List of West Ham United F.C. records and statistics

This article lists records and statistics associated with West Ham United.

Team records

Scoring records Biggest victory: 10–0 v Bury, Football League Cup (25 October 1983) Biggest league win: 8–0 v Rotherham United (8 March 1958), and v Sunderland (19 October 1968) Biggest defeat: 0–7 v Barnsley (1 September 1919), v Everton (22 October 1927), and v Sheffield Wednesday (28 November 1959)

League sequences Wins: 9 (19 October to 4 December 1985) Draws: 5 (7 September to 5 October 1968, and 15 October to 1 November 2003) Defeats: 9 (28 March to 29 August 1932)

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Goalscorers

Leading first class goalscorers Rank Nat. Player West Ham Career Total Goals1Vic Watson1920–19353262Geoff Hurst1959–19722523John Dick1953–1962166Jimmy Ruffell1921–19371665Tony Cottee1983–19881994–19961466Johnny Byrne1961–19671077Pop Robson1970–19741976–19791048Trevor Brooking1967–198410291953–1963100Martin Peters1962–1970100

Other top goalscorers Rank Nat. Player West Ham Career First Class Goals Sth. League Goals War-time Goals Total Goals1George Foreman11871882Danny Shea1908–19131920–19211121641863Billy Grassam1900–19031906–190968684Dick Leafe1913–1922737445Harry Stapley1905–190841416Herbert Ashton1908–19182511367George Hilsdon1904–19051912–191535358George Webb1908–191232329Fred Blackburn1905–19132828Richard Dunn1939–194822628

Top goalscorers by season For a list of top scorers by season see List of West Ham United F.C. seasons.

Penalty shoot-outs Competitive SeasonDateCompetitionRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreRef 2022–23 9 November 2022 EFL Cup Third Round Blackburn Rovers H Lost 9–10 2021–22 27 October 2021 EFL Cup Fourth Round Man City H Won 5–3 2015–16 23 July 2015 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Birkirkara A Won 5–3 2014–15 13 January 2015 FA Cup Third Round replay Everton H Won 9–8 2014–15 26 August 2014 Football League Cup Third Round Sheffield United H Lost 5–4 2005–06 13 May 2006 FA Cup Final Liverpool N Lost 1–3 2004–05 13 February 2005 FA Cup Fourth Round replay Sheffield United A Lost 1–3 2002–03 1 October 2002 Football League Cup Second Round Chesterfield A Won 5–4 2001–02 11 September 2001 Football League Cup Second Round Reading A Lost 5–6 1997–98 17 March 1998 FA Cup Sixth Round replay Arsenal H Lost 3–4 1997–98 25 February 1998 FA Cup Fifth Round Blackburn Rovers A Won 5–4 1988–89 22 November 1988 Full Members Cup Second Round Watford A Lost 1–3 1973–74 11 August 1973 Watney Cup First Round Bristol Rovers A Lost 5–6

Friendly

SeasonDateCompetitionRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreRef 2025–26 9 August 2025 BoyleSports Cup Final Lille H Won 5–4 2024–25 10 August 2024 Betway Cup Final Celta Vigo H Won 6–5 2019–20 3 August 2019 Betway Cup Final Athletic Bilbao H Lost 2–4 2018–19 31 July 2018 Betway Cup Final Mainz 05 N Won 7–6 2014–15 2 August 2014 Schalke 04 Cup Group Stage Schalke 04 A Won 7–6 2010–11 7 August 2010 SBOBET Cup Final Deportivo La Coruña H Won 5–3

Honours source;

European UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winners: 1964–65 Runners-up: 1975–76 UEFA Europa Conference League Winners: 2022–23 UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners: 1999 Anglo-Italian League Cup Runners-up: 1975

Domestic Leagues First Division/Premier League (Tier 1)Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League. Similarly until 1992, the Second Division was the second tier of league football, when it became the First Division, and is now known as The Championship. The third tier was the Third Division until 1992, and is now known as League One. Highest placing: 3rd, 1985–86 Second Division/Championship (Tier 2) Champions (2): 1957–58, 1980–81 Runners-up: 1922–23, 1990–91, 1992–93 Play-off winners: 2005, 2012 Play-off runners-up: 2004

Cups FA Cup Winners (3): 1963–64, 1974–75, 1979–80 Runners-up: 1922–23, 2005–06 EFL Cup/Football League Cup Runners-up: 1965–66, 1980–81 FA Community/Charity Shield Winners: 1964 (shared) Runners-up: 1975, 1980 Football League War Cup Winners: 1939–40

Other

Southern League Division One: Highest placing: 3rd, 1912–13 Southern League Division Two Champions: 1898–99 Western League: Champions: 1906–07 London League: Champions (2): 1897–98, 1901–02 Runners-up: 1896–97, 1902–03 Southern Floodlit Cup: Winners: 1956 Runners-up: 1960 London Challenge Cup Winners (9): 1925, 1926, 1930, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1969 Essex Professional Cup: Winners (3): 1951, 1955 (shared), 1959 Runners-up: 1952, 1958

Southern Charity Cup Runners-up: 1902 West Ham Charity Cup Winners: 1896 Runners-up: 1897 Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Cup Winners: 1924 Runners-up: 1925

Wartime London Combination: Champions: 1916–17 Runners-up: 1915–16 (Supplementary Tournament), 1917–18 Regional League South: Runners-up: 1939–40, 1940–41 London League: Runners-up: 1943–44, 1944–45

Indoor London Fives Winners: 1967, 1970, 1984 Runners-up: 1955, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1981

International International Soccer League Winners: 1963 American Challenge Cup Runners-up: 1963

Friendly Bobby Moore Cup: Winners: 2008 SBOBET Cup: Winners: 2010 Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy: Winners: 2013 Betway Cup: Winners: 2018, 2021

Other awards BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award: 1965 Honorary Degree (awarded to the club) in 2009 by the University of East London

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