West Ham United
West Ham United
2016/17 was a big season in the history of West Ham Utd Football Club. This season was the first in their new home - London Stadium, or more commonly known as the Olympic Stadium, in Stratford, London. West Ham United was founded in 1895 and had played their home games at the Boleyn Ground, which is more commonly called Upton Park, since 1904. The new stadium, which is about 5km from their old home, has a capacity of 60010.
The current manager is Slaven Bilic, who is from Croatia and was a successful Premier League player for Everton and West Ham! West Ham have two nicknames, 'The Irons' or 'The Hammers', both of these names are related to their original name which was 'Thames Ironworks FC'. On the club badge, you can see two hammers, which relate to the club's industrial past.
West Ham play in claret shirts with blue sleeves, white shorts, and claret socks. West Ham's colours are the same as Aston Villa's because in 1899, Bill Dove, the father of a West Ham United player, went to a fair in Birmingham. Bill Dove was a professional sprinter and was challenged to a race by four Aston Villa players. The Aston Villa players made a bet that they could beat Bill Dove, but in the end, they all lost and didn’t have the money to pay. The Aston Villa players gave Bill Dove a complete team’s football kits instead of payment and Bill gave these kits to his son.
West Ham have played in the Premier League for a total of 19 seasons, they have been relegated twice, in 2002-03 and 2010-11, and promoted to the Premier League three times, in 1993, 2005 and 2012. The highest West Ham have ever finished in the Premier League was 5th place in 1998-1999 but they did finish 3rd in the league in 1985-86, which was their highest ever finish in the top division. West Ham have won four major trophies in their history; they won the FA Cup in 1964, 1975 and 1980 and they won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1965, beating 1860 Munich in the final. That winning team included Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, who would also win the World Cup with England the following year.
"Bobby Moore was my friend as well as the greatest defender I ever played against." - Pelé
In 2016/17, West Ham finished 11th in the Premier League after a largely disappointing season under Bilic. For most of the season, The Hammers were in the bottom half, and at one point it looked like they might even be involved in a relegation battle. In the end, they improved and moved up the table. The Hammer’s top scorer was England international Michail Antonio, with 9 Premier League goals. Bilic has been busy trying to improve West Ham's strike force and has bought Javier Hernandez, who used to play for Manchester United, from Bayer Leverkusen and Marko Arnautovic from Stoke City. Bilic will be hoping for more from Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew and Andy Caroll this season, too. West Ham have also signed the England goalkeeper, Joe Hart, on loan from Manchester City. Can the Hammers finish in the top half of the Premier League this season?
Prediction 2018/19: 10th
Key player: Felipe Anderson
Did you know......?
In 1965, West Ham became only the second English team to win a European trophy, after Tottenham Hotspur (1963).
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23/08/2018
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I'm a West Ham's supporters because Steve Harris (Iron Maiden's bass player) is a big fan
23/08/2018 13:11
West Ham United
40
I'm a West Ham's supporters because Steve Harris (Iron Maiden's bass player) is a big fan
01/05/2018
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currently i'm don't like west ham, but maybe one day in future i like this club..
01/05/2018 11:10
Liverpool
103
currently i'm don't like west ham, but maybe one day in future i like this club..
25/01/2018
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i'm West ham till i die i'm West ham till i die i know i am i'm sure i am weeeest ham tiiiilll i die
25/01/2018 13:40
West Ham United
48
i'm West ham till i die i'm West ham till i die i know i am i'm sure i am weeeest ham tiiiilll i die
17/11/2017
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I don't like west ham
17/11/2017 12:55
Manchester United
180
I don't like west ham
02/10/2017
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I think the first season in the Premier League will be the most successful for Slaven Bilic as West Ham's manager.
02/10/2017 14:40
Arsenal
2024
I think the first season in the Premier League will be the most successful for Slaven Bilic as West Ham's manager.
