July 30 will mark 50 years since the 1966 World Cup final, and people who were there have shared their experiences.

In a new book “66 on ‘66: Memories from English Football’s Greatest Day” by author Matthew Eastley, football fans who witnessed England’s 4-2 victory over West Germany first hand have talked about their memories of the day, including two from Enfield.

One, Adhir Ganguly from Edmonton, a former chemistry teacher at Southgate School, said he used to use his presence at the match as a weapon to get the attention of his pupils.

He said: “It never failed to impress them.

“I was a very keen football fan, and was excited that the World Cup was in England that year. One of the chaps in the house, another Indian fellow, knew I was interested and one day, quite casually, said he could get tickets for the tournament.

“At first I thought he was pulling my leg, but he worked for the Indian Embassy and, somehow, he managed to get one. To this day, I don’t know how he did it.

“I shared the ticket with my friends but, because it had been given to me, it was agreed I would go to the final.”

In July 1966, Adhir was 29, but even today at the age of 78 he remembers the game from

his position behind the goal at the scoreboard end.

He said: “All I can say is that it was an absolutely terrific experience. The crowd was incredible and I was cheering hard for England. The player I really admired was Bobby Charlton. I thought he was a tremendous player. Another player I really liked was Nobby Stiles. He was not the most skilful, but I enjoyed his enthusiasm.”

“What has stayed with me after all this time is the electric atmosphere. I’ve never known anything like it."

Another spectator, 78-year-old Daphne Edwards from Hornsey, went to see the final in a brief break from her truest love – Tottenham Hotspur.

She said: “They were always my club, from as far back as I can remember I loved sport and football in particular. I always wanted to go to a match and my first game was in 1958 against Bolton Wanderers.

“I started going just at the right time as the Double and all those glory, glory nights were just around the corner.

“These days I have a walking stick. I used to travel to Spurs away games by train but now I go on the coach. I still love it and hardly ever miss a game.”

However, as soon as Daphne heard that the 1966 World Cup was coming to England, she made sure she got her tickets.

She said: “I went to the final on my own and wore an England scarf. It was more of a headscarf really with World Cup Willie on it and I still have it. It was a little square scarf with all the flags of the participating countries. I had a woolly scarf too.

“I was in one of the upper bays behind the goal, the opposite end to the tunnel, where Geoff Hurst got the last goal. I got as near to the front of the upper bay as I could.

“After the game I remember everybody celebrating on the way back to Wembley Park Tube but I went home and didn’t do anything special. It certainly took some time to sink in that we were world champions.”