On This Day | Hammers host all-star Premiership XI in memory of the late, great Bobby Moore

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Taking a look back at a classic West Ham United moment on this day in history, in association with Heineken...


A year after Bobby Moore's passing, on 7 March 1994, West Ham United hosted an all-star Premiership XI comprised of players from all 22 top-flight clubs in memory of the late, great Hammers and England captain.

The evening also saw Moore's contemporaries invited back to the Boleyn Ground to commemorate their late teammate and friend, including fellow 1966 FIFA World Cup winners Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, as well as 1964 FA Cup heroes John Byrne and Jim Standen, who had flown in from South Africa and the United States respectively.

Ken Brown, Peter Brabrook, Jack Burkett, Brian Dear, Ronnie Boyce, Joe Kirkup, Alan Sealey, John Bond and Eddie Bovington were also on hand to pay tribute to Moore.

A 20,311-strong crowd turned out for the match, which marked the official opening of the new Bobby Moore Stand, and they were rewarded with a 2-1 West Ham victory.

After an immaculately observed minute's silence, the Premiership XI took a 15th-minute lead through former Hammers striker Tony Cottee.

West Ham battled back and were level on 26 minutes when Clive Allen robbed Newcastle United's Barry Venison before finishing past Norwich City goalkeeper Bryan Gunn.

An entertaining and emotional evening was climaxed with 13 minutes remaining when Dutch striker Jeroen Boere headed past Sheffield Wednesday stopper Kevin Pressman to clinch a victory that Moore would no doubt have cheered.

The match raised more than £200,000 for the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research and the Bobby Moore Family Trust.
 

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