Photograph · 1895
Thames Ironworks F.C., Squad Photograph, 1895
Founding-era document marking the 1895 creation of Thames Ironworks FC, the club that became West Ham United.
- Object
- Photograph
- Date
- 1895 · 1900
- Season
- 1895–96
West Ham United began life as Thames Ironworks FC, founded in 1895 by shipyard owner Arnold Hills and foreman Dave Taylor. The club was announced in the company's Thames Ironworks Gazette. In July 1900 Thames Ironworks was wound up and reformed as West Ham United FC, retaining the 'Irons' and 'Hammers' identity and the crossed-hammers crest.
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