Ray Wilson (English footballer) Ray Wilson (English footballer) Ramon Wilson, MBE (17 December 1934 – 15 May 2018) was an English footballer who played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. Wilson became an apprentice railwayman upon leaving school, but was spotted by a scout playing amateur football at Huddersfield Town. He began a combination of working on the tracks by night and training with Huddersfield by day, before being called up for national service. Quickly singled out as a strong and nippy left back, with good overlapping
1966 FIFA World Cup squads 1966 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1966 FIFA World Cup final tournament in England. Spain (3), West Germany (3) and France (2) had players representing foreign clubs. Head coach: Alf Ramsay Head coach: Henri Guérin Head coach: Ignacio Tréllez Head coach: Ondino Viera Head coach: Juan Carlos Lorenzo Head coach: José Villalonga Head coach: Alfredo Foni Head coach: Helmut Schön Head coach: Vicente Feola Head coach: Rudolf Vytlačil Head coach: Lajos Baróti Head coach: Otto Glória Head coach: Luis Álamos Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri Source: FIFA Head coach: Myung Rye-hyun Head coach: Nikolai Morozov Each