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Following a poor run of form that left the club in 17th position, despite the signing of big name players Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez, the new owners sacked Alan Pardew, [2] replacing him with former West Ham player Alan Curbishley [3] who had recently ended a 15-year spell in charge of Charlton Athletic.
West Ham Stadium existed between 1928 and 1972 in Custom House, [1] east London, England, on Prince Regent Lane, near the present-day Prince Regent DLR station. The venue was used for greyhound racing and speedway on weekdays [ 2 ] and had no connection with West Ham United football club, who played at the nearby Boleyn Ground , Upton Park from ...
The 2008–09 season saw West Ham United compete in the Premier League, where the club finished in 9th place.The beginning of the season was overshadowed by the sudden resignation of manager Alan Curbishley, following the sale of first team players Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland - after Curbishley claimed that these transfers had been authorised without his consent - and ...
[1] [2] The road is often referred to by its nickname of "Billionaires' Row". [3] The 66-house street runs downhill north–south and with the parallel Winnington Road displays a variety of architectural styles. [4] Average property prices on the avenue surpassed £1 million in the late 1980s and each property occupies a 2–3-acre plot. [5]
West Ham Borough Council took over its running in 1930 and renamed it the Central Home Public Assistance Institution (or Central Home for short), using it as a home for the infirm, aged and chronically sick. In 1948 it formally became a National Health Service hospital under the name of the Langthorne Hospital, which remained open until 1999.
Changes to the West Ham side for this successful campaign included Clive Allen (signed near the end of the previous campaign) featuring as Trevor Morley's strike partner following the departure of Frank McAvennie (with the previous season's top scorer Mike Small making nine goalless appearances before leaving the club), and the midfield ...
Since the founding of West Ham United in 1900 as a Limited company and then a Public limited company, until the sale to an Icelandic consortium in 2006, they were known as a "family owned" club. Martin Cearns, chairman from 1990 until 1992 and a board member until 2006, was the third member of the family to be chairman. [1]
West Ham United 1987-88 First XI 1: Tom McAlister: GK 39 2 2 1981 Bristol Rovers: 2: Ray Stewart: RB 33 4 2 September 1979 Dundee United: 3: George Parris: LB 27(3) 1 2 1985 Academy 4: Billy Bonds (Captain) CB 22 2 1967 Charlton Athletic: 5: Gary Strodder: CB 27(3) 1 2 2 March 1987 Lincoln City: 6: Liam Brady: LM 21(1) 2 2 1 2 March 1987 Ascoli ...