Birth of Bobby Moore
Birth of Bobby Moore
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore Biography and Timeline
Follow Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore through 25 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1941–2008Years on this page
1941
1958
Debut
Moore joins West Ham United as a player in 1956, and after advancing through their youth set-up and played his first game on 8 September 1958 against Manchester United
1960
Debut
Earns a call up to the England Under-23 squad
1962
Debut
Moore was uncapped as he flew to South America with the rest of the squad, but made his debut on 20 May 1962 in Englands final pre-tournament friendly - a 4-0 win over Peru in Lima
Pre-World Cup England Debut
was uncapped as he flew to South America with the rest of the squad, but made his debut on 20 May 1962 in Englands final pre-tournament friendly - a 4-0 win over Peru in Lima.
World Cup Quarter-Final Run
Proved so impressive that Moore stays in the team for the whole of Englands participation in the World Cup, which ended in defeat by eventual winners Brazil in the quarter finals at Vica del Mar. Moore.
Debut
His form and impact on West Ham as a whole earned him a late call-up to the full England squad by Walter Winterbottom and the Football Association selection committee
Election
His form and impact on West Ham as a whole earned him a late call-up to the full England squad by Walter Winterbottom and the Football Association selection committee
1963
Captain
22-year-old Moore captains his country for the first time in just his 12th appearance after the retirement of Johnny Haynes and an injury to his successor, Jimmy Armfield
1964
FA Cup Winning Captain
Captains West Ham United to a 3-2 FA Cup final victory over Preston North End.
Footballer of the Year
Named the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year
1965
Cup Winners Cup
Skippers West Ham to European Cup Winners Cup victory
1966
Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality Of The Year
World Cup
Skippers England to World Cup victory.
1967
OBE
Awarded the OBE
1970
World Cup
Named as captain for the 1970 World Cup but there was heavy disruption to preparations when an attempt was made to implicate Moore in the theft of a bracelet from a jeweller in Bogot , Colombia.
1973
Caps
Wins a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record
1974
Retirement
Moore plays his last game for West Ham in an FA Cup tie against Hereford United.
1977
Debut
Moore plays his final professional game in England for Fulham against Blackburn Rovers
Retirement
Retirement of Bobby Moore from football
Retirement
Bobby Moore retires from football, with 108 England caps
1993
Death of Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore
Death of Bobby Moore
2002
Football Hall of Fame
Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame
2007
Sculpture
The Bobby Moore Sculpture is unveiled by Sir Bobby Charlton outside the entrance of the newly reconstructed Wembley Stadium as the "finishing touch" to the project
2008
West Ham United
West Ham United officially retire the number 6 shirt as a mark of respect 15 years after his death
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.