On This Day: Carlton Cole scores on his West Ham United debut


Taking a look back at a classic West Ham United moment on this day in history, in association with Basset & Gold....

Carlton Cole made the perfect start to his Hammers career, scoring on his debut against Charlton Athletic on this day 13 years ago.

The striker rounded off a 3-1 Premier League victory with a final-minute strike after Bobby Zamora had earlier notched a brace.

Watch the goals again in our video above.

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