 19–20, 167
Munich air crash (1958) and 19–20, 93
World Cup (1958) and 23
Nations Cup:
European (1963–4) 34–6, 38, 40, 46–9, 57, 59, 60, 67, 128
Taça das Nações (Nations Cup) (‘Little World Cup’), Brazil (1964) 71–7, 79–80, 88, 134, 194, 203, 214, 216, 220
Neill, Terry 131
Newcastle United 4–5, 60, 63, 94, 109, 111
Newton, Keith 134–5
Nicholson, Bill 143
Norman, Maurice 87
North Korea 181–2, 189, 224–5, 237
Northern Ireland 111
Nottingham Forest 43
O’Neill, Martin 90
Onega, Ermindo 216, 222, 229
Overath, Wolfgang 237, 258, 271, 274
Padilla, Aaron 188
Paine, Terry 43, 133, 134, 137, 153, 186, 190–1
Partizan Belgrade 229
Pathé News 111
Pegg, David 92
Pelé 4, 8, 60, 168
Bobby Moore and 53, 54
Eusébio and 4, 244, 245
Taça das Nações (Nations Cup) (‘Little World Cup’), Brazil (1964) 72, 73
World Cup (1958) 23–4, 192
World Cup (1962) 26
World Cup (1966) 181, 191–5, 197, 199, 201, 203, 215, 226, 241, 245
World Cup (1970) 6–7, 32
Pereira, José 246, 247
Peru 26, 210
Peters, Martin 224
character 140, 143–4
England debut 139, 140–2
England friendly matches 157, 176, 177, 224, 236
England Under-23 matches 141, 142
first goal for England 157
selection for England squad 43, 72, 133, 139, 140–7, 153, 159, 165, 171, 176, 177
World Cup (1966)
final 9, 255, 256, 259, 263, 266, 270, 272–3, 274–5, 278
group stage 171, 177, 186–7, 188, 189, 255
quarter-final 213, 222
semi-final 246, 247
World Cup (1970) 31–2
Phillips, Ted 42
Pinewood Studios 58, 182
Playboy Club, Park Lane 286
Poland 133, 150, 157, 177, 189, 191, 208, 234
Porkujan, Valeriy 237
Portugal 72, 74, 134
World Cup (1966) 189, 192–3, 197, 199, 200, 214, 217, 220, 224–6, 227, 229–39, 241–53, 256, 262, 267
Pozzo, Vittorio 39
Preston North End 56
Puskás, Ferenc 8, 36, 37
Ramsey, Sir Alf v, 3, 282
ability to make players feel uncomfortable 69–76
appointed England manager 29–30, 34
Armfield and 55, 64, 65–6, 255
Ball and 41, 72, 128–31, 132, 149–50, 255
Banks selection and 67, 84
BC backing for tactics of 124–5
BC first meets 40–5, 74–5, 83, 186
BC on unknowable quality of 83
BC talk with in Rio bar after summer tour of Latin America (1964) 71–2, 73-6
BC talk with on flight home from World Cup (1970) 13–18, 30–3
BC discusses Moore’s talent with 56–7
BC trust in 76-7, 124-5, 171-2, 254–5
BC witnesses improvement in unity of squad under 171–2
BC’s mistakes, reaction to 177
BC’s role during World Cup final (1966) and 256–9, 270
BC’s stiffness in neck before World Cup semi-final (1966) and 238–9
character 13–18, 43–6, 69–70, 74–7, 81–2, 83, 172
Clough and 42–3
Cohen and 65–6, 78–9, 80–1, 123, 124
Connelly and 149–50, 171
dementia 50
discipline of players 16, 58–9, 69–71, 74–8, 80–1, 82, 83, 149–51, 227, 228–9, 232, 249–51
England captaincy and 55–8, 67
England friendly and tour matches under management of see England
England playing career 36, 38
first game as England manager 34–6, 46–9
Football Association and 25, 38, 39–40, 46
football knowledge 43–4, 172
Greaves and 66, 138–9, 147, 157, 206–12, 248, 252, 255
Hunt and 186, 252, 271–2
Hurst and 133, 136–7, 144–5, 148, 177, 206–12, 248, 252
ideal of selfless team-mate 80–1, 186
inaccessible nature of 75
Ipswich Town manager 29, 34, 35, 42–3
Jack Charlton and 11, 105, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121
media and 84, 88–9, 124–5, 127–8, 137–9, 141, 179–80
Moore and 46, 53, 54, 55–60, 155–6
movies, take England players to see 41, 236, 256
Peters and 43, 72, 133, 140–2, 143, 144–5, 171, 176, 255
playing career 36, 38, 44
prediction of World Cup win 2, 34–5
questions from players, reaction to 16
