It might have been his premature death, or the freak injury effectively ending his career within a few weeks of its finest hour, or simply the star quality of his teammates.
Whatever the reason, the modest hero whose goals clinched West Ham’s only European trophy to date is too easily forgotten, although it is worth remembering Alan Sealey as David Moyes leads his team into the Europa Conference final against Fiorentina.
Sealey scored twice inside two minutes at Wembley in May 1965 to see off the challenge of 1860 Munich, who would be champions of West Germany by the end of the following season.