List of West Ham United F.C. players

Explanation of List

League appearances

League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include test or play-off matches:

European appearances

European appearances and goals should include the data for the following campaigns:

Other appearances

The figures for other appearances should include the following competitions:

List of players
  • Minimum of 100 club appearances to be included [1]
  • Bold indicates player is still with West Ham United
  • Correct as of match played 3 February 2021, vs Aston Villa
Billy Bonds, West Ham United's record appearance holder (799)
Bobby Moore, World Cup winning captain in 1966 with England
Sir Trevor Brooking, voted Hammer of the Year a record five occasions
Mark Noble, current club captain and record Premier League appearances
Sir Geoff Hurst, scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final
Martin Peters, goalscorer in the 1966 World Cup Final
Tony Cottee, 146 goals across two spells for West Ham United
Julian Dicks, voted Hammer of the Year on four occasions
Paolo Di Canio, West Ham United's record Premier League goalscorer (47)
Declan Rice, current Hammer of the Year
# Player West Ham Career Signed From League
Apps		 FA Cup
Apps		 League Cup
Apps		 Euro
Apps		 Other
Apps		 Total
Apps		 Total
Goals		 Notes
1 Billy Bonds 1967–1988 Charlton Athletic 663 48 67 15 6 799 61 Hammer of the Year: 1971, 1974, 1975, 1987
2 Frank Lampard, Sr. 1967–1985 Academy 551 43 54 15 7 670 22
3 Bobby Moore 1958–1974 Academy 544 36 49 13 5 647 27 Hammer of the Year: 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970
Football Writers' Player of the Year: 1964
4 Trevor Brooking 1967–1984 Academy 528 40 55 11 9 643 102 Hammer of the Year: 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984
Goalscorer in 1980 FA Cup Final
5 Alvin Martin 1977–1996 Academy 469 40 71 6 10 596 34 Hammer of the Year: 1980, 1982, 1983
6 Jimmy Ruffell 1921–1937 Academy 505 43 0 0 0 548 166
7 Mark Noble 2004–present Academy 451 30 23 6 6 516 60 Hammer of the Year: 2012, 2014
8 Steve Potts 1985–2002 Academy 399 42 42 8 15 506 1 Hammer of the Year: 1993, 1995
9 Vic Watson 1920–1935 Wellingborough Town 462 43 0 0 0 505 326 Club's record goalscorer
First Division Top goalscorer: 1930
10 Geoff Hurst 1959–1972 Academy 411 26 47 15 5 504 252 Hammer of the Year: 1966, 1967, 1969
Goalscorer in 1964 FA Cup Final
11 Ken Brown 1952–1967 Academy 386 26 28 15 13 468 4 Hammer of the Year: 1959
12 Jim Barrett 1924–1945 Academy 442 25 0 0 0 467 53
13 Alan Devonshire 1976–1990 Southall 358 36 48 4 1 447 32 Hammer of the Year: 1979
14 John Bond 1951–1965 Academy 381 30 13 4 16 444 37
15 Phil Parkes 1978–1990 Queens Park Rangers 344 34 52 6 4 440 0 Hammer of the Year: 1981
16 Ray Stewart 1979–1991 Dundee United 345 36 44 6 1 432 84
