Club Facts

Year Formed:
  1895 as Thames Iron Works FC
  1900 as West Ham United FC

Turned Professional:
  1898 as Thames Iron Works FC

Limited Company:
  1900

Former Name:
  Thames Iron Works FC (1895-1900)

Club Nicknames:
  'Irons' or 'Hammers'

Colours
Home
  Claret and sky blue shirts, white shorts, white socks.
Change
  Sky blue shirts with double claret band, sky blue shorts and socks.

Previous Grounds:
  1895-96 Hermit Road Ground
  1896-97 Browning Road
  1897-1904 Memorial Grounds
  1904 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park

Pitch measurements:
  110 x 70 yards

Managers since 1902:
  1902 - 32 Syd King
  1932 - 50 Charlie Paynter
  1950 - 61 Ted Fenton
  1961 - 77 Ron Greenwood
  1977 - 89 John Lyall
  1989 - 90 Lou Macari
  1990 - 94 Billy Bonds
  1994 - 2001 Harry Redknapp
  2001 - Glenn Roeder

Football League & Premiership Record:
  Southern League : 1898-1915.
  Div. Two : 1919-23 : 1932-58 : 1978-81 : 1989-91 : 1992-93.
  Div. One : 1923-32 : 1958-78 : 1981-89 : 1991-92.
  Div. One (formerly Div. Two) : 1992-93.
  FA Premiership : 1993-