Throughout the 2024/25 season, we're taking a look at some of the best players to have worn a range of squad numbers for West Ham United, since they were introduced for the start of the 1993/94 campaign.
Vote for your favourite No11 from the four chosen nominees below!
All West Ham No11s since 1993/94 | |||
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1993-1994 | 2005-2009 | 2014-2015 | 2021-2022 |
1994-1995 | 2010 | 2015-2016 | 2022-2023 |
1995-1996 | 2010-2011 | 2016-2017 | 2024 |
1996 | 2011-2012 | 2017-2021 | 2024-present |
1997-2005 | 2012-2014 | 2021 |
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Steve Lomas
DOB: 18.01.74 WHU: 1997-2005 Apps: 227 Goals: 13
Combative midfielder and former captain Steve Lomas made a big impression during his eight years at Upton Park, enduring a feast of thrills and spills including promotion, relegation and the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup win.
The Northern Ireland international - who was born in Germany, and briefly lived in Hong Kong as a child - signed for Harry Redknapp’s Hammers in March 1997, following a productive six-year spell in Manchester City’s senior set-up.
After helping West Ham collect eight points in their last five matches of 1996/97 to secure safety, his first full season in east London yielded an eighth-place Premier League finish and the Hammer of the Year runner-up prize.
Fifth place in 1998/99 preceded success on the continent, and a subsequent run to the second round of the following year’s UEFA Cup, and though injury issues and relegation were to follow, Lomas made 25 appearances in all competitions to help seal a return to the top flight in 2004/05.
After finishing his professional playing career at QPR and Gillingham, Lomas returned to West Ham in 2011 for a nine-month stint as reserve-team manager.
Matthew Etherington
DOB: 14.08.81 WHU: 2003-2009 Apps: 195 Goals: 18
Ex-England youth international Matty Etherington enjoyed an action-packed six-year stay at West Ham United, signing from London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in summer 2003 having originally come through the ranks at Peterborough United.
After struggling for gametime at White Hart Lane, the now 43-year-old was often at the heart of the action during his 45 Irons appearances in all competitions during 2003/04, and his stunning strike against Ipswich Town in the First Division Play-Off semi-finals, before ultimate disappointment against Crystal Palace in the Cardiff showpiece, helped him earn that year’s Hammer of the Year gong.
Two further visits to the Welsh capital were to follow for Etherington and West Ham in as many years, however, with victory over Preston this time sealing Play-Off final success at the end of 2004/05, before a run to the 2006 FA Cup final saw the Hammers beaten by Liverpool on penalties.
After leaving for Stoke in January 2009, and retiring in 2014, Etherington has since taken caretaker charge of Peterborough, and managed Crawley Town and Colchester United in the EFL.
Robert Snodgrass
DOB: 07.09.87 WHU: 2017-2021 Apps: 86 Goals: 11
A popular figure among the fanbase and in the dressing room, Scottish winger Robert Snodgrass’ four-year stint at West Ham will always be remembered fondly by all associated with the Club.
The now 37-year-old burst on the scene in England at Leeds United in EFL League One, after starting out at Livingston north of the border, helping the Whites seal a return to the Championship in 2010. Following moves to Norwich and Hull, Snodgrass was snapped up by Slaven Bilić’s West Ham in January 2017.
Fifteen appearances at the end of 2016/17 preceded a year’s loan at Aston Villa, before he returned to east London and scored his first two goals for West Ham in an 8-0 EFL Cup win over Macclesfield Town in September 2018.
After tallying nine goals and 14 assists over the next two seasons, Snodgrass found opportunities limited in 2020/21, and he duly left for West Brom in January 2021 before finishing his career at Luton and Hearts.
Lucas Paquetá
DOB: 27.08.97 WHU: 2022-present Apps: 104 Goals: 16
He may have only worn No11 for one season, but current West Ham No10 Lucas Paquetá certainly made himself known during an incredible 2022/23 campaign for all at the Club.
The 27-year-old had played against West Ham twice for Lyon, during the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, before signing terms with the Hammers the following summer.
After making his debut in Claret and Blue at home to Tottenham in late August, Paquetá went on to score five goals in 41 appearances in all competitions, including one in eleven en route to the unforgettable Europa Conference League success.
Indeed, it was the Brazil international’s pass that set up Jarrod Bowen for the all-important winner against Fiorentina in Prague, meaning his name will forever be etched in West Ham folklore.
Another eight goals in 43 games during 2023/24 contributed to a run to the Europa League quarter-finals, while he has remained an integral member of the team in the first half of this ongoing campaign, and scored in the entertaining draw away at Bournemouth in December.
