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Mar 31, 1913 Oldham, England, United Kingdom Died on 16 Feb 2002 (aged 88)
English footballer and manager
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About Walter Winterbottom
- Sir Walter Winterbottom (31 March 1913 – 16 February 2002) was the first manager of the England football team (1946–1962) and FA Director of Coaching.
- 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 Georges Park on 23 April 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of English football.
