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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.
Season League FA Cup EFL Cup [a] Europe / Other Top goalscorer(s) [b] Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals 1895–96: 1Q West Ham Charity Cup: W: George Gresham: 10 1896–97: LL: 12 7 2 3 17 17 16 2nd 1Q West Ham Charity Cup RU George Gresham: 2 1897–98: 16 12 3 1 47 15 27 1st: 2Q George Gresham: 12 1898–99: SL Div 2: 22 19 1 2 ...
3 May 1975: West Ham United win the FA Cup at the end of their first season under the management of John Lyall, beating Fulham 2–0 at Wembley in the final with two goals from Alan Taylor. [ 23 ] 11 May 1975: England beat Cyprus 1–0 to move three points clear at the top of their European Championship qualifying group.
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.
The 1974–75 FA Cup was the 94th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Ham United won the competition, beating Second Division side Fulham 2–0 in the final at Wembley , London.
West Ham's captain Bobby Moore, who had been dropped the previous autumn, played his last match for the first team in the first FA Cup match against Hereford before moving to Fulham. [2] The 1973–74 season was also Ron Greenwood 's last full season as West Ham's manager.
Chelsea signed Sissons for £70,000 from Norwich in August 1974. [6] He made his debut on 17 August 1974 in a 2–0 home defeat by Carlisle United . He made 11 appearances during the 1974–75 season but failed to establish himself in a struggling Chelsea side who were relegated at the end of the season.
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 ...