Ray WILSON | 1962-1968 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

WILSON PES STATS | 1962-1968

Ray WILSON | 1962-1968 Mav42 Raymon ''Ray'' Wilson MBE Clubs: Huddersfield Town; Everton Number: 3 Position: *SB Nationality: English Age: 27-33 (17/12/1934) Era: 1962-1968 Foot: L Side: L Length: 172 Weight: 73 Attack: 73 Defence: 83 Balance: 81 Stamina: 85 Top Speed: 86 Acceleration: 89 Response: 87 Agility: 87 Dribble Accuracy: 76 Dribble Speed: 84 Short Pass Accuracy: 81 Short Pass Speed: 80 Long Pass Acc.: 83 Long Pass Speed: 82 Shot Accuracy: 64 Shot Power: 75 Shot Technique: 62 Free Kick Accuracy: 65 Curling: 63 Header: 75 Jump: 85 Technique: 78 Aggression: 83 Mentality: 91 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 86 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 Consistency: 7 CARDS: S08 Slide Tackle S09 Covering SPECIAL ABILITIES: SIDE* SLIDING* COVERING* HONOURS: Club Everton F.A Cup: 1966 International 63 International Caps World Cup 1966 Videos: (Wilson vs Garrincha, 1962) Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Ray Wilson was the senior professional in the England side that won the World Cup in 1966 and an accomplished defender whom Alf Ramsey rated as the finest left-back he had ever seen. An automatic choice for his country during successive World Cup campaigns, the unflappable Wilson gained the respect of colleagues for his calming presence and good sense in the England dressing room and outstanding reliability on the field. A proud, circumspect Yorkshireman, Wilson chose his words carefully. But when he did speak, others listened, including the manager, as Nobby Stiles would recall. ‘Ray Wilson carried a lot of influence with the players, and although Alf always basically knew what he wanted to do, I did notice that he tended to prick up his ears when Ray had something to say.' Jack Charlton, the England centre-half, summed up Wilson's qualities as a defender. ''Ray was built like a whippet, and he was very, very quick,'' Charlton said. ''He was a very precise tackler, but hard with it. If he missed a tackle, he was remarkably quick in his recovery, and the rest of us always had the greatest confidence in him.'' Ray is worth double the sum Everton paid for him, wrote teammate Alan Ball, in the wake of England's World Cup triumph. ''There wasn't a winger who played against him who could claim to have broken even in the exchange, let alone come out on top.'' After winning his first representative honour in 1959, Wilson was an established international when England travelled to Chile three years later to compete in the World Cup. Though England failed to overcome Brazil in the quarter-finals, Wilson emerged with his reputation enhanced; at the end of the tournament, the Englishman was voted the world's best left-back by the international press. Two years later, Wilson joined English champions Everton, and prospered under a more rigorous training regime, shedding almost a stone in weight and building his stamina. Over a career spanning more than 400 appearances, Wilson never had his name taken in a Football League match for committing a foul. His first booking, in September 1966, was for dissent. ‘I don't think I ever gave away many fouls away,' Wilson would recall. On the rare occasion Ray made a mistake, he would never hide, and it was the same at Wembley in 1966, said Nobby Stiles, ''Ray had moral courage to burn. He never blinked or flinched at a moment of heavy pressure. He was an inspiration to us all.'' Ray WILSON | 1962-1968 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)