West Ham United are competing in the Barclays U18 Premier League, which is being contested for the first time in the 2012/13 season.
The Hammers are in Group 1 alongside seven other clubs, with the eight clubs in Group 1 and two other groups being split based on finishing position at Christmas.
Competition notes -
The top two sides and two best third-place teams from three First Group Stage groups will go forward to the Elite Group Stage.
The other third-place team, fourth and fifth-place teams and best sixth-place teams will go forward to Tier One Stage. The two other sixth-place teams, seventh and eighth-place teams will go forward to Tier Two Stage.
The Tier One and Tier Two winners will play-off to meet the winners of the Elite Group in one semi-final, while the second and third-place Elite Group finishers will contest the other. The winners of the two semi-finals will contest the final.
2012/13 Barclays U18 Premier League Tier One Stage table
(Correct up to and including Saturday 4 May 2013)
| Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Sunderland | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
16 |
0 | 17 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 15 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 14 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 12 |
Final 2012/13 Barclays U18 Premier League Group 1 table
| Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Reading | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 35 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 33 |
| 3 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 17 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 17 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 16 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 15 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 7 |