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West Ham United recorded a 2–0 victory in the final against a Fulham side including former Upton Park captain Bobby Moore. Both goals were scored by Alan 'Sparrow' Taylor . [ 1 ] West Ham finished in 13th position in the First Division.
West Ham United were unbeaten in their first nine League games of the 1975–76 season and occupied second place in the autumn of 1975. However, in an abrupt downturn in form they collected just eight points and won only one League match after Christmas, leaving them in 18th, only six points away from the relegation places.
At the end of 1974, West Ham manager John Lyall signed Taylor for £40,000. [5] [6] He was able to play in West Ham's FA Cup campaign when they joined the competition at the third round stage in January 1975, even though Rochdale's lower league status meant that they had started two rounds earlier. Taylor had been injured during Rochdale's FA ...
The 1975 FA Cup final was the 94th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 3 May 1975 at Wembley Stadium and was contested by London clubs West Ham United and Fulham . The Fulham team contained two former England captains in former West Ham captain Bobby Moore , making his last appearance at Wembley, [ 1 ] and Alan Mullery .
Rank Nat. Player West Ham Career Total Goals 1: Vic Watson: 1920–1935 326 2: Geoff Hurst: 1959–1972 252 3: John Dick: 1953–1962 166 Jimmy Ruffell: 1921–1937
Taylor joined West Ham United in October 1970 and was a member of the team that won the FA Cup in 1975. In 1977, he played for Team Hawaii of North American Soccer League from May to August of this year on loan from West Ham. [2] He returned to Orient in 1979 after losing his place in the Hammers side to Alvin Martin. He played a total of 396 ...
John Joseph Byrne was born in West Horsley, Surrey, to Irish immigrants on 13 May 1939 [3] and he attended nearby Howard of Effingham School [4] As a youth player he represented Epsom Town and Guildford City Youth, though it was his schoolteacher Vincent Blore, [5] a former Crystal Palace and West Ham United player, who alerted Crystal Palace manager Cyril Spiers to Byrne's talents. [6]
Clyde Cyril Best OBE (born 24 February 1951) is a Bermudian former football player. He was one of the first black players in First Division football in England, scoring 47 goals as a striker for West Ham United between 1968 and 1976.