Greenwood intially coached Eastbourne United at Oxford University before later becoming England under-23 coach and assistant manager at Arsenal. Finally, he became manager at West Ham United, in 1962. He was regarded as a forward-thinking and insightful coach in his day and indeed coached and managed the development of some highly gifted young players at West Ham, including Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst. He is West Ham's most successful manager, having won the FA cup in '64 and their only European trophy - the cup winners' cup - the following year, in 1965. After his spell at West Ham, where he was highly-regarded and successful despite his limited resources, he later became England manager, controversially being selected by the FA ahead of Brian Clough who was seen as a potential loose cannon by the FA, as oppsed to Greenwood's 'safe pair of hands.' He guided England to the finals of both major tournaments he entered (they had failed to qualify for the two previous international tournaments) but failed to make it beyond the group stage in either competition before being replaced by Bobby Robson. He is West Ham's most successful manager and was a talented coach who did a great job in bringing on youngsters, which is part of Greenwood's West Ham legacy to this day and now something of a club tradition.
British league champions: 0
Foreign league champions: 0
European cup: 0
European cup winners' cup: 1
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