Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces Try My Love Again

English professional footballer (1941–1993)

Bobby Moore
OBE

Moore in 1969
Personal information
Total name	Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore[1]
Date of birth	(1941-04-12)12 Apr 1941[1]
Place of nativity	Barking, Essex, England
Date of death	24 February 1993(1993-02-24) (anile 51)
Identify of death	Putney, London, England
Peak	half dozen ft 0 in (183 cm)[two]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Barking
1956–1958	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1974	Westward Ham United	544	(24)
1974–1977	Fulham	124	(1)
1976	→ San Antonio Thunder (loan)	24	(one)
1978	Seattle Sounders	vii	(0)
1978	Herning Fremad	9	(0)
1983	Carolina Lightnin'	8	(0)
Full		719	(26)
National team
1960–1962	England U23	ix	(2)
1962–1973	England	108	(2)
Teams managed
1980	Oxford City
1981–1982	Eastern AA
1984–1986	Southend United
Honours Representing England Men'south football FIFA World Cup Winner 1966 England UEFA European Championship 1968 Italian republic
* Senior lodge appearances and goals counted for the domestic league merely

Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He nearly notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more ten years, and was the helm of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA Earth Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of football game, and was cited by Pelé every bit the greatest defender that he had e'er played against.^[3]

Widely regarded as West Ham'due south greatest ever player, Moore played over 600 games for the club during a 16-year tenure, winning the FA Cup in 1963–64 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1964–65. During his fourth dimension at the club he won the FWA Footballer of the Twelvemonth in 1964 and the West Ham Actor of the Year in 1961, 1963, 1968 and 1970. In August 2008, West Ham United officially retired his number 6 shirt, 15 years after his death.^[four]

Moore was made captain of England in 1964, at age 23, going on to lift the Globe Cup trophy in 1966. He won a full of 108 caps for his land, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This record was later cleaved by Peter Shilton. Moore'south total of 108 caps connected as a record for an outfield player until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap.^[v] Moore is a fellow member of the World Team of the 20th Century. A national team icon, a statuary statue of Moore stands at the entrance to Wembley Stadium.

A composed primal defender, Moore was all-time known for his reading of the game and power to anticipate opposition movements, thereby distancing himself from the image of the hard-tackling, high-jumping defender. Receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1966, he was the first footballer to win the award and he remained the only one for a further 24 years. Moore was given an OBE in the New year Honours List. He was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player and in the same year he was named in the BBC'due south list of the 100 Greatest Britons.

Football game career [edit]

Early days [edit]

Moore's childhood habitation, 43 Waverley Gardens, Barking, London

Moore was born in Barking, Essex, son of Robert Eastward. Moore and Doris (née Buckle). He attended Westbury Master Schoolhouse Barking then Tom Hood School, Leytonstone, playing football for both.^[half-dozen]

In 1956, Moore joined Due west Ham United equally a player and, after advancing through their youth set up-upwards, he played his first game on 8 September 1958 confronting Manchester United.^[vii] In putting on the number six shirt, he replaced his mentor Malcolm Allison, who was suffering from tuberculosis. Alongside Geoff Hurst, both played in the 1959 FA Youth Cup final team that lost to Blackburn Rovers (1–ii on aggregate), but both were too in the team that won the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup (1–0 v Chelsea) later that year.^[eight] Moore also played cricket for the Essex youth team aslope Hurst.^[nine]

Malcolm Allison never played some other first team game for West Ham as Moore became a regular. A composed central defender, Moore was admired for his reading of the game and ability to anticipate opposition movements, thereby distancing himself from the epitome of the hard-tackling, high-jumping defender. Moore's ability to head the ball or keep upward with the stride was boilerplate at best, but the fashion he read the game, marshalled his team and timed his tackles marked him out as globe class. Moore was sent off once over the grade of his West Ham career, for a foul on Dave Wagstaffe in the terminal moment of a match against Manchester City in November 1961. The referee had simultaneously blown his whistle for the offence and for full-time. As red cards were not issued at that time, the dismissal did non become apparent until after the match.^[10]

An England star, a European winner [edit]

In 1960, Moore earned a call up to the England Under-23 squad. His form and impact on West Ham equally a whole earned him a late call-upwards to the total England squad by Walter Winterbottom and The Football Association selection committee in 1962, when concluding preparations were being made for the summertime'due south World Cup finals in Chile. Moore was uncapped as he flew to South America with the rest of the team, but made his début on 20 May 1962 in England'due south concluding pre-tournament friendly – a iv–0 win over Republic of peru in Lima. Too débuting that solar day was Tottenham Hotspur defender Maurice Norman. Both proved and then impressive that they stayed in the squad for the whole of England'southward participation in the World Cup, which ended in defeat past eventual winners Brazil in the quarter finals at Viña del Mar.

