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Alan David Taylor (born 14 November 1953 [2]) is an English former professional footballer best known for his goalscoring exploits with West Ham United in their FA Cup success of 1975, culminating in two goals in that season's final.
The final took place on Saturday, 3 May 1975 at Wembley and ended in a victory for West Ham United over Fulham by 2–0. Both goals were scored by Alan Taylor . The attendance was 100,000.
The 1975 FA Cup final was the 94th final of the FA Cup.It took place on 3 May 1975 at Wembley Stadium and was contested by London clubs West Ham United and Fulham.The Fulham team contained two former England captains in former West Ham captain Bobby Moore, making his last appearance at Wembley, [1] and Alan Mullery.
West Ham United recorded a 2–0 victory in the final against a Fulham side including former Upton Park captain Bobby Moore. Both goals were scored by Alan 'Sparrow' Taylor . [ 1 ] West Ham finished in 13th position in the First Division.
3 May 1975: West Ham United win the FA Cup at the end of their first season under the management of John Lyall, beating Fulham 2–0 at Wembley in the final with two goals from Alan Taylor. [23] 11 May 1975: England beat Cyprus 1–0 to move three points clear at the top of their European Championship qualifying group. [15]
West Ham United were unbeaten in their first nine League games of the 1975–76 season and occupied second place in the autumn of 1975. However, in an abrupt downturn in form they collected just eight points and won only one League match after Christmas, leaving them in 18th, only six points away from the relegation places.
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The sole First Division match was a London derby between QPR and West Ham: Alan Taylor scoring the only goal for the Hammers. [7] 31 January 1976: Liverpool thrash West Ham United 4–0 at Upton Park but trail Manchester United by a point at the top of the table. Derby County, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers also remain in contention.