01/05/2017
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What's the work of 'a professional sprinter ? It's that person who make a bet, like what they do in horses race, they get money when the horse they predict to be the first win.
01/05/2017 01:02
Newcastle United
3189
What's the work of 'a professional sprinter ? It's that person who make a bet, like what they do in horses race, they get money when the horse they predict to be the first win.
01/05/2017
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A professional sprinter is an athlete who runs. Usain Bolt is a professional sprinter and is the fastest man in the world.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
01/05/2017 10:33
Liverpool
370
A professional sprinter is an athlete who runs. Usain Bolt is a professional sprinter and is the fastest man in the world.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
01/05/2017
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Ah ok, thank you very much to clarify things in my mind.
01/05/2017 14:49
Newcastle United
3189
Ah ok, thank you very much to clarify things in my mind.
09/03/2017
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easy
09/03/2017 09:39
West Ham United
22
easy
29/01/2017
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:)
29/01/2017 15:20
Arsenal
140
:)
24/01/2017
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West Ham
24/01/2017 20:46
Manchester City
100
West Ham
17/11/2016
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Not bad.
17/11/2016 20:09
Arsenal
44
Not bad.
22/08/2016
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My prediction is 7th place in this season.
22/08/2016 14:37
Arsenal
2024
My prediction is 7th place in this season.
21/08/2016
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Come on hammers
21/08/2016 16:21
Liverpool
962
Come on hammers
19/07/2016
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I think the Hammers were impressive last season and their flair and attacking football made them look somewhat fearful
19/07/2016 13:22
Manchester United
4725
I think the Hammers were impressive last season and their flair and attacking football made them look somewhat fearful
19/07/2016
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Dimitr Payet is my favourite west ham player
19/07/2016 13:20
Manchester United
4725
Dimitr Payet is my favourite west ham player
19/07/2016
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I am not a fan of the Hammers
19/07/2016 13:16
Manchester United
4725
I am not a fan of the Hammers
10/06/2016
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i love west ham, i don't know why
10/06/2016 21:52
West Ham United
21
i love west ham, i don't know why
11/06/2016
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@anabda Why isn't important, only important is that you love our West Ham :) COYI B)
11/06/2016 11:04
West Ham United
538
@anabda Why isn't important, only important is that you love our West Ham :) COYI B)
08/04/2016
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They have a lot of players such as Payet and Lanzini.
08/04/2016 15:39
Liverpool
3705
They have a lot of players such as Payet and Lanzini.
08/04/2016
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I think they will finish in the top six.
08/04/2016 15:38
Liverpool
3705
I think they will finish in the top six.
24/03/2016
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If I weren't a fan of Arsenal, I would probably support the Hammers))
24/03/2016 08:57
Arsenal
2453
If I weren't a fan of Arsenal, I would probably support the Hammers))
07/03/2016
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What a comeback against the Toffies! This team can fly high!
07/03/2016 12:29
Arsenal
2453
What a comeback against the Toffies! This team can fly high!
07/03/2016
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Yes, what a comeback my friend, exactly ;)
07/03/2016 23:16
West Ham United
538
Yes, what a comeback my friend, exactly ;)
08/03/2016
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Sensational! This team deserve to be among TOP 4 .
08/03/2016 12:54
Arsenal
2453
Sensational! This team deserve to be among TOP 4 .
30/03/2016
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Thanks for supporting mate ;)
30/03/2016 13:32
West Ham United
538
Thanks for supporting mate ;)
01/03/2016
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Emmanuel Emenike.
01/03/2016 22:48
Leicester City
1761
Emmanuel Emenike.
29/02/2016
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Hi, I am a West Ham fun for 3 reasons which are two of them little strange for some people. First I don't like clubs which have a lot of money and they can spent a lot of money and bring some famous players and then expect some big results over the night. Second reason and maybe the strangest is that I like kits and colorsof that club. And finally ,the third reason is because mennager of West Ham is Slaven Bilić ,and he is from my country Croatia. As you can see,my english grammar isn't very good but a try do best od myself and learning,and this web site is excellant for me because I love football and a must improve my english.