On 29 May 1963, 22-year-old Moore captained his state for the kickoff time in merely his 12th appearance after the retirement of Johnny Haynes and an injury to his successor, Jimmy Armfield. He was the youngest human ever to captain England at the highest level. England defeated Czechoslovakia 4–ii in the game and Armfield returned to the role of captain after, but new jitney Alf Ramsey gave Moore the task permanently during a series of summer friendlies in 1964, organised because England had failed to reach the latter stages of the European Championships.

1964 turned out to exist quite an eventful year for Moore. As well as gaining the England captaincy, he lifted the FA Cup every bit West Ham defeated Preston Due north End 3–two in the final at Wembley, courtesy of a final-minute goal from Ronnie Boyce. On a personal level, Moore was too successfully treated for testicular cancer and was named the Football game Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.

The FA Cup success would get the outset of iii successful Wembley finals in as many years for Moore. In 1965, he lifted the European Cup Winners Cup later on W Ham defeated 1860 Munich two–0 in the final with both goals coming from Alan Sealey. By now he was the starting time choice captain for England with 30 caps, and around whom Ramsey was building a squad to prove right his prediction that they would win the 1966 World Cup.

1966 had a mixed start for Moore. In January, he scored his first England goal in a 1–1 draw with Poland at Goodison Park,^[11] but two months later captained West Ham to the last of the League Cup – in its terminal season earlier its transfer to Wembley as a ane-off last – which they lost 5–3 on aggregate to West Bromwich Albion. For Moore, who had scored in the first leg, and his West Ham teammates Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, considerable consolation lay ahead. Moore scored his second and ultimately terminal England goal in a friendly confronting Norway, two weeks before the Earth Cup would begin.

1966 World Cup [edit]

Bobby Moore (far correct) leading the England squad out on to the pitch to play the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final confronting W Germany at Wembley Stadium

On the verge of his greatest triumph, details were released to the press in early 1966 that Moore wanted to leave West Ham. Moore had permit his contract slip to termination, and only after the intervention of Sir Alf Ramsey and realisation he was technically ineligible to play, did he re-sign with West Ham to allow him to captain the England team of 1966. Ramsey had summoned West Ham manager Ron Greenwood to England'south hotel and told the ii of them to resolve their differences and get a contract signed up. Moore was the leader of the World Cup winning side and established himself as a world-class player and sporting icon. With all their games at Wembley, England had got through their group with little trouble, they then beat Argentina in their quarter terminal and a Eusébio-led Portugal team in the semi-finals. West Germany awaited in the final.^[2]

Co-ordinate to Geoff Hurst's autobiography, England full back George Cohen overheard Ramsey talking to his coaching staff about the possibility of dropping Moore for the final and deploying the more battle-hardened Norman Hunter in his place. However, eventually they settled on keeping the captain in the team. Moore had not been playing badly, nor had he given the impression that he had been distracted past his contract dispute prior to the contest. The only possible explanations were that the Germans had some rather fast attacking players, which could expose Moore's ain lack of footstep, and that Hunter – who was of a similar historic period to Moore but only had four caps – was the social club partner of Moore's co-defender with England, Jack Charlton.

In the final, England went 1–0 down through Helmut Haller, only Moore's awareness and quick-thinking helped England to a swift equaliser. He was fouled by Wolfgang Overath midway inside the German language half and, rather than remonstrate or caput back into defence force, he picked himself up quickly while looking ahead and delivered an instant costless kick on to Hurst'southward head, in a movement practised at Westward Ham. Hurst scored.^[2]

The West Ham connection to England's biggest day became stronger when Peters scored to take England 2–i upward, only the Germans equalised in the final minute of normal time through Wolfgang Weber – as Moore appealed unsuccessfully for a handball decision – to take the lucifer into actress time.

