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Full name West Ham United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Hammers
The Irons
Diss Irons
Short name West Ham
Founded 29 June 1895, as Thames Ironworks
5 July 1900, as West Ham United
Ground London Stadium
(Capacity: 62,500)
Owner Flag of Wales David Sullivan (38.8%)
Flag of Czech Republic Daniel Křetínský (27%)
Flag of England Vanessa Gold (25.1%)
Flag of United States J. Albert Smith (8%)
Flag of ? Other investors (1.1%)
Chairman Flag of Wales David Sullivan
Flag of England Vanessa Gold
Manager Flag of Spain Julen Lopetegui
Current League Premier League 
2023–24 Premier League, 9th
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West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stratford, East London. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club play at the London Stadium, having moved from their former home the Boleyn Ground in 2016.

The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. They moved to the Boleyn Ground in 1904, which remained their home ground for more than a century. The team initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the Football League in 1919. They were promoted to the top flight in 1923, when they were also losing finalists in the first FA Cup Final held at Wembley. In 1940, the club won the inaugural Football League War Cup.

West Ham have been winners of the FA Cup three times; in 1964, 1975 and 1980, and have also been runners-up twice; in 1923 and 2006. The club have reached two major European finals, winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965 and finishing runners-up in the same competition in 1976. West Ham also won the Intertoto Cup in 1999. They are one of eight clubs never to have fallen below the second tier of English football, spending 62 of 94 league seasons in the top flight, up to and including the 2019-20 season. The club's highest league position to date came in 1985–86, when they achieved third place in the then First Division.

Three West Ham players were members of the 1966 World Cup final-winning England team: captain Bobby Moore and goalscorers Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Millwall. West Ham adopted their claret and sky blue colour scheme in the early 1900's, with the most common iteration of a claret shirt and sky blue sleeves first emerging in 1904.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 30 August 2024
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Flag of Poland Łukasz Fabiański
3 DF Flag of England Aaron Cresswell (vice-captain)
4 MF Flag of Spain Carlos Soler (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
5 DF Flag of Czech Republic Vladimír Coufal
7 FW Flag of Netherlands Crysencio Summerville
9 FW Flag of Jamaica Michail Antonio
10 MF Flag of Brazil Lucas Paquetá
11 FW Flag of Germany Niclas Füllkrug
14 FW Flag of Ghana Mohammed Kudus
15 DF Flag of Greece Konstantinos Mavropanos
17 MF Flag of Brazil Luis Guilherme
18 FW Flag of England Danny Ings
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Flag of Mexico Edson Álvarez
20 MF Flag of England Jarrod Bowen (captain)
21 GK Flag of England Wes Foderingham
23 GK Flag of France Alphonse Areola
24 MF Flag of Argentina Guido Rodríguez
25 DF Flag of France Jean-Clair Todibo (on loan from Nice)
26 DF Flag of England Maximilian Kilman
28 MF Flag of Czech Republic Tomáš Souček
29 DF Flag of England Aaron Wan-Bissaka
33 DF Flag of Italy Emerson Palmieri
39 MF Flag of Scotland Andy Irving

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Flag of England James Ward-Prowse (on loan to Nottingham Forest until 30 June 2025)
22 FW Flag of Ivory Coast Maxwel Cornet (on loan to Southampton until 30 June 2025)
27 DF Flag of Morocco Nayef Aguerd (on loan to Real Sociedad until 30 June 2025)
40 MF Flag of England George Earthy (on loan to Bristol City until 31 May 2025)
50 FW Flag of Northern Ireland Callum Marshall (on loan to Huddersfield Town until 31 May 2025)
53 DF Flag of England Levi Laing (on loan to Cheltenham Town until 31 May 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
54 MF Flag of Northern Ireland Patrick Kelly (on loan to Doncaster Rovers until 31 May 2025)
65 DF Flag of Northern Ireland Michael Forbes (on loan at Bristol Rovers until 31 May 2025)
GK Flag of Hungary Krisztián Hegyi (on loan to Motherwell until 31 May 2025)
DF Flag of France Kurt Zouma (on loan to Al-Orobah until 30 June 2025)
MF Flag of France Mohamadou Kanté (on loan at Paris FC until 31 May 2025)

Under-21s[]

Main article: West Ham United F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Former players[]

Retired numbers[]

Main article: Retired numbers in association football

Managers[]

Main article: West Ham United F.C. managers

Honours[]

Domestic titles[]

  • Second Division / Championship (level 2)
1957–58, 1980–81, 2005 (play off), 2012 (play off)
1963–64, 1974–75, 1979–80
1964 (shared)

European titles[]

1964–65
2022–23
1999

Runners up and promotions[]