29/02/2016 12:29
West Ham United
20
Hi, I am a West Ham fun for 3 reasons which are two of them little strange for some people. First I don't like clubs which have a lot of money and they can spent a lot of money and bring some famous players and then expect some big results over the night. Second reason and maybe the strangest is that I like kits and colorsof that club. And finally ,the third reason is because mennager of West Ham is Slaven Bilić ,and he is from my country Croatia. As you can see,my english grammar isn't very good but a try do best od myself and learning,and this web site is excellant for me because I love football and a must improve my english.
23/02/2016
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Congratulations! The Hammers have gone through to the final 8s in the FA Cup!)) Splendid performance!
23/02/2016 17:03
Arsenal
2453
Congratulations! The Hammers have gone through to the final 8s in the FA Cup!)) Splendid performance!
03/02/2016
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Congrats, Rema! Another splendid performance by the Hammers! You are just one point behind Man Utd. Which place do you think your team will finish this season?
03/02/2016 09:26
Arsenal
2453
Congrats, Rema! Another splendid performance by the Hammers! You are just one point behind Man Utd. Which place do you think your team will finish this season?
04/02/2016
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Thanks my friend :) I hope that we can provide Champions League qualification ;) I have positive attitude, everything about club is great at the moment and also I expect that we can continue in the same pace. Maybe this is just a dream, but who knows ;)
04/02/2016 19:39
West Ham United
538
Thanks my friend :) I hope that we can provide Champions League qualification ;) I have positive attitude, everything about club is great at the moment and also I expect that we can continue in the same pace. Maybe this is just a dream, but who knows ;)
16/02/2016
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Sorry @Rema, but I am not as optimistic as you, and I think it would be extremely hard for the Hammers to reach the Champions League qualification. But who know...maybe Dimitri "The Magician" Payet, "Fantastic" Bilic and his team can pull it off.
16/02/2016 08:23
Arsenal
2453
Sorry @Rema, but I am not as optimistic as you, and I think it would be extremely hard for the Hammers to reach the Champions League qualification. But who know...maybe Dimitri "The Magician" Payet, "Fantastic" Bilic and his team can pull it off.
20/01/2016
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A new addition to the West Ham's squad - Sam Byram moved from Leeds for an undisclosed fee. Rema, what do you think of this January signing?)
20/01/2016 15:29
Arsenal
2453
A new addition to the West Ham's squad - Sam Byram moved from Leeds for an undisclosed fee. Rema, what do you think of this January signing?)
20/01/2016
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To be honest, I haven't watched him yet. But if we look on the fact that last month he picked up the Championship Player of the Month award after scoring three goals in December he can represent future of the club.
20/01/2016 22:58
West Ham United
538
To be honest, I haven't watched him yet. But if we look on the fact that last month he picked up the Championship Player of the Month award after scoring three goals in December he can represent future of the club.
22/01/2016
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Would you like to have more new players signed for the Hammers' squad?)
22/01/2016 07:09
Arsenal
2453
Would you like to have more new players signed for the Hammers' squad?)
27/01/2016
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@nikosonris One of my wishes had been Charlie Austin, but he signed for Southampton :( Mauro Zarate left us and joined Fiorentina(I wish him the best of luck, he had scored some spectacular goals for us) and I expect that we will bring one good striker. I have heard some rumors in relations with this players: Calum Wilson, Emenike,Yilmaz.
27/01/2016 13:35
West Ham United
538
@nikosonris One of my wishes had been Charlie Austin, but he signed for Southampton :( Mauro Zarate left us and joined Fiorentina(I wish him the best of luck, he had scored some spectacular goals for us) and I expect that we will bring one good striker. I have heard some rumors in relations with this players: Calum Wilson, Emenike,Yilmaz.
