A decade of retro images featuring the England national team during the Walter Winterbottom and early Alf Ramsey years today. This is the first post in our England Vintage series and, as ever, click any of the images in the gallery to enlarge.

Billy Wright, England 1954

Tom Finney, Chelsea v Preston 1956

Colin McDonald, England 1958

Johnny Haynes, England 1961

Johnny Haynes, England 1961 (2)

England v Brazil, 1963

Alf Ramsey and Bryan Douglas, England 1963

Ray Wilson, England 1963

Northern Ireland v England, 1964

Jimmy Greaves, England 1964

England U21s 1964