Great players of the England team of 1966

There were a number of great players in the 1966 world cup winning team. To begin with in goal was Gordon Banks who was without a doubt one of the best goalkeepers the planet has seen. We also had brilliant centre backs in Jackie Charlton and the captain Bobby Moore. Bobby Moore was an unbelievable centre back and many people may not remember but he also created a number of the goals in the 1966 world cup final. In my opinion he is the best central defender of all time.

Nobby Stiles was perhaps an unsung hero, but he was brilliant at what he did. This could be seen in the 1966 game against Portugal where he simply shut down Eusébio, who was a very dangerous player to put it bluntly. One thing is for sure without Stiles England would have found it much harder to win the 1966 world cup.

Also in midfield who can forget the likes of Bobby Charlton; a massive player for England. Passing, shooting, tackling he had all the attributes of a great all round midfielder. He main strength was possibly his shooting as the power and accuracy of his shots were incredible and great to watch. In his career he rifled in a huge number of long range attempts which looking back at them were great to watch.

The strikers were also on form in this world cup with Peters and Hurst netting a good number of goals together. The heading skills of Hurst were shown to be of a great quality and his positioning when the ball came in the box was second to none.

Overall due to these players it is not a surprise to me we won the world cup in 1966. However not only were there great players in the side at this time they also had a great understanding of each other and the team worked as a unit. I personally don’t believe there has ever been a better England team than the one in 1966.