theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh

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West Ham United Club Historian : Welcome to the Private memorabilia collection of 'theyflysohigh'


Who's Who : Fist XI Pen Pictures and Autographs
You would have thought that compiling a list of players to have pulled on the Claret 'n Blue for the Hammers since the formation of the club as West Ham United in 1900 was an easy one, just sit down and start copying from the numerous record books.
But when you get down to the nitty-gritty of comparing such publications that's when the anomalies bubble to the surface, and even then it's not clear-cut. Take the year 1911 for instance, two players with the same sounding surname, "REDWARD" and "REDWOOD". George Redwood gets a paragraph or two, but the descendents of F.E. Redward probably don't even realise their great Granddad played a small part in West Ham's history he's simply not mentioned. Under each of the Managerial picture links below I've recorded the "pen pictures" for each player to have made a First Team debut for that manager.
Please choose a Manager to view Player Pen Pictures and Autographs
1900 - 1902
Syd King
1902 - 1932
Charlie Paynter
1932 - 1950
Ted Fenton
1950 - 1961
Ron Greenwood
1961 - 1974
John Lyall
1974 - 1989
Lou Macari
1989 - 1990
Billy Bonds
1990 - 1994
Harry Redknapp
1994 - 2001
Alan Curbishley
2006 - 2008
Glenn Roeder
2001 - 2003
Gianfranco Zola
2008 - 2010
Trevor Brooking
2003
Avram Grant
2010 - 2011
Alan Pardew
2003 - 2006
Sam Allardyce
2011 - 2015