West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. They play their home matches at Upton Park. They are nicknamed "The Hammers" and "The Academy of Football" by the media, but are better known as "The Irons" by their own fans (due to the club's origins at the Thames Ironworks - see below). The club has a training facility at Chadwell Heath, adjacent to the railway line from which the team may occasionally be viewed at practice during the week. The club has recently been promoted to the Premiership for the 2005/06 season.

Famous players

The 1966 World Cup winning trio

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• Sir Geoff Hurst
• Bobby Moore
• Martin Peters

Other famous players, past and present, include;

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• Eyal Berkovich
• Clyde Best
• John Bond
• Billy Bonds
• Ronnie Boyce
• Sir Trevor Brooking
• Johnny Byrne
• Joe Cole
• Tony Cottee
• Alan Devonshire
• Paolo Di Canio
• John Dick
• Julian Dicks
• Rio Ferdinand
• Marc-Vivien Foé
• Craig Forrest
• Len Goulden
• Paul Ince
• David James
• Frank Lampard Jr.
• Frank Lampard Sr.
• Alvin Martin
• Phil Parkes
• Syd Puddefoot
• Harry Redknapp
• Brian 'Pop' Robson
• Jimmy Ruffell
• Teddy Sheringham
• Ray Stewart
• Davor Suker
• Paulo Wanchope
• Vic Watson
• Ian Wright

See also: West Ham player category

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