Anniversary
Name: Noel Cantwell
Date of birth: 28 February 1932
Clubs: Western Rovers, Cork Athletic, West Ham United, Manchester United
Noel Cantwell was born in Cork on 28 February 1932 and spent the early part of his career playing in his homeland for Western Rovers and Cork Athletic.
He moved across the irish Sea aged 20 to link up with the Hammers and he was selected as part of the London XI to play in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (later to become the UEFA Cup) in 1958.
The same year he skippered West Ham United to the Division Two title, restoring the Hammers' top flight status after a near-30 year absence.
After 248 league appearances and 11 goals, Cantwell joined Manchester United in 1960, winning the league title in both 1965 and 1967.
Capped 36 times by Ireland, he went on to manage Coventry City and Peterborough United in England, and New England Tea Men across the Atlantic. He sadly died in 2005 at the age of 73.
Classic match
West Ham United 1-0 Cardiff City
Division One
28 February 2004
Bobby Zamora netted the second goal of his West Ham United career to see the Hammers past a resilient Cardiff side at the Boleyn Ground.
The striker had joined the Club in the January transfer window as part of Jermian Defoe's switch to Tottenham Hotspur, and had found the net on his debut against Bradford City.
Zamora struck with 73 minutes on the clock, placing his effort past current West Ham goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson to give the Hammers all three points.
Complete record - 28 February
2004 West Ham United 1-0 Cardiff City (Division One)
1987 Luton Town 2-1 West Ham United (Division One)
1981 Watford 1-2 West Ham United (Division Two)
1976 Manchester United 4-1 West Ham United (Division One)
1975 West Ham United 0-1 Newcastle United (Division One)
1970 West Ham United 0-0 Southampton (Division One)
1959 Birmingham City 3-0 West Ham United (Division One)
1953 West Ham United 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (Division Two)
1948 West Ham United 0-2 Newcastle United (Division Two)
1931 West Ham United 2-4 Arsenal (Division One)
1925 Burnley 5-4 West Ham United (Division One)
1920 Clapton Orient 1-0 West Ham United (Division Two)
Played 12, Won 2, Drawn 2, Lost 8, Scored 11, Conceded 23