- Harry Redknapp
Henry "Harry" Redknapp (born March 2 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth F.C. of the English Premiership. Harry Redknapp was born in Poplar, London and supported Arsenal as a boy, his father taking him to Highbury from a young age. His son, Jamie Redknapp played under him at A.F.C. Bournemouth and at Southampton F.C.. He is also uncle to Chelsea player Frank Lampard.
- Billy Bonds
Billy Bonds MBE (b. September 17, 1946 in Woolwich, London) was a football player and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United. His family moved to Eltham, London, where he honed his skills on the local fields, often by daring the local kids to try and get the ball from him. He joined West Ham United F.C. in 1967 from Charlton Athletic, and remained at the club for over 20 years, scoring 48 goals in a club record 655 League appearances.
- 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.
- Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard, Jr., (born 20 June 1978) is an English football player currently at Chelsea and previously with West Ham United and Swansea City. He is a central midfielder known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific goalscoring abilities from midfield. Lampard was born in Romford, Havering, England. He is the son of Frank Lampard Sr., the former England full back and two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United.
- Matthew Upson
Matthew James Upson, (born 18 April 1979 in Hartismere, Suffolk), is an English football player who currently plays for West Ham United. He is a central defender.
- Martin Peters
Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born November 8 1943 in Plaistow, London) was a football player and member of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup. With pace, industry, creativity and exquisite timing on the run, Peters was described by England manager Alf Ramsey as being "ten years ahead of his time".
- Geoff Hurst
Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a legend of West Ham and England football, he is also a footballer enshrined in the game's history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4-2 win over Germany at Wembley.
- Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, London) is a former professional footballer and current television and radio personality.
- Elliott Ward
Elliott Ward (born January 19, 1985 in Harrow) is an English professional football player. Ward, a central defender, currently plays for Coventry City. Ward came up through the youth system of West Ham United, making his debut for the Under-17 side before joining the first team in August 2003. In 2004, Ward went out for two loan spells, at Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in July and December 2004 respectively.
- Chris Cohen
Christopher David Cohen (born March 5, 1987 in Norwich, England) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest. He is a midfielder.
- Petr Mikolanda
Petr Mikolanda (born September 12, 1984) is a football player from the Czech Republic. He is an under 21 international centre forward who has played for Viktoria Zizkov and English Premiership club West Ham United. Mikolanda arrived at Upton Park having scored 13 goals in the Czech second division in the 2004-05 season for Viktoria Zizkov. He signed for the East London outfit after a successful trial at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, …
- Trent McClenahan
Trent McClenahan (born 4 February, 1985 in Chipping Norton, New South Wales) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Hereford United as a full-back. He was a student at Westfields Sports High School and played for several local youth teams. At the age of 16 he left Australia and signed for West Ham United after impressing in trials. He made his league debut against Crewe in August 2004, the first of three first team appearances for the club.
- Iain Dowie
Iain Dowie, (born January 9 1965 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England), is a football manager and coach, and former professional football player and Northern Ireland international. He was appointed manager of Coventry City on 19 February 2007.
- Richard Wright
Richard Ian Wright (born November 5, 1977 in Ipswich, England) is an English goalkeeper, playing for West Ham United. He signed after being released by Everton, after enjoying stints with Ipswich Town and Arsenal. He has been a member of the England squad, and has two caps.
- Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE (born April 2, 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English footballer currently playing for Colchester United. Sheringham plays as a striker, and has had an exceptionally successful career at club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs (most notably 'The Treble' with Manchester United and becoming a "Legend" with Tottenham Hotspur). Sheringham also represented England at international level.
- 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.
- Craig Bellamy
Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979 in Canton, Cardiff) is a Welsh international footballer. He currently plays for West Ham United in the Premier League.
- Julien Faubert
Julien Faubert is a French football player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United. Faubert made his debut for the French national team on August 16, 2006, against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He marked his first match by scoring in the final minute of the game to ensure France won 2-1. On Saturday June 23, 2007, it was reported in French sports newspaper L'Équipe that Faubert was on the verge of a €6.5 million (£4.3 million) transfer to Rangers.
- Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles Curbishley (born 8 November 1957 in Forest Gate, East London), more commonly known as Alan Curbishley, is a former professional footballer and the current manager of West Ham United.
- David James
David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970, Welwyn Garden City, England) is a English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Premier League. He has played as a goalkeeper for a number of English clubs, and most notably won the 1995 League Cup with Liverpool.
- Scott Parker
Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United. He is a midfielder, who has represented England at every level; from under-15 to senior, for whom he has made one start and two substitute appearances. He won his three England caps while playing for three different clubs.
- Ian Feuer
Ian Feuer enters his second season as the Galaxy's Goalkeepers Coach after having been hired by the club on September 1, 2007. After the hiring of Feuer, who played professionally in both Europe and the United States, Galaxy goalkeepers average to allow nearly a half goal per game less than over the first five months of the season.
