West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English football club.
| Full name | West Ham United Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Irons/The Hammers | |||
| Founded | 1895 | |||
| Ground | London Stadium (capacity: 60,000) | |||
| Chairman |  David Sullivan | |||
| Manager |  David Moyes | |||
| League | Premier League | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League, 16th of 20 | |||
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The club plays in the Premier League. It was started in 1895 and its home stadium is the London stadium East London. The club is also called "the Hammers" and "the Irons" because it was started in a London Ironworks. Their main rivals are Millwall and other rivals are Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal
West Ham currently are managed by David Moyes, their former care-taker manager for the 2017/18 season in Premier League.
Joint chairman David Gold has died aged 87 on 4 January 2023.
Name
- 1895-1900 Thames Ironworks F.C.
- 1900-present West Ham United F.C.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 18th |
| 2003/04 | First Division | 4th |
| 2004/05 | Championship | 6th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 9th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 9th |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 17th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 20th |
| 2011/12 | EFL Championship | 3rd |
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2013/14 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2014/15 | Premier League | 12th |
| 2015/16 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2016/17 | Premier League | 11th |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2010/19 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2019/20 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2020/21 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2021/22 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2022/23 | Premier League | 14th |
Former position
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Notable players
- Sir Bobby Moore, captain of England when they won the FIFA World Cup in 1966.
- Sir Geoff Hurst, who scored three goals for England in the World Cup final.
- Sir Trevor Brooking, a good player for England in the 1970/1980s.
- Paulo Di Canio an entertaining player and hero for West Ham fans.
- Carlos Tevez, Helped keep West Ham in the Premiership with a great run of form 2006/2007.
- Mark Noble, West Ham's Long time captain and Player of the decade (2009-2019)
West Ham United F.C. Media
Billie the White Horse, saviour of the 1923 FA Cup final
Champions statue on Barking Road
Yearly performance of West Ham since joining the Football League
West Ham players on open-top bus near Upton Park celebrate winning the 2005 play-off final in Cardiff. From L-R Shaun Newton (crouching), Back row, Matthew Etherington, Jimmy Walker, Teddy Sheringham, Marlon Harewood, Front row Don Hutchison, Carl Fletcher, Elliott Ward and Mark Noble (with flag)
Kevin Nolan lifts the trophy after the 2012 Football League Championship play-off final
West Ham players, staff and fans celebrate winning the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final
West Ham fans display their rosettes, scarves and novelty hammers at an FA Cup match in 1933
