 Ron Greenwood was appointed as Fenton 's successor in 1961 and soon led the club to two major trophies , winning the FA Cup in 1964 . The team was led by the young Bobby Moore . They also won the European Cup Winners ' Cup . During the 1966 FIFA World Cup , key members of the tournament winners England were West Ham players , including the captain , Bobby Moore ; Martin Peters ( who scored in the final ) ; and Geoff Hurst , who scored the first , and only , hat @-@ trick in a men 's World Cup final . All three players had come through the youth team at West Ham . 
