Sporting Memories Network - World Cup Finals 1966

2017

World Cup Finals 1966

Sporting Memories Network

72 cards

Gerard Scully has provided a checklist and some photos relating to this collection, produced for a very worthy cause.

The cards are produced by Sporting Memories who support older people who are facing challenges in later life, be it living with dementia or long-term conditions, depression or simply being isolated and lonely,  to improve their mental and physical wellbeing through regular sessions reflecting on Sporting Memories.

There are three different boxes and this is the World Cup Finals box, which has copyright noted as Replay Sporting Memories Limited 2016 on both the box and the cards.

There are 72 large un-numbered cards, each measuring 210mm x 148mm (A5). The website description is as follows:

Everything you wanted to celebrate about the iconic World Cup tournament of 1966, featuring the teams, the players, venues, supporters and much more, all within this set of 72 Replay Cards. A perfect tool to help stimulate reminiscence conversation. The cards are printed on 350gsm silk-coated stock with glossy protective laminate on both sides and packaged in a smart box. A special gift for any sports fan, with all the profits supporting the work of Sporting Memories.

The 72 cards below listed alphabetically, but split into categories of Grounds, Teams, Players / Officials / Supporters and Events / Matches:-

World Cup Finals 1966 - Grounds

Ayresome Park

Goodison Park

Hillsborough

Old Trafford

Roker Park

Villa Park

Wembley

White City

World Cup Finals 1966 - Teams

Argentina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Chile

England

France

Hungary

Italy

Mexico

North Korea

Portugal

Soviet Union

Spain

Switzerland

Uruguay

West Germany

World Cup Finals 1966 - Players / Officials / Supporters

Jimmy Armfield

Alan Ball

Gordon Banks

Peter Bonetti

Gerry Byrne

Ian Callaghan

Bobby Charlton

Jack Charlton

Bobby & Jack Charlton

George Cohen

Les Cocker

John Connelly

Gottfried Dienst (Final Referee)

George Eastham

England Supporters

Eusebio (Portugal)

Ron Flowers

Jimmy Greaves

Norman Hunter

Roger Hunt

Geoff Hurst

Mexico Support

Bobby Moore

Terry Paine

Martin Peters

Pele (Brazil)

Alf Ramsay

Antonio Rattin (Argentina)

Referees and Linesmen

Harold Sheperdson

Ron Springett

Nobby Stiles

Visiting Supporters

Kenneth Wolstenholme

Ray Wilson

World Cup Finals 1966 - Events / Matches

Giant Killing! (North Korea v Italy)

Opening Ceremony

Quarter Final (Portugal v North Korea)

Quarter Final (USSR v Hungary)

Quarter Final (West Germany v Uruguay)

Quarter Final (England v Argentina)

Semi Final (England v Portugal)

Semi Final (West Germany v USSR)

The Final (Emmerich goal)

The Final (Martin Peters 2nd England goal)

World Cup Draw

World Cup Stolen

World Cup Willie