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279 objects across the timeline
Decade
1890s
Founded on iron. Thames Ironworks, 1895.
9 objects

Photograph · 1895
Thames Ironworks F.C., Squad Photograph, 1895

Shirt · 1895
Bench-issue shirt. 1894–95

Photograph · 1895
Lucas Paquetá. Pre-season portrait, 1895

Kit · 1896
1896–97 training kit

Document · 1897
Annual general meeting agenda, 1896

Photograph · 1897
Team photograph, 1897–98

Programme · 1898
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Burnley

Programme · 1899
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Sheffield Wednesday

Ticket · 1899
Match ticket. Newcastle United, 1898–99
Decade
1900s
The early years. A new name. A new badge. A new home.
21 objects

Programme · 1900
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Manchester United

Photograph · 1900
Billy Bonds. In conversation with the press, 1904

Programme · 1900
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Arsenal

Document · 1900
Correspondence with the Football Association, 1897

Ticket · 1901
Season ticket. 1901–02

Document · 1901
Wage book entry, 1901–02

Ticket · 1901
Match ticket. Derby County, 1901–02

Programme · 1902
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Manchester United

Programme · 1902
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Birmingham City

Photograph · 1903
Jarrod Bowen. Boleyn Ground, 1903

Photograph · 1903
Trevor Sinclair. Matchday portrait, 1901

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

Ticket · 1903
Match ticket. Queens Park Rangers, 1903–04

Other · 1904
Supporters' scarf, 1903–04

Kit · 1905
1905–06 third kit

Programme · 1905
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

Photograph · 1905
Ronnie Boyce. Matchday portrait, 1907

Photograph · 1906
Team photograph, 1905–06

Programme · 1906
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Swansea City

Document · 1906
Player registration form. Sir Geoff Hurst, 1902

Photograph · 1909
Team photograph, 1908–09
Decade
1910s
Wartime continuity. The Southern League and the FA Cup.
23 objects

Photograph · 1910
Saïd Benrahma. Matchday portrait, 1910

Photograph · 1910
Martin Peters. In conversation with the press, 1908

Document · 1910
Club board minutes, 1911

Programme · 1910
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Bournemouth

Programme · 1910
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Wimbledon

Ticket · 1911
Season ticket. 1911–12

Photograph · 1911
Billy Bonds. Boleyn Ground, 1913

Photograph · 1912
Team photograph, 1912–13

Photograph · 1912
Alan Taylor. Chadwell Heath, 1912

Ticket · 1913
Match ticket. Newcastle United, 1912–13

Programme · 1913
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Bristol City

Ticket · 1913
Season ticket. 1913–14

Programme · 1913
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Everton

Kit · 1914
1914–15 away kit

Photograph · 1917
Winston Reid. Pre-season portrait, 1915

Photograph · 1917
Team photograph, 1917–18

Other · 1917
Steward's badge, 1915

Medal · 1917
FA Cup runners-up medal, 1918

Shirt · 1917
Training shirt. 1917–18

Photograph · 1919
Team photograph, 1918–19

Ticket · 1919
Season ticket. 1918–19

Programme · 1919
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers

Document · 1919
Annual general meeting agenda, 1919
Decade
1920s
The White Horse Final. Wembley, 1923.
20 objects

Photograph · 1920
Team photograph, 1920–21

Document · 1920
Player registration form. Graham Paddon, 1924

Document · 1920
Wage book entry, 1919–20

Document · 1921
Player registration form. Ron Greenwood, 1919

Document · 1921
Correspondence with the Football Association, 1925

Programme · 1921
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Bury

Programme · 1922
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Millwall

Photograph · 1923
Team photograph, 1923–24

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

Ticket · 1924
Match ticket. Ipswich Town, 1924–25

Document · 1925
Correspondence with the Football Association, 1929

Kit · 1925
1925–26 third kit

Programme · 1925
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Leicester City

Document · 1926
Wage book entry, 1926–27

Programme · 1927
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Blackpool

Programme · 1928
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Oldham Athletic

Programme · 1928
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

Photograph · 1928
West Ham United Squad, 1927–28

Photograph · 1929
Team photograph, 1929–30

Programme · 1929
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Decade
1930s
Second Division resilience.
24 objects

