1965–66 West Ham United F.C. season

1965–66 season of West Ham United

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West Ham, a United Football Club, managed to reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup losing 5–2 on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund.

The previous month West Ham lost the League Cup Final after leading in the first leg, to West Brom.

Bobby Moore managed to lift one trophy later that summer as fellow Hammers Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters secured England's World Cup triumph, with goals against West Germany.

Johnny Byrne was also in Alf Ramsey's 28 man England squad which assembled at Lilleshall on 6 June 1966.

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West Ham United XI 1965–1966
1 |  | Jim Standen | GK  | 6  |  | 37  |  | 4  |  | 8  |  | 1962  | Luton
2 |  | Dennis Burnett | RB  | 2  |  | 24  |  | 4  | 1  | 6  | 2  | 1965  | Academy
3 |  | John Charles | LB  | 4  |  | 25  |  |  |  | 7  | 1  | 1962  | Academy
4 |  | Eddie Bovington | CM  | 4  |  | 31  |  | 4  |  | 9  | 1  | 1960  | Academy
5 |  | Ken Brown | CH  | 6  |  | 23  | 1  | 3  |  | 9  |  | 1952  | Academy
6 |  | Bobby Moore (Captain)  | CH  | 6  |  | 37  |  | 4  |  | 9  | 2  | 1958  | Academy
7 |  | Peter Brabrook | RM  | 6  | 1  | 32  | 8  | 4  | 1  | 8  | 2  | 1962  | Chelsea
8 |  | Martin Peters | CM  | 6  | 3  | 40  | 11  | 4  |  | 10  | 3  | 1962  | Academy
9 |  | Johnny Byrne | CF  | 5  | 3  | 23  | 9  | 3  |  | 6  | 5  | 1961  | Crystal Palace
10 |  | Geoff Hurst (Hammer of the Year)  | CF  | 6  | 2  | 39  | 23  | 4  | 4  | 10  | 11  | 1959  | Academy
11 |  | John Sissons | LM  | 4  | 1  | 36  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 1  | 1962  | Academy
Important Players
3 |  | Jack Burkett | LB  | 2  |  | 19  | 2  | 4  |  | 4  |  | 1962  | Academy
2 |  | Joe Kirkup | RB  | 2  |  | 17  | 1  |  |  | 4  |  | 1958  | Academy
8 |  | Ronnie Boyce | IR  | 4  |  | 16  | 2  | 1  |  | 2  |  | 1960  | Academy
9 |  | Martin Britt | CF  |  |  | 10  | 3  |  |  | 4  |  | 1962  | Academy
5 |  | Dave Bickles | M  |  |  | 12(1)  |  |  |  |  |  | 1963  | Academy
11 |  | Brian Dear | F  | 1  |  | 7  | 1  | 1  |  | 1  |  | 1962  | Academy
8 |  | Jimmy Bloomfield | F  | 2  |  | 9 (1)  |  | 2  | 1  |  |  | 1965  | Brentford
Other Players
7 |  | Peter Bennett | RW  |  |  | 7 (1)  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  | 1963  | Academy
7 |  | Harry Redknapp | RW  |  |  | 7  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1965  | Academy
1 |  | Alan Dickie | GK  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1961  | Academy
11 |  | Tony Scott | LW  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1959  | Academy
3 |  | Eddie Presland | LB  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1964  | Academy
4 |  | Trevor Dawkins | D  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 1964  | Academy

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1965–66 in English football

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Amateur Cup

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Fourth Division)
* League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Southern League
* Athenian League
* Hellenic League
* Midland League
* Northern League
* Spartan League
* Sussex County League
* West Midlands (Regional) League
* Western League
* Yorkshire League

European competitions|

* European Cup
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup (Final)

Related to national team|

* Alf Ramsey
* Home Championship
* 1966 FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* Final

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Northampton Town
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Leyton Orient
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Southampton
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Swansea Town
* Swindon Town
* Walsall
* Watford
* Workington
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Barnsley
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham

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