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Club information: West Ham United

Club information: West Ham United
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Club information page for West Ham United Football Club.

Full name: West Ham United Football Club

Nicknames: The Irons, The Hammers

Founded: June 29, 1895 (as Thames Ironworks)

Owners: David Sullivan (38.8%), Daniel Kretinsky (27%), Vanessa Gold (25.1%), Albert 'Tripp' Smith (8%)

Stadium (capacity): London Stadium (62,500)

Most appearances: Billy Bonds (799)

Most league appearances: Billy Bonds (663)

Most goals: Vic Watson (326)

Most league goals: Vic Watson (298)

Oldest player: Billy Bonds (41 years 226 days vs. Southampton, April 20 1988)

Youngest player: Reece Oxford (16 years 198 days vs. Lusitanos, Europa League, July 2 2015)

Biggest win: 10-0 vs. Bury (League Cup, October 25 1983)

Biggest league win: 8-0 vs. Sunderland (Division One, October 19 1968), 8-0 vs. Rotherham United (Division Two, March 8 1958)

Biggest defeat: 7-0 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Division One, November 28 1959), 7-0 vs. Barnsley (Division Two, September 1 1919)

Biggest home defeat: 2-8 vs. Blackburn Rovers (Division One, December 26 1963)

Highest transfer fee paid: £51.2m - Lucas Paqueta from Lyon (August 29, 2022)

Highest transfer fee received: £105m - Declan Rice to Arsenal (July 15, 2023)



Honours

Second Division/Championship (2): 1957–58, 1980–81

FA Cup (3): 1964, 1975, 1980

Charity Shield/Community Shield (1): 1964* (*=shared)

European Cup Winners Cup (1): 1965

Europa Conference League (1): 2023

UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999

UEFA Super Cup (3): 1977, 2001, 2005

Western Football League (1): 1906–07

London Challenge Cup (9): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1968–69

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