England archive · Manager · 1946–1962
Walter Winterbottom
Walter Winterbottom stands first on England's all-time list of managers by matches in charge. His 139 matches at the helm of the national team are more than any other England manager has overseen, ahead of Alf Ramsey on 113 and Gareth Southgate on 102.
Born in Oldham on 31 March 1913, Winterbottom was a midfielder in his playing days.
Born in Oldham on 31 March 1913, Winterbottom was a midfielder in his playing days.
Matches in charge138
Won78
England legacy
No.1 on England's all-time managers list
Profile
A fuller profile of Walter Winterbottom is on its way from our editors.
In charge of England
Walter Winterbottom as England manager
Matches138Goals 383–196
Won7856.5% of matches
Drawn32Level at the end
Lost2820% of matches
England's official list credits Walter Winterbottom with 139 matches (78 won, 33 drawn, 28 lost); our match-by-match records hold 138. 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 | 65 | 37 | 11 | 17 |
| British Home Championship | 50 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| UEFA European Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Major tournaments
At the finals
- 1946–47 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1947–48 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1948–49 British Home Championship2nd
- 1950 FIFA World CupGroup stage
- 1949–50 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1950–51 British Home Championship2nd
- 1951–52 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1952–53 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1954 FIFA World CupQuarter-finals
- 1953–54 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1954–55 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1955–56 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1956–57 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1958 FIFA World CupGroup stage
- 1957–58 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1958–59 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1959–60 British Home ChampionshipShared champions
- 1960–61 British Home ChampionshipChampions
- 1962 FIFA World CupQuarter-finals
- 1961–62 British Home Championship3rd
- 1962–63 British Home Championship2nd
- First match
- Ireland 2–7 England, 28 September 1946 · British Home Championship
- Last match
- England 4–0 Wales, 21 November 1962 · British Home Championship
- Biggest win
- Portugal 0–10 England, 25 May 1947
- Heaviest defeat
- Hungary 7–1 England, 23 May 1954
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 21 Nov 1962 | 
England 4–0 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 137 | 20 Oct 1962 | 
Northern Ireland 1–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 136 | 3 Oct 1962 | 
England 1–1 FranceUEFA European Championship |
UEFA European Championship | England drew |
| 135 | 10 Jun 1962 | 
Brazil 3–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Quarter-final |
FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final | England lost |
| 134 | 7 Jun 1962 | 
England 0–0 BulgariaFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England drew |
| 133 | 2 Jun 1962 | 
England 3–1 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England won |
| 132 | 31 May 1962 | 
Hungary 2–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England lost |
| 131 | 20 May 1962 | 
Peru 0–4 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 130 | 9 May 1962 | 
England 3–1 SwitzerlandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 129 | 14 Apr 1962 | 
Scotland 2–0 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 128 | 4 Apr 1962 | 
England 3–1 AustriaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 127 | 22 Nov 1961 |
England 1–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
Show all 138 matches
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 25 Oct 1961 | 
England 2–0 PortugalFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 | England won |
| 125 | 14 Oct 1961 |
Wales 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 124 | 28 Sep 1961 | 
England 4–1 LuxembourgFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 | England won |
| 123 | 27 May 1961 |
Austria 3–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 122 | 24 May 1961 | 
Italy 2–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 121 | 21 May 1961 |
Portugal 1–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 | England drew |
| 120 | 10 May 1961 | 
England 8–0 MexicoInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 119 | 15 Apr 1961 |
England 9–3 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 118 | 23 Nov 1960 |
England 5–1 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 117 | 26 Oct 1960 | 
England 4–2 SpainInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 116 | 19 Oct 1960 |
Luxembourg 0–9 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 | England won |
| 115 | 8 Oct 1960 |
Northern Ireland 2–5 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 114 | 22 May 1960 |
Hungary 2–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 113 | 15 May 1960 |
Spain 3–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 112 | 11 May 1960 | England 3–3 YugoslaviaInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 111 | 9 Apr 1960 |
Scotland 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 110 | 18 Nov 1959 |
