Legendary Players
30 entries in the West Ham United compendium.
Bobby MooreCaptain of West Ham and England, World Cup winner in 1966, and regarded as one of the greatest defenders in…Geoff HurstWorld Cup hat-trick hero and West Ham legend.Jimmy GreavesOne of the greatest strikers of all time and England's fifth-highest international goalscorer.Martin PetersThe complete midfielder who scored in the 1966 World Cup final.David SpeedieLoan lion who sparked West Ham's 1992–93 promotion charge.Paul InceMidfielder who began at West Ham before moving to Manchester United in 1989.Les FerdinandEngland striker who had a brief 2003 spell at West Ham after six years at Spurs.David JamesEngland goalkeeper who kept goal for West Ham from 2001 to 2004.Steve WalfordThe unblinking wall that stood between the opposition and the net, season after unglamorous season—no frills…Freddie LjungbergArsenal winger who spent the 2007–08 season at West Ham.Carlton ColeStriker who joined from Chelsea in 2006 and had two spells at West Ham to 2015.Dimitri PayetThe Frenchman who made the Boleyn Ground believe in beautiful football again.Manuel LanziniArgentine playmaker at West Ham from 2015 to 2023.Andy CarrollStriker who came on loan from Liverpool in 2012 and stayed at West Ham until 2019.Declan RiceThe kid from the academy who made the East End believe the midfield was finally theirs—and then left a…Billy BondsCharlton-born grafter who played 799 games for West Ham and won two FA Cups.Alvin MartinWest Ham defender for 21 years: 598 games and the 1980 FA Cup.Julian DicksThe Terminator: hard as nails, heart of claret and blue.Tony CotteeWest Ham striker of two spells, 1982–1988 and 1994–1996.Frank Lampard Sr.West Ham's left-back from 1967 to 1985 and father of Frank Lampard.Ray StewartScottish full-back and penalty taker of West Ham's 1980 FA Cup side.Ludek MikloskoThe Czech wall who guarded the Hammers' goal with quiet steel.Steve PottsThe quiet guardian of the backline: a Hammer through and through.Alan DevonshireWide midfielder of West Ham's 1980 FA Cup winners, eight England caps.Phil ParkesThe safe hands that lifted the FA Cup and silenced Highbury.Johnny ByrneBudgie soared highest when the Hammers needed him most.Vic WatsonThe Hammer who scored a hat-trick of hat-tricks—and then some.Jimmy RuffellThe flying winger who defined an era.Ken BrownCentre-half of West Ham's 1964 FA Cup and 1965 Cup Winners' Cup sides.Ted FentonWest Ham wing-half who managed the club from 1950 to 1961.
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