Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore Biography

Birth of Bobby Moore

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

Earns a call up to the England Under-23 squad

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Named the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year

Captains West Ham United to a 3-2 FA Cup final victory over Preston North End.

Skippers West Ham to European Cup Winners Cup victory

BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

Skippers England to World Cup victory.

Awarded the OBE

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.

Wins a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record

Moore plays his last game for West Ham in an FA Cup tie against Hereford United.

Bobby Moore retires from football, with 108 England caps

Moore plays his final professional game in England for Fulham against Blackburn Rovers

Retirement of Bobby Moore from football

Death of Bobby Moore

Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame

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

West Ham United officially retire the number 6 shirt as a mark of respect 15 years after his death