Document · 1930
Player registration form. Saïd Benrahma, 1926

Other · 1930
Enamel lapel pin, 1930

Photograph · 1931
John Sissons. Boleyn Ground, 1927

Programme · 1932
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Millwall

Ticket · 1932
Match ticket. Fulham, 1932–33

Photograph · 1932
Mark Noble. Pre-season portrait, 1932

Photograph · 1934
Team photograph, 1934–35

Other · 1934
Supporters' scarf, 1933–34

Photograph · 1934
Ron Greenwood. In conversation with the press, 1931

Photograph · 1934
Ronnie Boyce. In conversation with the press, 1936

Shirt · 1935
Bench-issue shirt. 1935–36

Programme · 1935
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Sunderland

Photograph · 1935
Saïd Benrahma. Boleyn Ground, 1936

Document · 1935
Club board minutes, 1935

Shirt · 1937
Bench-issue shirt. 1936–37

Shirt · 1937
Match-worn shirt. 1937–38

Ticket · 1938
Season ticket. 1938–39

Shirt · 1938
Training shirt. 1937–38

Photograph · 1938
Ron Greenwood. Pre-season portrait, 1935

Kit · 1938
1937–38 home kit

Photograph · 1939
Sir Trevor Brooking. Chadwell Heath, 1937

Document · 1939
Annual general meeting agenda, 1943

Photograph · 1939
Jarrod Bowen. In conversation with the press, 1941

Photograph · 1939
Team photograph, 1938–39
Decade
1940s
Wartime and reconstruction.
16 objects

Programme · 1940
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Manchester United

Ticket · 1940
Match ticket. Ipswich Town, 1939–40

Programme · 1940
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Millwall

Ticket · 1940
Season ticket. 1940–41

Photograph · 1940
Mark Noble. Chadwell Heath, 1941

Photograph · 1942
Team photograph, 1942–43

Programme · 1942
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Blackpool

Photograph · 1943
Team photograph, 1943–44

Document · 1943
Player registration form. Michail Antonio, 1948

Photograph · 1944
Syd Puddefoot. Pre-season portrait, 1944

Photograph · 1946
Martin Peters. Pre-season portrait, 1946

Photograph · 1947
Team photograph, 1947–48

Document · 1947
Player registration form. Mark Noble, 1952

Shirt · 1947
Training shirt. 1946–47

Photograph · 1948
Team photograph, 1948–49

Document · 1949
Club board minutes, 1946
Decade
1950s
The Boleyn Ground takes shape. The 'fifties' type that named the crest.
21 objects

Photograph · 1950
Saïd Benrahma. In conversation with the press, 1951

Programme · 1950
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Manchester City

Programme · 1950
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Southampton

Programme · 1950
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

Programme · 1951
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Hull City

Photograph · 1952
Team photograph, 1951–52

Ticket · 1952
Season ticket. 1952–53

Photograph · 1953
Team photograph, 1952–53

Kit · 1953
1953–54 third kit

Programme · 1953
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Hull City

Photograph · 1954
Bobby Moore. Chadwell Heath, 1954

Photograph · 1954
Syd Puddefoot. In conversation with the press, 1953

Document · 1955
Ground inspection report, 1960

Photograph · 1955
Sir Trevor Brooking. In conversation with the press, 1957

Document · 1955
Wage book entry, 1955–56

Programme · 1956
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Nottingham Forest

Photograph · 1957
Dimitri Payet. Pre-season portrait, 1962

Photograph · 1957
Jarrod Bowen. In conversation with the press, 1960

Kit · 1957
1957–58 training kit

Photograph · 1957
Team photograph, 1957–58

Photograph · 1959
Team photograph, 1959–60
Decade
1960s
The Academy of Football. 1964. 1965. 1966. England, won at West Ham.
28 objects

Document · 1960
Club board minutes, 1956

Ticket · 1960
Season ticket. 1960–61

Document · 1960
Club board minutes, 1958

Shirt · 1960
Training shirt. 1960–61

Boot · 1961
Training boot. Jack Tresadern, 1962

Programme · 1962
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Chelsea

Shirt · 1963
Bench-issue shirt. 1963–64

Photograph · 1963
Team photograph, 1962–63

Kit · 1963
1963–64 training kit

Shirt · 1964
Bobby Moore's 1964 FA Cup Final Shirt (No. 6)

