Three Manchester United players were in the 1966 England World Cup winning squad. Bobby Charlton and Nobby Styles were two – who was the third?
History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–69) that team, although Harry Gregg was still on the club's payroll despite a serious shoulder injuries, not leaving until the 1966-67 season. That season was significant in other ways, too, as England were hosting the 1966 World Cup and Old Trafford was among the stadia to be upgraded at the government's expense, with the North Stand being rebuilt into a cantilevered structure. United's players Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles played for England in the Final, beating West Germany 4–2. Winger John Connelly was also in England's World Cup squad but was not selected in the team for the final. United
North East England who led his team to win the Inter City Fairs Cup in 1969. Perhaps the two most significant English players to come from this region are Bobby Charlton and Jackie Charlton who learnt their early football after being born and raised in the coal mining town of Ashington. They were incidentally related to Jackie Milburn who was their uncle. Bobby joined Manchester United and Jackie Leeds United both contributing much to the success and history of their respective clubs. They both became permanent fixtures in Alf Ramsey's 1966 England World Cup winning team. Malcolm Macdonald was a successful Newcastle player