17 Ernie Gregory 1939–1960 Leytonstone 382 24 0 0 9 415 0
18 Tommy Taylor 1970–1979 Leyton Orient 340 21 26 9 7 403 8
19 Ted Hufton 1915–1932 Sheffield United 371 31 0 0 0 402 0
20 Luděk Mikloško 1990–1998 Baník Ostrava 315 25 25 0 5 370 0 Hammer of the Year: 1991
21 Tony Gale 1984–1994 Fulham 300 29 30 0 9 368 7
Geoff Pike 1975–1987 Academy 291 31 39 6 1 368 41
23 John Dick 1953–1963 Crittall Athletic 326 21 4 0 13 364 176
Martin Peters 1962–1970 Academy 302 16 31 15 0 364 100 Hammer of the Year: 1965
25 Tommy Yews 1923–1933 Hartlepool United 332 29 0 0 0 361 51
26 Ronnie Boyce 1960–1972 Academy 282 21 23 13 2 341 29 Goalscorer in 1964 FA Cup Final
27 Jimmy Collins 1924–1936 Leyton 311 25 0 0 0 336 3
Tony Cottee 1983-1988
1994-1996		 Academy
Everton		 279 29 27 0 1 336 146 Hammer of the Year: 1986
PFA Young Player of the Year: 1986
29 Julian Dicks 1988-1993
1994-1999		 Birmingham City
Liverpool		 262 23 30 0 11 326 65 Hammer of the Year: 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997
30 Andy Malcolm 1953–1962 Academy 283 21 2 0 13 319 4 Hammer of the Year: 1958
31 Malcolm Musgrove 1953–1963 Academy 282 13 5 0 14 314 100 Hammer of the Year: 1960
Dick Walker 1934–1953 Academy 295 19 0 0 0 314 2
33 Ian Bishop 1989–1998 Manchester City 254 23 22 0 5 304 17
Pat Holland 1969–1981 Academy 245 16 25 10 8 304 32
35 John McDowell 1970–1979 Academy 249 19 21 7 7 303 9
36 George Parris 1984–1993 Academy 239 21 30 0 8 298 18
37 Albert Cadwell 1923–1933 Academy 272 25 0 0 0 297 1
38 Tim Breacker 1990–1999 Luton Town 240 28 21 0 7 296 8
39 Carlton Cole 2006–2015 Chelsea 256 15 17 2 3 293 68 Goalscorer in 2012 Championship Play-Off final
40 Kevin Keen 1986–1993 Wycombe Wanderers 219 21 22 0 16 278 30
41 Noel Cantwell 1952–1960 Cork Athletic 248 15 0 0 12 277 11
Bobby Ferguson 1967–1980 Kilmarnock 240 17 19 0 1 277 0
43 Jackie Morton 1931–1939 Academy 258 17 0 0 0 275 57
Terry Woodgate 1938–1953 Academy 259 16 0 0 0 275 52
45 Stan Earle 1924–1932 Clapton 258 15 0 0 0 273 58
46 Joe Cockroft 1932–1941 Gainsborough Trinity 254 12 0 0 0 266 3
John Sissons 1962–1970 Academy 213 18 21 13 1 266 53 Goalscorer in 1964 FA Cup Final
48 George Kay 1916–1926 Distillery 237 22 0 0 0 259 17
49 Malcolm Allison 1951–1957 Charlton Athletic 238 17 0 0 3 258 10
50 Len Goulden 1933–1945 Leyton 242 14 0 0 0 256 53
51 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 1970-1974
1976-1979		 Newcastle United
Sunderland		 227 12 15 0 1 255 104 Hammer of the Year: 1973
First Division Top goalscorer: 1973
52 Herbert Ashton 1908–1915 Accrington 224 25 0 0 0 249 27
53 James Tomkins 2008–2016 Academy 208 14 14 4 3 243 11
54 Robert Green 2006–2012 Norwich City 219 11 8 0 3 241 0 Hammer of the Year: 2008
55 Fred Blackburn 1905–1913 Blackburn Rovers 218 20 0 0 0 238 28
