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Ron Springett: England 1966 World Cup squad member dies

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
in Other Football and Sports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34238414

RIP

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  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Can you remember who the third goalie in the 1966 squad was though? (Note - it wasn't Bonetti!)
  • east terrace peanuts
    east terrace peanuts Posts: 486
    Tony Waiters of Blackpool?
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • east terrace peanuts
    east terrace peanuts Posts: 486
    Ron Springett one of my first goalkeeping heroes.
  • Brunello
    Brunello Posts: 1,950
    RIP
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Pedro45 said:

    Can you remember who the third goalie in the 1966 squad was though? (Note - it wasn't Bonetti!)

    Gordon West Everton?
  • Peter_G
    Peter_G Posts: 839
    edited September 2015
    Peter Bonetti.
    RIP Ron Springett. Top goalie.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    edited September 2015
    Yes, it was Gordon West. A pointless answer in naming of the 22...
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    RIP. I'm apparently related to him according to my Grandad who also passed away a few years ago. I have no idea how I'd go about finding that out but it's safe to say the footballing talent of the Springett family never found me.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    RIP .. Wednesday truly were quite a BIG club when he played for them
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  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Very, very good keeper as said Wednesday were a top club when he played there

    RIP
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    edited September 2015
    daveaddick said:

    Very, very good keeper as said Wednesday were a top club when he played there

    RIP

    Massive in fact. ;-)

    RIP
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    RIP.
  • HarryLime
    HarryLime Posts: 1,295
    As already been said, a very good keeper RIP

    Belatedly picking up a World cup winners medal in 2009, with among others Bonetti not West.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8093891.stm
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    The Red Robin said:

    RIP. I'm apparently related to him according to my Grandad who also passed away a few years ago. I have no idea how I'd go about finding that out but it's safe to say the footballing talent of the Springett family never found me.

    Shouldn't be too hard if you know whether it is the maternal or paternal line and know a few maiden names.
  • Tramp
    Tramp Posts: 202
    I could be wrong, but I think Jimmy Seed was watching him with a view to signing him as the successor to Sam Bartram.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    edited September 2015
    The Red Robin said:

    RIP. I'm apparently related to him according to my Grandad who also passed away a few years ago. I have no idea how I'd go about finding that out but it's safe to say the footballing talent of the Springett family never found me.

    just read his Wiki entry and was surprised to read that he was a 'cockney', born in Fulham, ex QPR apprentice .. I always thought of him as a 'man of the north' ..
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    Gordon West was in the original 1966 England squad of 40 picked by Alf Ramsey but did not make the final 22. The 3rd England keeper was Peter Bonetti.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Red_Pete in Dubai said:

    Gordon West was in the original 1966 England squad of 40 picked by Alf Ramsey but did not make the final 22. The 3rd England keeper was Peter Bonetti.

    I think one if not both of Mike Bailey and Marvin Hinton made that squad of 40 too.

    They'd both left Charlton by then of course. Hinton went to Chelsea and Bailey Wolves.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Lincsaddick said:

    The Red Robin said:

    RIP. I'm apparently related to him according to my Grandad who also passed away a few years ago. I have no idea how I'd go about finding that out but it's safe to say the footballing talent of the Springett family never found me.

    just read his Wiki entry and was surprised to read that he was a 'cockney', born in Fulham, ex QPR apprentice .. I always thought of him as a 'man of the north' ..
    Yeah, well, my mum's side have the same surname, as did my grandad so I don't think it's too distant a relation. I'll find out but I think he may have been grandad's cousin.
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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    The Red Robin said:

    RIP. I'm apparently related to him according to my Grandad who also passed away a few years ago. I have no idea how I'd go about finding that out but it's safe to say the footballing talent of the Springett family never found me.

    I think he had 3 sisters: Edna, Margaret and Sheila and 2 brothers Raymond and Peter.

    Peter also played professionally as a goalkeeper (also for Sheffield Wednesday amongst others)and sadly died some years ago.

    His mother's maiden name was LAST.

    Hopefully that information might help you.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Edna married a George FOXWELL, Margaret a George MEPHAM and Sheila a Frank STEVENS.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    LenGlover said:

    The Red Robin said:

    RIP. I'm apparently related to him according to my Grandad who also passed away a few years ago. I have no idea how I'd go about finding that out but it's safe to say the footballing talent of the Springett family never found me.

    I think he had 3 sisters: Edna, Margaret and Sheila and 2 brothers Raymond and Peter.

    Peter also played professionally as a goalkeeper (also for Sheffield Wednesday amongst others)and sadly died some years ago.

    His mother's maiden name was LAST.

    Hopefully that information might help you.
    Thanks Len. I'll try to find out as much as I can from my mum.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited September 2015
    Edna had two children Carol and Alan FOXWELL

    Margaret had James, Deborah, Tracey and Steven MEPHAM

    Sheila had Ian and Maria STEVENS

    Hopefully there are names there that might help
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    RIP Ron
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited September 2015
    Raymond SPRINGETT married a Margaret GRIFFITHS and they had a daughter Ann SPRINGETT.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited September 2015
    Ron's father was called PERCIVAL and I've found two brothers of his, ROBERT and DENNIS SPRINGETT

    That's about all I can easily do at the moment.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    I've found Allen A, John E and Graham F SPRINGETT, born in and around the Colchester area, all sons of Alfred G SPRINGETT who I think is Percival's older brother.

  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    LenGlover said:

    I've found Allen A, John E and Graham F SPRINGETT, born in and around the Colchester area, all sons of Alfred G SPRINGETT who I think is Percival's older brother.

    Thanks Len. Might give my mum a call tonight and see what she knows. There's a lot of family names in your list, and if I had to guess, Id say he was my Grandad's cousin. Ann and Robert are family names, as is George, which I noticed was one of Ron's middle names.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited September 2015
    The Red Robin said:

    LenGlover said:

    I've found Allen A, John E and Graham F SPRINGETT, born in and around the Colchester area, all sons of Alfred G SPRINGETT who I think is Percival's older brother.

    Thanks Len. Might give my mum a call tonight and see what she knows. There's a lot of family names in your list, and if I had to guess, Id say he was my Grandad's cousin. Ann and Robert are family names, as is George, which I noticed was one of Ron's middle names.
    Alfred does not appear to be Percival's brother on looking at the 1911 Census. It shows only two daughters, Eva May and Beatrice Alice aged 3 and 2 respectively. Percival himself was born towards the end of 1911.

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