GK: Gordon Banks
The stopper, responsible for one of the greatest saves of all time, died in February 2019. He won 73 caps for England across a distinguished 20-year playing career.
RB: George Cohen
The defender was forced to retire at the early age of 29 but was known as a tough competitor and was England’s vice-captain. Capped 37 times by his country.
CB: Jack Charlton
The indomitable centre-back formed a strong partnership with captain Moore at the heart of Ramsay’s backline. Went on to become the Republic of Ireland’s most successful manager, leading them to two World Cups and one European Championship in his 10-year tenure.
CB: Bobby Moore
A leader in every sense of the word for both West Ham and England, Moore was only 52 when he passed away in 1993. The image of him being carried by his team-mates carrying the trophy will live in memory as one of the sport’s most iconic.
LB: Ray Wilson
He kept a relatively low profile in the team but his contribution was never forgotten. The former Everton man died at the age of 83 just a month before England embarked on their 2018 semi-final run in Russia.
CM: Nobby Stiles
One of England’s ever-present players in their World Cup success, Stiles was as reliable as holding midfielders came and made over 300 appearances for Manchester United. He died in October 2020.
CM: Bobby Charlton
Now 85, the Manchester United hero is one of only two surviving members from that memorable day at Wembley 56 years ago. Considered one of the best players of his generation and perhaps all time, England has rarely had a player better than Charlton.
RW: Alan Ball
Born towards the end of the Second World War, Ball was a goalscoring winger who was one of the youngest members of the World Cup squad. He died in 2007 after suffering a heart attack at his home at the age of just 61.
LW: Martin Peters
The first player to cost £200,000 or more, Peters was worth every penny after a glittering career with West Ham, Norwich City and Tottenham, scoring 20 goals in his 67 caps – one of which was in the final
FW: Geoff Hurst
“They think it’s all over, it is now”. The famous commentary line will be replayed over and over for as long as Hurst lives after his historic hat-trick in the final. Still going strong at 81, he recently congratulated Kylian Mbappe for matching his achievement of scoring a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
FW: Roger Hunt
Until Mohamed Salah came along, Hunt was the owner of Liverpool’s goalscoring records and remains their top league scorer with 244 goals. He played in all six of England’s World Cup matches, scoring three goals en route to the final.