56 Mervyn Day 1973–1979 Academy 194 14 14 9 6 237 0 PFA Young Player of the Year: 1975
57 Aaron Cresswell 2014–present Ipswich Town 210 14 9 3 0 236 8 Hammer of the Year: 2015
Jim Standen 1962–1968 Luton Town 178 20 23 14 1 236 0
59 Alan Dickens 1982–1989 Academy 192 22 17 0 3 234 30
60 Martin Allen 1989–1996 Queens Park Rangers 190 14 18 0 10 232 35
61 Frank Piercy 1904–1912 Middlesbrough 214 17 0 0 0 231 7
62 Steve Lomas 1997–2005 Manchester City 187 13 14 10 3 227 13
63 David Cross 1977–1982 West Bromwich Albion 179 14 24 6 1 224 97
64 Winston Reid 2010–present Midtjylland 194 14 7 4 3 222 10 Hammer of the Year: 2013
Final goalscorer at the Boleyn Ground
65 Clyde Best 1969–1976 Academy 186 12 20 0 3 221 58
66 Danny Shea 1908-1913
1920-1921		 Academy
Blackburn Rovers		 195 22 0 0 0 217 122
67 Peter Brabrook 1962–1968 Chelsea 167 17 23 7 1 215 43
68 James Collins 2005-2009
2012-2018		 Cardiff City
Aston Villa		 188 12 9 5 0 214 9
Trevor Morley 1989–1995 Manchester City 178 19 11 0 6 214 70 Hammer of the Year: 1994
70 Paul Goddard 1980–1987 Queens Park Rangers 170 11 26 6 0 213 71
Hayden Mullins 2003–2009 Crystal Palace 180 17 10 0 6 213 7
72 Frank O'Farrell 1950–1957 Cork United 197 13 0 0 1 211 8
73 Derek Parker 1944–1957 Grays Athletic 199 8 0 0 2 209 9
Mark Ward 1985–1990 Oldham Athletic 165 17 21 0 6 209 14
75 Johnny Byrne 1961–1967 Crystal Palace 156 18 19 12 1 206 108 Hammer of the Year: 1964
Alfred Earl 1925–1933 Academy 191 15 0 0 0 206 0
Trevor Sinclair 1998–2003 Queens Park Rangers 177 8 11 10 0 206 38
78 George Kitchen 1905–1911 Everton 184 21 0 0 0 205 6
Tommy Randall 1907–1914 Academy 189 16 0 0 0 205 10
80 John Moncur 1994–2003 Swindon Town 175 8 14 6 0 203 9
81 Alf Chalkley 1931–1944 Academy 188 14 0 0 0 202 1
Billy Moore 1922–1929 Sunderland 181 21 0 0 0 202 48
83 Paul Allen 1979–1985 Academy 152 18 24 2 1 197 11 Hammer of the Year: 1985
84 Matthew Etherington 2003–2009 Tottenham Hotspur 165 15 8 1 6 195 18 Hammer of the Year: 2004
85 Syd Puddefoot 1912-1921
1931-1933		 Academy
Blackburn Rovers		 180 14 0 0 0 194 107
86 Christian Dailly 2001–2007 Blackburn Rovers 158 20 8 0 5 191 4
87 Joe Kirkup 1958–1966 Academy 165 8 7 7 3 190 6
Frank McAvennie 1985-1987
1989-1992		 St Mirren
Celtic		 153 20 13 0 4 190 60
89 Tomáš Řepka 2001–2006 Fiorentina 122 10 8 0 6 188 0
90 Joe Cole 1999-2003
2013-2014		 Academy
Liverpool		 157 12 13 5 0 187 18 Hammer of the Year: 2003
Frank Lampard, Jr. 1996–2001 Academy 148 13 16 10 0 187 38
92 Paul Brush 1977–1985 Academy 151 17 13 4 1 186 1
93 Jack Burkett 1962–1967 Academy 142 18 17 7 1 185 4
94 Eddie Bovington 1960–1967 Academy 138 19 18 8 1 184 2
Angelo Ogbonna 2015–present Juventus 157 14 10 3 0 184 10
96 Billy Henderson 1921–1928 Aberdare Athletic 162 21 0 0 0 183 1
97 Ted Fenton 1932–1946 Academy 166 13 0 0 0 179 19
Billy Grassam 1900-1903
