1964 FA Cup final

1964 FA Cup final
Event	1963–64 FA Cup
Date	2 May 1964
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Arthur Holland (Barnsley)
Attendance	90,000
	← 1963 1965 →

Last updated May 26, 2024

The 1964 FA Cup final was the 83rd final of the FA Cup. It took place on 2 May 1964 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between West Ham United and Preston North End.

West Ham, captained by Bobby Moore and managed by Ron Greenwood, won the match 3–2 to win the FA Cup for the first time. Second Division Preston led twice through Doug Holden and Alex Dawson respectively, with John Sissons and Geoff Hurst equalising for West Ham. Ronnie Boyce then scored the winner for the London club in the 90th minute.^[2]

Preston's Howard Kendall became the youngest player to play in a Wembley FA Cup Final, aged 17 years and 345 days.^[3] He retained this record until Paul Allen played in the 1980 final for West Ham at the age of 17 years and 256 days.^[4]

Road to Wembley

Preston North End

Round 3: Nottingham Forest 0–0 Preston North End

Replay: Preston North End 1–0 Nottingham Forest

Round 4: Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Preston North End

Replay: Preston North End 2–1 Bolton Wanderers

Round 5: Preston North End 1–0 Carlisle United

Round 6: Oxford United 1–2 Preston North End

Semi-final: Preston North End 2–1 Swansea Town

(at Villa Park)^[5]

West Ham United

Round 3: West Ham United 3–0 Charlton Athletic ^[6]

Round 4: Leyton Orient 1–1 West Ham United^[7]

Replay: West Ham United 3–0 Leyton Orient ^[8]

Round 5: Swindon Town 1–3 West Ham United^[9]

Round 6: West Ham United 3–2 Burnley ^[10]

Semi-final: West Ham United 3–1 Manchester United

(at Hillsborough)^[11]

Match details

2 May 1964

15:00 BST

Preston North End	2–3	West Ham United
Holden 10' Dawson 40'		Sissons 11' Hurst 52' Boyce 90'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Arthur Holland

Preston North End

West Ham United



GK	1	Alan Kelly
RB	2	George Ross
LB	3	Jim Smith
RH	4	Nobby Lawton (c)
CH	5	Tony Singleton
LH	6	Howard Kendall
OR	7	Dave Wilson
IR	8	Alec Ashworth
CF	9	Alex Dawson
IL	10	Alan Spavin
OL	11	Doug Holden
Manager:
Jimmy Milne



GK	1	Jim Standen
RB	2	John Bond
LB	3	Jack Burkett
RH	4	Eddie Bovington
CH	5	Ken Brown
LH	6	Bobby Moore (c)
OR	7	Peter Brabrook
IR	8	Ronnie Boyce
CF	9	Johnny Byrne
IL	10	Geoff Hurst
OL	11	John Sissons
Manager:
Ron Greenwood

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↑ "1964 - West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
↑ Robert Galvin (2008). The Football Hall of Fame: The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Footballing Legends of All Time. Anova Books. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-1-906032-46-3.
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[1] "English FA Cup 1963–1964 : Final". Statto. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

[West_Ham_United_F.C.-2] "1964 - West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

[Galvin2008-3] Robert Galvin (2008). The Football Hall of Fame: The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Footballing Legends of All Time. Anova Books. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-1-906032-46-3.

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[5] "Swansea Town v Preston North End: FA Cup Semi-final (1964)". Scfheritage.wordpress.com. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[6] "Game played 4 January 1964". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[7] "Game played 25 January 1964". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[8] "Game played 29 January 1964". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[9] "Game played on 15 Feb 1964". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[10] "Game played on 29 Feb 1964". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[11] West Ham v Man Utd. British Pathe. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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