The road leading up to St George’s Park, the national football centre at Burton, was renamed Sir Alf Ramsey Way in honour of the legendary former Town and England boss at a ceremony yesterday.
The event is one of a number of FA initiatives to mark the 50th anniversary of Ramsey leading England to the 1966 World Cup.
Ex-Town chairman David Sheepshanks, now the chair of St George’s Park, was joined by FA board member and vice-chairman David Gill to lead the tributes at a private ceremony also attended by Sir Geoff Hurst, Roger Hunt, George Cohen, Jimmy Armfield, Norman Hunter and family members representing other members of Ramsey’s 1966 squad.
Hat-trick hero Hurst said: "Sir Alf was a modest man but a respected leader. As players he kept us all on our toes and we knew no one was guaranteed a place in the team.
"It’s fitting that his legacy both as a coach, and as a man, will be remembered here in the wonderful facility that is St George’s Park.”
ðŸ"° @England's World Cup-winning boss immortalised at @StGeorgesPark: https://t.co/5BjMew8wtv– The FA (@FA) October 6, 2016
Ramsey’s widow, Lady Victoria Ramsey, was unable to attend, but the FA will be sending her mementoes from the event.
What was formerly known as Portman’s Walk behind the Sir Bobby Robson Stand was renamed Sir Alf Ramsey Way in honour of the man who took Town to their only top flight title, the 1961/62 First Division championship, shortly after his death, aged 79, in 1999.