BOBBY MOORE 1966

“Uncapped, pedestrian, not up to much in the air, suspect stamina,” wrote Ken Jones in the Daily Mirror while questioning the inclusion of a 21-year-old West Ham defender in England’s 1962 World Cup squad.

Four summers later, Bobby Moore held the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft – his country’s only national honour – as captain.

Bobby Charlton was England’s Ballon d’or-winning best player in ’66 and Geoff Hurst’s hat-trick provided the most memorable moment, but Bobby Moore was the team’s beating heart.

“My captain, my leader, my right-hand man,” said manager Alf Ramsey. “A cool, calculating footballer I’d trust with my life.”

Ramsey relied on his captain’s ability. England reached the last four on defensive solidity, with Eusebio’s goal the first they had leaked in more than 700 minutes.

“There should be a law against him,” Celtic and Scotland gaffer Jock Stein once remarked, “as he can see what’s going to happen 20 minutes before everyone else.”