FC Magdeburg were West Ham's opponents in the quarter-finals. In a game refereed by future 1966 FIFA World Cup Final linesman Tofiq Bahramov, Martin Peters scored twice for West Ham with an own goal by Eddie Bovington and an 80th penalty by Kostas Polychroniou for Olympiakos. In the first leg at the Boleyn Ground, West Ham won 4–0 with goals from Johnny Byrne, Peter Brabrook and two from Geoff Hurst. In the second round, they played Greek side Olympiacos. Īs the holders, they received a bye in the first round. SeasonĪfter winning the previous season's Cup Winners' Cup West Ham began another campaign in the same competition losing in the semi-final to eventual winners, Borussia Dortmund. Manager Greenwood, in his 1984 book Yours Sincerely, noted the significant roles played by Sealey, Dear and Bobby Moore in the final but also praised West Ham's defence, particularly the efforts of goalkeeper Jim Standen and defender Jack Burkett. Alan Sealey scored in the 69th and 71st minute, the first from an "impossible angle" and the second after Bobby Moore's free-kick was not cleared by the Munich defence. It has been described as "West Ham's greatest moment". The final against West German side 1860 Munich was played at Wembley on in front of 100,000 spectators. Zaragoza were denied three penalty appeals and blamed the referee for their defeat. The second leg in Spain finished as a 1–1 draw with goals from Sissons and Zaragoza's Carlos Lapetra. They attempted to defend their lead in the second half by playing nine in defence but conceded a 55th goal scored by Canário. In the first leg in London, West Ham scored two first-half goals through Dear and Byrne.
The semi-finals saw West Ham play Spanish side Zaragoza. The Lausanne goals were scored by Pierre Kerkhoffs, Hertig and Norbert Eschmann. Two goals from Dear, one from Peters and an own goal from Lausanne's Ely Tacchella gave West Ham an aggregate 6–4 win. The second leg, described as a "thrilling cup-tie" took place at the Boleyn Ground on 23 March 1965. In the first leg in Switzerland, Brian Dear, playing in his first European game scored the first goal, Byrne the second before Lausanne scored in the 80th minute through Robert Hosp. The quarter-finals matched West Ham against Swiss side Lausanne. In the second leg, on 9 December 1964, Sissons put West Ham 3–0 up on aggregate only for Prague's Gustáv Mráz to score two late goals to finish the tie 3–2 in favour of West Ham. The match was decided in the second half by a 25-yard shot from full-back, John Bond, his first for three years and Alan Sealey, who scored after his shot had hit the post. The first leg on 25 November contained considerable time-wasting by the Czechs including four times when the ball was kicked clean out of the ground. Ronnie Boyce, scorer of West Ham's first European goal Two goals from Alan Sealey saw West Ham win the competition against West German side 1860 Munich before a crowd of 100,000 at Wembley on. 1964–65 Cup Winners Cup Īfter winning the previous season's FA Cup, manager Ron Greenwood led West Ham into their first European campaign.
In the early 1960s, West Ham travelled abroad to play frequently with matches in Costa Rica, Sweden, Rhodesia, Ghana, the United States, Austria and West Germany. The club subsequently embarked on tours to continental Europe frequently during the 1920s and 1930s, recording a 6–0 victory against Ajax in May 1929. In 1924, West Ham were the first club to visit Germany following the culmination of World War I, playing Köln, Waldhof Mannheim, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg. West Ham United first travelled into Europe to play football in 1921 when manager Syd King took the team to Spain where they played games against Real Madrid, Celta de Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo de La Coruña.
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