Ramsey was convinced the Germans were exhausted, and later Hurst scored a controversial and heavily debated goal, the game looked over. With seconds remaining, and England under the pressure level of another High german attack, the ball broke to Moore on the edge of his own penalty expanse. Teammates shouted at Moore to just get rid of the ball, just he calmly picked out the feet of Hurst xl yards (36 grand) upfield, who scored to bring the score to 4–two.^[2]

Of many memorable images from that day, 1 is of Moore wiping his hands clean of mud and sweat on the velvet tablecloth before shaking the hand of Queen Elizabeth II as she presented him with the Jules Rimet trophy (World Cup). The Guardian wrote "Moore is the calmest person in the stadium as he leads the England players up to the Purple Box".^[2]

Equally an icon [edit]

Bust of Moore in the entrance foyer of the stand begetting his name at Due west Ham's Boleyn Basis

Moore became a national icon as a result of England'south success, with he and the other ii West Ham players taking the World Loving cup around the grounds which West Ham visited during the following domestic flavor. He was awarded the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Twelvemonth championship at the cease of 1966, the first footballer to practise so, and remaining the simply one for a further 24 years.^[12] He was also given an OBE in the New year's day Honours List.^[2]

Moore's paradigm and popularity allowed him to commencement a number of business ventures, including a sports shop next to West Ham'southward footing, Upton Park, and he also appeared with his married woman Tina, along with Peters and his wife Kathy, in a tv advertisement for the pub industry, urging people to "Await in at the local".^[13]

He continued to play for W Ham and England, earning his 50th cap in a 5–i win over Wales at the end of 1966 in a Dwelling house International match which also doubled up equally a qualifier for the 1968 European Championships. England ultimately reached the semi-finals (the tournament was merely a four-team result) where they played Yugoslavia in Florence and lost 1–0. England, every bit champions, did non have to authorize for the next World Cup, and Moore remained the first proper name on Ramsey's squad canvas, winning his 78th cap prior to the team's flight to Southward America for a short menstruation of distance-acclimatisation, before going on to the finals in Mexico.^[two]

1970 [edit]

The twelvemonth 1970 was a bittersweet, mixed and eventful i for Moore. Retained every bit captain for the 1970 World Cup, there was however heavy disruption to preparations when an attempt was fabricated to implicate Moore in the theft of a bracelet from a jeweller in Bogotá, Republic of colombia, where England were involved in a warm-up game. A young assistant had claimed that Moore had removed the bracelet from the hotel shop without paying for information technology. While Moore had been in the store (having entered with Bobby Charlton to look for a gift for Charlton's wife, Norma), no proof was offered to support the accusations. Moore was arrested and and so released. He then travelled with the England team to play another match against Republic of ecuador in Quito. He played, winning his 80th cap, and England were 2–0 victors, but when the team plane stopped dorsum in Colombia on the render to Mexico, Moore was detained and placed under four days of house abort. Diplomatic pressure, plus the obvious weakness of the evidence, eventually saw the case dropped entirely, and an exonerated Moore returned to United mexican states to rejoin the squad and prepare for the World Cup. He received a guard of honour from his squad when he arrived at the team hotel.^[2]

By common consent, Bobby Moore's greatest game was the fabled 1970 World Cup group match against Brazil in Guadalajara. To crown it all of course is "that tackle by Moore" celebrated in song ["3 Lions"] and replayed a 1000000 times since. 1 hundred years from now when anyone asks what fabricated Moore special, it volition be the starting time piece of evidence.

—The Times, "Most famous tackle looked like Superman stopping a train".^[fourteen]

Moore went on to play a leading function in England's progress through their group. On 2 June he captained England to a 1–0 victory against Romania. In the second game confronting favourites Brazil, there was a defining moment for Moore when he tackled Jairzinho with such precision and cleanness that it has been described as the perfect tackle.^[15] It continues to be shown on tv effectually the world.^{[15] [16]} Brazil notwithstanding won the game one–0, but England progressed through the group. Moore swapped shirts with Pelé after the game.^[15] The shirt was displayed at the National Football Museum in Manchester, courtesy of the Priory Collection.^[17] A 1–0 win over Czechoslovakia allowed England to end 2d in the group and advance to the knockout phase.

