1966 - a year seared into the consciousness of England football fans.
It feels like a lifetime ago. If many of us can't remember that blazing July day at Wembley Stadium when skipper Bobby Moore proudly hoisted aloft the Jules Rimet World Cup, more will be able to recall when it was famously '30 years of hurt' since that rare moment of glory as noted in the chart-topping song . As it stands, for those who follow the national team, it's currently '56 years of hurt' - and counting.
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar due to kick off at the weekend, we're looking back at previous tournaments, recalling the Newcastle United connections, and remembering what else was going on in those years. We've already covered the World Cup finals of 1950, 1954, 1958, and 1962.
