West Ham captain and manager who held the club record for appearances and was voted by fans as the team’s greatest player
The footballer Billy Bonds, who has died aged 79, captained West Ham to two FA Cup final victories – in 1975 and 1980 – during a 21-year period at Upton Park in which he made a club record 799 appearances.
Voted by the fans as West Ham’s greatest ever player, ahead even of Bobby Moore, he also skippered the team to the finals of the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1976 and the League Cup in 1981, although on both occasions on the losing side.
Continue reading…West Ham captain and manager who held the club record for appearances and was voted by fans as the team’s greatest playerThe footballer Billy Bonds, who has died aged 79, captained West Ham to two FA Cup final victories – in 1975 and 1980 – during a 21-year period at Upton Park in which he made a club record 799 appearances.Voted by the fans as West Ham’s greatest ever player, ahead even of Bobby Moore, he also skippered the team to the finals of the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1976 and the League Cup in 1981, although on both occasions on the losing side. Continue reading…
