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Sir Walter Winterbottom CBE (31 March 1913 – 16 February 2002) was an English football player and coach. He was the first manager of the England national team (1946–1962) and Director of Coaching for The Football Association (the FA).
Mar 31, 2013 · Walter Winterbottom: The great guru born 100 years ago today. He shaped England's international game in ways that are still being felt today, as a new book reveals
Apr 23, 2013 · Sir Walter Winterbottom, the Oldham man regarded as the founder of modern football, has a new statue at the £105m FA’s national centre, much to the delight of his family. Sir Walter was born in Werneth, Oldham, and went onto become England’s first, youngest and longest-serving team manager.
Feb 19, 2002 · Walter Winterbottom was the first and longest-serving manager of the England football team – and also the least powerful. Unlike his successors, from Alf Ramsey through to Sven-Göran Eriksson...
Dec 10, 2022 · A spinal injury cut his playing career short and he served in the Royal Air Force during the second world war during which time he also met and married his wife, Lady Winterbottom, whom he had three children, Janet, Brenda and Alan with.
- Olivia Bridge
Feb 17, 2002 · Sir Walter, who was married with three children, was awarded an OBE in 1963, a CBE in 1972 and was knighted in 1978. He was rated as one of the world's best football coaches, but his critics said...
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Graham Morse’s insightful biography tells the remarkable story of a man ahead of his time whose influence on the game still reverberates today. Sir Walter Winterbottom: The Father of Modern English Football was short listed for the best British Sports Book in 2014.