England 2–1 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 109 | 28 Oct 1959 | 
England 2–3 SwedenInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 108 | 17 Oct 1959 |
Wales 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 107 | 28 May 1959 | 
United States 1–8 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 106 | 24 May 1959 |
Mexico 2–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 105 | 17 May 1959 |
Peru 4–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 104 | 13 May 1959 |
Brazil 2–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 103 | 6 May 1959 |
England 2–2 ItalyInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 102 | 11 Apr 1959 |
England 1–0 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 101 | 26 Nov 1958 |
England 2–2 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 100 | 22 Oct 1958 | England 5–0 Soviet UnionInternational friendly | International friendly | England won |
| 99 | 4 Oct 1958 |
Northern Ireland 3–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 98 | 17 Jun 1958 | Soviet Union 1–0 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Play-Off | FIFA World Cup · Play-Off | England lost |
| 97 | 15 Jun 1958 |
Austria 2–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England drew |
| 96 | 11 Jun 1958 |
Brazil 0–0 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England drew |
| 95 | 8 Jun 1958 | Soviet Union 2–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 4 | FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England drew |
| 94 | 18 May 1958 | Soviet Union 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 93 | 11 May 1958 | Yugoslavia 5–0 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England lost |
| 92 | 7 May 1958 |
England 2–1 PortugalInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 91 | 19 Apr 1958 |
Scotland 0–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 90 | 27 Nov 1957 |
England 4–0 FranceInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 89 | 6 Nov 1957 |
England 2–3 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 88 | 19 Oct 1957 |
Wales 0–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 87 | 19 May 1957 | 
Republic of Ireland 1–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 | England drew |
| 86 | 15 May 1957 | 
Denmark 1–4 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 | England won |
| 85 | 8 May 1957 |
England 5–1 Republic of IrelandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 | England won |
| 84 | 6 Apr 1957 |
England 2–1 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 83 | 5 Dec 1956 |
England 5–2 DenmarkFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 |
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 1 | England won |
| 82 | 28 Nov 1956 | England 3–0 YugoslaviaInternational friendly | International friendly | England won |
| 81 | 14 Nov 1956 |
England 3–1 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 80 | 6 Oct 1956 |
Northern Ireland 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 79 | 26 May 1956 | 
West Germany 1–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 78 | 20 May 1956 | 
Finland 1–5 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 77 | 16 May 1956 |
Sweden 0–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 76 | 9 May 1956 |
England 4–2 BrazilInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 75 | 14 Apr 1956 |
Scotland 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 74 | 30 Nov 1955 |
England 4–1 SpainInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 73 | 2 Nov 1955 |
England 3–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 72 | 22 Oct 1955 |
Wales 2–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 71 | 2 Oct 1955 |
Denmark 1–5 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 70 | 22 May 1955 |
Portugal 3–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 69 | 18 May 1955 |
Spain 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 68 | 15 May 1955 |
France 1–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 67 | 2 Apr 1955 |
England 7–2 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 66 | 1 Dec 1954 |
England 3–1 West GermanyInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 65 | 10 Nov 1954 |
England 3–2 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 64 | 2 Oct 1954 |
Northern Ireland 0–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 63 | 26 Jun 1954 | 
Uruguay 4–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Quarter-final |
FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final | England lost |
| 62 | 20 Jun 1954 |
Switzerland 0–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England won |
| 61 | 17 Jun 1954 | 
Belgium 4–4 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 4 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 4 | England drew |
| 60 | 23 May 1954 |
Hungary 7–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 59 | 16 May 1954 | Yugoslavia 1–0 EnglandInternational friendly | International friendly | England lost |
| 58 | 3 Apr 1954 |
Scotland 2–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 3 |
British Home Championship · Group 3 | England won |
| 57 | 25 Nov 1953 |
England 3–6 HungaryInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 56 | 11 Nov 1953 |
England 3–1 IrelandBritish Home Championship · Group 3 |
