1965–66 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham, a United Football Club, managed to reach the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup losing 5–2 on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund.

The previous month West Ham lost the League Cup Final after leading in the first leg, to West Brom.

Bobby Moore managed to lift one trophy later that summer as fellow Hammers Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters secured England's World Cup triumph, with goals against West Germany.

Johnny Byrne was also in Alf Ramsey's 28 man England squad which assembled at Lilleshall on 6 June 1966.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Stoke City 42 15 12 15 65 64 1.016 42
11 Everton 42 15 11 16 56 62 0.903 41 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
12 West Ham United 42 15 9 18 70 83 0.843 39
13 Blackpool 42 14 9 19 55 65 0.846 37
14 Arsenal 42 12 13 17 62 75 0.827 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.

Squad

Number Player Position Eur Apps Eur Gls Lge Apps Lge Gls FAC Apps FAC Gls LC Apps LC Gls Date Signed Previous Club
West Ham United XI 1965–1966
1 England Jim Standen GK 6 37 4 8 1962 Luton
2 England Dennis Burnett RB 2 24 4 1 6 2 1965 Academy
3 England John Charles LB 4 25 7 1 1962 Academy
4 England Eddie Bovington CM 4 31 4 9 1 1960 Academy
5 England Ken Brown CH 6 23 1 3 9 1952 Academy
6 England Bobby Moore (Captain) CH 6 37 4 9 2 1958 Academy
7 England Peter Brabrook RM 6 1 32 8 4 1 8 2 1962 Chelsea
8 England Martin Peters CM 6 3 40 11 4 10 3 1962 Academy
9 England Johnny Byrne CF 5 3 23 9 3 6 5 1961 Crystal Palace
10 England Geoff Hurst (Hammer of the Year) CF 6 2 39 23 4 4 10 11 1959 Academy
11 England John Sissons LM 4 1 36 5 2 1 9 1 1962 Academy
Important Players
3 England Jack Burkett LB 2 19 2 4 4 1962 Academy
2 England Joe Kirkup RB 2 17 1 4 1958 Academy
8 England Ronnie Boyce IR 4 16 2 1 2 1960 Academy
9 England Martin Britt CF 10 3 4 1962 Academy
5 England Dave Bickles M 12(1) 1963 Academy
11 England Brian Dear F 1 7 1 1 1 1962 Academy
8 England Jimmy Bloomfield F 2 9 (1) 2 1 1965 Brentford
Other Players
7 England Peter Bennett RW 7 (1) 1 2 1963 Academy
7 England Harry Redknapp RW 7 1 1965 Academy
1 England Alan Dickie GK 5 2 1961 Academy
11 England Tony Scott LW 2 1959 Academy
3 England Eddie Presland LB 2 1964 Academy
4 England Trevor Dawkins D 2 1964 Academy