West Ham United F.C. season 1979-80
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A Second Division West Ham side beat an Arsenal side that had been in the previous two FA Cup Finals, had just finished 4th in the First Division and who were overwhelming favourites to win.
Winning the Cup for the third time, West Ham Manager John Lyall, tactically outsmarted his Arsenal counterpart Terry Neill by paying a 4-5-1 system, stifling Arsenal's creative midfield that included future West Ham signing Liam Brady and the steely Brian Talbot.
The only goal in the 1-0 victory was scored by Trevor Brooking.
| No. | Player | Position | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | FAC Apps | FAC Gls | LC Apps | LC Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup Final Team | |||||||||||
| 1 |  |
Phil Parkes | GK | 40 | 8 | 8 | 1979 | Queens Park Rangers | |||
| 2 |  |
Ray Stewart | RB | 38 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | August 1979 | Dundee United |
| 3 | |
Frank Lampard | LB | 35(1) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1964 | Academy | ||
| 4 | |
Billy Bonds (Captain) | CD | 34 | 1 | 5 | 9 | May 1967 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 5 | |
Alvin Martin (Hammer of the Year) | CD | 40 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | August 1974 | Academy | |
| 6 | |
Alan Devonshire | LM | 34 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | September 1976 | Southall & Ealing Borough | |
| 7 | |
Paul Allen | RM | 31 | 2 | 7 (1) | 1 | 7 | 1979 | Academy | |
| 8 | |
Stuart Pearson | F | 24(1) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | August 1979 | Manchester United |
| 9 | |
David Cross | CF | 38(1) | 12 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | December 1977 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 10 | |
Trevor Brooking | CM | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | July 1965 | Academy |
| 11 | |
Geoff Pike | CM | 27(4) | 5 | 7 (1) | 1 | 6 | 1 | July 1973 | Academy |
| Important Players | |||||||||||
| 3 | |
Paul Brush | LB | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1977 | Academy | |||
| 11 | |
Jimmy Neighbour | W | 22(1) | 1 | 4 | September 1979 | Norwich | |||
| 6 | |
Pat Holland | M | 21(5) | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | April 1969 | Academy | |
| Other Players | |||||||||||
| 8 | |
Billy Lansdowne | F | 5 (3) | 1 | 4 (1) | 3 | 1978 | Academy | ||
| 11 | |
Nicky Morgan | F | 4 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1978 | Academy | |||
| 8 | |
Dale Banton | F | 2 (2) | 1 | 1979 | Academy | ||||
| 1 | |
Bobby Ferguson | GK | 2 | 1 | 1967 | Kilmarnock | ||||
| 3 | |
Mark Smith | LB | 1 | 1 | 1979 | Academy | ||||
