|
Ron
Greenwood |
55 matches in charge
P 55
W
33 D 12 L 10 F 93:
A 40
71% successful
1977-82
discipline:
tbc
tbc players managed:
tbc
|
|
Profile |
|
Ronald Greenwood
CBE |
Birth |
11 November 1921 at 18 Ormerod Street in Worsthorne,
near Burnley, Lancashire
[registered in Burnley, December 1921] |
Baptised |
4 December 1921 at St John the Evangelist Church, Worsthorne. Child of Samuel
Greenwood & Margaret, his father's occupation stated as Royal
Irish Constabulary, living in Worsthorne. Baptised by J.A.
Latham. |
Childhood notes |
Ron spent his early days in a terraced house in
Worsthorne. As the Depression hit the Greenwood family hard,
they moved to Alperton in Middlesex in 1931, when Ron's father became
a signwriter at Wembley Stadium. Leaving school at fourteen,
Ron followed his father as an apprentice signwriter at
Wembley. |
Marriage |
to Lucy
J. Pearson
[registered in Hendon, Middlesex, December 1941] Two
children. |
Death |
9 February 2006
in Sudbury,
aged 84 years 90 days [registered in Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk], following a long illness and
battle with Alzheimer's disease. |
Height/Weight |
not known |
Playing Career |
|
Centre-half who began his football
life as an Chelsea FC apprentice. He was posted with the RAF
in Northern Ireland and guested for Belfast Celtic FAC in 1945. On his
return from war duty, Greenwood signed for Bradford Park
Avenue FC in December 1945, he would go on to make 59 league appearances over four seasons before transferring to Brentford FC
in March 1949, making another 142
league appearances, scoring his only goal. He returned to Chelsea FC
on 21 October 1952, played 65
league matches before transferring to Fulham FC
in February 1955, completing
another 42 league matches, before ending his career at close of 1955-56 season. |
Football
League Champions 1954-55; |
Individual honours |
England B (one appearance as Captain
in 1952). |
Management Career |
|
After retiring from playing,
Greenwood took up coaching at Eastbourne United FC and Oxford
University AFC. He became assistant manager of Arsenal FC
on 17 December 1957, he also coached the England Youth and Under-23 teams.
He became the manager of West Ham United FC
on 13 April
1961 until he became the club's general manager in July 1974, a position
held for the next three years. |
FA Youth Cup winner 1962-63;
International Soccer League Champions
1963; American Challenge
Cup runners-up 1963; FA Cup winners
1963-64; FA Charity Shield
shared 1964; European Cup Winners Cup winners
1964-65; |
Individual honours:
None |
England Career |
England tenure |
Appointed temporary manager
17 August 1977 and manager 12 December 1977, initially until the 1980
summer; resigned following World
Cup 1982 final tournament. |
Other applicants |
Bobby Robson
and Brian Clough were both favourites to land the England job in 1977.
Dave Sexton was interviewed, as was Jack Charlton and Lawrie McMenemy. Brian Clough was the
'people's
choice'. As the vacancy had made the newspaper stands...many applied,
including Jimmy Armfield, John Bond, Jimmy Bloomfield, Charles
Hughes, Harry Catterick, Bertie Mee, Tony Waiters, Dennis
Wishaw, and two ex-captains, Billy Wright and Bobby Moore. |
First match |
No. 515, 7 September 1977, England 0
Switzerland 0, a friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley,
aged 55 years 300 days. |
Last match |
No. 569, 5 July 1982, Spain 0 England 0, a World Cup Finals second phase
tournament match at
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Chamartín, Madrid, aged 60 years 236
days. |
Major tournaments |
European Championship
Finals 1980; World Cup Finals
1982. |
Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82. |
Individual honours |
CBE 1981; |
Backroom Staff |
Appointments
were made on 3 January 1978. Manchester City's Bill Taylor was his Chief Coach, with
Telford's Geoff Hurst handling coaching
responsibilities as Taylor's assistant. Fred Street was the physiotherapist and trainer.
Dr Vernon Edwards was the team doctor.
