Bobby Moore

English association football player (1941–1993)

Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English former footballer. He was best known for playing for West Ham United and England national team. He was the captain of England when they won the World Cup in 1966. He played 108 games for England between 1962 and 1973. When he retired, this was a national record. Only Peter Shilton and David Beckham have since played more games for England. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time.[5] He died of colorectal cancer in Wandsworth, London.

Bobby Moore
OBE
Moore in 1969
Personal information
Full name Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore[1]
Date of birth (1941-04-12)12 April 1941[1]
Place of birth Barking, Essex, England
Date of death 24 February 1993(1993-02-24) (aged 51)
Place of death Putney, London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2][3][4]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Barking
1956–1958 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1974 West Ham United 544 (24)
1974–1977 Fulham 124 (1)
1976San Antonio Thunder (loan) 24 (1)
1978 Seattle Sounders 7 (0)
1978 Herning Fremad 9 (0)
1983 Carolina Lightnin' 8 (0)
Total 716 (26)
National team
1960–1962 England U23 9 (2)
1962–1973 England 108 (2)
Teams managed
1980 Oxford City
1981–1982 Eastern AA
1984–1986 Southend United
Honours
Representing  England
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place 1968 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1958–59 First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
1959–60 13 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 15 0
1960–61 38 1 2 0 2 1 42 2
1961–62 41 3 1 0 2 0 44 3
1962–63 41 3 5 0 1 0 47 3
1963–64 37 2 7 0 6 0 50 2
1964–65 28 1 0 0 0 0 8[b][c] 0 35 1
1965–66 37 0 4 0 9 2 6[c] 0 56 2
1966–67 40 2 2 0 6 0 48 2
1967–68 40 4 3 0 3 0 46 4
1968–69 41 2 3 0 3 0 47 2
1969–70 40 0 1 0 2 0 43 0
1970–71 39 2 1 0 2 0 42 2
1971–72 40 1 4 0 10 0 54 1
1972–73 42 3 2 0 2 0 46 3
1973–74 22 0 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 24 0
Total 544 24 36 0 49 3 18 0 647 27
Fulham 1973–74 Second Division 10 1 10 1
1974–75 41 0 12 0 3 0 54 0
1975–76 33 0 1 0 3 0 37 0
1976–77 40 0 2 0 5 0 47 0
Total 124 1 15 0 11 0 148 1
Career total 668 25 51 0 60 3 18 0 795 28
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
  2. Appearance in Charity Shield
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. Appearance in Texaco Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1962 8 0
1963 9 0
1964 9 0
1965 9 0
1966 15 2
1967 6 0
1968 9 0
1969 9 0
1970 11 0
1971 7 0
1972 6 0
1973 10 0
Total 108 2
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moore goal.
List of international goals scored by Bobby Moore[6][7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 January 1966 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England   Poland 1–1 Friendly
2 29 June 1966 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Norway 6–1 Friendly

Honours

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Player

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West Ham United

Eastern AA

England

Individual

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 436. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. "Bobby Moore – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. "Bobby Moore". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bobby Moore (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. "Bobby Moore Merchandise".
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
  7. "Bobby Moore". TheFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. "West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2". WHUFC. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. "Liverpool 2-2 West Ham United". LFC History. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. "TSV Munchen 0-2 West Ham, European Cup Winners Cup final 1964-65". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. "When Bobby Moore came to Eastern SC". Asian Football Confederation. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "England: Bobby Moore". England Football Online. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. "1968 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. "ERIC BATTY'S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Retrieved on 13 May 2016
  15. "West Ham to retire number 6 in honour of Bobby Moore". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2020
  16. "Player of the Century: Bobby Moore gets the nod from GMF readers". Give Me Football. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2016. {{cite news}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  17. "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907–1976". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016. {{cite news}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  18. "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  19. "IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 22 May 2021.