West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English football club.

West Ham United F.C.
Full nameWest Ham United Football Club
Nickname(s)Irons/Hammers
Founded1895
GroundLondon Stadium
Capacity60,000
ChairmanEngland David Sullivan
ManagerSpain Julen Lopattegi
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 9th of 20

The club plays in the Premier League. It was started in 1895 and its home stadium is the London stadium East London. The club is also called "the Hammers" and "the Irons" because it was started in a London Ironworks. Their main rivals are Millwall and other rivals are Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal

West Ham currently are managed by Julen Loppattegi, their former care-taker manager for the 24/25 season in the Premier League.

Joint chairman David Gold has died aged 87 on 4 January 2023.

Name
  • 1895-1900 Thames Ironworks F.C.
  • 1900-present West Ham United F.C.

League position
SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01Premier League15th
2001/02Premier League7th
2002/03Premier League18th
2003/04First Division4th
2004/05Championship6th
2005/06Premier League9th
2006/07Premier League15th
2007/08Premier League10th
2008/09Premier League9th
2009/10Premier League17th
2010/11Premier League20th
2011/12EFL Championship3rd
2012/13Premier League10th
2013/14Premier League13th
2014/15Premier League12th
2015/16Premier League7th
2016/17Premier League11th
2017/18Premier League13th
2010/19Premier League10th
2019/20Premier League16th
2020/21Premier League6th
2021/22Premier League7th
2022/23Premier League14th

Former position

Notable players
  • Sir Bobby Moore, captain of England when they won the FIFA World Cup in 1966.
  • Sir Geoff Hurst, who scored three goals for England in the World Cup final.
  • Sir Trevor Brooking, a good player for England in the 1970/1980s.
  • Paulo Di Canio an entertaining player and hero for West Ham fans.
  • Carlos Tevez, Helped keep West Ham in the Premiership with a great run of form 2006/2007.
  • Mark Noble, West Ham's Long time captain and Player of the decade (2009-2019)

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