English football is in mourning today after the death of Gordon Banks, its greatest goalkeeper and foundation of the 1966 World Cup triumph.
Banks is the fourth member of the only Three Lions team ever to win the World Cup to pass away - as too has manager Alf Ramsey.
Here is what has happened to all the players since their playing days ended, and almost 53 years since beating West Germany on that unforgettable day at Wembley.
England's World Cup Heroes: (Back Row - left to right) Harold Shepherson (coach), Nobby Stiles, Roger Hunt, Gordon Banks, Jack Charlton, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Alf Ramsey (manager). (Front Row - left to right) Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore, Alan Ball, Bobby Charlton
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Gordon Banks
(Goalkeeper)
Finest English keeper of all time, who played mostly for Leicester City and Stoke City as well as a spell in the United States.
His greatest moments were in an England shirt where he was part of the team that won the World Cup.
Banks later pulled off the ‘save of the century’ from Pele’s header at the 1970 World Cup - but was laid low by food poisoning before their quarter final with biggest rivals West Germany and they crashed out.
He died today aged 81 after battle with kidney cancer.
England's greatest goalkeeper Gordon Banks has passed away at the age of 81 after a battle with kidney cancer
Banks makes his 'save of the century' from Pele's header in the 1970 World Cup - the pair would become best friends
George Cohen
(Right back)
Hailed as ‘the greatest full back I ever played against’ by George Best, 79-year-old Cohen is still connected with Fulham, the only club he ever played for, and he has a statue outside Craven Cottage.
He was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours in 2000.
His nephew Ben won the Rugby World Cup with England in 2003.
George Cohen, here in action for Fulham (left), was England's right back in 1966
Jack Charlton
(Centre half)
Brother of Sir Bobby and a star defender in his own right, he played only for Leeds United in his career.
After retiring from football he enjoyed a largely successful managerial career at a number of clubs before taking the Republic of Ireland to 1994 World Cup in the United States.
The team's success at the American tournament made him a hero in sports-mad Ireland.
Now 83, he is retired from his TV work and has appeared frail in recent public appearances.
The great Jack Charlton, celebrating in 1966 (left) and posing in a pub last year
Bobby Moore
(Centre half)
Peerless defender and captain of England considered the greatest ball-playing centre-half in history.
West Ham hero also played for Fulham at the end of his career and managed Southend United.
Tragically died aged just 51 in 1993 due to bowel cancer. He was the first of the 1966 team to pass away. There is still great upset that he was never knighted.
The Bobby Moore Fund, formed by his wife Stephanie, has raised millions of pounds for research into the disease.
Bobby Moore holds the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft in English football's most iconic image. Arguably England's greatest ever defender (pictured in 1975) would be the first of the team to die
Ray Wilson
(Left back)
Huddersfield's most-capped England international became an undertaker after hanging up his boots.
Wilson made 266 League appearances for Huddersfield, and had been capped 30 times for England - a record for Huddersfield Town. He moved to Everton in 1964.
At 32, he was also the oldest member of the team that beat West Germany 4-2 in the final on July 30.
Injuries began to take their toll and he was granted a free transfer by Everton in 1969.
After a season at Oldham and another at Bradford City, he retired in 1971 following a brief spell as caretaker manager.
He died last May aged 83 after suffering with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years.
Ray Wilson wears the World Cup on his head as he parades around Wembley in 1966. He died in May last year (right in 2017)
Nobby Stiles
(Defensive midfield)
His toothless dance after victory at Wembley has become iconic in English football, as were his ferocious midfield displays.
His friend and teammate Bobby Charlton called him a 'dog of war' who would chase down any cause on the football pitch.
Manchester United hero also helped bring through the likes of David Beckham while a youth coach at the club in the 1990s.
Aged 76, he too has developed Alzheimer’s disease.
Nobby Stiles' toothless dance at Wembley after winning the World Cup is an iconic moment
Alan Ball
(Right midfield)
The young pup of the team but also the second to die, after Moore, aged just 61 following a heart attack in 2007.
Played for 13 clubs and managed eight, most notably Portsmouth and Manchester City, where his flat cap became an endearing trademark sight on the sidelines.
Proud Englishman famously had a picture of Sir Winston Churchill in his office wherever he worked.
In May 2005, Ball put his World Cup winners' medal and commemorative tournament cap up for auction to raise money for his family. They were sold for £140,000.
Diminutive midfielder Alan Ball (left in 1966 and right in 2007) was the youngest player in the 1966 team but also tragically died young
Bobby Charlton
(Attacking midfield)
Survived the Munich Air Disaster before helping England to win first the World Cup and then Manchester United’s first European Cup in 1968.
With his majestic left foot and crucial 1966 goals, many have said he may be the greatest footballer England has ever produced.
His achievements have been recognised in a variety of ways. He was knighted in 1994, the South Stand at Old Trafford was renamed in his honour and a statue of Charlton alongside Red Devils team-mates Denis Law and George Best is situated just outside the stadium.
Now 81, Sir Bobby is still a director at Old Trafford, and also helps run a charity aiding land mine clearance.
Sir Bobby Charlton survived the Munich Air Disaster and went on to win the 1966 World Cup
Martin Peters
(Left midfield)
Scorer of the second goal in the final, the match with West Germany was even until Martin Peters put England ahead in the 78th, a lead it held until the last minute of normal time when Wolfgang Weber scrambled home an equalizer.
Peters had a brief time in charge of Sheffield United after playing for West Ham, Tottenham and Norwich.
Started a second career in insurance in 1984.
Now aged 75 and retired, he is the third player in the team who suffers with Alzheimer’s.
West Ham and England hero Martin Peters was almost the matchwinner in the World Cup final
Geoff Hurst
(Centre forward)
Still the only player to score a hat-trick in the World Cup final, Sir Geoff was part of an army of West Ham players who dominated the 1966 England team.
His goal to seal victory in the last minute of extra time is the greatest moment in English football history.
Sir Geoff took charge of Chelsea from 1979-81 and also worked in Kuwait, as well as selling insurance for a time.
Now 77, former West Ham striker is retired and lives in Cheltenham with his wife, Judith.
Sir Geoff Hurst still remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final
Speaking to Sportsmail last June, Hurst is retired and lives in Cheltenham with his wife, Judith
Roger Hunt
(Centre forward)
One of Liverpool’s greatest-ever players, Hunt joined his family's haulage company after retiring from playing in 1972.
After being overlooked for years, he was made MBE along with Ball, Cohen, Stiles and Wilson in 2000 after a campaign to recognise their achievements in 1966.
Now lives in Warrington, aged 80.
Roger Hunt was one of Liverpool's greatest ever players and was a key figure for his country
Alf Ramsey
(Manager)
National hero and mastermind behind the team of ‘wingless wonders’, he lost his job after failing to qualify for 1974 World Cup.
Retired in 1980 to a quiet life in Ipswich, where he had managed Ipswich Town to the English league in 1961/62.
He died following a heart attack in 1999, aged 79.
Sir Alf Ramsey is the national treasure who masterminded the team who won the 1966 trophy
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Banks is the fourth member of the only Three Lions team ever to win the World Cup to pass away – as too has manager Alf Ramsey.
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