Bobby Moore- England's Finest.

Bobby Moore was born in Barking on the 12th April 1941. Moore joined West Ham at the age of 15 in 1956 and went on to captain them for over 10 years before leaving for Fulham in 1974. In between Moore made a total of 645 appearances for West Ham scoring 27 times.

Moore captained West Ham to FA Cup triumph in 1964 beating Preston in the final, he picked the FWA Player of the Season award that year. West Ham won the European Cup Winner's Cup the following season in 1965, then the following year 1966 despite scoring in the Final- West Ham lost to West Brow in the League Cup final over two legs. Better thing were to follow that year for Moore and two of his West Ham team-mates.

Moore made his England debut in 1962, and he went on to make 108 appearances, captaining them in 90 of those games (a joint record held with Billy Wright). Moore netted twice for England against Poland & Norway respectively. He captained England in their World Cup triumph in 1966, assisting two goals of Geoff Hurst's hat-trick in England's 4-2 win against West Germany at Wembley. He was voted BBC Sports' Personality of the Year later that year.

Moore played his last England game in 1973 against Italy. He joined Fulham in 1974 and made 123 appearances including a FA Cup final appearance against his old club West Ham. He played out the remainder of his career in the USA with San Antonio & Seattle.

Moore was awarded an OBE in 1967 but was never Knighted. He was Runner Up European Player of the Year in 1970, and later voted in the FIFA All-Time World Cup team & Team of the 20th Century. He died in 1993 at the age of 51.