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 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. He died of colorectal cancer in Wandsworth, London.

Bobby Moore
OBE

Moore in 1969
Personal information
Full name	Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore
Date of birth	(1941-04-12)12 April 1941
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)
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 Winner 1966 England UEFA European Championship 1968 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
		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	0	6	0
	1959–60		13	0	0	0	0	0	2	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	0	35	1
	1965–66		37	0	4	0	9	2	6	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	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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

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

Player

West Ham United

• FA Cup: 1963–64
• FA Charity Shield: 1964
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1964–65

Eastern AA

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1981–82

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
  • Shared: 1963–64, 1969–70, 1971–72

Individual

• Ballon d'Or runner-up: 1970
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1964
• West Ham Player of the Year: 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 1966
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 1967
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1968
• World Soccer World XI: 1968, 1969
• Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
• UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest English Footballer of the last 50 Years (Golden Player): 2003
• FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1994
• FIFA Order of Merit: 1996
• World Team of the 20th Century: 1998
• Number 6 retired by West Ham: 2008 (posthumous)
• PFA Player of the Century: 2007
• PFA Team of the Century (1907 to 2007):
  • Team of the Century 1907–1976
  • Overall Team of the Century
• World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time: 2013
• 100 Greatest Britons: 2002
• Football League 100 Legends
• IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021