About West Ham United FC

West Ham United FC is a professional football club based in East London, founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks before being reformed in 1900 under its current name. The club initially competed in regional leagues before joining the Football League in 1919. Its traditional home was the Boleyn Ground for over a century, before moving to the London Stadium in 2016.

West Ham has a long history in English football and is known for its strong identity and famous youth development system, often called the “Academy of Football.” The club has spent most of its history in the top two tiers and is one of the few English teams never to have fallen below the second division. It has produced several legendary players, including key members of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

The club’s major honours include winning the FA Cup three times (1964, 1975, and 1980) and European success in the 1965 Cup Winners’ Cup and the 2023 Europa Conference League. West Ham is also known for its intense rivalry with Millwall. In recent years, the club has established itself as a competitive Premier League side with regular European competition appearances.