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
Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager fr ...
's 28 man England squad which assembled at Lilleshall on 6 June 1966.
League table
Squad
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1965-66
English football clubs 1965–66 season
1965 sports events in London
1966 sports events in London