At the Quarter Terminal stage, a rematch of the 1966 World Cup against West Germany, England took a 2–0 atomic number 82 simply lost 3–2 in extra time. At the end of the twelvemonth, Moore was voted runner-up (behind Gerd Müller of Westward Germany) for the 1970 European Footballer of the Year award.^[18]

Final years at the acme [edit]

Moore as England's helm before a match against Switzerland

On ten August 1970, Moore received an bearding threat to kidnap his wife and hold her to a £10,000 ransom. This caused him to pull out of pre-flavor friendlies confronting Bristol Metropolis and Bournemouth. However, his services to West Ham were rewarded with a testimonial match against Celtic at the end of 1970.

Although Moore was seen as an icon and a perfect influence on the game, he was not without his faults or controversies. On 7 January 1971, he and 3 West Ham teammates, Jimmy Greaves, Brian Dear and Clyde Best, were all fined by West Ham manager Greenwood later going out drinking in a nightclub until the early hours of the morning prior to an FA Loving cup third round tie confronting Blackpool. The nightclub in Blackpool was owned past Moore'due south friend, boxer Brian London. West Ham lost the tie 4–0. They were all fined a calendar week's wages. Blackpool were the lesser of Division 1 at the fourth dimension, and were relegated at the end of the season. Coincidentally, Moore was featured on TV as the bailiwick on This Is Your Life the night before. Brian Glanville stated that it was not uncommon for Moore to beverage heavily, but he was ofttimes seen training with Westward Ham the next day, working off the booze he had consumed the nighttime before.^[19] On 12 June 1972, he also played for the Greek side Olympiacos, as their captain, in a friendly match against the Brazilian society Corinthians.^[20]

Moore surpassed West Ham's appearances record in 1973 when he played for the club for the 509th fourth dimension. Three days earlier, on Valentine's Twenty-four hours 1973, he won his 100th cap for England in a comprehensive 5–0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park^[21] By this stage, only Peters and Alan Brawl from the 1966 team were likewise nonetheless involved with the England team. Later the aforementioned year, Moore was exposed defensively past Poland in a qualifier for the 1974 World Loving cup in Chorzów, deflecting a free kick past goalkeeper Peter Shilton to put the dwelling side alee, and then losing possession to Wlodzimierz Lubanski, who scored the second.^[22]

Moore's form had dipped enough for Ramsey to choose not to select him for the render game at Wembley which England had to win to qualify. Whatsoever other result would send Poland through. Being replaced past Norman Hunter in defence and Peters every bit the skipper for that lucifer, Moore is understood to accept asked Ramsey if this meant he was no longer required, to which Ramsey replied: "Of course not. I need y'all every bit my captain at the Globe Cup next year." It never happened, as England could merely draw 1–1. During the Wembley match, Hunter attempted to make a tackle but instead trod on the ball and lost it, a similar mistake to Moore's lost possession in Chorzów, which allowed Poland to apace counterattack and score thanks to Shilton'south mistake. Allan Clarke equalised with a penalization, merely England could not score again as goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski blocked numerous English language chances. Moore subsequently told how he sat alongside Ramsey on the bench and kept urging him to make a substitution, just Ramsey was hesitant to do so. When Kevin Hector finally did come on for Martin Chivers after 85 minutes Moore could exist seen on TV yanking down Hector's tracksuit bottoms while Ramsey sat immobile. Moore, later, said to David Miller "yous could 'experience' the minutes escaping. I said to Alf, nosotros demand someone to go through the centre. He just nodded. We couldn't get Kevin out there quick enough. We almost threw him onto the pitch." Hunter was in an comfortless state equally he was led off the pitch by Harold Shepherdson, and by Moore, whose place in the side he had taken. England'due south failure to authorize for the 1974 FIFA World Cup signalled the end of Ramsey'south reign as national team managing director when he was sacked vi months later.^[23]

Moore won his 108th and final cap in the next game, a 1–0 friendly defeat to Italia on xiv November 1973. He became England's near capped player, beating Bobby Charlton's record by ii appearances, and equalled Billy Wright's record of xc appearances as captain. Peter Shilton, David Beckham and Steven Gerrard accept since overtaken the caps record, but the joint captaincy record remains.^[24]

Afterward Due west Ham and England [edit]

He could inappreciably run, couldn't turn, couldn't head a brawl, and had no left pes. Just he was the globe'southward greatest defender. He had a better head on his shoulders than any of the others, and fifty-fifty though he was coming towards the end of his career when he joined Fulham, he was still a groovy role player and a tremendous asset. I call back his offset always pass to me. It was very hard and to my right, so I had to turn sharply to reach information technology. I thought: 'He only passed the brawl 15 yards, so why didn't he pass information technology to my feet?' But as I turned the player marking me was on my left side – and then in fact Bobby had browbeaten him for me. That was the departure.

