1964 FA Cup final

1964 FA Cup final
Event1963–64 FA Cup
West Ham United Preston North End
3 2
Date2 May 1964[1]
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeArthur Holland (Barnsley)
Attendance90,000
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1965 →

The 1964 FA Cup final was the 83rd final of the FA Cup. It took place on 2 May 1964 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between West Ham United and Preston North End.

West Ham, captained by Bobby Moore and managed by Ron Greenwood, won the match 3–2 to win the FA Cup for the first time. Second Division Preston led twice through Doug Holden and Alex Dawson respectively, with John Sissons and Geoff Hurst equalising for West Ham. Ronnie Boyce then scored the winner for the London club in the 90th minute.[2]

Preston's Howard Kendall became the youngest player to play in a Wembley FA Cup Final, aged 17 years and 345 days.[3] He retained this record until Paul Allen played in the 1980 final for West Ham at the age of 17 years and 256 days.[4]

Ronnie Boyce, scorer of West Ham's winning goal, in 2015.
  1. ^ "English FA Cup 1963–1964 : Final". Statto. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ "1964 - West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. ^ Robert Galvin (2008). The Football Hall of Fame: The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Footballing Legends of All Time. Anova Books. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-1-906032-46-3.
  4. ^ Viner, Brian (29 May 2009). "Howard Kendall: 'This Everton side takes me back to the Eighties'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2018.