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Having been a gifted amateur as a pupil and as a player for his army regiment, he played for Southampton 19431943 is the common year starting on Friday. Events January January 4 End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 1- 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, (since 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin; as a professional) and Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F. is a North London Association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs . Their home ground is White Hart Lane in Tottenham. The club was formed in 1882 by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from the local grammar school. Origin after that. He was very successful with the Spurs (right-back in more than 250 cup and league games) and in 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl became player of the English national team which he captained three times. His coolness and capability for analysis earned him the nickname The General. He retired from playing in 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal to become manager of Ipswich TownIpswich Town FC are the professional football team of Ipswich, in East Anglia, England. They are known as the Tractor Boys because of Ipswich's agricultural history, and also as the Blues for the colour of their jerseys. Ipswich won the League in the 1961, which he managed very successfully leading it from Third Division South to Football League champions.

He was made England manager in 1963, predicting that England would win the 1966 World Cup which it did by beating West GermanyWest Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include the eastern part of Germany. Since the German reunification of 1990, the F 4-2 in the finals. England lost to the same opponent at the next World Cup in the quarter-final after having led 2-0 with twenty minutes remaining. Part of the blame was put on Sir Alf's cautious tactics. He was sacked in 1974, after England failed to qualify for the World Cup tournament of that year.

The last stages of his career were caretaker manager with Birmingham City F.C. and technical advisor to Panathinaikos 1979- 1980.