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.
Away: Navy blue Shirts, navy blue shorts and navy blue socks
Previous Grounds:
1895-96 Hermit Road Ground
1896-97 Browning Road
1897-1904 Memorial Grounds
1904- Boleyn Ground, Upton Park
Pitch measurements:
112 x 72 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
2001-03 Glenn Roeder
2003-06 Alan Pardew
2006- Alan Curbishley
Football League & Premiership Record:
Southern League: 1898-1915
Division Two: 1919-23, 1932-58, 1978-81, 1989-91, 1992-93
Division One: 1923-32, 1958-78, 1981-89, 1991-92
Division One (formerly Div. Two): 1992-93, 2003-04
FA Premiership: 1993-03: 2005-
FL Championship (formerly Division One): 2004-05