The Hammers have brought more than their fair share of flair and passion to the Barclaycard Premiership. With a host of talented stars in their line-up, attractive football is guaranteed.

‘Onwards and upwards’ would be a perfect motto for West Ham’s time in the F.A. Premier League. Under Billy Bonds and then Harry Redknapp, the Hammers consolidated in the top flight before finding their feet and recording four top-10 finishes in the space of five years.

And Redknapp’s successor, Glenn Roeder, continued the momentum with a seventh-placed finish in his first season, 2001/2002. After the long-serving Bonds guided the team back into the top flight in 1993, Redknapp stepped up from his post as assistant manager to take the helm in 1994 and led the evolution from strugglers to the F.A. Premier League’s stylish stalwarts.

West Ham United Football Club

In the former winger’s seven-year reign, he brought stars such as the charismatic Italian Paolo Di Canio to the Boleyn Ground. The club’s famous youth system continues to produce some outstanding talent such as England stars Joe Cole and Michael Carrick, while Roeder’s signing of Republic of Ireland World Cup hero Gary Breen has boosted a hugely-impressive roster.

A brand of open, attacking football remains West Ham’s trademark and the Hammers faithful won’t accept anything less.

West Ham United Football Club History

A belief in entertaining football has been forged into the side created by workers from the shipbuilding company Thames Iron Works in 1895. The club was relaunched in 1900 as West Ham United and elected to the Football League in 1919.

Success came in 1923 with promotion to the First Division and an appearance in the first Wembley FA Cup final. Later, under the auspices of captain Malcolm Allison and later coach Ron Greenwood, the Hammers plotted for the future by nurturing young talent and introducing innovative coaching techniques.

It paid off with FA Cup victory in 1964, a European Cup Winners’ Cup triumph in 1965 and the club rightfully took credit when three homegrown stars – captain Bobby Moore, striker Geoff Hurst and midfielder Martin Peters – helped England win the 1966 World Cup.

Another FA Cup victory in 1975 was followed by relegation in 1978. There was a return to Wembley in 1980 and the Hammers, still in the Second Division, shocked Arsenal 1-0. After mixed success in the 1980s, West Ham sealed promotion to the F.A. Premier League in 1993. And while standing by their beliefs, the Hammers have graced the Premiership ever since.