West Ham United Football Club
West Ham United F.C. – English Premier League
West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904.
The club was originally founded as Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895 and was later reformed, in 1905, as West Ham United. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and enjoyed their first top flight season in 1923, also featuring in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley that year against Bolton Wanderers. The club have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964, 1975 and 1980. They have also been runners-up twice, in 1923 and most recently in 2006. In 1965, they won the European Cup Winners Cup (now defunct), and in 1999 they won the Intertoto Cup. They also won the inaugral Football League War Cup in 1940. The club’s best final league position is third place in the 1985-86 (old) First Division. They currently compete in the Premier League, finishing in 10th position in the 2007-08 season. They are currently managed by Gianfranco Zola.
Full name : West Ham United Football Club
Nickname(s) : The Hammers,The Irons
The Academy of Football
Founded : 1895 as Thames Ironworks , Ground Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) (Capacity: 35,647 [1])
Chairman : Björgólfur Guðmundsson[2]
Manager : Gianfranco Zola
League : English Premier League
Nicknames
The fans and club alike are known as “The Hammers” by the media, partly because of the club’s origins as Thames Ironworks company football team (see club crest) and also (incorrectly) due to the club’s name. However, they are also known as “The Irons” by their own supporters. They are also known as “The Cockney Boys” from their history of being a Cockney team. Yet another nickname is “The Academy of Football”, or just “The Academy”, a nickname given, then adopted by West Ham United, by the London media.
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