3rd January 1970 - Boro 2 West Ham 1

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FAC 3rd round  - Boro flashback

1st match of the new decade & could it be any bigger, mouth watering cup tie with one of the capitals biggest teams coming to Teesside & 3 members of the world cup winning team in their ranks, plus Clyde Best, Frank Lampard & Billy Bonds, they had a team to frighten the very best in the 1st division
A crowd of 32,585, our biggest gate of the season & biggest since beating Oxford 4-1 in the final game of the 66/67 season

Boro ran out winners with goals from Hughie Mcllmoyle & a Derrick Downing diving header seasling an unforgettable cup win

Stan Andersons team

Willie Whigham
Gordon Jones
Alex Smith
Frank Spraggon
Bill Gates
Derrick Downing
Joe Laidlaw
George Smith
John Hickton
Hugh McIlmoyle
Willie Maddren

West Ham.
Bobby Ferguson
Bobby Moore
Alan Stephenson
Bobby Howe
Billy Bonds
Frank Lampard
Ronnie Boyce
Martin Peters
John Sissons
Clyde Best
Geoff Hurts