West Ham was created by workers from the shipbuilding company Thames
Iron Works in 1895. The club was elected to the Football League in 1919.
Success came in 1923 with promotion to the First Division and featuring
in the first Wembley FA Cup final. Later, under captain Malcolm Allison
and later coach Ron Greenwood, the Hammers planned for the future by
thinking about young talent and introducing new coaching techniques.
The work paid off with FA Cup victory in 1964, a European Cup Winners'
Cup in 1965 and the club rightfully took credit when three homegrown
stars captain Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters helped England
win the World Cup in 1966. Another FA Cup victory in 1975 was followed
by relegation in 1978. West Ham returned to Wembley in 1980 and beat
Arsenal 1-0. After mixed success in the 1980s, West Ham sealed promotion
to the F.A. Premiership in 1993. West Ham have graced the Premiership
for 10 years until their relegation in 2003. But returned to the Premiership
two years later by the play-offs.
Stadium Address: Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13
9AZ
Capacity: 35,647
Ticket Info Hotline: 0870 112 2700
West Ham Football Club official web site : http://www.whufc.co.uk
CLUB HONOURS
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
CHARITY/COMMUNITY SHIELD WINNERS
1964
F.A. CUP WINNERS
1964, 1975, 1980
LEAGUE CUP WINNERS