  • First Division / Premier League (level 1)
Highest placing: 3rd, 1985–86
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Runners-up: 1975–76
  • Second Division / Championship (level 2)
Runners-up: 1922–23, 1990–91, 1992–93
  • FA Cup
Runners-up: 1922–23, 2005–06
  • League Cup
Runners-up: 1965–66, 1980–81
  • FA Charity Shield
Runners-up: 1975, 1980
Runners-up: 1975

Minor titles[]

  • Southern League Division One: Highest placing: 3rd, 1912–13
  • Southern League Division Two: 1898–99. London champions: 1898–99
  • Western Football League: 1906–07. Section B champions: 1906–07
  • London League Premier Division: 1901–02
  • Football League War Cup: 1940
  • Southern Floodlit Cup: 1956
  • London Challenge Cup (9): 1925, 1926, 1930, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1969
  • Essex Professional Cup: 1951, 1955 (shared), 1959
  • Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Cup: 1924
  • London Charity Cup: Runners-up: 1902
  • International Soccer League: 1963
  • American Challenge Cup runners-up: 1963
  • London League: 1897–98
  • West Ham Charity Cup: 1896

Indoor[]

  • London Fives: 1967, 1970, 1984. Runners-up: 1955, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1981

Wartime[]

  • London Combination: 1916–17, runners-up: 1915–16 (Supplementary Tournament), 1917–18
  • League South A runners-up: 1939–40
  • League South C: runners-up: 1939–40
  • Regional League South runners-up: 1940–41
  • League South runners-up: 1943–44, 1944–45

Other Awards[]

  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award: 1965
  • Honorary Degree (awarded to the club) in 2009 by the University of East London

External links[]

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History: Seasons
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West Ham United F.C. squad - 2024–25

Fabiański · Johnson · Cresswell · Zouma (c) · Coufal · Ward-Prowse · Fornals · Antonio · 10 Paquetá · 14 Kudus · 15 Mavropanos · 17 Cornet · 18 Ings · 19 Álvarez · 20 Bowen · 21 Ogbonna · 22 Benrahma · 23 Areola · 24 Kehrer · 27 Aguerd · 28 Souček · 33 Emerson · 49 Anang ·

Manager:  Flag of Spain Julen Lopetegui
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West Ham United Football Club - Managers

King (1901–32) • Paynter (1932–50) • Fenton (1950–61) • Greenwood (1961–74) • Lyall (1974–1989) • Macari (1989–90) • Boyce (1990c) • Bonds (1990–94) • Redknapp (1994–2001) • Roeder (2001–03) • Brooking (2003c) • Pardew (2003–06) • Curbishley (2006–08) • Keen (2008c) • Zola (2008–10) • Grant (2010–11) • Keen (2011c) • Allardyce (2011–15) • Bilić (2015–17) • Moyes (2017–18) • Pellegrini (2018–19) • Moyes (2019–24) • Lopetegui (2024–)

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West Ham United F.C. squad seasons

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West Ham United F.C. matches - 2024–25
2024–25 Premier League

Newcastle United (a) · Arsenal (h) · Leicester City (a) · Arsenal (a) ·

2024–25 FA Cup
2024–25 EFL Cup
Bournemouth (h) · Liverpool (a)
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2024–25 Premier League

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2024–25 FA Cup
2024–25 League Cup
Bournemouth (h) · Liverpool (a)
FA Cup winners

1872: Wanderers • 1873: Wanderers • 1874: Oxford University • 1875: Royal Engineers • 1876: Wanderers • 1877: Wanderers • 1878: Wanderers • 1879: Old Etonians • 1880: Clapham Rovers • 1881: Old Carthusians • 1882: Old Etonians • 1883: Blackburn Olympic • 1884: Blackburn Rovers • 1885: Blackburn Rovers • 1886: Blackburn Rovers • 1887: Aston Villa • 1888: West Bromwich Albion • 1889: Preston North End • 1890: Blackburn Rovers • 1891: Blackburn Rovers • 1892: West Bromwich Albion • 1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1894: Notts County • 1895: Aston Villa • 1896: The Wednesday • 1897: Aston Villa • 1898: Nottingham Forest • 1899: Sheffield United • 1900: Bury • 1901: Tottenham Hotspur • 1902: Sheffield United • 1903: Bury • 1904: Manchester City • 1905: Aston Villa • 1906: Everton • 1907: The Wednesday • 1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1909: Manchester United • 1910: Newcastle United • 1911: Bradford City • 1912: Barnsley • 1913: Aston Villa • 1914: Burnley • 1915: Sheffield United • 1920: Aston Villa • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: Bolton Wanderers • 1924: Newcastle United • 1925: Sheffield United • 1926: Bolton Wanderers • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Blackburn Rovers • 1929: Bolton Wanderers • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: West Bromwich Albion • 1932: Newcastle United • 1933: Everton • 1934: Manchester City • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Arsenal • 1937: Sunderland • 1938: Preston North End • 1939: Portsmouth • 1946: Derby County • 1947: Charlton Athletic • 1948: Manchester United • 1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1950: Arsenal • 1951: Newcastle United • 1952: Newcastle United • 1953: Blackpool • 1954: West Bromwich Albion • 1955: Newcastle United • 1956: Manchester City • 1957: Aston Villa • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Nottingham Forest • 1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Manchester United • 1964: West Ham United • 1965: Liverpool • 1966: Everton • 1967: Tottenham Hotspur • 1968: West Bromwich Albion • 1969: Manchester City • 1970: Chelsea • 1971: Arsenal • 1972: Leeds United • 1973: Sunderland • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: West Ham United • 1976: Southampton • 1977: Manchester United • 1978: Ipswich Town • 1979: Arsenal • 1980: West Ham United • 1981: Tottenham Hotspur • 1982: Tottenham Hotspur • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Manchester United • 1986: Liverpool • 1987: Coventry City • 1988: Wimbledon • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Tottenham Hotspur • 1991: Liverpool • 1992: Arsenal • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Chelsea • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Arsenal • 2004: Manchester United • 2005: Arsenal • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Portsmouth • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Chelsea • 2011: Manchester City • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Wigan Athletic • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Chelsea • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester City • 2024: Manchester United •

