West Ham United F.C.
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West Ham United F.C are a professional
English football club based in the
East End of London. They play at the Boleyn Ground, which is known more commonly as Upton Park due to its proximity to the
London Underground tube station of the same name. They are nicknamed "The Hammers". The club has a training facility at Chadwell Heath in
Essex, adjacent to the railway line from which the team may occasionally be viewed at practice during the week. The club currently plays in the
Football League Championship.
History
The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, playing in the London League. They joined the Southern League Second Division in 1899. When the club became a limited company in 1900 the club name was changed to West Ham United. West Ham's club colours are claret and blue.
The club moved to the Memorial Ground in Plaistow in 1897 and then to a pitch in the Upton Park area, originally named The Castle for the 1905-06 season. They joined the Football League in 1919 and were first promoted to the top division in 1923. They have won the F.A. Cup three times in 1963-64, 1974-75 and 1979-80. They also won the (now defunct) European Cup Winners' Cup in 1964-65.
West Ham have never been hugely successful in the League, their highest ever position being a third-place finish in the old First Division in 1985-86. They have been in the Premiership for most of the seasons since its inception in 1992-93; however, in 2002-2003, after a poor campaign in which it took them nearly six months to win their first home match, they were relegated from the Premiership. The following season they reached the playoff final but were defeated by Crystal Palace.
Honours
FA Cup Winners: 1964, 1975, 1980
European Cup Winners' Cup Winners: 1965
UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners: 1999
Famous Players
Famous players, past and present, include;
Managers
West Ham have only had ten managers in their history, fewer than the majority of large English clubs have had. Indeed, up until 1989 the club had only had five different managers.
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