- Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer of mixed St Lucian and Anglo-Irish descent. He plays at centre-back for Manchester United in the FA Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved more than 50 caps for the English national team, and has been selected for three FIFA World Cup squads.
- Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (born Barking, England, April 12, 1941 - died London, February 24, 1993) was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was skipper of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup.
- Anton Ferdinand
Anton Ferdinand (born February 18, 1985 in Peckham, London) is an English football player, currently playing for West Ham United. He plays as a central defender.
- Lucas Neill
Lucas Edward Neill (born March 9, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for West Ham United, and most often plays at right-back or centre-back. He is a regular member of the Australian national team and was a member of the Australian squad which competed in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- Calum Davenport
Calum Raymond Paul Davenport (born January 1, 1983 in Bedford) is an English football player who currently plays for West Ham United in the English Premier League.
- Julian Dicks
Julian Andrew Dicks (born August 8 1968 in Bristol), is a retired football player. He played left-back for Birmingham City, West Ham (twice), Liverpool and Canvey Island. He was known as a "hard man" (his nickname was "The Terminator") and tough tackler in possession of a cultured left foot and a fierce shot in regular demand as a penalty and free-kick taker. He was voted West Ham's player of the year four times during his time at the club.
- Christian Dailly
Christian Edward Dailly (born October 23 1973 in Dundee, Scotland), is a Scottish professional football player. He currently plays for English Premiership side West Ham United and is a key player for the Scotland national team. He is a versatile player, often seen in defence or defensive midfield, but has played in most outfield positions during his career. Unlike most modern footballers he does not have an agent and negotiates deals on his own behalf.
- Hayden Foxe
Hayden Vernon Foxe (born June 23, 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing for A-League club Perth Glory after being released from Leeds United. He has also been capped by the Australian national team, and was a member of the national squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Beginning his career at Sydney club Blacktown City he moved to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he played from 1995-97.
- Alvin Martin
Alvin Edward Martin (born July 29 1958 in Bootle) is a retired English footballer who spent most of his career with West Ham United. Martin started out with Merseyside club Everton as a schoolboy, but left in 1973 after the Goodison Park club only offered him an apprenticeship on a part time basis, stating at the time that he "would never kick a ball for them again".
- Glen Johnson
Glen McLeod Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League and has won 5 caps for England. He is a defender in the right back position, and can also play at centre-back or in midfield. In summer 2003 London-born Johnson was bought by Claudio Ranieri from West Ham United for £6 million, having had a loan spell at Millwall. The first purchase of the Abramovich era at Chelsea, …
- John Bond
John Frederick Bond (born December 17, 1932 in Dedham, Essex) is an English former professional football player and manager.
- Rob Jones
Robert Marc Jones (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is an English former professional footballer who made his name whilst he was with Liverpool.
- Frank Lampard Sr.
Frank Richard George Lampard, Sr. (born September 20, 1948 in East Ham, London) is a former English football player. He debuted for West Ham United in November 1967, and quickly established himself in his preferred left-back position. He won four England Under-23 caps, and debuted for the national team against Yugoslavia in October 1972, the first of two full caps he would win. At club level, he won two FA Cups with West Ham, in 1975 and 1980, …
- Paul Konchesky
Paul Martyn Konchesky (born May 15, 1981 in Barking, London) is a professional English football player currently playing for Fulham in the left-back position. He is a versatile player capable of appearing across the back four or in midfield.
- George McCartney
George McCartney (born April 29 1981) is an international footballer for Northern Ireland. He currently plays for West Ham United where he is an attacking left full back.
- Hannu Tihinen
Hannu Tihinen is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League. He is a big and strong central defender. Tihinen started his career with Kemin Palloseura in the lower divisions before moving to Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki for the 1997 season. He won both the Finnish championship and Finnish Cup once with HJK, and also earned UEFA Champions League experience with the club in the 1998-99 season.
- Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce MBE (born April 24, 1962 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football coach, a former manager of Manchester City and currently the England Under 21s, having been appointed as permanent manager of the former after a period as caretaker following the retirement of Kevin Keegan. On May 14 2007, he was sacked as manager of Manchester City because of a 'disappointing season'. As a player, Pearce had a long and distinguished career, …
- Frank O'Farrell
Francis O'Farrell (born October 9, 1927 in Horgan's Buildings, Magazine Road, Cork, Ireland) is an Irish former football (soccer) player and manager. Frank O'Farrell started his playing career with Cork United, but followed his former Cork teammate, Tommy Moroney to West Ham United in January 1948. A quietly spoken, but nonetheless determined and talented wing-half, O'Farrell was to become a well-respected student of the game.
- Darren Powell
Darren David Powell is an English footballer who currently plays for Southampton. He is a centre back. Darren Powell began his career with Hampton & Richmond Borough before moving to Brentford where he spent four years. In August 2002 he signed for Crystal Palace for £400k and initially became an integral part of the team, scoring in the dying seconds of Palace's Play-off Semi-Final Second Leg game, at Sunderland taking the score on the night to a 2-1 defeat, …
- Gary Charles
Gary Charles (born April 13, 1970) is an English former footballer who played at right-back. Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, SL Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in the 1991 FA Cup Final, causing Gascoigne's cruciate ligaments to tear and forcing him out the game for several months.
- Noel Cantwell
Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell (December 28, 1932 - September 8, 2005) was an Irish cricketer and football player born in County Cork, Irish Free State. He was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College in Cork.
- Syd Bishop
Sydney Macdonald Bishop (10 February 1900 in Stepney, London, UK - January 1949) was a footballer whose main position was right-sided half-back, although he was versatile enough to also play many games as an inside-forward. Bishop began his days as a footballer playing for London Schools, as well as playing Air Force Football during the First World War. Syd continued his career at Crystal Palace, before moving on to Ilford.
- Ian Pearce
Ian Anthony Pearce (born May 7, 1974 in Bury St. Edmunds, England) is an English footballer who currently plays at centre half for Fulham Football Club in London, England, on occasion he has played up front but he is not a recognised striker, and his goalscoring record is poor. Starting his career at Chelsea during the 91-92 season, he played just four games in three seasons before moving onto Blackburn Rovers in December 1993.
- Jon Harley
Jon Harley (born 26 September 1979 in Maidstone, Kent), is an English footballer who plays as a left-back, currently for Burnley of the Football League Championship. Harley started his career with Chelsea, making his debut against Derby County in April 1998. Despite some impressive performances, especially in the 1999-2000 season, during which he was a member of Chelsea's FA Cup winning squad, albeit as an unused substitute in the final, …
- Wayne Quinn
Wayne Quinn is an English professional football player, he plays as a defender. He started his career at Sheffield United, breaking into their first team in 1997. In 2001 he was loaned to Newcastle United, who later purchased him for £800,000. After a difficult time at the club, he was loaned back out to Sheffield United, and then West Ham before being released on a free transfer in 2004. He now owns a caravan site in Wales.
- Charlie Dove
Charles Dove was born in 1879 in East Ham, England. He was regarded as a super-fit footballer, who in 1895 stood at nearly 6 feet and weighed 12 stone, considered large at the time for a sixteen year old from a working-class area of Essex. His main position was defender. He played for many local teams and was a schoolboy player of some repute, winning two medals as a right back with Park School. Upon leaving school he joined Forest Swift Juniors as a centre forward, …
- Clive Charles
Clive Charles (October 3, 1951-August 26, 2003) was a football player, coach and television announcer. Charles was born in London, the youngest of nine children. He grew up in a working class neighborhood playing street soccer. When he was 12 years old, he began playing with the West Ham United youth teams and signed with the club as an apprentice when he turned 15.