18/01/2016
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Next year when W.Ham moves to Olympic stadium it will be strange because Hammers have huge support on the Upton Park and it will be quite different on bigger stadium. I think that Arsenal is still facing with the same problem today. Emirates st. is huge but the atmosphere is not the same like it was on Highbury once. These are advantages and disadvantages at the same time.
18/01/2016 16:49
Arsenal
3557
Next year when W.Ham moves to Olympic stadium it will be strange because Hammers have huge support on the Upton Park and it will be quite different on bigger stadium. I think that Arsenal is still facing with the same problem today. Emirates st. is huge but the atmosphere is not the same like it was on Highbury once. These are advantages and disadvantages at the same time.
13/01/2016
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What a massive win vs Bournemouth! After Tuesday's action, the table makes pleasant reading for your favourite team, Rema. Congratulations!
13/01/2016 07:09
Arsenal
2453
What a massive win vs Bournemouth! After Tuesday's action, the table makes pleasant reading for your favourite team, Rema. Congratulations!
13/01/2016
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Thanks my friend :) What a spectacular second half and what a fantastic performance by our wizard Dimitri Payet ;)
13/01/2016 11:35
West Ham United
538
Thanks my friend :) What a spectacular second half and what a fantastic performance by our wizard Dimitri Payet ;)
15/01/2016
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I believe now you have this West Ham's magician in your fantasy team, don't you? :)
15/01/2016 07:42
Arsenal
2453
I believe now you have this West Ham's magician in your fantasy team, don't you? :)
07/12/2015
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I'm not a West Ham fan but I must admit that the atmosphere on the Upton Park is absolutely unique when they start singing and the bubbles fly in the air..
07/12/2015 13:16
Arsenal
3557
I'm not a West Ham fan but I must admit that the atmosphere on the Upton Park is absolutely unique when they start singing and the bubbles fly in the air..
24/11/2015
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I am not a West Ham Utd fan (as you may see on my user pic) but I wish this team all the best now and when they move to the Olympic Stadium - probably a new winning era for the Hammers)
24/11/2015 09:45
Arsenal
2453
I am not a West Ham Utd fan (as you may see on my user pic) but I wish this team all the best now and when they move to the Olympic Stadium - probably a new winning era for the Hammers)
19/11/2015
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This season I was surprised by their away victories
19/11/2015 17:45
Arsenal
2320
This season I was surprised by their away victories
19/11/2015
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I'm not the Hammer!
19/11/2015 17:43
Arsenal
2320
I'm not the Hammer!
25/10/2015
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'I'm forever blowing bubbles' is the song you hear when the players get on the pitch on Upton Park. Together with L'pool's 'Never walk alone' probably most recognizable songs. Such a great club,such passion hardly you can see in some other country. Magic lives in England for sure.. Bubbles everywhere...
25/10/2015 00:39
Arsenal
3557
'I'm forever blowing bubbles' is the song you hear when the players get on the pitch on Upton Park. Together with L'pool's 'Never walk alone' probably most recognizable songs. Such a great club,such passion hardly you can see in some other country. Magic lives in England for sure.. Bubbles everywhere...
25/10/2015
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There is actually a machine that blows bubbles onto the pitch at West Ham's home matches! I think that's great!
25/10/2015 19:43
Liverpool
370
There is actually a machine that blows bubbles onto the pitch at West Ham's home matches! I think that's great!
23/10/2015
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Regards to 1teacher and Dienekes92 and I would love to see them again to share comments with us.
23/10/2015 13:47
West Ham United
538
Regards to 1teacher and Dienekes92 and I would love to see them again to share comments with us.
03/11/2015
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Hi Rema and all Hammers! Personal congratulations to you on winning last season's Premier Skills competition.
We should all be proud of the team's performance so far, but I don't think West Ham can keep up with the big ones in the long run. I hope to be wrong, though.
