England win the 1966 World Cup
1966 · Event
England beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to win football's World Cup, the nation's defining sporting moment.
On these timelines: England, United Kingdom (combined), Master
More from England
- Norman Conquest of England (1066)
- Magna Carta (1215)
- English Civil War (1642)
- English Reformation (1533)
- Glorious Revolution (1688)
- English Bill of Rights (1689)
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (450)
- Roman conquest of Britain (43)
Around 1966
- The Beatles (1960)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Events of 1968 (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Pop music: the 1960s (1960)
- Pop music: the 1970s (1970)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles) (1968)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- She Loves You (The Beatles) (1963)