1963–64 West Ham United F.C. season
West Ham won the FA Cup Final for the first time, coming from behind to beat Preston North End 3–2. The goals were scored by John Sissons, Geoff Hurst and Ronnie Boyce.[1]
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | 43 | |
13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 41 | |
14 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
15 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 39 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 39 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Squad
[edit]Number | Player | Position | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | FAC Apps | FAC Gls | LC Apps | LC Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club | |
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FA Cup Final Team | |||||||||||
1 | Jim Standen | GK | 39 | 7 | 7 | 1962 | Luton | ||||
2 | John Bond | RB | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1951 | Amateur | |||
3 | Jack Burkett | LB | 40 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1962 | Academy | |||
4 | Eddie Bovington | RH | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1960 | Academy | ||||
5 | Ken Brown | CH | 36 | 7 | 6 | 1952 | Academy | ||||
6 | Bobby Moore (Captain) | LH | 37 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1958 | Academy | |||
7 | Peter Brabrook | OR | 38 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1962 | Chelsea | |
8 | Ronnie Boyce | IR | 41 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1960 | Academy | |
9 | Johnny Byrne (Hammer of the Year) | CF | 33 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | Crystal Palace | |
10 | Geoff Hurst | IL | 37 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1959 | Academy | |
11 | John Sissons | OL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1962 | Academy | ||
Important Players | |||||||||||
4 | Martin Peters | RH | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1962 | Academy | ||||
7 | Alan Sealey | OR | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1961 | Leyton Orient | |||
2 | Joe Kirkup | RB | 18 | 1 | 1958 | Academy | |||||
Other Players | |||||||||||
11 | Tony Scott | OL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1959 | Academy | ||||
9 | Martin Britt | CF | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1962 | Academy | |||
10 | Roger Hugo | F | 3 | 2 | 1964 | Academy | |||||
11 | Brian Dear | OL | 3 | 1962 | Academy | ||||||
1 | Alan Dickie | GK | 3 | 1961 | Academy | ||||||
5 | Dave Bickles | CH | 2 | 1 | 1963 | Academy | |||||
4 | John Charles | HB | 2 | 1962 | Academy | ||||||
8 | Peter Bennett | IR | 1 | 1963 | Academy |
References
[edit]- ^ "FA Cup magic is still alive, despite tactical squad decisions - Hurst". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.