Year Formed
1895 as Thames Iron Works FC
1900 as West Ham United FC
Turned Professional
1898 as Thames Iron Works FC
Limited Company
1900
Former Name
Thames Iron Works FC (1895-1900)
Club Nicknames
'Irons' or 'Hammers'
Colours
Home: Claret and sky blue shirts, white shorts, white socks.
Away: Sky blue shirts, sky blue shorts and sky blue socks
Previous Grounds
1895-96 Hermit Road Ground
1896-97 Browning Road
1897-1904 Memorial Grounds
1904- Boleyn Ground, Upton Park
Pitch measurements
112 x 72 yards
Managers since 1902
1902-32 Syd King
1932-50 Charlie Paynter
1950-61 Ted Fenton
1961-77 Ron Greenwood
1977-89 John Lyall
1989-90 Lou Macari
1990-94 Billy Bonds
1994-2001 Harry Redknapp
2001-03 Glenn Roeder
2003-06 Alan Pardew
2006-08 Alan Curbishley
2008-10 Gianfranco Zola
2010-11 Avram Grant
2011- Sam Allardyce
Football League & Premier League Record
Southern League: 1898-1915
Division Two: 1919-23, 1932-58, 1978-81, 1989-91, 1992-93
Division One: 1923-32, 1958-78, 1981-89, 1991-92
Division One (formerly Div. Two): 1992-93, 2003-04
FA Premier League: 1993-03: 2005-2011
FL Championship (formerly Division One): 2004-05, 2011-