- Craig Forrest
Craig Forrest (born September 20, 1967 in Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer commentator and a former goalkeeper. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for Canada during the 1990s and either first or second choice at English club Ipswich Town from the late 1980s to mid-1990s. Forrest went on loan to Chelsea F.C. in 1997 and played with the likes of Gianluca Vialli, Gianfranco Zola, all under the guidance of the manager Ruud Gullit.
- Clyde Best
Clyde Best MBE (born February 24, 1951 in Bermuda) was a Bermudian football player who most notably played striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first post-World War II black players in British football. While he initially suffered through some unpleasant fan chanting, Clyde became a true fan favourite at Upton Park. He was a strong, powerful player with the skills of the traditional English centre forward, …
- Ted Fenton
Edward Fenton (born November 7 1914 in Forest Gate, London) was manager of English football club West Ham United between 1950 and 1961. He had previously played for the club from 1932 until 1946, having joined from Colchester Town. Mainly as a wing half, but also as a utility player, Fenton made 176 appearances and scored 27 goals in first class games for the Hammers. He also made 201 appearances and scored 44 goals during World War II fixtures.
- Joe Cole
Joseph "Joe" John Cole (born November 8, 1981 in Romford, London Borough of Havering) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and the England national team.
- Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982 in Beckton, London) is an English footballer of Saint Lucian and Dominican descent. He is a striker who plays club football for Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League.
- Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton MBE, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was a goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. His international career earned him 125 caps, making him England's most capped player. In a 30-year career which took in eight clubs, three World Cups, two European Cup finals and more than 1,000 competitive matches, Shilton emerged as one of the English game's genuine legends.
- 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.
- Lee Boylan
Lee Boylan (born September 2, 1978 in Witham) is an footballer who plays as a striker. He began his career with West Ham United, where he made one Premier League appearance before being released in 1999. He had brief spells with Trelleborg in Sweden, and back home with Exeter City, before dropping into non-league football with Kingstonian, Hayes, Stevenage Borough and Canvey Island. He had great success with Canvey, helping them get promoted to the Conference, …
- Malcolm Allison
Malcolm Alexander Allison (born 5 September 1927 in Dartford) is an English former football player and manager.
- Syd Puddefoot
Sydney Charles Puddefoot (born October 17 1894 in Bow, London, died October 2 1972 in Rochford, Essex) was a footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United. He was also a cricketer for Essex and later went into football management. Puddefoot was a pupil at Park School in West Ham and played with Condor Athletic and Limehouse Town before being spotted by West Ham manager Syd King in a London Juniors match against Surrey Juniors.
- Joey Beauchamp
Joey Beauchamp (born March 13, 1971 in Oxford) is an English football player who currently plays for Abingdon Town of the Hellenic League Premier Division. Beauchamp is a midfielder who played for most of his careers at Oxford United but also had spells with West Ham United and Swindon Town as well as a short loan spell at Swansea City before moving into the lower leagues to play for Abingdon Town.
- John Smith
John Smith (1939-1988) was a footballer, a West Ham Academy product who was born in Shoreditch, London. He made 136 appearances for the club between 1956 and 1960, playing right half and inside right. He scored 23 goals for the East London club before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur. John Smith Played in the Swindon Town side which beat Arsenal in the 1969 League Cup Final, at the time of his death he was the steward of McVite's social club in Park Royal, …
- Liam Brady
Liam Brady (born February 13, 1956 in Dublin) is a former Irish footballer, who is now a coach and television pundit. He was renowned as a midfielder with elegant technical skills, most notably his left foot, his high-quality passing and close control. He found success both with Arsenal (one FA Cup title) and Juventus (two Serie A titles), and won 72 caps for the Republic of Ireland. He is currently Arsenal's Head of Youth Development.
- Dean Ashton
Dean Ashton (born November 24 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United in the Premiership. Ashton is a strong, powerful forward who is good in the air and a constant threat. He is widely-considered to be one of the most promising young strikers around, having consistently scored goals at every tier of English football he has played in. Ashton is a product of Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra academy.
- Mike Newell
Michael Colin Newell (born January 27 1965, Liverpool, England) is an English football manager and former player in charge at Luton Town until March 15, 2007. He also played for them in the late 1980s. Newell is a self-confessed Liverpool fan.
- 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.
- Jamie Coyne
Jamie Coyne (born January 2, 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a right full back for the A-League club Perth Glory and is the younger brother of Chris Coyne, captain of Luton Town Football Club. After standing out at state league level with Perth S.C. after returning from West Ham and then starring with Perth Glory in the old NSL, Jamie went to play in Holland.
- Paulo Alves
Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves, commonly shortened to Paulo Alves is a Portuguese former footballer and current manager of Gil Vicente, in the Portuguese Liga de Honra. As a player, Alves joined Porto as a 17 year old. He was a member of the Portugal side that won the World Youth Championship in 1989. During his career, he played for Gil Vicente (twice), Tirsense, Marítimo, Sporting Braga, Sporting CP, Bastia and União Leiria.