Editing West Ham United F.C. (section)

===Glory years (1961–1986)===
[[Ron Greenwood]] was appointed as Fenton's successor in 1961 and soon led the club to two major trophies, winning the [[1964 FA Cup Final]]. The team was led by the young [[Bobby Moore]]. West Ham also won the [[1965 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|European Cup Winners' Cup]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 May 2012 |title=England managers: How Roy Hodgson's predecessors fared |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-managers-how-roy-hodgsons-predecessors-fared-7703923.html?action=gallery&ino=4 |access-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234500/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-managers-how-roy-hodgsons-predecessors-fared-7703923.html?action=gallery&ino=4 |archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="rg">{{Cite news |date=9 February 2006 |title=Obituary: Ron Greenwood |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/1447218.stm |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> During the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]], key members of the tournament winners [[England national football team|England]] were West Ham players, including the captain, [[Bobby Moore]]; [[Martin Peters]] (who scored in the final); and [[Geoff Hurst]], who scored the first [[hat-trick]] in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] final.<ref name=rg/><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup Hammers |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100531/world-cup-hammers_2236884_2059863 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603135903/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100531/world-cup-hammers_2236884_2059863 |archive-date=3 June 2010 |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C. }}</ref> All three players had come through the youth team at West Ham.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonzo plays tribute |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130222/bonzo-pays-tribute-to-bobby_2236884_3084197 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221506/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20130222/bonzo-pays-tribute-to-bobby_2236884_3084197 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref> [[File:champions statue.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Champions statue on Barking Road]]
There is a "Champions" statue in [[Barking Road]], opposite The [[Boleyn Tavern]], commemorating West Ham's "three sons" who helped win the 1966 World Cup: Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. Also included on the statue is [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]'s [[Ray Wilson (English footballer)|Ray Wilson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2008 |title=Champions Sculpture |url=http://www.newham.com/work/attractions/champions_sculpture/33,10,0,0.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005040852/http://www.newham.com/work/attractions/champions_sculpture/33,10,0,0.html |archive-date=5 October 2013 |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=London Borough of Newham }}</ref>

After a difficult start to the 1974–75 season, Greenwood moved himself "upstairs" to become general manager and, without informing the board, appointed his assistant [[John Lyall]] as team manager.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2006 |title=Former West Ham boss Lyall dies |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4922314.stm |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> The result was instant success – the team scored 20 goals in their first four games and won the FA Cup, becoming the last team to win the FA Cup with an all-English side when they beat Fulham 2–0 in the 1975 final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hammeralelia Wembley special |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120517/hammerabilia-wembley-special_2236884_2774289 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221516/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120517/hammerabilia-wembley-special_2236884_2774289 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C.}}</ref> The Fulham team included two former England [[captain (association football)|captains]], [[Alan Mullery]] and West Ham legend Bobby Moore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hammers nail Fulham |url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/historyofthefacup/1975westhamfulham |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=The FA}}</ref> Lyall then guided West Ham to another [[1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|European Cup Winners' Cup]] final in 1976, though the team lost the match 4–2 to Belgian side [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anderlecht deny European repeat |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20071018/anderlecht-deny-european-repeat_2236895_1328709 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207000829/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20071018/anderlecht-deny-european-repeat_2236895_1328709 |archive-date=7 December 2011 |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C. }}</ref> Greenwood's tenure as general manager lasted less than three years, as he was appointed to manage England in the wake of [[Don Revie]]'s resignation in 1977.<ref name="exitrevie">{{Cite web |title=Ron Greenwood |url=http://www.thefa.com/england/All-Teams/Staff/RonGreenwood |access-date=4 October 2013 |publisher=The Football Association |archive-date=28 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428135031/http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Staff/RonGreenwood }}</ref>

In 1978, West Ham were again relegated to the Second Division, but Lyall was retained as manager and led the team to victory in the [[1980 FA Cup final]] with a 1–0 win against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], the most recent time a team from outside the top flight has won the FA Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bevan |first=Chris |date=1 January 2010 |title=When the Hammers shocked Arsenal |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/8435400.stm |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> They reached the final by defeating Everton in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Ham 1 Everton 1 |url=http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/viewArticle.arc?toDate=1980-04-18&fromDate=1980-04-17&currentPageNumber=1&resultsPerPage=10&sortBy=default&offset=0&viewName=&addFilters=&removeFilters=&addCat=&queryKeywords=Everton&sectionId=1040&currPgSmartSet=1&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1980-04-17-12&articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1980-04-17-12-001&xmlpath=&pubId=17&totalResults=2&addRefineFilters=&removeRefineFilters=&addRefineCat=&next_Page=false&prev_Page=false&date_dd_From=17&date_mm_From=04&date_yyyy_From=1980&date_dd_to_range=18&date_mm_to_range=04&date_yyyy_to_range=1980&date_dd_from_precise=17&date_mm_from_precise=04&date_yyyy_from_precise=1980&isDateSearch=false&dateSearchType=range&refineQuerykeywordText= |access-date=4 October 2013 |website=The Times}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> West Ham were promoted to the First Division in 1981, and finished in the top ten of the First Division for the next three seasons before achieving their highest-ever league finish of third in 1985–86; a group of players which came to be known as [[The Boys of 86]].