A lot of West Ham fans are raving over old footage posted by @whufc_news on Twitter of when the club beat Eintracht Frankfurt in Europe back in 1976.
The Hammers had lost the first leg 2-1 under unlucky circumstances so had it all to do in the second leg. However they managed to overcome the deficit from the first match as they won 3-1, per West Ham United.
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One goal came from Keith Robson, whilst legend Sir Trevor Brooking scored a brace to secure their place in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup.
The latter made 528 appearances for the East London side, spanning over 18 years and scored 88 goals, via Soccerbase.
Although the club would go on to lose the final, the fond memories that fans have of this great comeback are ones that they love to cherish. It goes down as one of the best nights in the history of the club, per West Ham United, as one supporter said: “Great match I was there that night , fantastic atmosphere.”
Here is what some had to say about the game in response to the tweet:
On this day in 1976: West Ham beat Frankfurt 3-1 in the European Cup Winners Cup semi-final (2nd leg) to win the tie 4-3 on aggregate en route to winning the trophy ⚒ pic.twitter.com/C7YqULmmAX
— West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) April 14, 2020
Best game I’ve seen at Upton Park in 55 years ⚒
— Oh_Yeah! (@Oooooooo_Yeah) April 14, 2020
My favourite game ever. As a 17 year old I watched the rain fall all afternoon and told people that Trevor Brooking was at his best on a muddy pitch, then went straight to the ground to watch the maestro at work.
— Ian Gate-Stone (@Ingatestonian4) April 14, 2020
Great match I was there that night , fantastic atmosphere
— Peter Crowe (@petercrowe511) April 14, 2020
3 of the most iconic goals in our history. Sir Trev world class operator 🙏🙏🙏❤
— Matty Webster (@WebsterMatty) April 14, 2020
Our 3rd goal really is a thing of beauty.
— Arnie (@arnie_nederpel) April 14, 2020
I was a 13 year old boy at that game … one of sir trevor brookings finest matches and still my all time favourite Hammer
— essexjimmy (@essexjimmy) April 14, 2020
West Ham fans, was this one of your best European nights? Comment below!
