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.

League Status

1898-1915 Southern League

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1919-1923 Division Two

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1923-1932 Division One

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1932-1958 Division Two ~ Promoted as Champions

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1958-1978 Division One

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1978-1981 Division Two ~ Promoted as Champions

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1981-1989 Division One

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1989-1991 Division Two

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1991-1992 Division One

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1992-1993 Division Two (Endsleigh Football League Div 1)

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1993-2003 Division One (FA Premier League)

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2003-2005 Division Two (Nationwide Football League Div 1/Coca-Cola Championship) ~ Promoted via Play-Offs

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2005?2006 Division One (FA Premier League)

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