England's famed XI from the 1966 final was the result of chance and much moreBanks, Cohen, Wilson, Charlton, Moore, Stiles, Ball, Charlton, Peters, Hurst and Hunt is one of the most storied line-ups in English football history. The first of that 11 to make himself indispensable was Bobby Charlton, the outstanding English footballer of his generation. As a gentle reminder that even greats were dispensable, Ramsey played Norman Hunter at centre-half for three friendlies in 1966. Telling Jack Charlton he was “quite good”, Sir Alf said: “And I know you won’t trust Bobby Moore.” All three featured before Ramsey reverted to 4-1-3-2 against Argentina with Bobby Charlton, Alan Ball and Peters in midfield.