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List of West Ham United F.C. records and statistics
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This article lists records and statistics associated with West Ham United.
Team records
Scoring records
- Biggest victory: 10–0 v Bury, Football League Cup (25 October 1983)
- Biggest league win: 8–0 v Rotherham United (8 March 1958), and v Sunderland (19 October 1968)
- Biggest defeat: 0–7 v Barnsley (1 September 1919), v Everton (22 October 1927), and v Sheffield Wednesday (28 November 1959)
League sequences
- Wins: 9 (19 October to 4 December 1985)
- Draws: 5 (7 September to 5 October 1968, and 15 October to 1 November 2003)
- Defeats: 9 (28 March to 29 August 1932)
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Goalscorers
Leading first class goalscorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | West Ham Career | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | ||||
| 1 | ENG | Vic Watson | 1920–1935 | 326 |
| 2 | ENG | Geoff Hurst | 1959–1972 | 252 |
| 3 | SCO | John Dick | 1953–1962 | 166 |
| ENG | Jimmy Ruffell | 1921–1937 | 166 | |
| 5 | ENG | Tony Cottee | 1983–1988 | |
| 1994–1996 | 146 | |||
| 6 | ENG | Johnny Byrne | 1961–1967 | 107 |
| 7 | ENG | Pop Robson | 1970–1974 | |
| 1976–1979 | 104 | |||
| 8 | ENG | Trevor Brooking | 1967–1984 | 102 |
| 9 | ENG | Malcolm Musgrove | 1953–1963 | 100 |
| ENG | Martin Peters | 1962–1970 | 100 |
Other top goalscorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | West Ham Career | First Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Sth. League | ||||||
| Goals | War-time | ||||||
| Goals | Total | ||||||
| Goals | |||||||
| 1 | ENG | George Foreman | 1939–1946 | 1 | 187 | 188 | |
| 2 | ENG | Danny Shea | 1908–1913 | ||||
| 1920–1921 | 1 | 121 | 64 | 186 | |||
| 3 | SCO | Billy Grassam | 1900–1903 | ||||
| 1906–1909 | 68 | 68 | |||||
| 4 | ENG | Dick Leafe | 1913–1922 | 7 | 37 | 44 | |
| 5 | ENG | Harry Stapley | 1905–1908 | 41 | 41 | ||
| 6 | ENG | Herbert Ashton | 1908–1918 | 25 | 11 | 36 | |
| 7 | ENG | George Hilsdon | 1904–1905 | ||||
| 1912–1915 | 35 | 35 | |||||
| 8 | ENG | George Webb | 1908–1912 | 32 | 32 | ||
| 9 | ENG | Fred Blackburn | 1905–1913 | 28 | 28 | ||
| ENG | Richard Dunn | 1939–1948 | 2 | 26 | 28 |
Top goalscorers by season
For a list of top scorers by season see List of West Ham United F.C. seasons.
Penalty shoot-outs
Competitive
| Season | Date | Competition | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 9 November 2022 | EFL Cup | Third Round | Blackburn Rovers | H | Lost | 9–10 | |
| 2021–22 | 27 October 2021 | EFL Cup | Fourth Round | Man City | H | Won | 5–3 | |
| 2015–16 | 23 July 2015 | UEFA Europa League | Second Qualifying Round | Birkirkara | A | Won | 5–3 | |
| 2014–15 | 13 January 2015 | FA Cup | Third Round replay | Everton | H | Won | 9–8 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 August 2014 | Football League Cup | Third Round | Sheffield United | H | Lost | 5–4 | |
| 2005–06 | 13 May 2006 | FA Cup | Final | Liverpool | N | Lost | 1–3 | |
| 2004–05 | 13 February 2005 | FA Cup | Fourth Round replay | Sheffield United | A | Lost | 1–3 | |
| 2002–03 | 1 October 2002 | Football League Cup | Second Round | Chesterfield | A | Won | 5–4 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 September 2001 | Football League Cup | Second Round | Reading | A | Lost | 5–6 | |
| 1997–98 | 17 March 1998 | FA Cup | Sixth Round replay | Arsenal | H | Lost | 3–4 | |
| 1997–98 | 25 February 1998 | FA Cup | Fifth Round | Blackburn Rovers | A | Won | 5–4 | |
| 1988–89 | 22 November 1988 | Full Members Cup | Second Round | Watford | A | Lost | 1–3 | |
| 1973–74 | 11 August 1973 | Watney Cup | First Round | Bristol Rovers | A | Lost | 5–6 |
Friendly
| Season | Date | Competition | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 9 August 2025 | BoyleSports Cup | Final | Lille | H | Won | 5–4 | |
| 2024–25 | 10 August 2024 | Betway Cup | Final | Celta Vigo | H | Won | 6–5 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 August 2019 | Betway Cup | Final | Athletic Bilbao | H | Lost | 2–4 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 July 2018 | Betway Cup | Final | Mainz 05 | N | Won | 7–6 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 August 2014 | Schalke 04 Cup | Group Stage | Schalke 04 | A | Won | 7–6 | |
| 2010–11 | 7 August 2010 | SBOBET Cup | Final | Deportivo La Coruña | H | Won | 5–3 |
Honours
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European
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- Winners: 2022–23
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winners: 1999
- Anglo-Italian League Cup
- Runners-up: 1975
Domestic
Leagues
- First Division/Premier League (Tier 1)
- Highest placing: 3rd, 1985–86
- Second Division/Championship (Tier 2)
Cups
- FA Cup
- EFL Cup/Football League Cup
- FA Community/Charity Shield
- Football League War Cup
- Winners: 1939–40
Other
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Southern League Division One:
- Highest placing: 3rd, 1912–13
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Southern League Division Two
- Champions: 1898–99
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Western League:
- Champions: 1906–07
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London League:
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Southern Floodlit Cup:
- Winners: 1956
- Runners-up: 1960
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London Challenge Cup
- Winners (9): 1925, 1926, 1930, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1969
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Essex Professional Cup:
- Winners (3): 1951, 1955 (shared), 1959
- Runners-up: 1952, 1958
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Southern Charity Cup
- Runners-up: 1902
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West Ham Charity Cup
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Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Cup
- Winners: 1924
- Runners-up: 1925
Wartime
- London Combination:
- Regional League South:
- London League:
Indoor
- London Fives
- Winners: 1967, 1970, 1984
- Runners-up: 1955, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1981
International
- International Soccer League
- Winners: 1963
- American Challenge Cup
- Runners-up: 1963
Friendly
- Bobby Moore Cup:
- Winners: 2008
- SBOBET Cup:
- Winners: 2010
- Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy:
- Winners: 2013
- Betway Cup:
- Winners: 2018, 2021
Other awards
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award: 1965
- Honorary Degree (awarded to the club) in 2009 by the University of East London
References
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- Up until 1992, the top division of [[Football in England. English football]] was the [[Football League First Division]]; since then, it has been the [[Premier League]]. Similarly until 1992, the [[Football League Second Division. Second Division]] was the second tier of league football, when it became the First Division, and is now known as [[Football League Championship. The Championship]]. The third tier was the Third Division until 1992, and is now known as [[EFL League One. League One]].
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