Photograph · 1964
Team photograph, 1963–64

Kit · 1965
1964–65 away kit

Document · 1965
Wage book entry, 1965–66

Medal · 1965
Club service medal, 1970

Document · 1965
Ground inspection report, 1963

Programme · 1965
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Notts County

Programme · 1965
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Liverpool

Ticket · 1965
1965 European Cup Winners' Cup Final Ticket (Wembley)

Trophy · 1965
European Cup Winners' Cup (1965)

Medal · 1965
1965 European Cup Winners' Cup Winner's Medal

Photograph · 1966
Team photograph, 1966–67

Photograph · 1966
Sir Geoff Hurst, signed 1966 World Cup print

Photograph · 1966
England's 1966 World Cup Winners, Moore, Hurst & Peters

Photograph · 1967
Paolo Di Canio. Boleyn Ground, 1969

Boot · 1967
Reserve team boot. Bobby Moore, 1970

Photograph · 1967
Team photograph, 1967–68

Document · 1967
Billy Bonds, Club Appearance Record (799 games)

Photograph · 1968
John Sissons. In conversation with the press, 1969
Decade
1970s
Brooking. Bonds. The 1975 Cup. The 1980 Cup.
20 objects

Other · 1970
Programme magazine cover, 1970–71

Other · 1971
Captain's armband, 1970–71

Trophy · 1971
Youth Cup runners-up trophy, 1972

Photograph · 1971
Team photograph, 1971–72

Photograph · 1971
Declan Rice. Chadwell Heath, 1974

Photograph · 1972
Trevor Sinclair. Boleyn Ground, 1976

Other · 1973
Enamel lapel pin, 1973

Photograph · 1973
Diafra Sakho. In conversation with the press, 1975

Other · 1974
Steward's badge, 1979

Medal · 1975
Billy Bonds' 1975 FA Cup Winner's Medal

Shirt · 1975
Match-worn shirt. 1975–76

Programme · 1975
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Arsenal

Kit · 1975
Classic Claret & Blue Home Kit (mid-1970s)

Photograph · 1977
Graham Paddon. Pre-season portrait, 1976

Other · 1977
Souvenir pennant. Birmingham City, 1977

Photograph · 1977
Team photograph, 1977–78

Photograph · 1977
Sir Trevor Brooking. Boleyn Ground, 1973

Other · 1978
Supporters' scarf, 1978–79

Shirt · 1979
Bench-issue shirt. 1979–80

Ticket · 1979
Match ticket. Beerschot, 1979–80
Decade
1980s
The First Division and the Boys of '86.
22 objects

Programme · 1980
1980 FA Cup Final Matchday Programme, West Ham United v Arsenal

Shirt · 1980
Trevor Brooking, signed 1980 FA Cup Final shirt

Document · 1980
Player registration form. John Sissons, 1984

Photograph · 1980
Diafra Sakho. Pre-season portrait, 1978

Photograph · 1981
Team photograph, 1980–81

Photograph · 1983
Team photograph, 1983–84

Document · 1983
Player registration form. Lucas Paquetá, 1980

Programme · 1983
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Crystal Palace

Photograph · 1983
John Sissons. Chadwell Heath, 1981

Kit · 1984
1983–84 third kit

Other · 1985
Captain's armband, 1985–86

Shirt · 1985
Training shirt. 1985–86

Photograph · 1985
Saïd Benrahma. Boleyn Ground, 1987

Kit · 1985
1984–85 home kit

Programme · 1986
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

Photograph · 1986
Team photograph, 1986–87

Document · 1987
Club board minutes, 1983

Other · 1988
Club keyring, 1993

Boot · 1988
Reserve team boot. Diafra Sakho, 1984

Ticket · 1988
Match ticket. Wimbledon, 1988–89

Programme · 1989
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Southampton

Ticket · 1989
Match ticket. Coventry City, 1989–90
Decade
1990s
Harry Redknapp's Academy class.
18 objects

