England archive · Full-back · 1948–1953
Alf Ramsey
Alf Ramsey won 32 caps for England between 1948 and 1953, scoring three goals. Born in Dagenham on 22 January 1920, the full-back made his debut against Switzerland on 2 December 1948. His 113 matches as England manager rank second in the national team's history.
As a player, Ramsey was selected for the 1950 World Cup, where England went out at the group stage. His last England appearance as a player came on 25 November 1953, almost five years after his debut.
As a player, Ramsey was selected for the 1950 World Cup, where England went out at the group stage. His last England appearance as a player came on 25 November 1953, almost five years after his debut.
Caps32
Goals3
England legacy
No.2 on England's all-time managers list
Player file
At a glance
- Born22 January 1920
- BirthplaceDagenham
- England debut2 December 1948 v Switzerland
- Matches in charge114 No.2 all-time
Major tournaments
1950 FIFA World Cup
In charge of England
Alf Ramsey as England manager
Matches114Goals 224–98
Won6960.5% of matches
Drawn28Level at the end
Lost1715% of matches
England's official list credits Alf Ramsey with 113 matches (69 won, 27 drawn, 17 lost); our match-by-match records hold 114. Records of older matches don't always agree on which games count.
Competition by competition
Where the matches came
| Competition | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International friendly | 56 | 32 | 17 | 7 |
| British Home Championship | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| FIFA World Cup | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| UEFA European Championship | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Major tournaments
At the finals
- 1962–63 British Home Championship2nd
- 1963–64 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1964–65 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1966 FIFA World CupWinners
- 1965–66 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1966–67 British Home Championship2nd
- 1968 UEFA European ChampionshipThird place
- 1967–68 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1968–69 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1970 FIFA World CupQuarter-finals
- 1969–70 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1970–71 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1971–72 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1972–73 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- First match
- France 5–2 England, 27 February 1963 · UEFA European Championship
- Last match
- Portugal 0–0 England, 3 April 1974 · International friendly
- Biggest win
- United States 0–10 England, 27 May 1964
- Heaviest defeat
- Brazil 5–1 England, 30 May 1964
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 3 Apr 1974 | 
Portugal 0–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 113 | 14 Nov 1973 | 
England 0–1 ItalyInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 112 | 17 Oct 1973 | 
England 1–1 PolandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 | England drew |
| 111 | 26 Sep 1973 | 
England 7–0 AustriaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 110 | 14 Jun 1973 |
Italy 2–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 109 | 10 Jun 1973 | Soviet Union 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England won |
| 108 | 6 Jun 1973 |
Poland 2–0 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 | England lost |
| 107 | 27 May 1973 | Czechoslovakia 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 106 | 19 May 1973 | 
England 1–0 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 105 | 15 May 1973 | 
England 3–0 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 104 | 12 May 1973 | 
Northern Ireland 1–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 103 | 14 Feb 1973 |
Scotland 0–5 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
Show all 114 matches
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 24 Jan 1973 |
England 1–1 WalesFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 | England drew |
| 101 | 15 Nov 1972 |
Wales 0–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 5 | England won |
| 100 | 11 Oct 1972 | England 1–1 YugoslaviaInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 99 | 27 May 1972 |
Scotland 0–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 98 | 23 May 1972 |
England 0–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 97 | 20 May 1972 |
Wales 0–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 96 | 13 May 1972 | 
West Germany 0–0 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final | England drew |
| 95 | 29 Apr 1972 |
England 1–3 West GermanyUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final | England lost |
| 94 | 1 Dec 1971 | 
Greece 0–2 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 | England won |
| 93 | 10 Nov 1971 | 
England 1–1 SwitzerlandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 | England drew |
| 92 | 13 Oct 1971 |
Switzerland 2–3 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 | England won |
| 91 | 22 May 1971 |
England 3–1 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 90 | 19 May 1971 |
England 0–0 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 89 | 15 May 1971 |
Northern Ireland 0–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 88 | 12 May 1971 | 
England 5–0 MaltaUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 | England won |
| 87 | 21 Apr 1971 |
England 3–0 GreeceUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 | England won |
| 86 | 3 Feb 1971 |
Malta 0–1 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 | England won |
| 85 | 25 Nov 1970 |
England 3–1 East GermanyInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 84 | 14 Jun 1970 |
West Germany 3–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Quarter-final |
FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final | England lost |
| 83 | 11 Jun 1970 | Czechoslovakia 0–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 3 | FIFA World Cup · Group 3 | England won |
| 82 | 7 Jun 1970 | 
Brazil 1–0 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 3 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 3 | England lost |
| 81 | 2 Jun 1970 | 
Romania 0–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 3 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 3 | England won |
| 80 | 24 May 1970 | 
Ecuador 0–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 79 | 21 May 1970 | 
Colombia 0–4 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 78 | 25 Apr 1970 |
Scotland 0–0 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 77 | 21 Apr 1970 |
England 3–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 76 | 18 Apr 1970 |
Wales 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 75 | 25 Feb 1970 | 
Belgium 1–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 74 | 14 Jan 1970 | 
England 0–0 NetherlandsInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 73 | 15 Dec 1969 | England 0–0 South VietnamInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 72 | 10 Dec 1969 |
England 1–0 PortugalInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 71 | 5 Nov 1969 |
Netherlands 0–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 70 | 12 Jun 1969 |
Brazil 2–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 69 | 8 Jun 1969 | 
Uruguay 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 68 | 1 Jun 1969 | 
Mexico 0–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 67 | 10 May 1969 |
England 4–1 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 66 | 7 May 1969 |