1905-1909		 Port Vale
Leyton		 169 10 0 0 0 179 68
Stuart Slater 1987–1992 Academy 141 16 17 0 5 179 18
100 Steve Forde 1937–1951 Rotherham United 170 6 0 0 0 176 1
101 Neil Orr 1982–1987 Greenock Morton 146 11 18 0 0 175 5
Harry Redknapp 1965–1972 Academy 149 8 18 0 0 175 8
103 Norman Corbett 1936–1950 Heart of Midlothian 166 8 0 0 0 174 3
Albert Walker 1932–1938 Barrow 162 12 0 0 0 174 0
105 Sid Bishop 1920–1927 Ilford 159 13 0 0 0 172 10
George Wright 1951–1958 Margate 161 9 0 0 2 172 0
107 Marlon Harewood 2003–2007 Nottingham Forest 142 14 6 2 6 170 56
108 Michail Antonio 2015–present Nottingham Forest 147 11 7 4 0 169 43 Hammer of the Year: 2017
109 Jack Tresadern 1913–1925 Barking Town 144 16 0 0 6 166 6
110 Tommy Allison 1903–1909 Reading 156 9 0 0 0 165 7
Kevin Lock 1971–1978 Academy 132 12 13 4 4 165 2
112 Anton Ferdinand 2003–2008 Academy 138 14 7 1 3 163 5
Ian Pearce 1997–2004 Blackburn Rovers 142 11 8 2 0 163 10
114 Mike Grice 1956–1961 Colchester United 142 7 1 0 12 162 22
115 Michael Carrick 1999–2004 Academy 136 11 8 1 3 159 6
116 Rio Ferdinand 1996–2000 Academy 127 9 13 9 0 158 2 Hammer of the Year: 1998
117 Shaka Hislop 1998-2002
2005-2006		 Newcastle United
Portsmouth		 121 14 13 9 0 157 0 Hammer of the Year: 1999
Kevin Nolan 2011–2015 Newcastle United 141 6 4 3 3 157 31
119 George Carter 1919–1927 Academy 136 19 0 0 0 155 1
120 Charlie Bicknell 1936–1947 Bradford City 140 12 0 0 0 152 1
George McCartney 2006-2008
2011-2014		 Sunderland
Sunderland		 133 5 11 0 3 152 2
Graham Paddon 1973–1976 Norwich City 115 11 11 9 6 152 15
Bobby Zamora 2004–2008 Tottenham Hotspur 130 9 5 2 6 152 40
124 Billy Cope 1914–1922 Oldham Athletic 141 10 0 0 0 151 0
Manuel Lanzini 2015–present Al Jazira 133 9 8 1 0 151 22
Tommy Moroney 1947–1953 Cork United 148 3 0 0 0 151 8
Eric Parsons 1947–1950 Academy 145 6 0 0 0 151 35
128 Adrián 2013–2019 Real Betis 125 8 13 4 0 150 0
Phil Woosnam 1958–1962 Leyton Orient 138 5 4 0 3 150 31
130 Cheikhou Kouyaté 2014–2018 Anderlecht 129 7 6 5 0 147 15 First ever goalscorer at London Stadium
Steve Walford 1983–1987 Norwich City 115 14 17 0 1 147 4
132 Matthew Upson 2007–2011 Birmingham City 131 6 8 0 0 145 4
133 Andy Carroll 2012–2019 Liverpool 126 9 4 3 0 142 34
John Charles 1962–1970 Academy 118 1 20 4 0 142 2
Nigel Reo-Coker 2003–2007 Wimbledon 120 10 4 2 6 142 11
136 Paolo Di Canio 1999–2003 Sheffield Wednesday 118 5 8 10 0 141 51 Hammer of the Year: 2000
137 Len Jarvis 1904–1909 Academy 133 7 0 0 0 140 5
138 Dan Woodards 1905–1921 Academy 125 14 0 0 0 139 3
139 Viv Gibbins 1923–1931 Academy 129 9 0 0 0 138 63
Jack Young 1919–1925 Southend United 124 14 0 0 0 138 3
141 John Smith 1956–1960 Academy 125 5 0 0 6 136 23
142 Declan Rice 2017–present Academy 121 5 8 0 0 134 3 Hammer of the Year: 2020
143 Harry Hooper 1951–1956 Academy 119 11 0 0 1 131 44
