MOORE AND MORE FOR FULHAM

Today in 1974, I was into my last term at University, completing a PGCE year, before entering the big world of teaching. England had won a World Cup in 1966, got blown out in 1970 and were trying to qualify in 1974.

The nation's hero from that era, Bobby Moore, on that day, was being fobbed off by West Ham to join Fulham with a few old friends. Alec Stock and Alan Mullery contrived to get Moore along to Craven Cottage along with George Best and Rodney Marsh. All a bit of a show biz eleven! It didn't last for long.

Fulham and Moore, ironically, met in the 1975 FA Cup Final at Wembley, which saw Alan Taylor bag a pair in a Hammers 2-0 win. It was Moore's last win at Wembley.

It took 7 games for Fulham to dispose of Hull City, they then met Nottingham Forest; in the 5th Round it was Everton and then Carlisle Utd, and SEMI-finally  Everton in the semi-final.

It was a remarkable run which no doubt had a lot to do with their "signed on " professionals.
In the end the Fulham team was:
Mellor, Cutbush, Fraser, Muller, Lacy (a London Uni graduate I played against), Moore, Mitchell, Connor, Slough, Barrett, Busby Sub: Lloyd. AN ALL ENGLISH TEAM REACHING THE FINAL, and all their wins ended away from home.
Ref: Pat Partridge