This Day in History: 2023-01-23

Nr. 388

BOBBY MOORE MADE ENGLAND CAPTAIN (1963)

On only his 12th appearance for his country Bobby Moore was handed the captain’s armband for England’s game against Czechoslovakia in Bratislava on 29 May 1963. The West Ham defender was deputizing for the injured Jimmy Armfield and then replaced him on a permanent basis the following summer. Moore would captain England a total of 90 times, a record he shares with Billy Wright, and then led the team to World Cup glory in 1966. He won 108 caps in all before he retired from international football in November 1973.

Moore was permanently appointed England skipper aged just 23 after a series of international friendlies in the summer of 1964.