England legend left penniless after one bad decision cost him entire career's earnings

Most people only saw one side to Bobby Moore: the daring, courageous and noble World Cup-winning captain for England, who remains the only man to ever captain the Three Lions to a major trophy. But, between hanging up his boots and dying of cancer aged 51 years old in 1991, Moore was considered somewhat of a 'forgotten man' in the football world.

The image of Moore lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966 has become synonymous with the English game. In a way, Moore's legacy is now somewhat of a curse for those who donned the armband after him. Most recently, it's been Harry Kane, but the likes of Steven Gerrard, David Beckham and Stuart Pearce have all tried and failed to end the drought.

History remembers Moore fondly, and rightly so. The last custodian of the gentlemen's game, before the money took hold and football's landscape changed forever. At the time though, the World Cup win of 1966 was seen as somewhat of a taboo.

England failed to qualify for the World Cup twice in the gloomy seventies and as a result, their triumph from the swinging sixties was almost seen as a bit of a fluke. That was something reflected in the nation's coaching set-up, with Moore, alongside several heroes of '66, snubbed for managerial jobs.

Moore's first wife, Tina, opened up about the lack of opportunities her husband had in a 2005 book written by James Corbett. "How could anyone who had Bobby's knowledge and expertise be overlooked in that way? Kids would have looked up to him and learnt things just by his presence. I can just never ever see to this day why it didn't happen," she said.

After an unceremonious exit from his beloved West Ham, where he was never truly welcomed back, Moore spent three years at Fulham, before embarking on a whistlestop tour of clubs in the United States. He did spend time as a coach upon his return to England, albeit briefly, managing Oxford City and Southend United between 1980 and 1986.

Unlike the modern era of bumper wages, signing-on bonuses and lucrative sponsorship deals, Moore hailed from a more modest time. There was no retirement fund for the Barking-born gent to sail away into the sunset with, instead he had to continue working, or risk running out of money.

The bank balance would eventually be drained when he was sued by creditors in a high-profile court case after he was part of a consortium that bought Woolston Hall, an Essex stately home. It's claimed in the Corbett book that the legal fees cost him most of his career earnings.

Stints as a sports editor at tabloid paper Sunday Sport and a local radio pundit in London kept him close to the football community, but not in the manner that he would've hoped for post-retirement. Moore's life would come to a premature end less than 30 years after he helped England to their World Cup triumph.

Even after being diagnosed with cancer though, Moore kept his illness a secret, with the former defender eventually making the news public the day before he appeared as a co-commentator on London's Capital Radio for a qualifier against San Marino at Wembley. A week after his stricken Wembley appearance, Moore died at home, having been abandoned by the game he loved the most.