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Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore

Explore 25 football history records associated with Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, arranged by year, month, day and event. Entries may concern different clubs or national teams during the person’s career.

Historical events

1941 April 12th

Birth of Bobby Moore

Birth of Bobby Moore

Great Britain
1958 September 8th

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

Great Britain
1960

Debut

Earns a call up to the England Under-23 squad

Great Britain
1962

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

Great Britain
1962

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

Great Britain
1962 May 20th

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

Great Britain
1962 May 20th

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.

Great Britain
1962 May 20th

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.

Great Britain
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

Great Britain
1964

Footballer of the Year

Named the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year

Great Britain
1964 May 2nd

FA Cup Winning Captain

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

Great Britain · Wembley
1965

Cup Winners Cup

Skippers West Ham to European Cup Winners Cup victory

Great Britain · Wembley
1966

Sports Personality of the Year

BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

Great Britain
1966

World Cup

Skippers England to World Cup victory.

Great Britain · London
1967

OBE

Awarded the OBE

Great Britain
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.

Great Britain
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

Great Britain
1974 January

Retirement

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

Great Britain
1977

Retirement

Bobby Moore retires from football, with 108 England caps

Great Britain
1977 May 14th

Debut

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

Great Britain
1977 May 14th

Retirement

Retirement of Bobby Moore from football

Great Britain · West Ham
1993 March 24th

Death of Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore

Death of Bobby Moore

Great Britain
2002

Football Hall of Fame

Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame

Great Britain
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

Great Britain
2008 August

West Ham United

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

Great Britain