In a pitiful display, an astonishing one in five of those aged 14 to 29 did not even know that England had ever lifted the World Cup trophy.

Telegram & Gazette entertainment reporter Richard Duckett was a child in England when England both hosted and won the World Cup. While hopes were high before the tournament, there were still plenty of reasons to doubt that England would emerge victorious.

A football supporter who attended the 1966 World Cup final has travelled to the US in the hope of seeing England win this year's tournament. Dave Thompson, from Canterbury in Kent, has seen the Three Lions play roughly 150 matches over the last 60 years.

Dr Neil Phillips, who worked as a GP in the town, was the England team doctor.

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Pickles the dog etched his name in England’s World Cup folklore.

Badger has since created four scrap books of memories of the tournament including tickets, newspaper cuttings, rosettes and hand-written score charts. Matches were played at stadiums across England, including Villa Park in Birmingham.