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Describe the Thames Ironworks work

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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

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From what are the origins of west Ham

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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

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Who was instrumental in the formation of the Football Club

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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

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Who was the local club who had recently folded in 1895 and which a number of players were employed at the Ironworks

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Old Castle Swifts

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What was the name of the first ground to which Thames Ironworks played

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Hermit Road, Canning Town

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What was the first game ever played by the Thames Ironworks

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A home friendly against Royal Ordinance on 7th September 1895, which finished 1-1.

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Who scored Thames Ironworks first ever goal against Royal Ordinance in 1895

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Arthur Darby

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What was the first league Thames Ironworks entered and what year

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London League, 1896

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What year did Thames Ironworks become West Ham UTD

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1900

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Wo was the first black player to play for West Ham and what year

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John Charles, 1963

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How many FA Cu semi finals have West Ham played in

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7

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When was the last time West Ham beat Liverpool at Anfield give details

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September 1963, when goals from Hurst and Peters gave the Hammers a 2-1 win

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What was Thames Ironworks first competitive match

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Chatham in the FA Cup in 1895/96, lost 5-0

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When did West Ham win the FA CUP, against who, what score and scorers

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1964, beat Preston 3-2 at Wembley, goals from Johnnycake Sissons, Geoff Hurst, Ronnie Boyce

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What was the West Ham line up that beat Preston in 1964

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Jim Standen
John Bond
Jack Burckett
Eddie Bovington
Ken Brown
Bobby Moore
Peter Braebrook
Ronnie Boyce
Johnny Byrne
Geoff Hurst
Johnny Sissons
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List all West Ham Managers and there years in charge

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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
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Give a list of all West Hams Sponsors and there years

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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
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What year did West Ham get to the final of the league cup in the 1960’s and against who and score

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Reached the final in 1966 where they lost to west brom over two legs,

Won 2-1 home
Lost 4-1 away

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Who was the Goalkeeper who played in goal between 1905 and 1911 making 205 appearances

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George Kitchen

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What year was I’m forever Blowing Bubbles written

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1919 in America and was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic

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What is the main idea of how the origin of how the song I’m forever blowing bubbles became associated with West Ham

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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

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Who was the forward who assisted Vic Watson in the 1926/27 season, describe him

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Stan Earle, inside forward, played 273 games joined in 1924

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Who are the top 3 England capped West Ham players

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Bobby Moore -108
Geoff Hurst - 49
Trevor Brooking - 47
Martin Peters - 33

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Who was the consistent wing half Yorkshireman who played 208 games between 1932 and 1940

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Joe Cockroft

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What year did West Ham move to the Boleyn Ground and where did they move from

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1904 from the Memorial Ground

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What team was the Boleyn Ground the home of when West Ham moved in

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Boleyn Castle FC

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What was the first game played at the Boleyn Ground

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1st September 1904 when the Hammers beat Millwall 3-0

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How was West Ham denied the Championship in 1991

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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

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What was special in the game against West Brom in April 1965

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Brian Dear scored five goals in 20 mins in a 6-1 win

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How old was Billy Bonds when he retired and what was his last match

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41, against Southampton at the dell

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Name the top 5 West Ham scorers

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Vic Watson - 298
Geoff Hurst - 180
Jimmy Ruffell - 159
Johny Dick - 153
Tony Cottee - 115
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What was scale about 7 March 1927

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West Ham 7 - 0 Arsenal

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What were the scores of all 3 Charity shield matches West Ham have played in

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1964 - 2-2 v Liverpool (shared)
1975 - 0-2 v Derby County
1980 - 0-1 v Liverpool

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Top ten appearances

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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
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Why do West Ham fans say we won the World Cup

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Geoff Hurst scored a Hat trick, Martin Peters scored the other, Bobby Moore was captain

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What was the first game under floodlights at Upton Park

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Friendly v Tottenham 16 aril 1953

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What was strange about the game against Arsenal in 1995 at Highbury

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Two substitutes had been used, monaural was injured which left goalkeeper les sealed, this was his debut!

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