West Ham Essential Flashcards
Describe the Thames Ironworks work
The company had been building ships for the Royal Navy and overseas governments since it was formed in 1846, HMS Warrior built in 1860 was the largest warship in the world
From what are the origins of west Ham
The origins of West Ham Utd can be traced back to the Thames Ironworks Shipbuilding company situated at the mouth of the River Lea at Blackwall in East London
Who was instrumental in the formation of the Football Club
Arnold Hills the Chairman of Thames Ironworks, was instrumental in the formation of the football club. Dave Taylor a foreman at the works formed a football team after approaching Hills and advised this in the firms Gazette on 29th June 1895
Who was the local club who had recently folded in 1895 and which a number of players were employed at the Ironworks
Old Castle Swifts
What was the name of the first ground to which Thames Ironworks played
Hermit Road, Canning Town
What was the first game ever played by the Thames Ironworks
A home friendly against Royal Ordinance on 7th September 1895, which finished 1-1.
Who scored Thames Ironworks first ever goal against Royal Ordinance in 1895
Arthur Darby
What was the first league Thames Ironworks entered and what year
London League, 1896
What year did Thames Ironworks become West Ham UTD
1900
Wo was the first black player to play for West Ham and what year
John Charles, 1963
How many FA Cu semi finals have West Ham played in
7
When was the last time West Ham beat Liverpool at Anfield give details
September 1963, when goals from Hurst and Peters gave the Hammers a 2-1 win
What was Thames Ironworks first competitive match
Chatham in the FA Cup in 1895/96, lost 5-0
When did West Ham win the FA CUP, against who, what score and scorers
1964, beat Preston 3-2 at Wembley, goals from Johnnycake Sissons, Geoff Hurst, Ronnie Boyce
What was the West Ham line up that beat Preston in 1964
Jim Standen John Bond Jack Burckett Eddie Bovington Ken Brown Bobby Moore Peter Braebrook Ronnie Boyce Johnny Byrne Geoff Hurst Johnny Sissons
List all West Ham Managers and there years in charge
Syd King - 1902 - 1932 Charlie Paynter 1932 - 1950 Ted Fenton 1950 - 1961 Ron Greenwood 1961 - 1974 John Lyall - 1974 - 1989 Lou Macari - 1989 - 1990 Billy Bonds - 1990 - 1994 Harry Redknapp 1994 - 2001 Glen Roeder 2001 - 2003 Trevor Brooking 2003 Alan Pardew 2003 - 2006 Alan Curbishley 2006 Kevin Keen 2008 Gianfranco Zola 2008 - 2010 Avram Grant 2010 - 2011 Kevin Keen 2011 Sam Allardyce 2011 - present
Give a list of all West Hams Sponsors and there years
Avco Trust 1984-1989 BAC Windows 1989 - 1992 Dagenham Motors 1992 - 1997 Dr Martins 1998 - 2003 Jobserve 2003 - 2007 XL Leisure 2007 Alpari FX 2013
What year did West Ham get to the final of the league cup in the 1960’s and against who and score
Reached the final in 1966 where they lost to west brom over two legs,
Won 2-1 home
Lost 4-1 away
Who was the Goalkeeper who played in goal between 1905 and 1911 making 205 appearances
George Kitchen
What year was I’m forever Blowing Bubbles written
1919 in America and was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic
What is the main idea of how the origin of how the song I’m forever blowing bubbles became associated with West Ham
In 1829 sir John Millais painted a picture of his grandson watching a soap bubble he had just blown through a clay pipe. Many years later, the Pears Soap Works used the painting as an advertisement, and displayed posters though out the East end, the soap Works was situated in Canning Town. The West Ham boys team often played their home games at upton park in front of huge crowds and one of their team will Murray, having curly hair he resembled the the boy in the advert, he soon gained the nickname Bubbles
Who was the forward who assisted Vic Watson in the 1926/27 season, describe him
Stan Earle, inside forward, played 273 games joined in 1924
Who are the top 3 England capped West Ham players
Bobby Moore -108
Geoff Hurst - 49
Trevor Brooking - 47
Martin Peters - 33
Who was the consistent wing half Yorkshireman who played 208 games between 1932 and 1940
Joe Cockroft
What year did West Ham move to the Boleyn Ground and where did they move from
1904 from the Memorial Ground
What team was the Boleyn Ground the home of when West Ham moved in
Boleyn Castle FC
What was the first game played at the Boleyn Ground
1st September 1904 when the Hammers beat Millwall 3-0
How was West Ham denied the Championship in 1991
On the final day of the season against Notts County, west ham finished on 87 points, they were reliant on Oldham not beating Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham scored with a last minute penalty
What was special in the game against West Brom in April 1965
Brian Dear scored five goals in 20 mins in a 6-1 win
How old was Billy Bonds when he retired and what was his last match
41, against Southampton at the dell
Name the top 5 West Ham scorers
Vic Watson - 298 Geoff Hurst - 180 Jimmy Ruffell - 159 Johny Dick - 153 Tony Cottee - 115
What was scale about 7 March 1927
West Ham 7 - 0 Arsenal
What were the scores of all 3 Charity shield matches West Ham have played in
1964 - 2-2 v Liverpool (shared)
1975 - 0-2 v Derby County
1980 - 0-1 v Liverpool
Top ten appearances
Billy Bonds - 663 Frank Lampard snr - 551 Bobby Moore - 544 Trevor Brooking - 528 Jimmy Ruffell - 505 Alvin Martin - 469 Vic Watson - 462 Jim Barrett - 442 Geoff Hurst - 411 Steve Potts - 399
Why do West Ham fans say we won the World Cup
Geoff Hurst scored a Hat trick, Martin Peters scored the other, Bobby Moore was captain
What was the first game under floodlights at Upton Park
Friendly v Tottenham 16 aril 1953
What was strange about the game against Arsenal in 1995 at Highbury
Two substitutes had been used, monaural was injured which left goalkeeper les sealed, this was his debut!
