Walter Winterbottom è nato il 31 marzo 1913. Luogo di nascita: Inghilterra, Regno Unito. Morì il 16 febbraio 2002. Luogo di morte: Inghilterra, Regno Unito.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1963 Queen's New Years Honours List before being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1972 Queen's New Years Honours List before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1978 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Association Football.