Classic match
West Ham United 8-0 Sunderland
First Division
19 October 1968
Geoff Hurst ran riot against The Black Cats, netting an incredible double hat-trick as the Hammers recorded a huge win on this day 47 years ago.
Hurst stole the show with six goals of his own but Trevor Brooking and Bobby Moore also managed to get their names on the scoresheet. The 8-0 victory remains the Hammers' record league win, alongside another 8-0 triumph over Rotherham United ten years previously.
The striker's haul helped to take him to an impressive 31 goals by the end of the season as he helped fire West Ham to an eighth place finish whilst Sunderland were well below them finishing 17th.
Complete record - 19 October
1929 Manchester City 4-3 West Ham United (Division One)
1935 Plymouth Argyle 4-1 West Ham United (Division Two)
1946 West Ham United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Division Two)
1957 West Ham United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (Division Two)
1963 West Ham United 4-2 Everton (Division One)
1968 West Ham United 8-0 Sunderland (Division One)
1974 West Ham United 1-0 Ipswich Town (Division One)
1985 West Ham United 4-1 Aston Villa (Division One)
1991 Oldham Athletic 2-2 West Ham United (Division One)
1996 West Ham United 1-0 Leicester City (Premier League)
2002 Sunderland 0-1 West Ham United (Premier League)
2004 West Ham United 2-0 Stoke City (Championship)
2008 Hull City 1-0 West Ham United (Premier League)
2013 West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City (Premier League)
Played 14, Won 7, Drawn 3, Lost 4, Scored 31, Conceded 20