— John Mitchell on his Fulham teammate Bobby Moore.^[25]

Moore played his terminal game for West Ham in an FA Cup necktie confronting Hereford United in January 1974. He was injured in the match. On 14 March the same yr, he left Westward Ham after more than 15 years, taking with him the club record for appearances (since overtaken by Billy Bonds) and the most international caps for an outfield thespian.

He joined London rivals Fulham, who were in the Second Sectionalization, for £25,000. During Moore's first flavour in that location they defeated Westward Ham in a League Cup necktie then reached the FA Loving cup Final where they faced West Ham once again. This time Fulham lost the game, 2–0, and Moore made his final advent at Wembley every bit a professional player.^[25]

Moore played his final professional game in England for Fulham on 14 May 1977 against Blackburn Rovers. He played for 2 teams in the North American Soccer League – San Antonio Thunder in 1976 (24 games, one goal) and Seattle Sounders in 1978 (7 games). During 1976, in that location was also a last appearance on the international field for Team USA in games against Italy, Brazil and an England team captained by Gerry Francis. This was the UsaA. Bicentennial Loving cup Tournament, which capitalised on NASL and more importantly England and Italy both failing to qualify for the European Championships that year.

In April 1978, he signed his terminal contract equally a professional person player, when he joined Danish side Herning Fremad to promote Danish football's new transition to professional football, playing 9 games for the society earlier he retired.^[26] The following yr, Moore played for Highgate-based club Cracovia for a tour of Malaysia.^[27] In 1983, Moore appeared in viii games for the now-defunct Carolina Lightnin', afterwards injuries left the club without encompass.^[28]

Mail service-football career [edit]

Moore retired from playing professionally in 1978, and had a brusk relatively unsuccessful spell in football management at Eastern AA in Hong Kong, Oxford City and Southend United.

He became manager of Southend United in 1984. In his first full flavour, 1984–85, Southend narrowly avoided having to apply for re-election to the Football game League amongst severe financial difficulties. However, the side was gradually rebuilt and in the 1985–86 season Southend started well and were in the promotion race until the new year before eventually finishing ninth. His successor, David Webb built upon those foundations to win promotion the following year. Moore agreed to serve on the board of the club and held this role until his death.^[29] Moore joined London radio station Capital Gold equally a football analyst and commentator in 1990.^[thirty]

His life after football was eventful and hard, with poor business dealings and his marriage ending. Moore's supporters said that the Football Association could have given a role to him, equally the only Englishman to helm a FIFA Earth Cup winning team or given him an ambassadorial role.^[31]

Moore was a supporter of the Bourgeois Party under Margaret Thatcher.^[32]

Drink-driving [edit]

Moore was fined £150 and banned from driving for 12 months for drink-driving on 12 April 1977, his 36th birthday at Stratford.^[33] On 15 Dec 1983 he was arrested in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire and banned from driving for three years and fined £175 for drinkable-driving on 11 January 1984.^[34]

Illness and death [edit]

Tributes to Bobby Moore outside the Boleyn Ground on vi March 1993

Moore'southward first cancer was in 1964, two years earlier England's showtime Earth Cup win— a diagnosis of testicular cancer, treated by orchidectomy of one; it had not spread.^[35] In April 1991, Moore underwent an performance for suspected colorectal cancer. At the time it was reported as an "emergency breadbasket operation".^[36]

On fourteen Feb 1993, he announced he was suffering from colorectal cancer and liver cancer; by this time it had spread. 3 days later he commentated on an England match confronting San Marino at Wembley, aslope his friend Jonathan Pearce. Moore attended a dinner subsequently the match and made a presentation.^[37] That was to be his last public act; seven days afterward on 24 February, at 6:36 am, he died at the age of 51.^[36]

