A silver cigarette box presented by West Ham United to mark the retirement of club stalwart Billy Moore in 1960, hallmarked silver, inscribed PRESENTE

A silver cigarette box presented by West Ham United to mark the retirement of club stalwart Billy Moore in 1960, hallmarked silver, inscribed PRESENTED TO 'BILLY' MOORE ESQ., BY THE DIRECTORS OF WEST HAM UNITED F.C., AS A TOKEN OF THEIR ESTEEM AND APPRECIATION OF HIS LOYAL AND DEVOTED SERVICE BOTH AS A PLAYER AND TRAINER, 1921 - 1960, cedar lined interior, length 16.5cm., 6 1/2in. William (Billy) Moore was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne 6th October 1894. He played amateur football for Seaton Delaval before joining Sunderland in 1913. His professional career was interrupted by the First World War, but he became a regular in the first-team thereafter and scored 11 goals in 45 games for Sunderland before being signed by Syd King at West Ham United. Billy Moore played in the historic first Wembley F.A. Cup final of 1923 and also won an England cap. Billy Moore retired as a player in 1929 having scored 48 goals in 202 games. After a spell as assistant trainer at Upton Park he served as trainer-in-chief from 1932 until his retirement in 1960. Moore lived in Plashet Road and was a regular at West Ham matches up until his death in 1968.