The Second World War had just entered its fourth year when the 1943-44 season started, and it would see the Allies take Italy, the Siege of Leningrad and the D-Day Landings at Normandy. West Ham
The 1933-34 season proved something of an oasis for West Ham with manager Charlie Paynter beginning to fashion a team capable of promotion. Future England international Len Goulden had broken through at inside left, Ted
King George V exclaimed ‘Our citadel has been stormed!’ as he surveyed the unfolding chaos of the first Wembley Cup Final 100 years ago. Many trees have fallen in telling the story of that sunny
‘West Ham are still in the FA Cup’ is the phrase I am gladly opening this piece with this month. After progressing to the third round by beating Brentford in early January, we’ve gone on
There are goals from my lifetime that will be fondly remembered by everyone associated with the club who was around to see them. Those from the Boleyn Ground’s final game, the play-off finals and Carlos
It’s back to business for West Ham after the thrills and spills of the World Cup — and if there was ever the possibility of a match which was the complete opposite of the glamour
We return to action on Boxing Day, what have been your most memorable Boxing Day games for the right and wrong reasons? Meirion Williams: The one that stands out for me is our game in
It’s a fair assessment to say that we slipped on a banana skin but didn’t fall and thus survived our visit to Kidderminster last month. But it was certainly one where we used all our
For so many of us, West Ham is more than just a football team, it’s a way of life, a culture ingrained into us during childhood that stays with us for the rest of our
Old Trafford’s postal address is Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester. At Anfield, there is a statue of Bill Shankly. Elland Road has a Don Revie stand. But when it comes to Ron Greenwood, the man