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On This Day – 20th May

Bobby Moore (far left) coming off the field after his England debut

Future World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore made his full England debut on this day back in 1962.

Moore’s debut came in a 4-0 victory away to Peru in a warm-up match ahead of the 1962 World Cup Finals in Chile. All four of England’s goals came in the first half, with Ron Flowers opening the scoring with a penalty after fifteen minutes. Jimmy Greaves then took centre stage and helped himself to a hat-trick.

In all, Bobby Moore would win 108 caps for England, with his last appearance coming in late 1973 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Italy. His crowning moment came in the 1966 World Cup Final when he captained England as they beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to lift the biggest prize in football.

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