Ray Wilkins, who has died aged 61 after a cardiac arrest, was one of England’s most capped footballers, appearing 84 times for his country between 1976 and 1986 and playing in two World Cups.
A graceful central midfielder who captained the side on 10 occasions, he made his biggest domestic impacts at Chelsea and Manchester United, winning the FA Cup with the latter in 1983 before spending three years at Milan, where he became part of a mid-1980s trend for Italian clubs to recruit players from English clubs. He was then signed in Scotland by Rangers, winning a league title there during a successful two-year spell before seeing out his career in the top flight of English football with Queens Park Rangers. He swiftly moved into management, initially in full charge at QPR and Fulham and later as an assistant at various clubs, including Chelsea and Watford. The Guardian.
