Name: Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey
Nickname: "The General"
Country:
EnglandClub: Tottenham Hotspur
Shirt Number: 2
Position: ★CB, SB
Side: RF/RS
Age: 29-33 years (22/01/1920)
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Attack: 64
Defence: 81
Balance: 83
Stamina: 82
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 72
Response: 83
Agility: 73
Dribble Accuracy: 72
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 82
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 81
Long Pass Speed: 76
Shot Accuracy: 68
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 67
Free Kick Accuracy: 73
Curling: 76
Header: 72
Jump: 77
Technique: 78
Aggression: 68
Mentality: 88
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 85
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Late Peak
CARDS:
S01 – Passer
S04 – PK Taker
S07 – Man Marking
S08 – Slide Tackle
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking - Sliding - Passing - Penalties
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence-Minded
Alf Ramsey’s playing career was steady and respected rather than spectacular. He began in non-league football with Southampton-based sides before joining Southampton FC in 1943, where he established himself as a reliable right-back. After several seasons of consistent performances in the Second Division, he earned a move to Tottenham Hotspur in 1949. At Spurs, he became an integral part of the famous “Push and Run” side managed by Arthur Rowe, which won the Second Division title in 1949–50 and the First Division championship in 1950–51. Ramsey’s leadership qualities also stood out—he captained Tottenham and was trusted as a figure of authority both on and off the pitch. His form earned him 32 caps for England between 1948 and 1953, during which he was a regular starter at right-back, including in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.
Alf Ramsey was celebrated as a tactically astute and measured right-back, less reliant on physical pace—as he was rather slow—and more on a profound ability to read the game, positioning himself intelligently to pre-empt danger and control space. His chief asset was his precise distribution: he excelled at both short and long-range passing and was integral to building play from the back rather than resorting to clearances. Within Arthur Rowe’s pioneering “push-and-run” system at Tottenham Hotspur, Ramsey’s calmness, short passing, and tactical brain made him a fulcrum of the team's fluid play. In league football for Spurs he scored 24 goals, with 17 from the penalty spot and 7 from open play—a striking return for a full-back of his era. The fact that he converted so many penalties underlines his composure, while his handful of open-play strikes (including a memorable solo effort against Grimsby Town in 1949) showed that he could occasionally step forward to make a difference.
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