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Ron Greenwood
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'''Ron Greenwood'''
Order of the British Empire CBE (
November 11,
1921 —
February 8,
2006) was an
England English football (soccer) football player and manager, best known for being manager of the
English national football team from
1977 until
1982. He had previously been a successful manager of
West Ham United F.C. West Ham United.
Playing career
Ron Greenwood was born in the village of Worsthorne, near
Burnley, but moved to London as a child during the 1930's
Depression. He played as a
defender (football) centre-half, joining
Chelsea F.C. Chelsea as an amateur whilst training as an apprentice signwriter. During
World War II he served in the
Royal Air Force in
Northern Ireland and guested for
Belfast Celtic F.C. Belfast Celtic. In 1945 he left Chelsea for
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. Bradford Park Avenue, and made 59 appearances over the next four seasons.
In 1949 Greenwood moved to the club he supported as a boy,
Brentford F.C. Brentford, where he made 142 league appearances and scored one goal. After three years at Brentford, he returned to Chelsea, where he played 65 times and won a
Football League First Division First Division winners' medal in
1954-55 in English football 1954-55 under
Ted Drake. That summer, he moved on to
Fulham F.C. Fulham, where he made another 42 league appearances before retiring at the end of the
1955-
1956 season. He was never capped for his country, though he did make a single 'B' team appearance.
Coaching career
After retiring Greenwood moved into
coach (sport) coaching. He coached Eastbourne United, Oxford University (where he came to the attention of
Sir Harold Thompson, a future Chairman of the F.A.), the England Youth and Under-23 teams. He combined the England Under-23 post with being the assistant manager at
Arsenal F.C. Arsenal under
George Swindin. He was appointed as the manager of
West Ham United F.C. West Ham in 1961.
Greenwood's reign at West Ham brought them sizeable success. He oversaw the development of players such as the {{Wc|1966}}-winning trio of
Bobby Moore,
Geoff Hurst and
Martin Peters, and under him the Hammers won the
FA Cup in
1964 and the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup European Cup Winners' Cup in
1965. He moved upstairs in 1974, becoming the club's general manager. After England coach
Don Revie's resignation in 1977, Greenwood was appointed first as
caretaker manager of the national side, then full-time manager in December 1977. Under Greenwood, England qualified for the
1980 European Football Championship 1980 European Championship and then the
Football World Cup 1982 1982 World Cup, their first World Cup in 12 years. England came through the tournament unbeaten, but did not win enough games to progress beyond the second group stage. Greenwood resigned after the World Cup and retired from the game.
After his career in football Greenwood was a regular analyst on
BBC Radio. He died in 2006 aged 84, after a long illness. When West Ham played
Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham on
13 February 2006, a one minute silence was held in Greenwood's honour. West Ham won the game 3-0. He leaves a widow Lucy.
External links
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Obituary from
BBC Sport
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Obituary from ''
The Times''
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Obituary from ''
The Guardian''
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England- Expects.org obituary
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Ron Greenwood and the England job. Extract from new book about the England football team by author James Corbett
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Don Revie|
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England national football team England national football team manager|
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Bobby Robson|
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Category:1921 births Greenwood, Ron
Category:2006 deaths Greenwood, Ron
Category:Bradford A.F.C. players Greenwood, Ron
Category:Brentford F.C. players Greenwood, Ron
Category:Chelsea F.C. players Greenwood, Ron
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Category:England national football team managers Greenwood, Ron
Category:English footballers Greenwood, Ron
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