Ron Springett
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Ronald ("Ron") Springett (born July 22, 1935 in Fulham, England) played as a football goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and England.
He made 33 appearances for England, then the most by any Sheffield Wednesday player. He held this record for 26 years. He made his England debut against Northern Ireland in 1959. He had been the first choice goalkeeper during the 1962 World Cup in Chile when England reached the quarter finals. His final cap was against Norway in 1966 shortly before the World Cup finals. He was a non-playing member of the England squad, that won the 1966 World Cup.
He began his career at QPR before moving to Wednesday for £10,000. He made 384 appearances for Wednesday before returning to QPR in 1967. As part of the deal his brother, Peter also a goalkeeper moved to Wednesday from QPR.
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England squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Springett | 2 Armfield | 3 Wilson | 4 Robson | 5 Swan | 6 Flowers | 7 Connelly | 8 Greaves | 9 Hitchens | 10 Haynes | 11 Charlton | 12 Hodgkinson | 13 Kevan | 14 Anderson | 15 Norman | 16 Moore | 17 Douglas | 18 Hunt | 19 Peacock | 20 Eastham | 21 Howe | 22 Banks | Coach: Winterbottom |
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England squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup Champions (1st Title) | |
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1 Banks | 2 Cohen | 3 Wilson | 4 Stiles | 5 J. Charlton | 6 Moore | 7 Ball | 8 Greaves | 9 B. Charlton | 10 Hurst | 11 Connelly | 12 Springett | 13 Bonetti | 14 Armfield | 15 Byrne | 16 Peters | 17 Flowers | 18 Hunter | 19 Paine | 20 Callaghan | 21 Hunt | 22 Eastham | Coach: Ramsey |
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Categories: 1935 births | Living people | English footballers | Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players | Queens Park Rangers F.C. players | England international footballers | Football (soccer) goalkeepers | FIFA World Cup 1962 players | FIFA World Cup 1966 players | FIFA World Cup-winning players | People from Fulham