selection process 11, 15–16, 42–3, 45–51, 57–8, 64, 65–7, 70–1, 78–9, 80–3, 84–5, 86–7, 90, 96, 99, 100, 101–2, 103–4, 105, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121, 123, 124, 128–31, 132–5, 138–9, 140–2, 143, 144–5, 152–4, 186, 189–91, 198–212, 223–4, 238–9, 254–5 see also under individual player name
Scottish, apparent dislike of 67, 81–2, 103, 137, 138, 181
Stiles and 90, 96, 99, 100, 101–2, 103–4, 117, 118, 119, 121, 149–50, 190,196, 198–206, 225, 228–9, 252
tactics 42–3, 47, 59, 124–7, 131, 133, 134, 135–6, 148, 151–2, 181, 191, 207, 208–9, 245, 252
tone of voice/pronunciation 16, 58
training camp before World Cup, Lilleshall (1966) and 149–53
trust instilled in players by management of 16–18, 87, 130–1, 171–2, 211, 257
Wilson and 49
Winterbottom and 36, 77, 82, 172
World Cup (1966)
celebrations after winning 283, 284, 285–6
final 252, 254, 255, 256–9, 261, 263–4, 265, 266, 270, 271–2, 275–6, 277, 278, 280–1, 287
group stage 170–2, 173, 174, 179–81, 182, 187–9, 190, 191, 195, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202–6
Nobby Stiles horror tackle, response to 193, 196, 198–206, 207
Pinewood Studios visits during 182
quarter-final 14–15, 202–7, 209, 210, 211–12, 216–17, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229
semi-final 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 232, 233, 238, 239, 241, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249–51
tour of Scandinavia in run-up to 150, 153, 155–7, 234
training camp before, Lilleshall 149–53
World Cup (1970) 13–18, 30–3
Ramsey, Vicky 50, 74, 75, 83, 284
Rattín, Antonio:
Boca Juniors and 214
character 213–14
post-football career 214
Taça das Nações (Nations Cup) (‘Little World Cup’), Brazil (1964) 216
World Cup (1962) 27–8, 216
World Cup (1966) 14, 213–14, 215, 216, 218, 219–20, 221, 222, 225, 228
Real Madrid:
Di Stéfano and 21
European Cup (1957) 122, 123
European Cup (1962) 244
European Cup (1968) 94–5, 145, 146, 204
Red Shoes, The (film) 111
Red Star Belgrade 92, 93
Reija, Severino 125–6
Republic of Ireland 37, 72
Revie, Don 81, 83, 84, 102, 106, 113, 114, 117
Rhodes, Brian 143
Robertson, John 43
Robson, Bobby 37
Rocha, Pedro 175, 180
Rooney, Wayne 184
Rous, Stanley 25–6
Rowe, Arthur 25
Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington 283–4, 285, 286
Sadler, David 95
Sanchís, Manuel 125–6
Sanfilippo, José 28
Schnellinger, Karl-Heinz 268, 269, 272, 273, 274, 277
Schoen, Helmut 259, 267
Schulz, Willie 271–2, 273
Scotland 99, 103
Home Championship v England (1958) 19, 20–2
Home Championship v England (1963) 15–16, 46, 55, 57, 60
Home Championship v England (1964) 67
Home Championship v England (1965) 86–7
Home Championship v England (1966) 137–8, 139
Seeler, Uwe 237, 258, 268, 269, 270, 271, 274, 275
Shackleton, Len 5, 109
Shankly, Bill 42, 47–8, 136, 231
Shankly, Nessie 231
Shearer, Moira 111
Sheffield Wednesday 16, 63, 153
Shellito, Ken 63–5
Shepherdson, Harold:
quarter-final, World Cup (1966) and 228–9
Ramsey discipline of players and 58, 59
Ramsey’s increased level of resolve during World Cup (1966) and 150, 151
training during World Cup (1966) and 151, 201
Shesternev, Albert 237
Simões, António 226, 229, 247
Simon, Jacky 197–9, 201, 215, 228
Smith, Bobby 46
Smith, Tommy 204
Southampton 43, 131, 153
Spain:
England friendly match (1965) 89, 118–19, 122–7, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 191
World Cup (1966) 237
Spartak Moscow 21
Springett, Ron 16, 46, 47, 84, 153
St John, Ian 116–17, 211
Stepney, Alex 95, 244
Stiles, Charlie 91, 120
Stiles, Kay 3, 205–6
Stiles, Nobby 58, 131, 135, 136, 139, 165, 235–6
Alzheimer’s disease 3, 4, 9, 287
Ball and 129, 190
Banks on the furious game of 103
BC and 3–4, 89–104, 117–18, 119, 120, 142, 146, 193, 206, 244, 255, 273, 277, 283
Busby and 97, 99, 100, 104, 146
character 41, 53, 58, 90–104, 117–21, 129, 139, 152, 160, 173, 197–206, 228