Moore's grave in the Memorial Gardens, Metropolis of London Cemetery

He was the first member of the England World Cup winning side to dice, the next existence Alan Ball 14 years later. Moore was outlived by the team's trainer, Harold Shepherdson, who died in September 1995, and managing director, Alf Ramsey, who died in April 1999. John Connelly in October 2012, Ron Springett in September 2015, Gerry Byrne in November 2015, Jimmy Armfield in January 2018, Ray Wilson in May 2018, Gordon Banks in February 2019, Martin Peters in December 2019, Peter Bonetti and Norman Hunter in Apr 2020, Jack Charlton in July 2020, Nobby Stiles in October 2020, and Ron Flowers in Nov 2021. Moore's funeral was held on 2 March 1993 at Putney Vale crematorium and his ashes kept in the plot of his begetter, Robert Edward (died 1978) and his mother, Doris Joyce (died 1992) at Metropolis of London Cemetery and Crematorium.^[38]

The starting time West Ham home game afterwards his expiry was on 6 March 1993, confronting Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Boleyn Basis was awash with floral tributes, scarves and other football memorabilia from West Ham fans and those of other clubs. Beau 1966 World Cup winners Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters placed a floral replica of a West Ham shirt, showing Moore'due south number, 6, on the back, on the middle spot before the game. West Ham rested the No. 6 for the game, with the regular No. half dozen, Ian Bishop, wearing No. 12. The game was won by West Ham 3–1: Trevor Morley, Julian Dicks and Matty Holmes every bit to the trio, Steve Bull as to the reply.^[39]

West Ham and Wolves players line-up for a minute's silence for Bobby Moore before their game at the Boleyn Ground on 6 March 1993

His former England teammate, Jack Charlton, on a BBC documentary of Moore's life in and outside of football game,^[40] said of Moore's decease:

Well, I only ever cried over two people, Billy Bremner and Bob... [long interruption] He was a lovely man.

On 28 June 1993, a public service was held in Westminster Abbey, attended past all the other members of the 1966 Earth Cup team. He was only the 2nd sportsman to exist so honoured, the first being West Indies cricketer Sir Frank Worrell.

For many years he delighted supporters of W Ham and was a formidable opponent in the optics of those against whom he played. Simply it is for his appearances for England — xc of them every bit captain — that he volition be chiefly remembered, and supremely for his captaincy of the Globe Cup team of 1966.^[41]

Legacy [edit]

The Bobby Moore Fund is a clemency in the U.k., formed in 1993 past Stephanie Moore, and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) in retentivity of her late husband to heighten money for research into bowel cancer and also public awareness of the illness.^{[42] [43]} A campaign, Make Bobby Proud was initiated in 2013 to fundraise. As of February 2013 the Bobby Moore Fund had raised £eighteen.8m towards bowel cancer inquiry.^[44]

In 1996, comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel used the line "Just I still see that tackle by Moore" in the lyrics to their song "Three Lions", which was the England team's official vocal at the 1996 European Championships, which was adopted by fans rather than the tournament'south official vocal "We're In This Together" by Only Red.^[xiv] It referred to the famous incident with Jairzinho in 1970, and was re-created by Baddiel, Skinner and England left back Stuart Pearce for the video. It was written in the context of a listing of swell England moments of the past as proof that England could win a tournament again.^[14]

Moore was made an inaugural inductee of the English language Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his touch on the English game equally a player. The same twelvemonth he was named in the BBC'south list of the 100 Greatest Britons.^[45] In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Gold Player of England by The Football Clan equally their nearly outstanding player of the by 50 years.^[46]

On 28 April 2003, Prince Andrew equally president of The Football Association unveiled the Globe Cup Sculpture (as well chosen The Champions) in a prominent place well-nigh the Boleyn Ground, at the junction of Barking Road and Green Street. It depicts Moore holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft, on the shoulders of Geoff Hurst and Ray Wilson, together with Martin Peters. The 1 and a half-size bronze was sculpted by Philip Jackson after a famous photo taken just after the 1966 terminal at the erstwhile Wembley. The s depository financial institution at West Ham's ground upward until 2016, the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park, was named the Bobby Moore Stand shortly subsequently Moore'south expiry. When Westward Ham moved to the London Stadium in 2016, a stand at the north end of the stadium was redesignated as the Bobby Moore Stand, and was officially opened as such before a pre-flavour friendly match against Italian side Juventus. The Moore family was represented at the official opening anniversary by Moore'due south grandson, Frederick Moore-Hobbis.