Greenwood chose an impressive list of managers and coaches to look after
all the England sides. Ipswih Town's Bobby Robson would look after the B
side, assisted by Don Howe (Arsenal). Dave Sexton (Mancheester United) would look after the U21's,
assisted by Terry Venables (Crystal Palace). Nottingham
Forest's Brian
Clough was appointed as the Youth team manager, alongside Ken Burton, who
had been the manager since 1974. Clough's assistant, Peter Taylor, would
also assist the Youth side. |
Beyond England |
|
Greenwood did
not return to management following his five years as England
manager. Instead, turning to punditary and analysis on BBC
Radio. |
Individual honours |
Football
Writers' Association Tribute Award for outstanding contribution to the
national game 1983; Professional Footballers Association Merit Award 1985; Football
Association Hall of Fame 2002. English Football Hall of Fame 2006; |
The Numbers |
matches |
squads named |
squad players |
teamsheet players |
used players |
debutants |
careers ended |
ave. age |
55 |
30 |
tbc |
tbc |
tbc |
tbc |
tbc |
tbc |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
55 |
33 |
12 |
10 |
93 |
40 |
+53 |
10 |
28 |
1.691 |
0.727 |
70.9 |
+23 |
Venue
Record
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home |
24 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
39 |
10 |
+29 |
6 |
15 |
1.625 |
0.417 |
75.0 |
+12 |
Away |
25 |
14 |
4 |
7 |
45 |
27 |
+18 |
3 |
10 |
1.80 |
1.08 |
64.0 |
+7 |
Neutral |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
1 |
3 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
83.3 |
+4 |
Competition Record
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCP
|
10 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
+9 |
1 |
5 |
1.70 |
0.80 |
65.0 |
+3 |
WCF |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
2 |
4 |
1.20 |
0.20 |
80.0 |
+3 |
World Cup |
15 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
3 |
9 |
1.533 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+6 |
ECP
|
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
5 |
+17 |
0 |
5 |
2.75 |
0.625 |
93.8 |
+7 |
ECF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
European
Championship |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
8 |
+17 |
1 |
5 |
2.273 |
0.727 |
81.8 |
+7 |
British
Championship |
14 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
3 |
9 |
1.429 |
0.571 |
75.0 |
+7 |
Friendly match |
15 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
25 |
15 |
+10 |
3 |
5 |
1.667 |
1.00 |
60.0 |
+3 |
All |
55 |
33 |
12 |
10 |
93 |
40 |
+53 |
10 |
28 |
1.691 |
0.727 |
70.9 |
+23 |
Tournament Record
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCP 1976-78 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
WCP 1980-82 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
8 |
+5 |
1 |
3 |
1.625 |
1.00 |
56.3 |
+1 |
WCP All |
10 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
+9 |
1 |
5 |
1.70 |
0.80 |
65.0 |
+3 |
World Cup Final Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCF 1982 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
2 |
4 |
1.20 |
0.20 |
80.0 |
+3 |
WCF All |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
2 |
4 |
1.20 |
0.20 |
80.0 |
+3 |
World Cup |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WC 1976-78 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
WC 1980-82 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
9 |
+10 |
3 |
7 |
1.462 |
0.692 |
56.3 |
+4 |
WC All |
15 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
3 |
9 |
1.533 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+6 |
European Championship Preliminary
Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
ECP 1978-80 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
5 |
+17 |
0 |
5 |
2.75 |
0.625 |
93.8 |
+7 |
ECP All |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
5 |
+17 |
0 |
5 |
2.75 |
0.625 |
93.8 |
+7 |
European Championship Final
Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
ECF 1980 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
ECF All |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
European Championship |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
EC 1978-80 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
8 |
+17 |
1 |
5 |
2.273 |
0.727 |
81.8 |
+7 |
EC All |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
8 |
+17 |
1 |
5 |
2.273 |
0.727 |
81.8 |
+7 |
British Championship
Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1977-78 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
1.667 |
0.333 |
100.0 |
+3 |
BC 1978-79 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
1 |
2 |
1.667 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
BC 1979-80 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1.333 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