144 Scott Parker 2007–2011 Newcastle United 113 6 10 0 0 129 12 Hammer of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011
Football Writers' Player of the Year: 2011
145 Alan Sealey 1961–1967 Leyton Orient 107 8 6 7 0 128 26 Goalscorer in 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
146 Herman Conway 1934–1940 Burnley 122 5 0 0 0 127 0
147 Gerry Gazzard 1949–1953 Gravesend United 119 7 0 0 0 126 32
148 Frank Burton 1912–1921 Queens Park Rangers 114 11 0 0 0 125 6
Billy Dare 1954–1959 Brentford 111 8 0 0 6 125 52
Billy Jennings 1974–1979 Watford 99 11 5 7 3 125 39
151 Alan Taylor 1974–1979 Rochdale 98 8 8 7 3 124 36 Goalscorer in 1975 FA Cup Final
152 Keith Coleman 1973–1977 Sunderland 101 3 6 7 5 122 0
153 Jimmy Andrews 1951–1956 Dundee 114 6 0 0 1 121 22
Julien Faubert 2007–2012 Bordeaux 103 5 11 0 2 121 2
Roddy McEachrane 1898–1902 Inverness Thistle 104 17 0 0 0 121 9 Includes 62 appearances for Thames Ironworks F.C.
Charlie Walker 1936–1946 Arsenal 113 8 0 0 0 121 0
157 Liam Brady 1986–1990 Ascoli 89 9 17 0 4 119 10
158 Sam Small 1937–1948 Birmingham City 108 10 0 0 0 118 40 Goalscorer in 1940 Football League War Cup Final
Alan Stephenson 1967–1972 Crystal Palace 108 4 6 0 0 118 1
160 Jack Collison 2008–2014 Academy 100 7 4 0 3 117 14
161 Jack Hebden 1921–1927 Bradford City 110 6 0 0 0 116 0
Pedro Obiang 2015–2019 Sampdoria 91 11 10 4 0 116 3
163 Danny Gabbidon 2005–2011 Cardiff City 98 9 6 2 0 115 0 Hammer of the Year: 2006
Jonathan Spector 2006–2011 Manchester United 101 6 7 1 0 115 4
George Taylor 1938-1956 Gainsborough Trinity 115 0 0 0 0 115 0
166 Stan Foxall 1934–1945 Gainsborough Trinity 106 7 0 0 0 114 42
167 William Askew[2] 1912–1916 Norwich City 104 8 0 0 0 112 2
168 Jack Yeomanson[3] 1947–1951 Margate 106 5 0 0 0 111 1
169 Colin Foster 1989–1994 Nottingham Forest 93 9 5 0 3 110 6
Don Hutchison 1994-1996
2001-2005		 Liverpool
Sunderland		 98 5 6 0 1 110 18
171 Luís Boa Morte 2007–2011 Fulham 91 8 10 0 0 109 2
James Bigden 1899–1904 Gravesend United 102 7 0 0 0 109 3 Includes 13 appearances for Thames Ironworks F.C.
George Butcher 1909–1921 St Albans City 96 13 0 0 0 109 22
174 Jermain Defoe 2000–2004 Academy 93 5 7 0 0 105 41
Joseph Hughes 1911–1915 Academy 90 15 0 0 0 105 0
Harry Kinsell 1951–1955 Reading 101 4 0 0 0 105 2
Arthur Masuaku 2016–present Olympiakos 90 6 9 0 0 105 1
Joey O'Brien 2011–2016 Bolton Wanderers 91 5 4 5 0 105 3
Bill Robinson 1949–1951 Charlton Athletic 101 4 0 0 0 105 61
180 Bob Fairman 1909–1912 Birmingham City 91 12 0 0 0 103 0
181 David James 2001–2004 Aston Villa 91 6 5 0 0 102 0
Ken Tucker 1947–1957 Finchley 91 6 5 0 0 102 0
183 Dick Leafe 1913–1922 Sheffield United 94 7 0 0 0 101 44
Marc Rieper 1994–1998 Brøndby 90 4 7 0 0 101 5
185 Tom McAlister 1981–1989 Swindon Town 85 7 7 0 1 100 0

