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Decade

1890s

Founded on iron. Thames Ironworks, 1895.

1 object

Sepia photograph of the Thames Ironworks Football Club squad, posed in three rows in dark jerseys with a football at their feet, 1895. The Club that became West Ham United five years later.

Photograph · 1895

Thames Ironworks F.C., Squad Photograph, 1895

Decade

1900s

The early years. A new name. A new badge. A new home.

1 object

Original artwork for the crossed-hammers-and-castle West Ham United crest, c.1903–04.

Other · 1903

Crossed Hammers & Castle, Club Crest Artwork (c.1903–04)

Decade

1920s

The White Horse Final. Wembley, 1923.

2 objects

Press Association photograph of mounted police, including PC George Scorey on Billie the grey horse, clearing the pitch at the new Empire Stadium, Wembley, on 28 April 1923.

Programme · 1923

1923 FA Cup Final Programme, The 'White Horse Final'

Posed group photograph of the West Ham United first-team squad during the 1927–28 First Division season.

Photograph · 1928

West Ham United Squad, 1927–28