George Cohen

Cohen, who spent his entire club career with Fulham, won 37 caps for England. "Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of ...

Former England player Gary Lineker wrote: "Sorry to hear that George Cohen has died. Cohen's former Fulham team-mate Alan Mullery told BBC 5 Live: "I've just got a kick in the teeth; he's not been well for some time now. RIP George." Fulham have also named a section of their hospitality facilities after him. Cohen was given the freedom of Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016 for his footballing achievements and his campaigning for more research into cancer and dementia. [a statue of Cohen was unveiled at Craven Cottage](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35712067) to commemorate their former player and mark the 50th anniversary of the World Cup win.

Kensington native George Cohen spent his entire playing career with Fulham and lifted the World Cup with England at Wembley Stadium in 1966, winning 37 caps ...

Astonishingly, Cohen's nephew, Ben, was part of the England squad which won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 after defeating Australia in the final. "This is a richly deserved honour for a sporting hero who is Fulham through and through," councillor Stephen Cowan said at the time. Cohen attended the ceremony and was also made an honorary freeman of Hammersmith and Fulham. After hanging up his boots in 1969, Cohen served as a youth coach at Fulham and worked with England's under-23s, while he also spent time as manager of non-league side Tonbridge. The right-back formed part of a formidable defence alongside Jack Charlton, captain Bobby Moore and Ray Wilson. [statement](https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2022/december/23/george-cohen-1939-2022/) from the Cottagers read.

Fulham wrote on their website: “Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest ever players – and gentlemen ...

“To be alongside him, it was rather unbelievable. It was unveiled in October of that year. Cohen was a one-club man, playing 459 times for the Cottagers between 1956 and 1969. Cohen was a campaigner and fundraiser for research into cancer, which claimed the life of his 1966 team-mate and captain Bobby Moore, and into dementia which affected a number of the team in their later years. It was great to think that not only the club but the supporters had wanted to put a statue of me there.” His contribution to the club was recognised in 2016 when they announced a statue of him to be situated at Craven Cottage had been commissioned.

George Cohen will forever be immortalised as one of just 11 men to start and win a football World Cup final with England.

And it is a quality shared in his family. A regular at Craven Cottage in his later years, he would host groups on matchdays in a part of the club's hospitality suite named in his honour. He was the first of the '66 team to retire from international football - his final cap coming in a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland in November of the following year - but was lauded by some of the most high-profile figures in the English game. Cohen remained in the game after his retirement, taking on relatively low-key coaching roles, firstly with Fulham's youth team and then in a brief stint as manager of non-league Tonbridge Angels, who he led to victory in the Kent Senior Cup in 1974-75. This was most evident in the World Cup semi-final in which his overlapping run and cross enabled Bobby Charlton to score the second goal in a 2-1 win over Portugal. He played in every minute of his country's games at that World Cup, racking up six of the 37 caps he would earn in total between 1964 and 1967.

The class of 1966 still remain the only England men's side to lift a trophy at a major tournament.

After England failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup, Ramsey left his job with the Football Association and later had spells working at Birmingham as well as Greek club Panathinaikos. He joined Tottenham in 1970, going on to win the UEFA Cup and also the League Cup twice, before moving to Norwich, where he made more than 200 appearances, and later Sheffield United as a player-coach. Former Southampton and Tottenham full-back Ramsey had cut his managerial teeth with Ipswich, guiding the Suffolk club from the Third Division South to First Division champions in 1962. Hunt was awarded an MBE in 2000, inducted into England’s Hall of Fame six years later and lived away from the football spotlight in Lancashire. His widow Stephanie founded the Bobby Moore Fund in 1993 to raise money for research into bowel cancer and raise public awareness of the disease. Widely accepted as England’s greatest centre-half and one of the best of all time, World Cup-winning captain Moore died from bowel and liver cancer in February 1993, aged 51. In early November 2020, his wife, Lady Norma, confirmed Charlton, 83, had been diagnosed with dementia, the news coming just two days after the death of Stiles. In October 2020, Stiles died aged 78 following a long illness, having previously suffered a stroke, being diagnosed with prostate cancer and later Alzheimer’s. Goalkeeper Banks won 73 England caps and made 628 club appearances in a 15-year career, winning the League Cup with both Leicester and Stoke. The elder of the Charlton brothers, Jack made 629 appearances for Leeds and collected 35 England caps, before turning attention to a successful managerial career. He died at the age of 85 in July 2020, having been diagnosed with lymphoma and also suffering from dementia. Cohen struggled with bowel cancer for 14 years in the 1980s.

