Full name: West Ham United Football Club
Nicknames: The Irons, The Hammers
Founded: June 29, 1895 (as Thames Ironworks)
Owners: David Sullivan (38.8%), Daniel Kretinsky (27%), Vanessa Gold (25.1%), Albert 'Tripp' Smith (8%)
Stadium (capacity): London Stadium (62,500)
Most appearances: Billy Bonds (799)
Most league appearances: Billy Bonds (663)
Most goals: Vic Watson (326)
Most league goals: Vic Watson (298)
Oldest player: Billy Bonds (41 years 226 days vs. Southampton, April 20 1988)
Youngest player: Reece Oxford (16 years 198 days vs. Lusitanos, Europa League, July 2 2015)
Biggest win: 10-0 vs. Bury (League Cup, October 25 1983)
Biggest league win: 8-0 vs. Sunderland (Division One, October 19 1968), 8-0 vs. Rotherham United (Division Two, March 8 1958)
Biggest defeat: 7-0 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Division One, November 28 1959), 7-0 vs. Barnsley (Division Two, September 1 1919)
Biggest home defeat: 2-8 vs. Blackburn Rovers (Division One, December 26 1963)
Highest transfer fee paid: £51.2m - Lucas Paqueta from Lyon (August 29, 2022)
Highest transfer fee received: £105m - Declan Rice to Arsenal (July 15, 2023)
Honours
Second Division/Championship (2): 1957–58, 1980–81
FA Cup (3): 1964, 1975, 1980
Charity Shield/Community Shield (1): 1964* (*=shared)
European Cup Winners Cup (1): 1965
Europa Conference League (1): 2023
UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999
UEFA Super Cup (3): 1977, 2001, 2005
Western Football League (1): 1906–07
London Challenge Cup (9): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1968–69
Neil Wilkes