West Ham United's England Internationals

To date, there have been forty-two players represent the senior England team whilst playing for West Ham United.[4]

Player West Ham Career England Caps England Goals First cap as WHU player
1 George Webb 1909–1912 2 1 Wales, 13 March 1911
2 Vic Watson 1920–1935 5 4 Wales, 5 March 1923
3 Jack Tresadern 1914–1924 2 0 Scotland, 14 April 1923
4 Billy Moore 1922–1929 1 2 Sweden, 24 May 1923
5 Billy Brown 1921–1924 1 1 Belgium, 1 November 1923
Ted Hufton 1919–1932 6 0
7 Stan Earle 1924–1932 2 0 France, 17 May 1924
8 Jimmy Ruffell 1921–1937 6 0 Scotland, 17 April 1926
9 Jim Barrett 1924–1945 1 0 Ireland, 22 October 1928
10 Len Goulden 1932–1940 14 4 Norway, 14 May 1937
11 Jackie Morton 1931–1939 1 1 Czechoslovakia, 1 December 1937
12 Ken Brown 1952–1967 1 0 Northern Ireland, 18 November 1959
13 Bobby Moore 1958–1974 108 2 Peru, 20 May 1962
14 Johnny Byrne 1962–1967 11 8 Switzerland, 5 June 1963
15 Geoff Hurst 1959–1972 49 24 West Germany, 23 February 1966
16 Martin Peters 1959–1970 67 20 Yugoslavia, 4 May 1966
17 Frank Lampard, Sr. 1967–1985 2 0 Yugoslavia, 11 October 1972
18 Trevor Brooking 1967–1984 47 5 Portugal, 3 April 1974
19 Alan Devonshire 1976–1990 8 0 Northern Ireland, 20 May 1980
20 Alvin Martin 1977–1996 17 0 Brazil, 12 May 1981
21 Paul Goddard 1980–1987 1 1 Iceland, 2 June 1982
22 Tony Cottee 1983–1988
1994–1996		 7 0 Sweden, 10 September 1986
23 Rio Ferdinand 1996–2000 81 3 Cameroon, 15 November 1997
24 Ian Wright 1998–1999 33 9 Luxembourg, 14 October 1998
25 Stuart Pearce 1999–2001 78 5 Luxembourg, 4 September 1999
26 Frank Lampard, Jr. 1996–2001 106 29 Belgium, 10 October 1999
27 Michael Carrick 1999–2004 34 0 Mexico, 25 May 2001
Joe Cole 1999–2003
2013–2014		 56 10
29 David James 2001–2004 53 0 Netherlands, 15 August 2001
30 Trevor Sinclair 1998–2003 12 0 Sweden, 10 November 2001
31 Paul Konchesky 2005–2007 2 0 Argentina, 12 November 2005
32 Kieron Dyer 2007–2011 33 0 Germany, 22 August 2007
33 Matthew Upson 2007–2011 21 2 Switzerland, 6 February 2008
34 Dean Ashton 2006–2009 1 0 Trinidad & Tobago, 1 June 2008
35 Carlton Cole 2006–2015 7 0 Spain, 11 February 2009
Robert Green 2006–2012 12 0
37 Scott Parker 2007–2011 18 0 Denmark, 9 February 2011
38 Andy Carroll 2012–2019 9 2 San Marino, 12 October 2012
39 Stewart Downing 2013–2015 35 0 Scotland, 18 November 2014
40 Aaron Cresswell 2014–present 3 0 Spain, 15 November 2016
41 Joe Hart 2017–2018 75 0 Malta, 1 September 2017
42 Declan Rice 2017–present 13 1 Czech Republic, 22 March 2019

Club captains
Dates Captain
1895–1897 Robert Stevenson
1897–1899 Walter Tranter
1899–1900 Harry Bradshaw
1900–1922 Unknown
1922–1923 George Kay
1923–1931 Unknown
1931–1932 Charlie Cox
1932–1956 Unknown
1956–1960 Noel Cantwell
1960–1962 Unknown
1962–1974 Bobby Moore
1974–1985 Billy Bonds
1985–1986 Alvin Martin
1986–1988 Billy Bonds
1988–1990 Alvin Martin
1990–1993 Ian Bishop
1993–1996 Steve Potts
1996–1997 Julian Dicks
1997–2001 Steve Lomas
2001–2003 Joe Cole
2003–2004 Christian Dailly
2004–2007 Nigel Reo-Coker
2007–2009 Lucas Neill
2009–2011 Matthew Upson
2011–2015 Kevin Nolan
2015–present Mark Noble

    References
    1. http://www.westhamstats.info
    2. "William Askew". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
    3. "Jack Yeomanson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
    4. "Englandstats West Ham United". www.englandstats.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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