childhood and family 91, 120
European Cup (1968) and 94–6, 145, 146
eyesight/contact lenses 96–100, 102
international friendly matches 88, 89, 136
Jack Charlton and 53, 102–3, 117–18, 119, 198
Manchester United and 90–9, 104, 120, 145, 146
MBE 178
Munich air crash (1958) and 91–4
Ramsey and 90–1, 96, 97–8, 100–2, 103–4, 117, 119, 121, 128, 130, 139, 149–50, 193, 196, 198–207, 225, 228, 229, 252
selection for England squad 85, 86, 87, 88, 89–91, 96, 99–104, 117–21, 128, 130
tackling/warlike instincts 55, 90–1, 94, 95, 102–4, 117, 119, 120, 121, 142, 156, 165, 196, 197–206, 207, 225, 255, 263, 265
Under-23 debut 99–102
World Cup (1966)
attends daily mass during 235–6
celebrations after winning 286
danger of exclusion from 193, 196–206, 207, 228
final 9, 255, 263, 265, 268, 273, 274, 275, 277, 279, 283, 284, 285
group stage 160, 180, 181, 193, 196–206, 207, 228
quarter-final 212, 215, 217, 228–9
semi-final 4, 225, 239, 243, 244, 246, 250
Stoke City 63
Suart, Ron 131
Sunday Express 283
Sunday Times 242
Sunderland 5
Sweden 119
Switzerland 68, 181, 258
Tambling, Bobby 46, 134
Taylor, Tommy 20, 23, 92
Thompson, Peter 43, 65, 72, 87, 133, 134, 136–7
Tichy, Lajos 27
Tilkowski, Hans 264, 268, 271, 272, 276
Times, The 36, 127, 180
Torino 39
Torres, José 226, 229, 242, 247
Tostäo 193
Tottenham Hotspur 25, 42, 43, 46, 143, 153, 168, 196, 210
Trautmann, Bert 5
Troche, Horacio 180
United States 25, 72
Uruguay:
England friendly match (1964) 65, 67, 72, 144
/> World Cup (1966) 159–60, 165, 170–82, 185, 186, 187, 188–9, 234, 236, 255, 258
USSR: World Cup (1966) and 181–2, 189, 237–8
Venables, Terry 168
Viera, Ondino 180
Villalonga, José 125
Viollet, Dennis 63
Vogts, Bertie 136
Waddington, Tony 63
Waiters, Tony 87
Wales 5, 23, 141
Walter, Fritz 167, 262
Walter, Ottmar 262
Weber, Wolfgang 222, 271, 274, 279, 280
West Bromwich Albion 24
West Germany:
England friendly matches 89, 135, 136, 137, 140, 142, 143, 148, 166–7
World Cup (1958) 195
World Cup (1966) 4, 160, 181, 189, 212, 215, 222, 237–8, 240, 254–64, 265–81
World Cup (1970) 17, 31–3
West Ham United:
FA Cup win (1964) 56, 142, 144
failure of competitive development in 145–6
Hurst and 140, 143, 271
Moore and 26, 36, 56, 143, 155, 156, 271
Peters and 140, 142, 143
player influence in England team 144-6
reputation for sophisticated football 56, 144, 145
similarities with England in style of play 142
Whelan, Liam 92
White, John 42
Williams, Bert 5
Wilson, Ray
BC and 44, 47–9, 55, 58, 84, 118, 158, 172–3, 215, 232–5, 255, 261
character 47, 48, 157
club career 47–8
MBE 178
Jack Charlton, on strong bond with 118
selection for England squad 41, 44, 47–9, 55, 58, 74, 84, 85, 87, 118, 153, 157, 165, 180, 215, 255, 287
World Cup (1966) 252
celebrations after winning 286
final 9, 223–4, 260–1, 262, 263, 266, 268–70, 274
Greaves omission from final, on 223–4
group stage 172–3, 180
pre-match ritual 172–3, 263
quarter-final 215, 217, 223, 224, 229
rest day at South Herts Golf Club 232–5
semi-final 232–3, 235, 236, 239, 246, 247
Winterbottom, Walter 71–2, 151
BC on coaching style of 24–6, 45, 77, 82, 103, 172
Central Council for Physical Recreation, director of 25–6
Football Association and 25–6, 44
lack of unity in England squad during reign of 28, 171–2
Ramsey’s contrasting approach to managing England 24–6, 82, 103, 172
relationship with senior players 81
succession of 28–9, 38
World Cup (1958) and 22, 23
World Cup (1962) 25
Wolstenholme, Kenneth 280
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, 21, 87, 153
World Cup:
1930 172
1934 39
1938 39
1950 25, 171–2, 240
1954 167, 262
1958 see below
1962 see below
1966 see below
1970 see below
1974 18
1986 15, 28, 194
1966 Page 28