Honour From The Supporters Who Loved Him Was Enough For This Humble Goal Machine

Scousers aren’t too bothered about knighthoods being bestowed on their heroes.

They don’t believe a few letters rubber-stamped by Buckingham Palace define a person’s worth. But with Roger Hunt, those on the red side of the city made an exception.

While plaudits were freely handed out to other heroes of England’s 1966 World Cup triumph, Kopites felt the contribution of this modest man was criminally overlooked.

So they knighted him. And it stuck so hard the club’s then all-time record goalscorer was only ever referred to as Sir Roger. Which more than made up for the royal snub: “I never needed a knighthood,” Hunt said years later. “I was knighted by the Kop. That means more.”