West Ham legend Bobby Moore will line up in defence for the FA Cup Team of Heroes.
By Tony Stevens. Tuesday, 09 May 2006.
Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Final we reveal the lineup of The FA Cup 'Team of Heroes' as voted for by you the fans.
The competition began to commemorate the incredible contribution of the players in 125 years - and after more than 10,000 votes we have our team.
Our search began in earnest in December and gave the top 125 ranked FA Cup clubs their chance to nominate their five Cup legends - one keeper, one defender, one midfielder, one forward and a manager
From the nominations our panel of specialists narrowed them down to a shortlist of 125 - with 25 for each position. We then put it down to you, the fans.
You voted for your own Team of Heroes from our final list in a 4-3-3 formation and now it is time for all those who voted to find out if their choice matches that of the the overall poll.
At the heart of the defence is Bobby Moore who will forever be remembered by West Ham fans for leading the club to their first major honour at Wembley in 1964.
The east London club beat Preston North End 3-2 in an epic FA Cup Final, and the achievement was even greater for Moore who had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in the same year.
It was the dawn of the most incredible two years of a professional's life, because Moore was to then lead the club back to Wembley to capture the European Cup Winners' Cup against 1860 Munich the following season.
And then came the defender's defining moment - lifting the 1966 World Cup with England again in the shadow of the great stadium's Twin Towers.
These successes all came within eight years of Moore making his West Ham debut in 1958, but he nonetheless had to wait another 11 years from 1964 for a second FA Cup Final appearance.
Again, it was an incredible feat, as he helped Second Division Fulham to their first ever match at Wembley, and it could not have been scripted better as he was to face his beloved West Ham.
Moore's romance with the competition was to end in a 2-0 defeat, but he still continued to play for the west London club until 1977.
Although he was never to grace the Wembley turf again, Moore's football career will forever be celebrated for the Cup memories he gave to the fans of two London clubs - and of course the joy he brought to a nation in 1966.
Stay with TheFA.com as we reveal the rest of our team, continuing tomorrow with the midfielders.