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- Herausgeber: G2 Rights
- Kategorie: Lebensstil
- Sprache: Englisch
Reflecting on the Irons' rich history, this official publication focuses on 60 key moments that have helped shape the wonderful club that is West Ham United. A collection of memorable games. goals, players and managers, "60 Seconds that forged the Irons" charts the ups and downs of the club, and will, it is hoped, bring some fond emotions and memories flooding back.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020
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60 Secondsthat Forged the Irons
There have been many great moments in the long and proud history of West Ham United. Cup triumphs, European nights and promotions are all featured here, as are key moments such as the debuts and crucial games involving Irons greats through the decades.
Modern day heroes such as Felipe Anderson stand side by side with iconic names such as Billy Bonds, John Lyall, Ron Greenwood, Trevor Brooking and the World Cup triumvirate of Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst. Legends from the club’s early days such as Syd King, Syd Puddefoot and Vic Watson are included too as we take a stroll through 60 moments that forged the Irons.
Long established as one of England’s most celebrated clubs, West Ham United’s history is a long one that includes playing before the country’s biggest ever attendance at the inaugural Wembley cup final, being the first British team to win a European trophy on home soil and being famed for always aiming to produce a style of attractive football that does justice to the greats who have worn claret and blue with such pride.
Re-live here the double hat-trick six-goal hauls of Vic Watson and Geoff Hurst, the Alvin Martin hat-trick scored against three different ‘keepers and the 6-0 away win that enabled West Ham to be promoted on goal average.
Covering 60 games from 1895 to 2019, this quick guide to the moments that forged the Irons is an indispensable addition to any knowledgeable West Ham fan’s library.
Up the Irons!
Rob Mason
#1
IronworksFirst Known Match
FIXTURE:
Friendly
DATE:
Saturday 7 September 1895
SCORE:
Thames Ironworks 1
Royal Ordnance Reserves 1
VENUE:
Hermit Road
ATTENDANCE:
Unknown
The new club was founded by Dave Taylor and Arnold Hills as the works team of the Thames Iron Works and invited Royal Ordnance Reserves to be their first opponents.
Royal Ordnance Factories FC were a club which had grown out of what had been the workers team at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, after that side had developed into Woolwich Arsenal and eventually the Arsenal we know today.
In their first season, Thames Ironworks are known to have played over 40 friendlies in addition to taking part in the FA Cup, the Essex and London Junior Cup and the West Ham Charity Cup which they won by beating Barking after two replays. Charlie Dove, who was known for being able to play in any position, and forward George Gresham were the best known players from that inaugural season.
A key moment in Hammers history, this match was the very start of the West Ham United journey.
#2
First Fixtureas West Ham United
FIXTURE:
Southern League
DATE:
Saturday 1 September 1900
SCORE:
West Ham United 7
Gravesend 0
VENUE:
Memorial Grounds
ATTENDANCE:
2,000
Following five seasons as Thames Ironworks, the club was wound up and after resigning from the Southern League, the new look West Ham United FC stepped in.
The Hammers were in seventh heaven when their life in league football began in spectacular style, slaughtering Gravesend at the Memorial Grounds with four goals from Billy Grassam, two from James Reid and one from Fergus Hunt.
West Ham’s final league position of sixth in their first season was a massive improvement on the previous campaign, when Thames Ironworks had finished two places below Gravesend and subsequently been relegated prior to their resignation and change of name.
This momentous victory, in the first game played under the name West Ham United, proved to be the biggest victory of this first Southern League campaign.
#3
Syd King’sFirst Match in Charge
FIXTURE:
Southern League
DATE:
Saturday 6 September 1902
SCORE:
West Ham United 1
Reading 1
VENUE:
Boleyn Ground
ATTENDANCE:
7,000
This was the first game of Syd King’s three decade reign as West Ham manager, one of the most important names in Hammers’ history.
Billy Barnes netted the Hammers goal in the season-opening 1-1 draw against Reading, a team who also had a new secretary-manager in Harry Matthews. Like King, Matthews would eventually lead his side into the Football League.
In his first season as secretary-manager, King’s West Ham side finished mid-table in the Southern League. As the years passed by and his influence grew, Syd steered the club into the Football League, into the top flight and the FA Cup final.
Three decades on with his side dropping into Division Two and sitting near the bottom of the table after losing nine of the first 17 games of the 1932/33 campaign, Syd King and West Ham United parted ways.
#4
The Boleyn’sFirst Competitive Game
FIXTURE:
Southern League
DATE:
Thursday 1 September 1904
SCORE:
West Ham United 3
Millwall 0
VENUE:
Boleyn Ground
ATTENDANCE:
10,000 - 12,000
Billy Bridgeman was the hero of the Boleyn Ground’s first competitive match, a game which brought a convincing win over rivals Millwall.
In their new home, the Irons also had a new look with just three players from the regular side of the previous campaign: Charles Cotton, Aubrey Fair and Len Jarvis. There was even a new trainer as Tom Robinson had replaced Bill Johnson, so with a new ground, so many new players and a new trainer, it seemed almost like a completely new club that took on the Lions from South London.
Billy Bridgeman had scored a hat-trick in a public trial match a few days earlier and he struck twice here with Jack Flynn also getting on the scoresheet. The club had put down a marker and the crowd was boosted to 14,000 for the first Saturday fixture.
#5
Three LionsHonours
FIXTURE:
British Home Championship
DATE:
Monday 13 March 1911
SCORE:
England 3
Wales 0
VENUE:
The Den
ATTENDANCE:
22,000
George Webb became the first player to represent England while on West Ham’s books. He marked the occasion by scoring as the Three Lions won 3-0.
The centre-forward obviously filled with confidence by making his bow for England, bagged a hat-trick in his next match for the Hammers.
Having scored against Wales, Webb was selected again for the 1-1 draw with Scotland at Goodison Park three weeks later. Just 22 at the time of his caps, tragically George was died four years later due to illness.
Following Webb’s death, West Ham wore black armbands against Watford on the day he was interred at West Ham Cemetery, while the flags at the Boleyn Ground were at half-mast.