West Ham fans display a mosaic of Moore and half-dozen equally a tribute to Moore twenty years after his death

On Fri 11 May 2007, a statue of Bobby Moore was unveiled past Sir Bobby Charlton outside the archway of the newly reconstructed Wembley Stadium equally the "finishing touch" to the projection, with the stadium officially opening on Saturday nineteen May with the staging of the 2007 FA Cup Final. The twice life-size bronze statue, as well sculpted by Jackson, depicts Moore looking down Wembley Way.^{[47] [48] [49]}

In August 2008 West Ham United officially retired the number 6 shirt equally a mark of respect, 15 years after his death.^[four] On 26 July 2016, Moore became the first footballer to be honoured with an English Heritage Blueish Plaque exterior his home. The plaque was unveiled on a brick wall at Moore's babyhood home in Waverley Gardens, Barking in a anniversary attended past his daughter, Roberta.^[50] In Apr 2017 airline Norwegian announced Moore's image would announced on the tail fin 1 of their Boeing 737-800 shipping.^[51] Moore is i of the company'due south vi "British tail fin heroes", joining Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, children'due south author Roald Dahl, pioneering pilot Amy Johnson, novelist Jane Austen and aviation entrepreneur Freddie Laker.^{[52] [53] [54]} In 2018, Moore was added as an icon to the Ultimate Squad in EA Sports' FIFA video game FIFA 19.^[55]

The Bobby Moore Academy main and secondary schools are located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Newham about to the London Stadium and were founded in 2017. The University is expected to grow to a chapters of 1500 pupils, including a Sixth Form, in 2024.

Quotes [edit]

• "My captain, my leader, my correct-hand man. He was the spirit and the heartbeat of the squad. A cool, computing footballer I could trust with my life. He was the supreme professional, the best I always worked with. Without him England would never have won the Earth Loving cup." Alf Ramsey*^[56]
• "He was my friend too as the greatest defender I e'er played against. The world has lost one of its greatest football players and an honourable admirer." Pelé^[56]
• "Bobby Moore was a real admirer and a true friend." Franz Beckenbauer^[56]
• "Moore was the best defender I accept ever seen." Sir Alex Ferguson^[57]
• "Bobby Moore was the best defender in the history of the game" Franz Beckenbauer^[58]
• "There should exist a law against him. He knows what's happening 20 minutes before everyone else." Jock Stein^[59]
• "Ask me to talk about Bobby Moore the footballer and I will talk for days. Enquire me virtually the man and I will dry upward in a minute." Ron Greenwood^[60]
• "Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. Start Englishman to raise the World Loving cup aloft. Favourite son of London'southward Due east Stop. Finest legend of Westward Ham United. National Treasure. Master of Wembley. Lord of the game. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all fourth dimension." Inscription on the pedestal of the statue at Wembley Stadium.^[48]

Career statistics [edit]

Guild [edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Order	Season	League			FA Cup		League Loving cup		Other		Full
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Due west Ham United	1958–59	First Division	v	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	half-dozen	0
	1959–60		13	0	0	0	0	0	ii[a]	0	fifteen	0
	1960–61		38	1	2	0	2	one	—		42	2
	1961–62		41	3	1	0	2	0	—		44	3
	1962–63		41	3	5	0	ane	0	—		47	iii
	1963–64		37	2	7	0	6	0	—		50	2
	1964–65		28	one	0	0	0	0	8[b] [c]	0	35	1
	1965–66		37	0	iv	0	9	ii	vi[c]	0	56	2
	1966–67		40	2	2	0	six	0	—		48	ii
	1967–68		40	iv	3	0	3	0	—		46	4
	1968–69		41	2	3	0	3	0	—		47	two
	1969–seventy		40	0	i	0	2	0	—		43	0
	1970–71		39	2	1	0	two	0	—		42	2
	1971–72		40	ane	4	0	ten	0	—		54	1
	1972–73		42	three	two	0	two	0	—		46	3
	1973–74		22	0	1	0	1	0	one[d]	0	24	0
	Full		544	24	36	0	49	three	18	0	647	27
Fulham	1973–74	2d Segmentation	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	1974–75		41	0	12	0	3	0	—		54	0
	1975–76		33	0	i	0	3	0	—		37	0
	1976–77		40	0	2	0	5	0	—		47	0
	Full		124	1	15	0	11	0	—		148	1
Career total			668	25	51	0	sixty	3	eighteen	0	795	28

