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Ron Greenwood Ronald Greenwood CBE ( 11 November 1921 – 9 February 2006 ) was an English football player and manager , best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982 , as well as being manager of West Ham United for 13 years , a time during which the club gained much of its fame . His final role in football was managing the England national football team . Early years . Ron Greenwood was born at 15 Lennox Street , Worsthorne , near Burnley , Lancashire , but moved to London in 1931 during the Depression . He was educated at the Wembley County Grammar School which now forms part of Alperton Community School in Middlesex , leaving at the age of 14 to be an apprentice sign-writer . He served with an RAF mobile radio unit first of all in Northern Ireland and later in France during the Second World War . Playing career . Greenwood played as a centre-half , joining Chelsea as an amateur whilst training as an apprentice sign-writer . During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland and guested for Belfast Celtic . In 1945 , he left Chelsea for Bradford Park Avenue and made 59 league appearances over the next four seasons . In 1949 , Greenwood moved to the club he supported as a boy , Brentford , his £9,500 fee breaking the clubs incoming transfer record . He made 147 appearances and scored one goal . After three years at Brentford , he returned to Chelsea , where he played 66 times and won a First Division winners medal in 1954–55 under Ted Drake . That summer , he moved to Fulham , where he made another 42 league appearances before retiring at the end of the 1955–56 season . He was never capped for his country , though he did make a single B team appearance , whilst at Brentford , in a 1–0 victory against the Netherlands , on 23 March 1952 , at the Olympishe Stadion , Amsterdam . At the end of his playing career in 1956 , Greenwood became an active freemason attending the Lodge of Proven Fellowship No . 6225 , but resigned in 1977 . Coaching career . After retiring Greenwood moved into coaching . He coached Eastbourne United , Oxford University ( where he came to the attention of Sir Harold Thompson , a future Chairman of The Football Association ) , and England youth teams . He combined the England under-23 post with being the assistant manager at Arsenal under George Swindin , having moved to Highbury in December 1957 . He remained there until April 1961 , when he was selected by chairman Reg Pratt to replace Ted Fenton as manager of West Ham United . Greenwoods reign at West Ham brought them sizeable success . He oversaw the development of players such as the 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning trio of Bobby Moore , Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters , and under him the Hammers won the FA Cup in 1964 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1965 – the first two major trophies of their history . West Hams league form under Greenwood was less impressive , usually finishing in the lower half of the First Division table , though they did come 6th in 1972–73 . In his final season , West Ham finished 18th , just one point from relegation . He moved upstairs in 1974 , becoming the clubs general manager for the next three years , with John Lyall being placed in charge of the first team . In the first season of this arrangement , West Ham won another FA Cup . After England coach Don Revies resignation , Greenwood was appointed full-time manager , ending his 16-year association with West Ham United . Under Greenwood , England qualified for UEFA Euro 1980 , where they were knocked out in the group stages . England also qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup under Greenwood , their first World Cup in twelve years . England came through the tournament unbeaten , but were knocked out in the second group stage after 0–0 draws against West Germany and Spain . Greenwood retired from football after the 1982 World Cup , with the national coachs job going to Bobby Robson . One major landmark during Greenwoods tenure was the selection of the first black player for England , Viv Anderson , in 1978 . Greenwood stated Yellow , purple or black – if theyre good enough , Ill pick them . Life after football . After his career in football Greenwood was a regular analyst on BBC Radio . He died on 9 February 2006 , aged 84 , after a long struggle with Alzheimers disease . When West Ham played Birmingham City in a Premier League fixture on 13 February 2006 , a one-minute silence was held in Greenwoods memory . West Ham won the game 3–0 . The Town Council of Loughton , where Greenwood lived during his time as West Ham manager , erected a blue plaque to his memory on one of his former houses in the town , 22 Brooklyn Avenue : this was unveiled by Sir Trevor Brooking and the Town Mayor , Chris Pond on 28 October 2008 . The Heritage Foundation charity erected a blue plaque in Greenwoods memory at West Hams Upton Park , which was unveiled by his family on 21 January 2007 . Greenwood was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 , recognising his achievements as a manager in the English game . He is also a member of the FA and LMA Halls of Fame . He was survived by his widow , Lucy . He is buried in the Town Cemetery at Sudbury in Suffolk . Honours . Player . Chelsea . - First Division - Winners : 1954-55 Manager . West Ham United . - European Cup Winners Cup - Winners : 1965 - FA Cup - Winners : 1964 - FA Charity Shield - Winners : 1964 ( shared ) External links . - Obituary from BBC Sport - Obituary from The Times - Obituary from The Guardian