1965–66 West Ham United F.C. season explained

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.

Squad

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