Bobby Moore

Bobby Moore

Bobby Moore in 1969
Personal information
Full name	Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore
Date of birth	(1941-04-12)12 April 1941
Place of birth	Barking, Essex, England
Date of death	24 February 1993(1993-02-24) (aged 51)
Place of death	Putney, London, England
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1956–1958	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1974	West Ham United	544	(24)
1974–1977	Fulham	124	(1)
1976	→ San Antonio Thunder	24	(1)
1978	Seattle Sounders	7	(0)
1978	Herning Fremad	9	(0)
1983	Carolina Lightnin'	8	(0)
Total		716	(26)
National team
1962–1973	England	108	(2)
Teams managed
1980	Oxford City
1981–1982	Eastern AA
1984–1986	Southend United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against. Moore is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century.

He won a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This record was later broken by 125-cap goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Moore's total of 108 caps continued as a record for outfield players until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap. Moore was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player. The same year he was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons.

Moore was born in Barking, Essex. He attended Westbury Primary School and Tom Hood School, Leytonstone, playing football for both schools.