JUST A LITTLE INFO ON THE TEAM
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 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 - Alan Pardew |