British Home Championship · Group 3 | England won |
| 55 | 21 Oct 1953 | England 4–4 Rest of EuropeInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 54 | 10 Oct 1953 |
Wales 1–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 3 |
British Home Championship · Group 3 | England won |
| 53 | 8 Jun 1953 |
United States 3–6 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 52 | 31 May 1953 |
Uruguay 2–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 51 | 24 May 1953 | 
Chile 1–2 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 50 | 18 Apr 1953 |
England 2–2 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 49 | 26 Nov 1952 |
England 5–0 BelgiumInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 48 | 12 Nov 1952 |
England 5–2 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 47 | 4 Oct 1952 |
Ireland 2–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 46 | 28 May 1952 |
Switzerland 0–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 45 | 25 May 1952 |
Austria 2–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 44 | 18 May 1952 |
Italy 1–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 43 | 5 Apr 1952 |
Scotland 1–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 42 | 28 Nov 1951 |
England 2–2 AustriaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 41 | 14 Nov 1951 |
England 2–0 IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 40 | 20 Oct 1951 |
Wales 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 39 | 3 Oct 1951 |
England 2–2 FranceInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 38 | 19 May 1951 |
England 5–2 PortugalInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 37 | 9 May 1951 |
England 2–1 ArgentinaInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 36 | 14 Apr 1951 |
England 2–3 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 35 | 22 Nov 1950 | England 2–2 YugoslaviaInternational friendly | International friendly | England drew |
| 34 | 15 Nov 1950 |
England 4–2 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 33 | 7 Oct 1950 |
Ireland 1–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 32 | 2 Jul 1950 |
Spain 1–0 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 2 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 2 | England lost |
| 31 | 29 Jun 1950 |
United States 1–0 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 2 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 2 | England lost |
| 30 | 25 Jun 1950 |
Chile 0–2 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Group 2 |
FIFA World Cup · Group 2 | England won |
| 29 | 18 May 1950 |
Belgium 1–4 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 28 | 14 May 1950 |
Portugal 3–5 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 27 | 15 Apr 1950 |
Scotland 0–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 1 |
British Home Championship · Group 1 | England won |
| 26 | 30 Nov 1949 |
England 2–0 ItalyInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 25 | 16 Nov 1949 |
England 9–2 IrelandBritish Home Championship · Group 1 |
British Home Championship · Group 1 | England won |
| 24 | 15 Oct 1949 |
Wales 1–4 EnglandBritish Home Championship · Group 1 |
British Home Championship · Group 1 | England won |
| 23 | 21 Sep 1949 |
England 0–2 Republic of IrelandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 22 | 22 May 1949 |
France 1–3 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 21 | 18 May 1949 | 
Norway 1–4 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 20 | 13 May 1949 |
Sweden 3–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 19 | 9 Apr 1949 |
England 1–3 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England lost |
| 18 | 2 Dec 1948 |
England 6–0 SwitzerlandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 17 | 10 Nov 1948 |
England 1–0 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 16 | 9 Oct 1948 |
Ireland 2–6 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 15 | 26 Sep 1948 |
Denmark 0–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England drew |
| 14 | 16 May 1948 |
Italy 0–4 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 13 | 10 Apr 1948 |
Scotland 0–2 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 12 | 19 Nov 1947 |
England 4–2 SwedenInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 11 | 5 Nov 1947 |
England 2–2 IrelandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 10 | 18 Oct 1947 |
Wales 0–3 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 9 | 21 Sep 1947 |
Belgium 2–5 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 8 | 25 May 1947 |
Portugal 0–10 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 7 | 18 May 1947 |
Switzerland 1–0 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England lost |
| 6 | 3 May 1947 |
England 3–0 FranceInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 5 | 12 Apr 1947 |
England 1–1 ScotlandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England drew |
| 4 | 27 Nov 1946 | 
England 8–2 NetherlandsInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 3 | 12 Nov 1946 |
England 3–0 WalesBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |
| 2 | 30 Sep 1946 |
Republic of Ireland 0–1 EnglandInternational friendly |
International friendly | England won |
| 1 | 28 Sep 1946 |
Ireland 2–7 EnglandBritish Home Championship |
British Home Championship | England won |