FA Community Shield winners

1908: Manchester United • 1909: Newcastle United • 1910: Brighton & Hove Albion • 1911: Manchester United • 1912: Blackburn Rovers • 1913: English Professionals XI • 1920: West Bromwich Albion • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: English Professionals XI • 1924: English Professionals XI • 1925: English Amateurs XI • 1926: English Amateurs XI • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Everton • 1929: English Professionals XI • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: Arsenal • 1932: Everton • 1933: Arsenal • 1934: Arsenal • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Sunderland • 1937: Manchester City • 1938: Arsenal • 1948: Arsenal • 1949: Shared • 1950: English World Cup XI • 1951: Tottenham Hotspur • 1952: Manchester United • 1953: Arsenal • 1954: Shared • 1955: Chelsea • 1956: Manchester United • 1957: Manchester United • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1960: Shared • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Everton • 1964: Shared • 1965: Shared • 1966: Liverpool • 1967: Shared • 1968: Manchester City • 1969: Leeds United • 1970: Everton • 1971: Leicester City • 1972: Manchester City • 1973: Burnley • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: Derby County • 1976: Liverpool • 1977: Shared • 1978: Nottingham Forest • 1979: Liverpool • 1980: Liverpool • 1981: Shared • 1982: Liverpool • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Everton • 1986: Shared • 1987: Everton • 1988: Liverpool • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Shared • 1991: Shared • 1992: Leeds United • 1993: Manchester United • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Manchester United • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Arsenal • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Manchester ;United • 2004: Arsenal • 2005: Chelsea • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Manchester United • 2008: Manchester United • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Manchester United • 2011: Manchester United • 2012: Manchester City • 2013: Manchester United • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Manchester City • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Arsenal • 2024: Manchester City •

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners

1961: Fiorentina • 1962: Atlético Madrid • 1963: Tottenham Hotspur • 1964: Sporting CP • 1965: West Ham United • 1966: Borussia Dortmund • 1967: Bayern Munich • 1968: Milan • 1969: Slovan Bratislava • 1970: Manchester City • 1971: Chelsea • 1972: Rangers • 1973: Milan • 1974: Magdeburg • 1975: Dynamo Kyiv • 1976: Anderlecht • 1977: Hamburg • 1978: Anderlecht • 1979: Barcelona • 1980: Valencia • 1981: Dinamo Tbilisi • 1982: Barcelona • 1983: Aberdeen • 1984: Juventus • 1985: Everton • 1986: Dynamo Kyiv • 1987: Ajax • 1988: Mechelen • 1989: Barcelona • 1990: Sampdoria • 1991: Manchester United • 1992: Werder Bremen • 1993: Parma • 1994: Arsenal • 1995: Real Zaragoza • 1996: Paris Saint-Germain • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Lazio

UEFA Intertoto Cup winners
1995: France Bordeaux, France Strasbourg1996: Germany Karlsruhe, Denmark Silkeborg, France Guingamp1997: France Auxerre, France Bastia, France Lyon1998: Italy Bologna, Spain Valencia, Germany Werder1999: Italy Juventus, England West Ham United, France Montpellier2000: Spain Celta, Germany Stuttgart, Italy Udinese2001: France Paris Saint-Germain, France Troyes, England Aston Villa2002: Spain Málaga, Germany Stuttgart, England Fulham2003: Spain Villarreal, Italy Perugia, Germany Schalke 042004: Spain Villarreal, France Lille, Germany Schalke 042005: Germany Hamburg,France Marseille, France Lens2006: England Newcastle United2007: Germany Hamburg2008: Portugal Braga
UEFA Conference League winners
2022: Flag of Italy Roma · 2023: Flag of England West Ham United · 2024: Flag of Greece Olympiacos · 2025: TBA
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