Photograph · 1991
Team photograph, 1991–92

Photograph · 1991
Dimitri Payet. Boleyn Ground, 1991

Other · 1992
Boleyn Ground turnstile fragment, 1995

Photograph · 1992
Team photograph, 1992–93

Programme · 1993
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Blackpool

Medal · 1993
Youth Cup medal, 1989

Other · 1994
Enamel lapel pin, 1991

Photograph · 1994
Team photograph, 1994–95

Ball · 1995
Matchball. Leeds United, 1995

Document · 1995
Club board minutes, 1995

Document · 1995
Wage book entry, 1995–96

Photograph · 1995
Ronnie Boyce. In conversation with the press, 1993

Programme · 1996
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Fulham

Photograph · 1996
Sir Geoff Hurst. Pre-season portrait, 1997

Shirt · 1997
Match-worn shirt. 1997–98

Programme · 1997
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Coventry City

Other · 1998
Steward's badge, 2002

Other · 1999
Souvenir pennant. Leicester City, 1997
Decade
2000s
Di Canio. Wembley returns. The end of Upton Park draws into view.
22 objects

Programme · 2000
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Bristol City

Document · 2000
Club board minutes, 1999

Photograph · 2000
Paolo Di Canio's Scissor-Kick Volley v Wimbledon (2000)

Photograph · 2001
John Sissons. In conversation with the press, 1998

Programme · 2001
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Leeds United

Photograph · 2002
John Sissons. In conversation with the press, 2002

Photograph · 2002
Team photograph, 2002–03

Ticket · 2003
Season ticket. 2003–04

Other · 2003
The Champions Sculpture, Barking Road, Newham

Photograph · 2003
Ron Greenwood. Chadwell Heath, 2001

Other · 2004
Enamel lapel pin, 2003

Photograph · 2005
Graham Paddon. Matchday portrait, 2008

Photograph · 2006
Team photograph, 2006–07

Other · 2006
Captain's armband, 2006–07

Photograph · 2006
Team photograph, 2006–07

Shirt · 2007
Training shirt. 2006–07

Other · 2007
Club keyring, 2007

Kit · 2007
2007–08 home kit

Photograph · 2008
Team photograph, 2008–09

Photograph · 2009
Lucas Paquetá. Pre-season portrait, 2011

Photograph · 2009
Trevor Sinclair. Matchday portrait, 2005

Photograph · 2009
Team photograph, 2009–10
Decade
2010s
Farewell Boleyn. Hello London Stadium.
27 objects

Kit · 2010
2009–10 home kit

Shirt · 2010
Bench-issue shirt. 2010–11

Programme · 2011
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Nottingham Forest

Photograph · 2012
Kevin Nolan lifts the Championship play-off trophy, 2012

Photograph · 2013
Ron Greenwood. In conversation with the press, 2010

Photograph · 2013
Team photograph, 2013–14

Photograph · 2013
Declan Rice. Pre-season portrait, 2010

Kit · 2014
2014–15 third kit

Other · 2014
Club keyring, 2016

Other · 2014
Programme magazine cover, 2013–14

Programme · 2014
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Burnley

Programme · 2014
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Millwall

Ball · 2015
Matchball. Reading, 2016

Boot · 2015
Match-worn boot. Bobby Moore, 2015

Programme · 2015
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

Programme · 2016
Farewell Boleyn, Final Game Programme (v Manchester United, 2016)

Photograph · 2016
London Stadium, the new home

Other · 2017
Captain's armband, 2017–18

Ball · 2017
Matchball. Burnley, 2014

Ticket · 2017
Season ticket. 2017–18

Other · 2017
Supporters' scarf, 2017–18

Programme · 2017
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Arsenal

Document · 2018
Ground inspection report, 2022

Other · 2018
Programme magazine cover, 2018–19

Photograph · 2019
Alan Taylor. Pre-season portrait, 2017

Other · 2019
Captain's armband, 2019–20

Photograph · 2019
Trevor Sinclair. Chadwell Heath, 2023
Decade
2020s
Conference League winners. Prague, 2023.
8 objects

Programme · 2020
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Millwall

Photograph · 2021
Team photograph, 2020–21

Programme · 2022
Matchday programme. West Ham United v Wimbledon

Photograph · 2022
Jarrod Bowen. Boleyn Ground, 2021

Photograph · 2023
Ron Greenwood. Matchday portrait, 2023

Medal · 2023
2023 UEFA Europa Conference League Winner's Medal

Other · 2024
Enamel lapel pin, 2024

Photograph · 2024
Team photograph, 2024–25