1966 England World Cup winner laid to rest

England’s World Cup-winner Ray Wilson has been laid to rest at the Huddersfield Crematorium.

Wilson, who was left-back in Sir Alf Ramsey’s team when they were crowned world champions at Wembley in 1966 and won 63 caps in total for his country, died last month aged 83. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2004.

He made 283 appearances for Huddersfield Town between 1952 and 1964, before a five-year spell with Everton, where he won the 1966 FA Cup after they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 at Wembley.

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