West Ham United FC

West Ham United F.C. is an English football club from the East of London. Home games are played at Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, also known as the name of the neighborhood and the nearby metro station. The team's colors are Burgundy and blue.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC, Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company's business team, a shipbuilder and that itself was a kind of successor of the Old Castle Swifts. Wondering In 1900 separated the club under the name of West Ham United. In 1923 they were promoted for the first time to the highest class, but in the League were not achieved great success. The best performance was a third place in 1983, but it was above all also regularly promoted and relegated.
 * 2 Palmares
 * 2.1 National
 * 2.2 International
 * 3 West Ham in Europe
 * 4 Stadium
 * 4.1 Boleyn Ground
 * 5 Selection 2014/15
 * 6 Player of the year ("Hammer of the Year")
 * 7 notable players
 * 8 Rivalry
 * 9 external link

West Ham In the FA Cup did a lot better. In 1923 was played as early as the first on Wembley Cup Final lost to Bolton Wanderers. In the 1960s and 1970s, the club was very successful. With Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst in the team led by Ron Greenwood was won the FA Cup in 1964. It was against Preston North End 3-2, while another 1-2 minutes for time 2. A year later followed the second biggest success from the club history: the UEFA Cup winners ' Cup was won. At Wembley was TSV 1860 Munichdefeated 2-0.

This was followed by two more times earnings in the FA Cup in 1976, and the loss of the European Cup final against RSC Anderlecht. But also relegated the club again several times. In 2004/2005 played West Ham United in the Football League Championship and on 30 may 2005, won the play-off final. Preston North End 1-0 was defeated by a goal from Bobby Zamora.

In the season 2005-2006 again played West Ham in the Premier League, they finished the season with a handsome 9th place and placement for the FA Cup final. In this FA Cup final it was still 3-2 in injury time for the Hammers but a few seconds for time Steven Gerrard made with a bang of 30 meters for the equalizer, West Ham eventually lost on penalties.

On 26 november 2006, the club was bought by an Icelandic consortium led by Eggert Magnusson. After a series of poor results became manager Alan Pardew replaced by a former player of West Ham, Alan Curbishley. However, Curbishley kept it out. Just after the start of the season he resigned, after he had become with the then owner Björgólfur Gudmundsson disagree about the transfer policy. His successor wasGianfranco Zola.

In October 2008 it was announced that West Ham in acute need of money had come. This is because the bank of Icesave, Gudmundsson, owner was nationalised and he lost all his money. The club had to sell a number of players in the winter break. Despite this Zola ended with West Ham on a creditable ninth place. In June, the club was saved from an approaching bankruptcy, thanks to a takeover by the British company CB Holding. The new Chairman will be Andrew Bernhardt.

In the 2010/2011 season the club was relegated back to the English Second Division, but could the absence at the elite limit to one year. The club had to promote through the final round and forced this off in a deciding game against Blackpool.

Many well-known English footballers are their career at West Ham in the youth started training, including Jermaine Defoe, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick. ==Palmares[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===National <span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===International <span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==West Ham in Europe<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="57" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Total points for UEFA coefficients: 50.0 ==Stadium<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Boleyn Ground<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Boleyn Ground is the official name of the stadium of the English football club West Ham United. The club is in 1904 to the present location in Upton Park moved, and it hired by the municipality. The stadium itself is also known as Upton Park called. The club has interest in after the Olympic Games of 2012 to go play football in the new Olympic Stadium. It is still in discussion with other football clubs from London. ==Selection of 2014/15<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Updated to 31 January 2014 Rented players have a * ==Player of the year ("Hammer of the Year")<span class="mw-editsection" len="377" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Famous players<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Rivalry<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">West Ham United has a strong rivalry with a number of other football clubs. Most of these clubs play in London, especially the neighbors Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea, that the age-old East versus Westsublimates. The rivalry was mainly fueled by West Ham players who left for Tottenham.
 * Q = qualifying round
 * 1R = first round
 * 1/8 = 1/8th final
 * 1/4 = quarter final
 * 1/2 = semifinal
 * F = final
 * PUC = points UEFA coefficients

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The strongest and oldest rivalry is with Millwall. The two parties are the local rivals, they are both formed around the Thames Ironworks and Millwall Ironworks shipyards. They were rivals with the same contracts and the players lived in the same location. The early history of both clubs is in, West Ham proved that they were more successful at the derbies. The result left West Ham and Millwall, Millwall promoted that refused to join the young Football League. While West Ham to the top lane and the FA Cup final, played in the 1920s the rivalry was intensified during strikes that were started by the East End.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The rivalry between West Ham and Millwall has led to considerable violence, it is one of the most infamous in the world of football hooliganism. The teams had to against each other in the second round of the League Cup on August 25, 2009, this was the first time in four years that the teams had to play against each other, and the first in the League Cup. Small riots outside the stadium took care of fights 1.5 km around the stadium. With serious injury, damage to personal property and many arrests. By the time the game was a long violence shut down.