kenneth wolstenholme commented on the 1966 world cup final.
kenneth wolstenholme commented on the 1966 world cup final.
who commentated on the 1966 world cup final?
kenneth wolstenholme
after the 1966 world cup, wolstenholme continued his broadcasting career in the uk and europe. in 1967 he travelled to the estádio nacional in lisbon to cover celtic overcoming internazionale in the european cup final. a year later, he commentated at wembley as manchester united defeated benfica to take the 1968 european cup. he was the bbc's main man at the 1970 world cup, commentating on the final between brazil and italy. he left the corporation in 1971 after david coleman was installed as the bbc's top commentator, his final bbc commentary being on the 1971 european cup final between ajax and panathinaikos at wembley stadium.
kenneth wolstenholme
he was educated at swansea grammar school and queens' college, cambridge, where he read modern languages. he started his teaching career at kimbolton school and subsequently taught at bradfield college. his career as a broadcaster began in 1966 after a chance meeting with maurice edelston, who lived in nearby reading. in his early years he commentated on group matches in the 1966 world cup, held in england, but in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986 he was the main commentator on the world cup, covering the final. along with his regular weekly football commentaries, jones covered almost every major football event from the late 1960s until his death, including the fa cup final of 1968, the replay (but not the first match) in 1970 and all finals from 1971 to 1989. he described victories for english clubs in the european cup finals of 1968, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1984, and in 1985 he gave an eloquent description of the heysel stadium disaster.
peter jones (broadcaster)