1965-66 (60 years ago today) match reports and photos

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11/7/1966

60 years ago today was the first match of the 1966 World Cup. England drew 0-0 against Uruguay. The whole tournament lasted less than three weeks. This is me with a classmate, Gillian, at the Maud Maxfield school prize day which was usually held in the middle of July. I have no memory of being on the stage that day also I have no memory of the 1966 World Cup despite that my dad taking me to watch the group match between Spain v Switzerland at Hillsborough on Friday evening 15th July (possibly on the same day as the prize day?)

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What prize did you win?

 

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What prize did you win?

I think it was traditional for the Nursery class to come on the stage in Prize Days

 

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I think it was traditional for the Nursery class to come on the stage in Prize Days

I loved school

Aston Lodge Junior and Infants

Aston Woodhouse (called this when I started there in Sept 1973 - 78) high school

Rotherham Tech - ONC then HNC in Business Studies

Sheffield University- ICMA Cost and Accountancy

Giz a job

 

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Day 1 ,, England 0 Uruguay 0 , at Wembley (87,148) ,
Banks Cohen Wilson Stiles JCharlton Moore Ball Greaves RCharlton Hunt Connelly
This was the first time in 52 games that England had failed to score at Wembley ,
The Queen opened the tournament but slight slip up at Full Time where National Anthem was to be played , although Uruguay players remained on the pitch England players JCharlton,Greaves , Hunt , and Connelly had already left the pitch,( a bit different to modern times when players take ages to leave , although we don't have National Anthem at end of game) ,
The FA urging fans not to buy tickets from touts as tickets still available for all group games , although only standing tickets available for the games in Sheffield at Hillsborough
Bobby Moore and Jack Charlton became the first England players to be drugged tested at a World Cup ,