Team name:	West Ham United
Nickname:	Hammers
Formed:	1900
Colours:	Claret & Sky Blue
Stadium (& Capacity):	Boleyn Ground, Upton Park  (35,146)
Stadium Address:	Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ
Country:	England
West Ham United Football Club are an English football team based in West Ham, in the London Borough of Newham, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. The club was originally founded as Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895 and later reformed, in 1900, as their current incarnation. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and enjoyed their first top flight season in 1923, also featuring in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley. The club has never fallen outside the top two divisions and has won the FA Cup three times: in 1964, 1975 and 1980, and also captured the now defunct Cup Winners Cup in 1965 and the Intertoto Cup in 1999. They also won the first War Cup in 1940. The club's best league position was a third place finish in 1986 old top flight. West Ham currently holds the distinction for being the only team in the history of the Premiership to breach the 40 point boundary and still be relegated (in 2003). The club won promotion back to the Premier League for the 2005/06 season through the playoff system in the Coca Cola Championship (defeating Preston N.E.). In the 2005/06 season they finished in 9th place in the league table. In addition the club also progressed through to the FA Cup Final for the first time in twenty-six years where they lost on penalties to Liverpool after a 3-3 draw. Year Formed: 1895 as Thames Iron Works FC 1900 as West Ham United FC Turned Professional: 1898 as Thames Iron Works FC Limited Company: 1900 Former Name: Thames Iron Works FC (1895-1900) Club Nicknames: 'Irons' or 'Hammers' Colours Home: Claret and sky blue shirts, white shorts, white socks. Change: Navy Blue Shirts, Navy Blue shorts and Navy Blue socks Previous Grounds: 1895-96 Hermit Road Ground 1896-97 Browning Road 1897-1904 Memorial Grounds 1904 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park Pitch measurements: 112 x 72 yards Managers since 1902: 1902 - 32 Syd King 1932 - 50 Charlie Paynter 1950 - 61 Ted Fenton 1961 - 77 Ron Greenwood 1977 - 89 John Lyall 1989 - 90 Lou Macari 1990 - 94 Billy Bonds 1994 - 2001 Harry Redknapp 2001 - 03 - Glenn Roeder 2003 - Alan Pardew Football League & Premiership Record: Southern League : 1898-1915. Div. Two : 1919-23 : 1932-58 : 1978-81 : 1989-91 : 1992-93. Div. One : 1923-32 : 1958-78 : 1981-89 : 1991-92. Div. One (formerly Div. Two) : 1992-93: 2003 - 2004 FA Premiership : 1993- 2003 FL Championship (formerly Division One) : 2004 - date Northern Exposure are operating as an approved agent of Thomas Cook Sport, official match break supplier to West Ham United Football Club
Seat Location:	Dr. Martens Upper/Lower