I saw that the Rugby World Cup 3rd/4th place match was played at the Olympic Stadium, and it had 'Newham' as a name. All this Oldham/Newham/East Ham/West Ham is a bit confusing...
03/11/2015 18:58
West Ham United
46
Hi Rema and all Hammers! Personal congratulations to you on winning last season's Premier Skills competition.
We should all be proud of the team's performance so far, but I don't think West Ham can keep up with the big ones in the long run. I hope to be wrong, though.
I saw that the Rugby World Cup 3rd/4th place match was played at the Olympic Stadium, and it had 'Newham' as a name. All this Oldham/Newham/East Ham/West Ham is a bit confusing...
04/11/2015
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Hi 1 teacher- Thank you for the congratulations :) As you say we could be proud of the team's performance so far and we are already defeat four giants. Last week we were defeated at Vicarage Road and this was our first defeat after seven games. Ighalo was ruined us on that day with two goals. I hope that your prediction will not come true. You had that luck that you have been on the Boleyn Ground and also on the Olympic Stadium. Can you say us something about Olympic Stadium and about atmosphere on the Boleyn Ground (I found in one of yours previous comment that you say that's Boleyn Ground is uncomfortable dangerous matchbox). Cheers ;)
04/11/2015 23:02
West Ham United
538
Hi 1 teacher- Thank you for the congratulations :) As you say we could be proud of the team's performance so far and we are already defeat four giants. Last week we were defeated at Vicarage Road and this was our first defeat after seven games. Ighalo was ruined us on that day with two goals. I hope that your prediction will not come true. You had that luck that you have been on the Boleyn Ground and also on the Olympic Stadium. Can you say us something about Olympic Stadium and about atmosphere on the Boleyn Ground (I found in one of yours previous comment that you say that's Boleyn Ground is uncomfortable dangerous matchbox). Cheers ;)
21/11/2015
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Hi Rema! I haven't actually been to the Olympic Stadium yet. I just saw that a Rugby World Cup match took place there. However, once the Hammers have made the move, I'll start looking for a convenient event to watch live (and I hope my dad will be still willing to go with me).
Maybe it was a bit unkind of me to use those terms to refer to the Boleyn Ground, but it really is old and uncomfortable. It's the same with Chelsea's Stamford Bridge. I once went there to watch FC Barcelona and we got stuck for hours at the turnstiles.
It feels that these old stadiums could be dangerous in an emergency situation, but then, what do I know?
To be honest, the atmosphere in Upton Park at the game I attended wasn't as impressive as I had expected. They played "I'm forever blowing bubbles" at the start of the second half too, but hardly anybody sang along then. The Arsenal fans cheered and shouted more than the home crowd. There was the odd "Come on you irons" chant when the Hammers were trying to equalize. However, the fighting spirit on the pitch was there all the 95+ minutes of the game.
21/11/2015 15:36
West Ham United
46
Hi Rema! I haven't actually been to the Olympic Stadium yet. I just saw that a Rugby World Cup match took place there. However, once the Hammers have made the move, I'll start looking for a convenient event to watch live (and I hope my dad will be still willing to go with me).
Maybe it was a bit unkind of me to use those terms to refer to the Boleyn Ground, but it really is old and uncomfortable. It's the same with Chelsea's Stamford Bridge. I once went there to watch FC Barcelona and we got stuck for hours at the turnstiles.
It feels that these old stadiums could be dangerous in an emergency situation, but then, what do I know?
To be honest, the atmosphere in Upton Park at the game I attended wasn't as impressive as I had expected. They played "I'm forever blowing bubbles" at the start of the second half too, but hardly anybody sang along then. The Arsenal fans cheered and shouted more than the home crowd. There was the odd "Come on you irons" chant when the Hammers were trying to equalize. However, the fighting spirit on the pitch was there all the 95+ minutes of the game.