KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME

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That this House notes with sadness the death of Kenneth Wolstenholme, BBC television commentator, aged 81; further notes that Kenneth's interest in football began watching Bolton Wanderers at the age of four; pays tribute to his distinguished war record flying 100 missions over Germany; and acknowledges his service to football commentating from 1948 to 1971 covering over 2,000 live football matches including 23 FA cup finals, 16 European cup finals and five World cup finals, in particular the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany.