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West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is a professional football club based in Stratford, East London, England. West Ham United was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. West Ham United has won five major honours in its history. Domestically, it has been winner of the FA Cup three times and runner-up twice. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Millwall, and the fixture has gained notoriety for frequent incidents of football hooliganism. West Ham adopted their claret and sky blue colour scheme in the early 1900s, with the most common iteration of a claret shirt and sky blue sleeves emerging in 1904.
Birth of West Ham
The earliest generally accepted incarnation of West Ham United was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks F.C.
The Glory Years
Ron Greenwood was appointed as Fenton's successor in 1961 and soon led the club to two major trophies, winning the 1964 FA Cup Final.
Modern Day West Ham
The 2024–25 season is the 130th season in the history of West Ham United Football Club, and the club's thirteenth consecutive season in the Premier League.On 5 October, West Ham returned at home in the Premier League for their match against Ipswich Town. Michail Antonio opened the scoresheet in the first minute for West Ham, before Liam Delap equalized for Ipswich Town in the 6th minute. 37 minutes later, Mohammed Kudus scored his first goal in the 2024–25 season for West Ham with a header. Bowen and Paquetá added to the scoreline for West Ham to conclude the match with a 4–1 win, their first home win of the season. Their 13 shots on target in the match was their most in a Premier League game since this statistic was first recorded, in the 2003–04 season.
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London Stadium
The London Stadium (formerly and also known as the Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles (10 km) east of central London. The stadium was constructed specifically for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, serving as the athletics venue and as the site of their opening and closing ceremonies. Following the Games, it was rebuilt for multi-purpose use and now serves primarily as the home of Premier League club West Ham United, who played at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the stadium in 2016.
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European Success
West Ham won their first three games of the year 2022, temporarily elevating the club to fourth place in the Premier League. The team beat Sevilla 2–1 on aggregate to reach a first European quarter-final in 41 years, followed by a 4–1 aggregate win over Lyon for a first such semi-final since 1976. Playing the same opposition they met in their 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, Eintracht Frankfurt, the Hammers were knocked out of the Europa League, following a 3–1 aggregate loss to the German side At the end of the 2021–22 Premier League season, West Ham confirmed a second successive season of European football, qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League after finishing seventh