theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
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50th Anniversary recounts the glorious path to that Wembley triumph
Retro Articles ...
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The Class of 1959 which commenced the development of home grown talent
Intriguing history of
friendly games
Opportunity to reflect on how football’s approach to the festive season has changed
Challenging for top place
in the division
First Match in
All Seater Stadium
in Britain
Hammers Lose European Record
after 31 years
Allardyce’s 2011-12 Team Breaks
an 89-year-Old Club Record!
Play-Off's for a Premiership Place
The names Bond ... JOHN BOND
the centre-forward
Bert van Marwijk Visited
West Ham for Lesson
West Ham United
v.
Great Britain Olympic Teams
1964 FA Cup Winning Trio
at the Wicket
Queens Park Rangers
November 1953
Click to Solve
Andy Malcom & Ken Brown
Bobby Moore's
4th Consecutive Wembley Trophy
End of Season Fixture Congestion
a Phenomena of the Modern Game?
Israel’s World Cup Captain
Trials with the Hammers
West Ham United suffered
on and off the pitch
Story of how a priceless painting capturing a significant moment in the Hammers’ history
West Ham United entertain illustrious visitors from South America in October 1933
Roll Out Red Barrel
The Watney Mann
Invitation Cup
West Ham's ECWC 2nd Leg
in September 1980 is fondly referred to as the “Ghost Match”
FA Youth Cup campaign from the 1950s that deserves recognition.
In the last 50 years West Ham have played at Anfield on 43 occasions and failed to register a single win
West Ham United’s first three finals and their progress in those early years.
We Will Remember Them
West Ham United’s
third Cup Final in three
consecutive years
In the past the Festive period was a very busy time in the football fixture calendar
Twelve Days of
Christmas
Bobby Moore 1966
BBC "Sportsview
Personality of the Year"
Two league games to go and West Ham are lying third in the table
The recent storm damage induced power cuts are insignificant compared with the two
1970s power cuts
The Bobby Moore
Memorial Match
Testimonial Games
West Ham's Texaco
Bubble Burst
From simple origins in Liverpool’s docklands to become Chairman of
West Ham Football Club
Crystal Palace negotiated an additional transfer clause
A scintilating day when the
Hammers exceeded expectations
Memorabilia Timeline on how the day unfolded in the 1964 FA Cup Final
West Ham participation in two long forgotten tournaments
The Hammers’ visit to the USA in 1963 June turned out to be a catalyst in the club’s fortunes
LNER Locomotive 61672
Name Plate
Ron Wilson’s photographic record of the Eastern Counties League in 1948-49
The Hammers completed a league double over Manchester City with two 6-1 victories
Ted Fenton attracted top Italian side AC Milan to a prestige friendly at Upton Park in December 1954
Houston Astrodome
8th Wonder of the World
The Hammers outmanoeuvred the Gunners on
Guy Fawkes Day 1960
Two 1950s players tied the knot and a few hours later tied their laces
Diafra Sakho sets a new West Ham Premiership record for goals scored in consecutive games!
50th Anniversary
European Cup Winners' Cup
Charlie Bicknell became the first claret and blue winning skipper
at Wembley
Richard Miller's
Unforgettable Day
at Anfield
Review of the 1970s
Evening Standard
5-A-Side Championships
League Cup saga that will live long in the memory
Shortest First Team Careers
The Blackpool Affair
left the football world more shaken than stirred
Hammers Equal their
Premier League
Unbeaten Run
A memorable event that turned out to be a bit of a damp squib
This player everybody wanted in their team
Colchester United
v. Hammers
Charity Matches
Farewell to the
Boleyn Ground &
112-year's of History
A memorable game under the Upton Park floodlights
Arguably the greatest match in West Ham United’s history
Quartet of West Ham United
Players at Euro 2016
Three Cup Finals
in the space of 16 days
Cassettari's an important part of West Ham United’s indelible folklore
Life as an apprentice professional footballer in the late 1960s early 1970s
The last season under the Thames Ironworks banner
West Ham's prolific goal scorer was the first
Scottish International
The match in 1976 is a strong contender for the Hammers’ greatest ever comeback.
Penalty shoot-outs an integral part of today’s game
Reminisce over some excellent Friday performances and some…
not so excellent
Bobby's Sportswear shop was nestled between residential houses opposite the Boleyn Ground
The story of a player's naivety
and an unforgivable
administrative oversight
A stepping stone to his first full international cap was Moore’s nine appearances at Under-23 level
This 8-0 victory over
Rotherham United was a turning point in West Ham United’s fortunes
Four myths and legends
that have been handed down
through the mists of time
His consistent performances for
West Ham were rewarded with an England cap
Two Under-18 Hammers who progressed to reach the
pinnacle of English football
The Full Members Cup had a comparatively long shelf life
of seven seasons
West Ham players contribute 79 goals to the opposition
The final game at the Boleyn Ground slipped into history and found its place in West Ham United’s folklore
The Premier League's
oldest record breaker
Boleyn Ground's First-ever
All-Ticket Match
Wembley Stadium
Bobby Moore's second home
1923 Cup Final played under conditions and amid scenes unparalleled in sport
London 5-A-Side Football Championships – The 1980s & 90s
Charity Shield curtain raiser to the new season
An iconic number of goals scored by the Hammers' and England captain
50th Anniversary of one of
West Ham United's most prestigious friendly matches
A mysterious figure from Hammers' first League season
A three-week close season tour taking in over 13,000 miles of travel