Group    From 1870 

England Football Team

Categories: Sport / Games

The joint (along with Scotland) oldest national football team in the world. Its greatest success was winning the 1966 World Cup Championship - something it has been struggling to repeat ever since.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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England Football Team

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Bobby Moore

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Laurie Cunningham - E10

Laurie Cunningham, 1956 - 1989, football legend, pioneering England internati...

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Ron Greenwood

Ron Greenwood, CBE, 1921 - 2006, manager of West Ham United and England. Spor...

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

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Richard McFadden

Richard McFadden

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1 memorial
Eugen Sandow

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Person, Sport / Games, Theatre, Russia, USA

1 memorial
Sam Bartram

Sam Bartram

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1 memorial
Yaakov Springer

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Person, Art, Children, Poetry, Seriously Famous

3 memorials
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1 memorial