Alf Ramsey (677) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey
Born:: 22nd January 1920, Dagenham
Died:: 28th April 1999, Ipswich aged 79
England Career:: 1948 - 1953
Positions:: Right Back
Clubs (and caps):: Southampton (1) & Tottenham Hotspur (31)
FA Legacy Number:: 677
Career Summary:: Alf Ramsey (22nd January 1920 - 28th April 1999) was an international footballer who represented England 32 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Switzerland on 2nd December 1948 at 28 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 25th November 1953 aged 33. Ramsey, born on 22nd January 1920, in Dagenham, has a FA Legacy Number of 677 and played as a Right Back for his country.

Notes:: England Manager (1963-1974) & World Cup winner (1966)
Received his knighthood in 1967.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Switzerland (FR) on 2nd December 1948 aged 28 years, 10 months, 11 day
Last Cap:: v Hungary (FR) on 25th November 1953 aged 33 years, 10 months, 3 days
First Goal:: v Austria (FR) on 28th November 1951 aged 31 years, 10 months, 6 days
First Captaincy:: v Wales (HC) on 15th November 1950 aged 30 years, 9 months, 24 days
Career Length:: 4 years, 358 days
Starts:: 32
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 32

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 19 3 2 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 1 0 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 3 0 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 9 0 1 0 0
Competitive 13 0 1 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 15 3 3 0 0
Away 14 0 0 0 0
Neutral 3 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 18 0 2 0 0
Lost 5 1 0 0 0
Drawn 8 2 1 0 0
Abandoned 1 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Right Back 32 3 3 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 32 3 3 0 0

Totals
32
3
3
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

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29 Matches

Jimmy Dickinson
26 Matches

Tom Finney
26 Matches

Nat Lofthouse
17 Matches

Bill Eckersley
15 Matches

Gil Merrick
15 Matches

Bert Williams
15 Matches

Jack Froggatt
12 Matches

Stan Mortensen
11 Matches

Wilf Mannion
10 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
74 sources from 32 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 32.
Age: 33 years, 10 months, 3 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 31.
Age: 33 years, 8 months, 30 days.
USA, 6 - 3, 8th Jun 1953 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 30.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 17 days.
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 29.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 9 days.
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 28.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 2 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 27.
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 26 days.
SCO, 2 - 2, 18th Apr 1953 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 26.
Age: 33 years, 2 months, 27 days.
BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 25.
Age: 32 years, 10 months, 4 days.
WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 24.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 21 day.
IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 23.
Age: 32 years, 8 months, 13 days.
SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 22.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 6 days.
AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 21.
Age: 32 years, 4 months, 3 days.
ITA, 1 - 1, 18th May 1952 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 20.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 27 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 5th Apr 1952 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 19.
Age: 32 years, 2 months, 14 days.
AUT, 2 - 2, 28th Nov 1951 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 18.
Age: 31 years, 10 months, 6 days.
IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 17.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 23 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 20th Oct 1951 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 16.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 29 days.
FRA, 2 - 2, 3rd Oct 1951 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 15.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 12 days.
POR, 5 - 2, 19th May 1951 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 14.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 28 days.
ARG, 2 - 1, 9th May 1951 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 13.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 18 days.
SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 12.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 23 days.
YUG, 2 - 2, 22nd Nov 1950 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 11.
Age: 30 years, 10 months, 0 days.
WAL, 4 - 2, 15th Nov 1950 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 10.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 24 days.
IRE, 4 - 1, 7th Oct 1950 (HC) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 9.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 16 days.
ESP, 0 - 1, 2nd Jul 1950 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 8.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 11 day.
USA, 0 - 1, 29th Jun 1950 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 7.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 7 days.
CHI, 2 - 0, 25th Jun 1950 (WCF) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 6.
Age: 30 years, 5 months, 3 days.
BEL, 4 - 1, 18th May 1950 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 5.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 27 days.
POR, 5 - 3, 14th May 1950 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 4.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 23 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 3.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 24 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 30th Nov 1949 (FR) Tottenham Hotspur, Cap: 2.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 8 days.
SUI, 6 - 0, 2nd Dec 1948 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 1.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 11 day.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.