West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stratford, East London that compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, having moved from their former home, the Boleyn Ground, in 2016. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. They moved to the Boleyn Ground in 1904, which remained their home ground for more than a century. The team initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the Football League in 1919. They were promoted to the top flight in 1923, when they were also losing finalists in the first FA Cup Final held at Wembley. In 1940, the club won the inaugural Football League War Cup. West Ham have been winners of the FA Cup three times; in 1964, 1975 and 1980, and have also been runners-up twice; in 1923 and 2006.
| Full name | West Ham United Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Irons, The Hammers, The Academy of Football |
| Short name | West Ham |
| Founded | June 29, 1895, as Thames Ironworks, July 5, 1900, as West Ham United |
| Ground | London Stadium |
| Ground Capacity | 60,000 |
| Owner(s) | David Sullivan (51.1%), David Gold (35.1%), Albert 'Tripp' Smith (10%), Other investors (3.8%) |
| Co-chairmen | David Sullivan and David Gold |
| Manager | David Moyes |
| League | Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Premier League, 7th |
About West Ham United F.C.
Based in Stratford, East London, the team was originally founded under the name Thames Ironworks. The team won its first FA Cup in 1964.
Achievement of West Ham United F.C.
In 1923, they competed in the first FA Cup Final held at the historic Wembley Stadium, losing to the Bolton Wanderers 2-0.
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Latest information about West Ham United F.C. updated on July 28 2021.
