1,234 players have represented England, but only 23 have played in a World Cup semi-final.. now Gareth’s heroes will join that elite group of Three Lions legends
July 26 1966 - Wembley Stadium ENGLAND 2 PORTUGAL 1 Bobby Charlton scored in the first half and again in the 80th minute while England’s defence held firm against the best attack at the tournament. However, Jack Charlton conceded a penalty with a goal-saving handball, and Eusebio converted the spot kick leaving the hosts to see out a nervous final few minutes.
GORDON BANKS (80): Left Leicester in 1967, after eight years, for Stoke for £50,000. Career was ruined when he lost an eye in a car crash in 1972. Financial problems saw him sell his winner’s medal and cap from 66 Final. Had two bouts of kidney cancer. GEORGE COHEN (78): Made 459 appearances for Fulham as a one-club man at right-back before retiring in 1969, aged 29, due to injury. Awarded the MBE in 2000, has since battled cancer.
BOBBY MOORE (capt, died Feb 24, 1993, aged 51): Played for West Ham until 1974, racking up 647 games. Won a then-record 108 England caps. Spent three years at Fulham before moving to America. Managed Southend for two years. Died of liver and bowel cancer in 1993.
JACK CHARLTON (83): Retired in 1973, with 95 goals in 773 appearances for Leeds. Trophies included the First Division (1968– 69), League Cup (1968) and Fairs Cup (1968 & 1971) and FA Cup (1972). Retired from international game after 1970 World Cup. Boss at Middlesbrough, Sheff Wed and the Republic of Ireland, who he led to Euro o 88 and their first World Cup in 1990. Retired from management in 1996.
RAY WILSON (Died May 16, 2018, aged 83): Left-back was granted a free transfer by Everton in 1969. Also o played for Oldham and Bradford. His 63rd and last England cap was in 1968 amid injury problems. Ran an undertakers and joinery business. NOBBY STILES (76): Played at Manchester United until 1971, winning two League titles and 1968 European Cup. Later played for Middlesbrough and Preston before going into management with North End, Vancouver and West Brom. Suffered a stroke, prostate cancer and, in 2012, Alzheimer’s.
ALAN AL BALL (Died April 25, 2007, aged 61 61): Youngest of World Cup-winning team, m moving after the triumph to Everton fr from Blackpool. Career included a £ £220,000 transfer to Arsenal in 1971. After retiring, managed Portsmouth, Southampton and Manchester City. He
d died of a heart attack. BOBBY B CHARLTON (80): Played at Manchester United until 1973, amassing 758 appearances and 249 goals as their record scorer. Was also England’s all-time s scorer with 49, until Wayne Rooney broke that record as well. Played for Preston and bossed them as well after leaving United. Knighted in 1994.
GEOFF HURST (76): Stayed at West Ham until 1972, scoring 249 goals in 503 appearances. Then joined Stoke during a threeyear spell. Also played for West Brom and Seattle. Dabbled in management with Chelsea, then in Kuwait, but later returned to insurance sales. Knighted in 1998.
MARTIN PETERS (74): First player to cost £200,000, when signed by Spurs from West Ham in 1970. Played for England until 1974. Moved to Norwich in 1975, then Sheffield United. Went into insurance, TV punditry, but diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013.
ROGER HUNT (79): Totalled 492 appearances and 286 goals at Liverpool until 1969, before joining Bolton. Liverpool’s record scorer until displaced by Ian Rush, but still the leading League scorer. Subsequently got an MBE. Ran the family haulage firm. JUST ONE STEP AWAY Triumphant England players salute the fans after sealing their place in the 1966 World Cup final
July 4 1990 - Stadio delle Alpi, Turin WEST GERMANY 1 ENGLAND 1 (aet) West Germany won 4-3 on pens. Andreas Brehme put the Germans ahead, but with 10 minutes left Gary Lineker scored to force extra time. Paul Gascoigne’s booking and tears at realising he would miss the final are etched into footballing folklore as much as the misses in the shoot out by Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle.
PETER 90 with SHILTON a record (68): 125 caps. Retired Was from player-manager internationals with after Plymouth Italia before Appeared retiring on Strictly in 1997 and after is a playing successful a record after-dinner 1,005 games. speaker. PAUL won two PARKER Premier (54): Leagues, Joined one Manchester FA Cup and United one League from QPR Cup. and Had spells at Derby, Fulham and Chelsea. Managed Chelmsford and Welling United. Now a media pundit.
MARK WRIGHT (54): Joined Liverpool from Derby in 1991 and captained them to the FA Cup in 1992. Managed Southport, Oxford, Peterborough, Chester and Floriana in Malta. Is an advocate for foster carers, a media pundit and businessman. TERRY BUTCHER (59): Retired from internationals after Italia 90. Became player-manager at Coventry and Sunderland. Also managed Motherwell, Sydney, Brentford, Hibernian, Inverness, Newport p and is now Philippines boss. Was hit by son Christopher’s death de last year. Is a pundit at this World Cup.
DES D WALKER (52): Went on to play for Sampdoria S and Sheffield Wednesday before returning re to Nottingham Forest. Was a coach c at Forest, but struggled after that and a had a spell as a lorry driver before joining jo Derby’s Academy in 2016. STUART PEARCE (56): Atoned for his penalty miss in Turin at Euro 96. Had spells at Newcastle, West Ham and Manchester City after Forest. Managed City, England Under-21s and the GB Olympic side. Was David Moyes’ No.2 at West Ham last season.
DAVID PLATT (52): Italia 90 launched him and he left Aston Villa in 1991 to play for Bari, Juventus and Sampdoria. Won the Double with Arsenal in 1998. Managed Sampdoria, Nottingham Forest, England Under-21s and Pune City in India. Was Roberto Mancini’s No.2 at Manchester City.
PAUL GASCOIGNE (51): Lit up Italia 90. Was out for a year after he injured himself in 1991 FA Cup Final with Tottenham before joining Lazio. Later played for Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton. Has battled alcohol and mental health problems.
CHRIS WADDLE (57): Won two more Ligue 1 titles with Marseille and played in the 1991 European Cup Final. Then played for Sheffield Wednesday, Falkirk and Bradford. Was player-manager of Burnley in the late 90s. Played until his early 40s in non-league. Now a successful pundit.
PETER BEARDSLEY (57): Left Liverpool to join Everton in 1991 before he returned home to Newcastle in 1993. Had spells at Bolton and Fulham before ending his career aged 38 at Melbourne Knights. Has had various coaching roles at Newcastle.
GARY LINEKER (57): Retired internationally in 1992 after scoring 48 England goals, making him then second in all-time list. Quit completely in 1994 after two years with Grampus Eight in Japan. Has become a hugely successful TV presenter. SUBSTITUTE: TREVOR STEVEN (54): Won the Ligue 1 title in 1992 in his one season with Marseille before returning to Rangers, where he won four more Scottish titles. Retired in 1997 and is a successful pundit, mainly with RTE in Ireland. LIONS IN BATTLE England line up before the epic semi, but their hopes of a place in the final were dashed as they lost on penalties