1. ^ ^{a b} Appearances in Southern Professional Floodlit Loving cup
2. ^ Appearance in Charity Shield
3. ^ ^{a b} Appearances in UEFA Loving cup Winners' Cup
4. ^ Appearance in Texaco Cup

International [edit]

Appearances and goals past national team and year^[61]

National squad	Year	Apps	Goals
England	1962	8	0
	1963	9	0
	1964	ix	0
	1965	nine	0
	1966	15	2
	1967	6	0
	1968	ix	0
	1969	ix	0
	1970	11	0
	1971	seven	0
	1972	vi	0
	1973	10	0
Total		108	2

Scores and results list England's goal tally starting time, score column indicates score after each Moore goal.

List of international goals scored by Bobby Moore^{[61] [62]}

No.	Appointment	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 January 1966	Goodison Park, Liverpool, England	Poland		1–1	Friendly
ii	29 June 1966	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway		6–one	Friendly

Honours [edit]

Player [edit]

Due west Ham United

• FA Cup: 1963–64^[63]
• FA Charity Shield: 1964^[64]
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1964–65^[65]

England

• FIFA World Loving cup: 1966
• UEFA Euro 3rd place: 1968

Private [edit]

• Ballon d'Or runner-up: 1970
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1964
• Westward Ham Role player of the Year: 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970
• FIFA Earth Cup All-Star Team: 1966
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 1966
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 1967
• UEFA Euro Squad of the Tournament: 1968
• World Soccer World Xi: 1968, 1969^[66]
• Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
• UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest English language Footballer of the terminal fifty Years (Golden Histrion): 2003
• FIFA World Cup Best Squad: 1994
• FIFA Club of Merit: 1996
• World Team of the 20th Century: 1998
• Number six retired by West Ham: 2008 (posthumous)^[67]
• PFA Histrion of the Century: 2007^[68]
• PFA Team of the Century (1907 to 2007):
  • Team of the Century 1907–1976^[69]
  • Overall Team of the Century^[lxx]
• Globe Soccer Greatest XI of All Time: 2013
• 100 Greatest Britons: 2002
• Football game League 100 Legends
• IFFHS All-fourth dimension Men'southward B Dream Squad: 2021^[71]

In film and television [edit]

Moore appeared in the 1981 film Escape to Victory, as Terry Brady, and in cameo roles, every bit himself, in several episodes of Till Death Do Us Part, including i of its spin-off films The Alf Garnett Saga.

Tina and Bobby, a television drama series about Tina and Bobby Moore's relationship, was circulate on ITV in January 2017, and repeated in August 2020 and June 2021. The part of Bobby Moore is played by Lorne MacFadyen.^[72]

Personal life [edit]

Moore met his first wife, Tina, in 1957. They married on 30 June 1962.^[73] They lived in a house in Chigwell, Essex, that they called "Morlands".^[74] They had a daughter, Roberta, and a son, Dean.

They separated in 1984,^[75] and divorced in 1986.^[76] A relationship developed with Stephanie Parlane (eight years his junior)—they married on 4 December 1991 merely Moore died on 24 February 1993, fourteen+ ane⁄2 months afterwards.^[77]

His son, Dean, died, aged 43, in his apartment on 28 July 2011, attributed to a medical condition and natural causes.^[78]

Moore publicly supported Margaret Thatcher at the 1979 general ballot.^[79]

See also [edit]

• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

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External links [edit]

• Hammers make Moore shirt gesture
• Bobby Moore photos, biography & statistics at sporting-heroes.net
• Bobby Moore Online Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Car
• The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK Official Site
• Bobby Moore: Captain, Leader, Legend.
• "Bobby Moore". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

World Cup winners' biographical stand-out facts
Preceded by Hilderaldo Bellini 28	Youngest captain 25 xxx July 1966 – 25 June 1978	Succeeded by Daniel Passarella (ARG) 25
Preceded past Giuseppe Meazza 1910	Latest-born captain to die 24 February 1993 – 25 October 2016	Succeeded by Carlos Alberto Torres (BRA) 1944
Preceded by Gianpiero Combi 53	Shortest-lived captain 51 24 February 1993 – present	Incumbent

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