Alf Ramsey, Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton led the national team to its greatest glory when the biggest tournament in football came to Britain
It remains the greatest achievement in England's footballing history.
The Three Lions' sole major championship came back in 1966, when Alf Ramsey, Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore led their country to a first - and so far only - World Cup.
The tournament on home soil was a landmark moment for the sport in Britain added further fuel to rivalries with Argentina and Germany that have lasted to this day.
More than half a century on, with England still looking to replicate their greatest day, Goal looks back on how the national team's greatest glory was achieved.