BC 1980-81 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
BC 1981-82 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
BC All |
14 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
3 |
9 |
1.429 |
0.571 |
75.0 |
+7 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WC |
15 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
9 |
+14 |
3 |
9 |
1.533 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+6 |
EC |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
8 |
+17 |
1 |
5 |
2.273 |
0.727 |
81.8 |
+7 |
BC |
14 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
3 |
9 |
1.429 |
0.571 |
75.0 |
+7 |
Major Tournament
All (excl. BC) |
26 |
17 |
5 |
4 |
48 |
17 |
+31 |
4 |
14 |
1.846 |
0.654 |
75.0 |
+13 |
40 |
26 |
8 |
6 |
68 |
25 |
+43 |
7 |
23 |
1.70 |
0.625 |
75.0 |
+20 |
Match History
Took temporary charge on 17 August
1977 |
Friendly match |
1 |
515 |
7 September 1977 -
England 0
Switzerland 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (42,000) |
|
HD |
World Cup preliminary matches |
2 |
516 |
12 October 1977 -
Luxembourg 0
England 2
[0-1]
Stade Municipal,
Stad Lëtzebuerg
(10,621) |
R.Kennedy, Mariner |
AW |
3 |
517 |
16 November 1977 -
England 2
Italy 0 [1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (92,500) |
Keegan, Brooking |
HW |
Took permanent charge on 12 December
1977 |
Friendly matches |
4 |
518 |
22 February 1978
-
West Germany
2
England 1
[0-1]
Olympiastadion, München
(77,850) |
Worm, Bonhof
Pearson |
AL |
5 |
519 |
19 April 1978 -
England 1
Brazil 1
[0-1]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (92,500) |
Keegan
Gil |
HD |
British Championships |
6 |
520 |
13 May 1978 -
Wales 1
England 3
[0-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(17,698) |
Dwyer
Latchford, Currie, P.Barnes |
AW |
7 |
521 |
16 May 1978 -
England 1
Northern
Ireland 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (50,000) |
Neal |
HW |
8 |
522 |
20 May 1978 -
Scotland 0
England 1
[0-0]
Hampden Park,
Glasgow
(88,319) |
Coppell |
AW |
Friendly match |
9 |
523 |
24 May 1978 -
England 4
Hungary 1
[3-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (74,000) |
P.Barnes, Neal (pen),
T.Francis, Currie
Nagy |
HW |
Season 1978-79 |
European Championship preliminary matches |
|
10 |
524 |
20 September 1978 -
Denmark 3
England 4
[2-2]
Idrætsparken, København
(47,600 to 48,000) |
Simonsen (pen), Arnesen, Røntved
Keegan (2), Latchford, Neal |
AW |
11 |
525 |
25 October 1978 -
Republic
of Ireland
1
England 1
[1-0]
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
(48,613 to 55,000) |
Daly
Latchford |
AD |
Friendly match |
12 |
526 |
29 November 1978 -
England 1
Czechoslovakia 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (92,000) |
Coppell |
HW |
European Championship preliminary match |
13 |
527 |
7 February 1979 -
England 4
Northern
Ireland 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (91,224) |
Keegan, Latchford (2),
Watson |
HW |
British Championships |
14 |
528 |
19 May 1979 -
Northern
Ireland 0
England 2
[0-2]
Windsor Park, Belfast (35,000) |
Watson, Coppell |
AW |
15 |
529 |
23 May 1979 -
England 0
Wales 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (70,220/74,000) |
|
HD |
16 |
530 |
26 May 1979 -
England 3
Scotland 1
[1-1]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (98,000/100,000) |
P.Barnes, Coppell, Keegan
Wark |
HW |
European Championship preliminary match |
17 |
531 |
6 June 1979 -
Bulgaria 0
England 3
[0-1]
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija (31,322
to 55,000) |
Keegan, Watson,
P.Barnes |
AW |
Friendly matches |
18 |
532 |
10 June 1979 -
Sweden 0
England 0
[0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (35,691) |
|
AD |
19 |
533 |
13 June 1979 -
Austria 4
England 3
[3-1]
Praterstadion, Wien (31,000/60,000) |
Pezzey (2), Welzl (2)
Keegan, Coppell, Wilkins |
AL |
Season 1979-80 |
European Championship preliminary matches |
|
20 |
534 |
12 September 1979 -
England 1
Denmark 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(88,000 to 90,000) |
Keegan |
HW |
21 |
535 |
17 October 1979 -
Northern
Ireland 1
England 5
[0-2]
Windsor Park, Belfast (17,755/25,000) |
Moreland (pen)
T.Francis (2), Woodcock (2),
J.Nicholl OG |
AW |
22 |
536 |
22 November 1979 -
England 2
Bulgaria 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (71,491
to 85,621) |
Watson, Hoddle |
HW |
23 |
537 |
6 February 1980 -
England 2
Republic
of Ireland
0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(90,299/91,043) |
Keegan (2) |
HW |
Friendly matches |
24 |
538 |
26 March 1980 -
Spain 0
England 2
[0-1]
Nou Estadi del FC Barcelona,
Barcelona
(50,000) |
Woodcock, T.Francis |
AW |
25 |
539 |
13 May 1980 -
England 3
Argentina
1
