• Flowers won 49 England caps, including at 1962 World Cup
  • He won three First Division titles and the FA Cup with Wolves

The former Wolves midfielder Ron Flowers, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup squad, has died at the age of 87. Flowers played for the club between 1952 and 1967 and helped them to three First Division titles and the FA Cup in 1960.

Flowers played 49 times for England and appeared in 40 consecutive international matches between November 1958 and April 1963, which included the 1962 World Cup in Chile.

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