The reward was a final against Liverpool and, as it was so near to the end of the season, the first leg of this took place only two days after the semi-final second leg had been completed.
The first game was played at Anfield, with the Reds including future legendary hard man Tommy Smith as captain and running out 3-1 winners. Dryden got West Ham’s goal, but it seemed the Irons' task would be a tough one in the second leg back in east London.
Just a further two days later, only eight days after the semi-final first leg, the Boleyn Ground was the scene for an amazing game of football.
At half-time it looked all over as Liverpool had stretched their aggregate lead to 5-2, but the 13,200 in attendance were treated to a spectacular comeback as the Hammers rallied to score four unanswered goals in the second half to snatch the trophy from Smith's hands!
The star of the show was Martin Britt, who scored four of the goals, all of them headers, with Dawkins adding the other. Britt, who plundered 12 goals in West Ham's run to glory, was presented with the match ball, which he still cherishes today at the age of 79.
Of the team, all except Dryden and Archer went on to make first-team appearances. Britt appeared on 26 occasions, scoring seven goals, before being transferred to Blackburn Rovers but, unfortunately, his career was cut short by serious injury soon afterwards.
However, his four-goal FA Youth Cup final salvo will forever forge a big part of West Ham United history.