England 2–1 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 65 | 3 May 1969 |
Northern Ireland 1–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 64 | 12 Mar 1969 | 
England 5–0 FranceInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 63 | 15 Jan 1969 |
England 1–1 RomaniaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 62 | 11 Dec 1968 | 
England 1–1 BulgariaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 61 | 6 Nov 1968 |
Romania 0–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 60 | 8 Jun 1968 | Soviet Union 0–2 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Third place play-off | UEFA European Championship · Third place play-off | England won |
| 59 | 5 Jun 1968 | Yugoslavia 1–0 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Semi-final | UEFA European Championship · Semi-final | England lost |
| 58 | 1 Jun 1968 |
West Germany 1–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 57 | 22 May 1968 | 
England 3–1 SwedenInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 56 | 8 May 1968 | 
Spain 1–2 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final | England won |
| 55 | 3 Apr 1968 |
England 1–0 SpainUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final |
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Quarter-final | England won |
| 54 | 24 Feb 1968 |
Scotland 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 |
British Home Championship · Group 8 | England drew |
| 53 | 6 Dec 1967 | England 2–2 Soviet UnionInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 52 | 22 Nov 1967 |
England 2–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 |
British Home Championship · Group 8 | England won |
| 51 | 21 Oct 1967 |
Wales 0–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 |
British Home Championship · Group 8 | England won |
| 50 | 27 May 1967 |
Austria 0–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 49 | 24 May 1967 |
England 2–0 SpainInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 48 | 15 Apr 1967 |
England 2–3 ScotlandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 |
British Home Championship · Group 8 | England lost |
| 47 | 16 Nov 1966 |
England 5–1 WalesBritish Home Championship · Group 8 |
British Home Championship · Group 8 | England won |
| 46 | 2 Nov 1966 | England 0–0 CzechoslovakiaInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 45 | 22 Oct 1966 |
Northern Ireland 0–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 8 |
British Home Championship · Group 8 | England won |
| 44 | 30 Jul 1966 |
England 4–2 West GermanyFIFA World Cup · Final |
FIFA World Cup · Final | England won |
| 43 | 26 Jul 1966 |
England 2–1 PortugalFIFA World Cup · Semi-final |
FIFA World Cup · Semi-final | England won |
| 42 | 23 Jul 1966 | 
England 1–0 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup · Quarter-final |
FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final | England won |
| 41 | 20 Jul 1966 |
England 2–0 FranceFIFA World Cup · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 1 | England won |
| 40 | 16 Jul 1966 |
England 2–0 MexicoFIFA World Cup · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 1 | England won |
| 39 | 11 Jul 1966 |
England 0–0 UruguayFIFA World Cup · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 1 | England drew |
| 38 | 5 Jul 1966 |
Poland 0–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 37 | 3 Jul 1966 | 
Denmark 0–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 36 | 29 Jun 1966 | 
Norway 1–6 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 35 | 26 Jun 1966 | 
Finland 0–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 34 | 4 May 1966 | England 2–0 YugoslaviaInternational friendly | International friendly | England won |
| 33 | 2 Apr 1966 |
Scotland 3–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 32 | 23 Feb 1966 |
England 1–0 West GermanyInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 31 | 5 Jan 1966 |
England 1–1 PolandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 30 | 8 Dec 1965 |
Spain 0–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 29 | 10 Nov 1965 |
England 2–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 28 | 20 Oct 1965 |
England 2–3 AustriaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 27 | 2 Oct 1965 |
Wales 0–0 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 26 | 16 May 1965 |
Sweden 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 25 | 12 May 1965 |
West Germany 0–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 24 | 9 May 1965 | Yugoslavia 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 23 | 5 May 1965 | 
England 1–0 HungaryInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 22 | 10 Apr 1965 |
England 2–2 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 21 | 9 Dec 1964 |
Netherlands 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 20 | 18 Nov 1964 |
England 2–1 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 19 | 21 Oct 1964 |
England 2–2 BelgiumInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 18 | 3 Oct 1964 |
Northern Ireland 3–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 17 | 6 Jun 1964 |
Argentina 1–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 16 | 4 Jun 1964 |
Portugal 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 15 | 30 May 1964 |
Brazil 5–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 14 | 27 May 1964 | 
United States 0–10 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 13 | 24 May 1964 | 
Republic of Ireland 1–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 12 | 17 May 1964 |
Portugal 3–4 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 11 | 6 May 1964 |
England 2–1 UruguayInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 10 | 11 Apr 1964 |
Scotland 1–0 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 9 | 20 Nov 1963 |
England 8–3 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 8 | 23 Oct 1963 | England 2–1 Rest of the WorldInternational friendly | International friendly | England won |
| 7 | 12 Oct 1963 |
Wales 0–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 6 | 5 Jun 1963 |
Switzerland 1–8 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 5 | 2 Jun 1963 |
East Germany 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 4 | 29 May 1963 | Czechoslovakia 2–4 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England won |
| 3 | 8 May 1963 |
England 1–1 BrazilInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 2 | 6 Apr 1963 |
England 1–2 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 1 | 27 Feb 1963 |
France 5–2 EnglandUEFA European Championship |
UEFA European Championship | England lost |
Every England goal
Alf Ramsey's goals
Goals3In our match records, 3 from the spot
Matches scored in3Of 32 caps
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents3Different nations scored against
Season by season
Goals by year
| Year | Goals |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1952 | 0 |
| 1953 | 2 |
Favourite opponents
Most goals against
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Hungary
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Austria
- First England goal
- v Austria, 28 November 1951 · International friendly
- Latest
- v Hungary, 25 November 1953 · International friendly
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 25 Nov 1953 |
England 3–6 HungaryInternational friendly |
International friendly | 57' pen |
| 2 | 21 Oct 1953 | England 4–4 Rest of EuropeInternational friendly | International friendly | 90' pen |
| 1 | 28 Nov 1951 |
England 2–2 AustriaInternational friendly |
International friendly | 68' pen |