Kevin Keen spent a decade with the Hammers between 1983 and 1993, playing 278 games in Claret and Blue.
His final appearance, against Cambridge United on 8 May 1993, remains one of the most memorable for the 51-year-old, who later returned to the Boleyn Ground as a coach...
"Although I didn’t know it at the time, the final match of the 1992/93 season proved to be my last appearance for the club. The fact that we beat Cambridge United to win promotion to the Premier League means it is a day I will never forget.
"Before kick-off I had been presented with the Hammer of the Year runner-up trophy – something that I was immensely proud of. And it became one of those magical, electrifying days at Upton Park.
"We were waiting on Portsmouth’s result and it wasn’t like today, where you’d know the score instantly on the side of the pitch – we were relying on radio reports and you would get mixed messages flying around.
"It wasn’t a great game, but David Speedie gave us the lead and then Julian Dicks went through in the dying moments to give Clive Allen an open goal to seal the win and promotion. Cue mass pitch invasion, relief and emotion. I also remember that somebody nicked my boots – which was a big thing for me because in those days you had one pair for the entire season!"