IT'S now nearly 43 years since England won the World Cup on that glorious day, July 30 1966.

Some people, of course, will not remember this event in the history of English football, but many fans can still recall every ball that was kicked, the cheering crowds and the famous Jules Rimet Trophy as it was passed from one England player to another as they joyfully danced around Wembley after it was presented to winning captain Bobby Moore.

One local England fan, Les Hobson, remembers the match as if it happened yesterday."

All England fans were on the edge of their seats willing England to win the trophy which we had never won before."

The match, played before 98,000 fans and a TV audience of 32 million, sparked an ambition for Les and that was to acquire the autographs of every England player who were on the pitch that day.

It has taken him many years to achieve this, but his set is now complete. The autographs are on "World Cup Willie" cards and there are other autographed items of memorabilia of this special day which have now been set into a double framed montage.

Mr Hobson said: "I would like to express my thanks to Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Norbert Stiles, Roger Hunt and last, my friend George Cohen who have helped me to collate this collection of 1966 World Cup memorabilia."

He also wished to thank Steve and Julia of Wynchwood Framing, Thorpe Hesley, who have put the memorabilia on montage for him.

England, managed by Alf Ramsay (later Sir Alf Ramsay) defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time. West Germany took the lead on 12 minutes but in the 19th minute England were level when Geoff Hurst deflected the ball into the net following a free-kick.

Martin Peters put England in front in the 77th minute with a spectacular shot, but Germany pressed for the equaliser and it came in the final 10 minutes after they were awarded a free-kick just outside the area.

In extra time England went into a 3-2 lead through a controversial goal scored by Geoff Hurst when the ball hit the underside of the bar and bounced over the line.

The referee awarded a goal, but only after consulting his linesman. The fourth goal, a hat-trick for Geoff Hurst, came with only one minute of extra time remaining.

It gave rise to one of the most famous sayings in English football. It came from BBC match commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme who said: "Some people are on the pitch. They think it's all over -it is now."