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.
League table
Squad NumberPlayerPositionEur AppsEur GlsLge AppsLge GlsFAC AppsFAC GlsLC AppsLC GlsDate signedPrevious clubWest Ham United XI 1965–19661Jim StandenGK637481962Luton2Dennis BurnettRB22441621965Academy3John CharlesLB425711962Academy4Eddie BovingtonCM4314911960Academy5Ken BrownCH6231391952Academy6Bobby Moore (Captain)CH6374921958Academy7Peter BrabrookRM6132841821962Chelsea8Martin PetersCM63401141031962Academy9Johnny ByrneCF532393651961Crystal Palace10Geoff Hurst (Hammer of the Year)CF6239234410111959Academy11John SissonsLM4136521911962AcademyImportant Players3Jack BurkettLB2192441962Academy2Joe KirkupRB217141958Academy8Ronnie BoyceIR4162121960Academy9Martin BrittCF10341962Academy5Dave BicklesM12(1)1963Academy11Brian DearF171111962Academy8Jimmy BloomfieldF29 (1)211965BrentfordOther Players7Peter BennettRW7 (1)121963Academy7Harry RedknappRW711965Academy1Alan DickieGK521961Academy11Tony ScottLW21959Academy3Eddie PreslandLB21964Academy4Trevor DawkinsD21964Academy
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