The World Cup-winning England and Fulham full-back George Cohen has died aged 83.

Cohen is in the back row, between Gordon Banks and Bobby Moore.Photograph: PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter George Cohen training at Craven Cottage in 1968.Photograph: Evening Standard/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter George Best battles for the ball with George Cohen in 1966. It’s a little-known fact but England won this game 4-2.Photograph: PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter George Cohen blocks a shot by the German forward Sigfried Held during the 1966 World Cup final.Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter George Cohen playing for Fulham against Newcastle in 1967.Photograph: Evening Standard/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The England team line up to take on Wales in Cardiff in 1967. England won the game 1-0.Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter George Cohen follows Bobby Moore onto the pitch before the semi-final against Portugal in 1966.Photograph: PA Photos Share on Facebook Share on Twitter George Cohen lines up with his England teammates before the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany.

Fulham wrote on their website: “Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest ever players – and gentlemen ...

“To be alongside him, it was rather unbelievable. It was unveiled in October of that year. Cohen was a one-club man, playing 459 times for the Cottagers between 1956 and 1969. Cohen was a campaigner and fundraiser for research into cancer, which claimed the life of his 1966 team-mate and captain Bobby Moore, and into dementia which affected a number of the team in their later years. It was great to think that not only the club but the supporters had wanted to put a statue of me there.” His contribution to the club was recognised in 2016 when they announced a statue of him to be situated at Craven Cottage had been commissioned.

The Fulham great was one of only three surviving members from the 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

“Especially as it was alongside Johnny Haynes, the greatest name in Fulham’s history. Away from his career in football, Cohen was a campaigner and fundraiser for research into cancer, which claimed the life of his 1966 teammate and captain Bobby Moore. He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with George’s wife Daphne and his family.”

File photo dated 29-06-1966 of George Cohen who has died aged 83. Issue date: Friday December 23, 2022.

With a regular donation to our monthly Fighting Fund, we can continue to thumb our noses at the fat cats and tell truth to power. The Morning Star is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of corporate media. He also raised funds for research into dementia, which affected a number of his 1966 team-mates. “To be alongside him, it was rather unbelievable. Especially as it was alongside Johnny Haynes, the greatest name in Fulham’s history. “It is a sad day for all of us and, as Fulham manager, I would like to send all of our condolences for his family and all our thoughts go with his family and friends for now.

England Football would like to send condolences to the family and friends of George Cohen, the World Cup winner from 1966 who passed away in December 2022.

A full tribute to George will be paid at Wembley in March when the Three Lions take on Ukraine in a European Qualifier on Sunday 26 March A right-back by trade, he won 37 caps for England during his international career and was the vice-captain for the Three Lions’ finest moment when they beat West Germany to lift the Jules Rimet trophy at Wembley in 1966. The former Fulham defender was a member of England’s World Cup winning squad of 1966, when he was a key figure in the Three Lions’ success on home soil.

George Cohen, England's right-back for their 1966 World Cup triumph, has died aged 83. The news was announced by his former club Fulham on Friday.

“George won 37 caps for England and was vice-captain of our World Cup winning team. The news was announced by his former club Fulham on Friday. No cause of death was given.

Fulham footballer who played every minute of England's victorious 1966 World Cup campaign.

In 2000, the year he was made MBE, his younger brother, Peter, died after being attacked in the foyer of a Northampton nightclub, leaving Cohen in “a permanent state of rage” for a long time afterwards. A year of remedial work followed the removal of his cartilage, but after struggling through a few comeback games he was told his knee was wrecked and that he could never play again. However, a speculative deal to develop a plot of land in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, failed, and he lost all his capital. He formed his own property development company, George R Cohen Properties, and for a time the business went well. He was an avid reader, always with a paperback in his hand, especially when travelling. Cohen was cheerful and friendly, but a quiet man who had his own way of doing things. They were both low-key, undemonstrative players – Cohen was especially quiet both on and off the pitch – but their contribution throughout the 1966 finals was especially appreciated by their fellow players and the English public. A good boxer, he maintained a strong interest in the fight game throughout his life, but his footballing talent was spotted at Fulham Central school by the former Fulham player Ernie Shepherd. “It was so much part of my technique that it was the most valuable tool of my trade.” [World Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-football) winners’ medal, and he was more than satisfied with his return. Though of Jewish heritage on his father’s side, with some of his family originally from Ukraine, Cohen never regarded himself as a member of the faith. A sound tackler who was exceptionally quick and had great stamina, he was just what England’s “wingless wonders” under