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Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minutes, Wolstenholme commented on a series of pitch invaders as Geoff Hurst dribbled down the pitch before scoring, saying "some people are on the pitch ...
They think it's all over. " They think it's all over " is a quote from Kenneth Wolstenholme 's BBC TV commentary in the closing moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, when England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time to win the FIFA World Cup. In the final few seconds of the match, Wolstenholme said:
14 September 1995. (1995-09-14) –. 9 June 2006. (2006-06-09) They Think It's All Over is a British comedy panel game with a sporting theme produced by Talkback and shown on BBC1. The show's name was taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme 's famous 1966 World Cup commentary line, " they think it's all over...it is now!"
The "They think it's all over" quotation, uttered by football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme at the end of the 1966 World Cup Final, between England and West Germany, is utilised at the beginning and end of the track (though not the original; Wolstenholme re-recorded the phrase specially for the producers), and somewhat less known samples ...
The title is a reference to the famous BBC TV commentary made by Kenneth Wolstenholme during the closing moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final. [2] [1] The album's sound is influenced by the alternative rock of the time, while also being strongly reminiscent of experimental pop music of the 1960s, by the likes of Joe Meek and others.
1968–69 →. The 1967–68 season was Manchester City Football Club ' s seventy-sixth season of league football and their second consecutive season in the First Division. In the third full season under the management of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison, Manchester City were unfancied at the start of the season due to a mid-table finish a year ...
14 October - Kenneth Wolstenholme commentates on BBC Television for the first time. [16] 1951. 28 April - The FA restricts the BBC to second half only coverage of the FA Cup Final. Kenneth Wolstenholme commentates on the final for the first time. [17] 9 May - A South American national team is shown on British television for the first time.
The commentator was Kenneth Wolstenholme, whose post-match comments again went against the majority of the media when he stated that it was his belief that the final would "rank among the great post-war finals", having been "keenly contested by two great teams", a statement supported by the match statistics.