Boyce joined West Ham as an apprentice in 1959 and made his first team debut against Millwall in October 1959.  He went on to make 342 appearances for West Ham in all competitions, scoring 29 goals. This included 282 league appearances between 1960 and 1972, in which he scored 21 goals.  He also made 22 FA Cup appearances scoring 5 goals, the most important of which was the winner in the 1964 FA Cup Final.  He was also a member of the 1965 European Cup Winners Cup winning team on 19 May 1965. 

Taylor signed for West Ham on his 21st birthday at the end of 1974 . Taylor scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Arsenal int he 1975 FA Cup q/f, and also scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Ipswich Town in the semi-final replay.  In the final, West Ham played Fulham, and the game was tightly-contested until Taylor stepped in with yet again, two goals which won West Ham the FA Cup.  Taylor made all the headlines as he had scored three consecutive FA Cup braces.

'Bonzo' spent an incredible 21 seasons at Upton Park, amassing nearly 800 appearances for West Ham!  Bonds made his debut for v Sheffield Wednesday at the beginning of the 1967/68 season. After Bobby Moore's departure in 1974 the captaincy was handed to Bonds. Under his captaincy Bonds led 'The Hammers' to two FA Cup triumphs in 1975 & 1980 aswell as the 2nd Division title in 1981.

Brooking's love affair with West Ham began in 1967 and 600+ games later ended in 1984. Brooking neeted over 100 goals from his attacking midfielder role, and his form for 'The Hammers' lead to 47 International caps. He was on eof the most intelligent and cerebral footballers of his generation and followed in the footsteps of previous West Ham Legends - Moore, Hurst & Peters.

In 1968, Manchester United beat Benfica in a 4-1 thriller, making them the first English club to win the tournament.  Goals from Bobby Charlton (2), Best and Kidd secured the memorable victory, which has made the players from the team fan favourites for over 40 years.  The win also marked the culmination of Manchester United's ten years of rebuilding after the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.  Confirmed players are: David Sadler, Alex Stepney, John Aston, Bill Foulkes, Tony Dunne and Pat Crerand.

Dave Mackay signed for Tottenham Hotspur for £32,000 in March 1959. During the 1960s his fierce determination and skill contributed to the team which, under the guidance of manager Bill Nicholson, won the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, further FA Cup victories in 1962 and 1967 (in which he captained his team), and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963. Brian Clough claimed in 2003 that Mackay was Tottenham Hotspur's greatest ever player.

Bobby Smith played for Chelsea (1950-1955), Tottenham Hotspur (1955-1964) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1964-1965), scoring 218 goals in 376 league appearances. He won 15 full international caps and scored 13 goals for England, which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961. He was an integral part of Nicholson's famous  Double winning team of 1960/1961 (scoring in the final), which went onto retain the FA Cup in the 1962 (again, scoring in the Final) and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

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