In fact, the most often-asked question on any football-related topic concerns England's 22-man squad for that memorable World Cup.

Most people know, or think they know, the names of the eleven players who actually lined up in the Final against West Germany at Wembley. Just for the record, here they are: Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore, Alan Ball, Roger Hunt, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters.

Of course there were no substitutes in the 1966 World Cup; they weren't allowed until the Mexico Finals four years later.

What everyone has been fascinated to know is the identity of the 11 players who featured in the England squad but didn't play in the Final. You often see film footage of some of them on the pitch at the final whistle, dressed in suits, congratulating those players who had just won the trophy for Alf Ramsey and for England.

Well, here are those eleven:

  • Ron Springett - Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper, capped 33 times from 1959
  • Peter Bonetti - Chelsea goalkeeper who played in the 1970 World Cup Quarter-Final
  • Jimmy Armfield - Blackpool defender who was voted "best right-back of the 1962 World Cup"
  • Gerry Byrne - Liverpool left-back who played for most of the 1965 FA Cup Final with a broken collar-bone
  • Ron Flowers - Wolves half-back who was a specialist penalty-taker for England
  • Norman Hunter - Leeds defender with a reputation as a fierce tackler, capped 28 times
  • Terry Paine - Southampton winger who played in one of the 1966 World Cup group matches (v Mexico)
  • Ian Callaghan - Liverpool winger who played in the next group match v France
  • George Eastham - Arsenal inside-forward who went to live in South Africa
  • Jimmy Greaves - Tottenham striker who was injured against France and missed the rest of the tournament
  • John Connelly - Manchester United winger who played in the opening group match v Uruguay

The players agreed that the World Cup bonus of £22,000 would be shared between all 22 players in the squad, emphasising the camaraderie that had existed during that wonderful tournament.