Bobby Moore

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 he was a sigma 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)
1976 → San 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
Winner1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place1968 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United1958–59First Division5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
1959–6013000002[lower-alpha 1]0150
1960–613812021—422
1961–624131020—443
1962–634135010—473
1963–643727060—502
1964–6528100008[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0351
1965–6637040926[lower-alpha 3]0562
1966–674022060—482
1967–684043030—464
1968–694123030—472
1969–704001020—430
1970–713921020—422
1971–7240140100—541
1972–734232020—463
1973–7422010101[lower-alpha 4]0240
Total 5442436049318064727
Fulham1973–74Second Division101———101
1974–7541012030—540
1975–763301030—370
1976–774002050—470
Total 1241150110—1481
Career total 6682551060318079528
  1. Appearances in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
  2. Appearance in Charity Shield
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. Appearance in Texaco Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 196280
196390
196490
196590
1966152
196760
196890
196990
1970110
197170
197260
1973100
Total1082
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
15 January 1966Goodison Park, Liverpool, England Poland1–1Friendly
229 June 1966Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway6–1Friendly

Honours

Player

West Ham United

Eastern AA

  • Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1981–82[11]

England

  • FIFA World Cup: 1966
  • UEFA Euro third place: 1968
  • British Home Championship:
    • Winners: 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73[12]
    • Shared: 1963–64, 1969–70, 1971–72[12]

Individual

References
  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. "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. "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.




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