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(92,000) |
Johnson (2),
Keegan
Passarella (pen) |
HW |
British Championships |
26 |
540 |
17 May 1980 -
Wales 4
England 1
[2-1]
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(24,236) |
Thomas, Walsh, L.James, Thompson
OG
Mariner |
AL |
27 |
541 |
20 May 1980 -
England 1
Northern
Ireland 1
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (33,676) |
Brotherston OG
Cochrane |
HD |
28 |
542 |
24 May 1980 -
Scotland 0
England 2
[0-1]
Hampden Park,
Glasgow
(85,000/88,000) |
Brooking, Coppell |
AW |
Friendly match |
29 |
543 |
31 May 1980
-
Australia 1
England 2
[0-2]
Sydney Cricket
Ground, Sydney (30,000/c.45,000) |
Cole (pen)
Hoddle, Mariner |
AW |
European Championship Finals in Italy |
30 |
544 |
12 June 1980 -
Belgium 1
England 1
[0-1]
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino
(15,186/200) |
Ceulemans
Wilkins |
ND |
31 |
545 |
15 June 1980 -
England 0
Italy 1 [0-0]
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino (56,649/59,649) |
Tardelli |
AL |
32 |
546 |
18 June 1980 -
Spain 1
England 2
[0-1]
Stadio San Paolo, Napoli
(14,440 to 15,000) |
Dani (pen)
Brooking, Woodcock |
NW |
Season 1980-81 |
World Cup preliminary matches |
|
33 |
547 |
10 September 1980 -
England 4
Norway 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (48,200) |
McDermott (2 (1 pen)), Woodcock,
Mariner |
HW |
34 |
548 |
15 October 1980 -
Romania 2
England 1
[1-0]
Stadionul
23 August, Bucureşti
(75,000/80,000) |
Răducanu, Iordănescu (pen)
Woodcock |
AL |
35 |
549 |
19 November 1980 -
England 2
Switzerland 1
[2-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (70,000) |
Tanner OG, Mariner
Pfister |
HW |
Friendly match |
36 |
550 |
25 March 1981 -
England 1
Spain 2
[1-2]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (71,840) |
Hoddle
Satrústegui, Zamora |
HL |
World Cup preliminary match |
37 |
551 |
29 April 1981 -
England 0
Romania 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (62,500) |
|
HD |
Friendly match |
38 |
552 |
12 May 1981 -
England 0
Brazil 1
[0-1]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (75,000) |
Zico |
HL |
British Championships |
39 |
553 |
20 May 1981 -
England 0
Wales 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (34,280) |
|
HD |
40 |
554 |
23 May 1981 -
England 0
Scotland 1
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (90,000) |
Robertson (pen) |
HL |
World Cup preliminary matches/England Summer Tour |
41 |
555 |
30 May 1981 -
Switzerland 2
England 1
[2-0]
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel
(40,000) |
Scheiwiler, Sulser
McDermott |
AL |
42 |
556 |
6 June 1981 -
Hungary 1
England 3
[1-1]
Népstadion, Budapest
(62,000 to 70,000) |
Garaba
Brooking (2), Keegan
(pen) |
AW |
Season 1981-82 |
World Cup preliminary matches |
|
43 |
557 |
9 September 1981 -
Norway 2
England 1
[2-1]
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo
(28,000/500) |
Albertsen, Thoresen
Robson |
AL |
44 |
558 |
18 November 1981 -
England 1
Hungary 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (92,000) |
Mariner |
HW |
British Championships |
45 |
559 |
23 February 1982 -
England 4
Northern
Ireland 0
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (54,900) |
Robson, Keegan, Wilkins,
Hoddle |
HW |
46 |
560 |
27 April 1982 -
Wales 0
England 1
[0-0]
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(23,927) |
T.Francis |
AW |
Friendly match |
47 |
561 |
25 May 1982
-
England 2
Netherlands 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (69,000) |
Woodcock, Mariner |
HW |
British Championship |
48 |
562 |
29 May 1982 -
Scotland 0
England 1
[0-1]
Hampden Park,
Glasgow
(80,529) |
Mariner |
AW |
Scandanavian Tour |
49 |
563 |
2 June 1982 -
Iceland 1
England 1
[1-0]
Laugardalsvöllur,
Reykjavík
(11,110) |
Guðjohnsen
Goddard |
AD |
50 |
564 |
3 June 1982 -
Finland 1
England 4
[0-2]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
(21,421) |
Haaskivi (pen)
Mariner (2), Robson (2) |
AW |
World Cup Finals in Spain |
51 |
565 |
16 June 1982 -
England 3
France 1
[1-1]
Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao (44,172) |
Robson (2),
Mariner
Soler |
NW |
52 |
566 |
20 June 1982 -
England 2
Czechoslovakia 0
[0-0]
Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao (38,000/44,182) |
T.Francis,
Barmoš OG |
NW |
53 |
567 |
25 June 1982 -
England 1
Kuwait 0
[0-0]
Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao (31,000/39,700) |
T.Francis |
NW |
54 |
568 |
29 June 1982 -
West Germany
0
England 0
[0-0]
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
(75,000) |
|
ND |
55 |
569 |
5 July 1982 -
Spain 0
England 0
[0-0]
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
(65,000) |
|
AD |
Resignation effective 5 July 1982 |
Notes
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