Ron Greenwood CBE (November 11, 1921 — February 8, 2006) was an English 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. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ...

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 centre-half, joining 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. In 1945 he left Chelsea for Bradford Park Avenue, and made 59 appearances over the next four seasons. Location within the British Isles Burnley is a market town in the east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of around 74,000. ... Look up depression in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is an English Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II, also, The... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked... Belfast Celtic Badge Belfast Celtic football club was founded in 1891 and was one of the most successful teams in Irish football until sectarian violence forced them to withdraw from the Irish League in 1949. ... Bradford A.F.C. (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.) is a football (soccer) team based in Bradford, England. ...

In 1949 Greenwood moved to the club he supported as a boy, 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 First Division winners' medal in 1954-55 under Ted Drake. That summer, he moved on to 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. Brentford Football Club (nicknamed the Bees or The red and white army) are an English association football club from the town of Brentford, west London and are currently playing in Football League One. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... The 1954-1955 season was the 75th season of competitive football in England, from August 1954 to May 1955: // Overview Chelsea win the League Championship for the first time. ... Edward Joseph Ted Drake (August 16, 1912 - May 30, 1995) was an English cricketer and footballer and manager. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Coaching career

After retiring Greenwood moved into 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 under George Swindin. He was appointed as the manager of West Ham in 1961. In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Sir is an English honorary title, one formerly associated with knighthood. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... George Hedley Swindin (December 4, 1914 – October 27, 2005) was an English football player and manager. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ...

Greenwood's reign at West Ham brought them sizeable success. He oversaw the development of players such as the 1966 World Cup-winning trio of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, and under him the Hammers won the FA Cup in 1964 and the 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 Championship and then the 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. 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... :Bobby Moore is also the original name of former American football player and current sportscaster Ahmad Rashad. ... Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne) is a footballer enshrined in the games history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. ... Martin Peters MBE, (born Plaistow, London, November 8, 1943) was a football player and hero of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The UEFA Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Don Revie, OBE, (10 July 1927 - 26 May 1989), was a football player for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep lying centre-forward. ... A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. ... The 1980 European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ...

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 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. BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ... Birmingham City (BCFC) are an English football club who play in the FA Premier League . ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Obituary from BBC Sport
• Obituary from The Times
• Obituary from The Guardian
• England- Expects.org obituary
• Ron Greenwood and the England job. Extract from new book about the England football team by author James Corbett