Walter Winterbottom

Sir Walter Winterbottom CBE (31 March 1913 – 16 February 2002) was an English footballer and manager. He was the first manager of the England national team. He played for Manchester United for 2 years.

Walter Winterbottom

at St Georges Park, 2013
Personal information
Full name	Walter Winterbottom
Date of birth	(1913-01-31)January 31, 1913
Place of birth	Oldham, Lancashire, England
Date of death	16 February 2002(2002-02-16) (aged 89)
Position(s)	(retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936-1938	Manchester United
Teams managed
1947-1963	England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Winterbottom died after an operation to remove cancer.