- Stevland Angus
Stevland Angus (born September 16, 1980), is an English professional footballer who most recently played in defence for Torquay United. Angus was born in Essex and began his career as a trainee with West Ham United, featuring in their 1999 FA Youth Cup win, and turning professional in August 1999. In need of first team experience, Angus joined Bournemouth on loan in August 2000, making his league debut on August 12, 2000 in a 1-1 draw away to Bristol Rovers.
- Nigel Winterburn
Nigel Winterburn (born December 11 1963 in Arley, Warwickshire) is a retired English footballer who formed part of the legendary Arsenal back four of the late 1980s and all of the 1990s. A left back, Winterburn began his career with Birmingham City but never played for the first team, though he did earn youth caps for England. He joined Oxford United and then in 1983 he was recruited on a free transfer by Dave Bassett to join the infamous "Crazy Gang" of Wimbledon, …
- Adam Newton
Adam Newton (born December 4, 1980 in Ascot, England) is a professional footballer from Saint Kitts and Nevis, with Peterborough United. A right-back, he has been with Peterborough since 2002, having previously been with West Ham. He made three first-team appearances for West Ham, and featured in their FA Youth Cup winning side of 1999. While at West Ham he was loaned out to Portsmouth, Notts County, and Leyton Orient.
- Chris Powell
Christopher George Robin Powell (born 8 September 1969 in Lambeth, London), is an English footballer, who has had a long career as a left back, crowned by five caps for the English national team. Since November 2005 he has been chairman of the Professional Footballers Association.
- Malcolm Allison
Malcolm Alexander Allison (born 5 September 1927 in Dartford) is an English former football player and manager.
- Javier Margas
Javier Luciano Margas (born 10 May 1969 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean football defender. He was capped 63 times and scored 6 goals for the Chilean national team between 1990 and 2000, including four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also made appearances on the "Rest of the world" all-stars team. Margas was famous for dyeing his hair in different colors and shapes (most notably with the Chilean Flag colors).
- Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton (born December 11, 1958) is First Team Coach of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
- Syd King
E. Sydney King (b: Chatham, Kent, 1873. d: 1932) was a footballer and manager, and one of the most important figures in the early history of West Ham United. He started his career as a full back with Northfleet and once scored three own-goals when playing against Swindon Town. He transferred to New Brompton in 1897 and spent two seasons there before joining Thames Ironworks in 1899.
- George Wright
George Wright (born 19 March 1936 in Ramsgate, Kent, died September 2000) was an English footballer who played as a full-back. Wright began his career at Ramsgate Athletic and played for Margate before joining West Ham United in 1951. Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an away loss against Hull City on 1 September 1951. He went on to make 169 League, and 9 cup appearances for the East London club, …
- David Burrows
David Burrows (born Dudley, 25 October 1968) is a retired English footballer who played in the last Liverpool team to win the League championship in 1990.
- Tomáš Řepka
Tomáš Řepka Or 'Super Tom' (as West Ham fans like to call him) born January 2, 1974 in Slavičín) is a professional Czech football player. Řepka plays mostly as a right-sided defender, and is currently signed to Sparta Prague. Řepka started his career at Banik Ostrava, where he played from 1990 to 1995. He then joined Sparta Prague, where he spent almost 3 years, before moving to Fiorentina in Italy. He was sold by the cash-strapped club in September 2001, …
- James Collins
James "Jamie" Collins (b. August 23 1983, Newport, Wales) is a professional footballer currently playing for West Ham United and a Welsh international.
- Jack Young
"Jack" Young was a defender and winger who played for Southend United, West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers. West Ham signed him for £600 from Southend in 1919, and he played for the club 138 times, scoring 3 goals. He was part of the West Ham team that won promotion to the First Division and also appeared in the famous White Horse Final, the first FA Cup final to be held at the brand new Wembley Stadium, during the 1922-23 season. He joined Queens Park Rangers in 1926.