Unfurling the codex…
An unofficial fan history of West Ham United — its eras, legends, honours, iconic matches, and rivalries.
George Quin · Trevor Brooking · Paolo Di Canio · Mark Noble · Gianfranco Zola · Ian Rush · Harry Redknapp · Alan Curbishley · Kevin Keegan · Sam Allardyce · Slaven Bilic · Manuel Pellegrini · Jack Collison · Tom Huddlestone · Pablo Fornals · Graham Potter · Lucas Paquetá · Thames Ironworks · To Be Number One · John Lyall · Ron Greenwood · David Moyes · 2012 FA Cup Final · 2023 Europa Conference League Final · all 26 →
Bobby Moore · Geoff Hurst · Jimmy Greaves · Martin Peters · David Speedie · Paul Ince · Les Ferdinand · David James · Steve Walford · Freddie Ljungberg · Carlton Cole · Dimitri Payet · Manuel Lanzini · Andy Carroll · Declan Rice · Billy Bonds · Alvin Martin · Julian Dicks · Tony Cottee · Frank Lampard Sr. · Ray Stewart · Ludek Miklosko · Steve Potts · Alan Devonshire · all 30 →
FA Cup 1980 · FA Cup 1964 · FA Cup 1975 · FA Cup 2012 · League Cup 1980 · Europa Conference League 2023 · Bobby Moore 11-Goal FA Cup Record 1964 · 2012 FA Cup Final Six-Goal Record · London Stadium 60161 Attendance Record · Boleyn Ground 76962 Attendance Record · Geoff Thomas 100-Goal Record · Bobby Moore 85-Goal Scoring Record · Ian Bowyer 100-Goal Record · 18-Game Unbeaten Run 1981-82 · 1980 FA Cup and League Cup Double · 112 Seasons at the Boleyn Ground · Highest home attendance Boleyn Ground: 42,322 (v Tottenham, 1970) · Highest home attendance London Stadium: 59,988 (v Everton, 2016) · Record league win: 8-0 v Sunderland (1968) · Record league defeat: 0-8 v Blackburn (1963) · All-time top scorer: Vic Watson (326 goals) · Post-war top scorer: Geoff Hurst (252 goals) · Most league goals in a season: Vic Watson (50, 1929–30) · Most appearances: Billy Bonds (799) · all 25 →
1999 FA Cup Final vs Newcastle United · 2023 Europa League Final vs Fiorentina · 1964-65 European Cup Winners' Cup Final vs Dynamo Moscow · 2006 League Cup Final vs Tottenham Hotspur · 1978-79 European Cup Winners' Cup Semi-final vs Barcelona · 1964-65 European Cup Winners' Cup Semi-final vs Barcelona · 1980 FA Cup Semi-final vs Manchester United · 1979-80 FA Cup Semi-final vs Manchester United · 2019-20 Premier League vs Manchester United · 2022-23 Premier League vs Manchester United · 2022-23 Premier League vs Liverpool · 2012-13 Premier League vs Tottenham Hotspur · 1964 FA Cup Semi-final vs Manchester United · 1964 FA Cup final · 1975 FA Cup final · 1980 FA Cup final vs Arsenal · 1999 Intertoto Cup final vs Metz · 2006 FA Cup final vs Liverpool · 2012 FA Cup final vs Liverpool · 2015 FA Cup quarter-final vs Liverpool (replay) · 2016 FA Cup quarter-final vs Manchester United · 2016 Europa League qualifier vs Astra Giurgiu · 2018 Premier League match vs Leicester City (final at Upton Park) · 2019 'To Be Number One' season match vs Tottenham Hotspur (last at White Hart Lane) · all 33 →
The East London Derby vs Arsenal · The West Ham vs West Brom Rivalry · The East London Derby vs Millwall · The London Derby vs Chelsea · The East London Derby vs Charlton Athletic · The East London Derby vs QPR · The London Derby vs Brentford · The London Derby vs Fulham · Historical Rivalry with West Brom · Millwall Rivalry · Derby vs Leeds United · Derby vs Manchester United · Derby vs Liverpool · Derby vs Everton · Derby vs Tottenham Hotspur · Derby vs Aston Villa · Derby vs Nottingham Forest
Upton Park · The 'I'm a Hammers' chant · The 'To Be Number One' ethos · Boleyn Road · The 'Mighty Hammers' chant · The 'Ironers' nickname · The East Stand, Upton Park · 1923 FA Cup Final at Upton Park · 1965 FA Cup Final at Upton Park · The Boleyn Ground · London Stadium · I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles · Hammers and Lions Badge · East End Working-Class Identity · The Academy of Football · The 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup · The 1980 FA Cup Final · The 1923 FA Cup Final (White Horse Final) · Sir Trevor Brooking · The 1999 FA Cup Semi-Final vs Tottenham