Walter Winterbottom

Sir
Walter Winterbottom
CBE

Winterbottom in 1953
Personal information
Full name	Walter Winterbottom
Date of birth	(1913-03-31)31 March 1913
Place of birth	Oldham, England
Date of death	16 February 2002(2002-02-16) (aged 88)
Place of death	Guildford, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1938	Manchester United	26	(0)
Managerial career
1946–1962	England
1952	Great Britain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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). He resigned from the FA in 1962 to become General Secretary of the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) and was appointed as the first director of the Sports Council in 1965. He was knighted for his services to sport in 1978 when he retired. The Football Association marked the 100th anniversary of Winterbottom's birth by commissioning a bust which was unveiled by Roy Hodgson at St George's Park on 23 April 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of English football.