Alf Ramsey 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.
Alf Ramsey - 32 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey
- Born: 22nd January 1920, Dagenham
- Died: 28th April 1999, Ipswich aged 79
- England Career: 1948 - 1953
- Positions whilst with England: Right Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Southampton (1) & Tottenham Hotspur (31)
- FA Legacy Number: 677
- 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0 - Withdrawn: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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 20
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 8
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 12
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 15
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Right Back
- 32
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 32
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 32
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 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)
- 72 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 (FR) 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.