West Ham United is a professional English football team that has never fallen under the second division. Known by the nickname "The Hammers". The team now plays at the London Stadium, having moved from "the Boleyn Ground" in 2016, their former home.

It was founded in 1895 under the name "Football Club of Ironmen and Shipbuilders of the River Thames" - hence its nickname - as an amateur team. They started competing in professional football in 1898. Due to disagreements over the management and funding of the Thames River Iron and Shipbuilders Football Club, it ceased to exist, but only for a few days, after which it began competing again, but this time under its current name.

The club has been a champion (once) and runner-up (once) of the KNK, a champion (once) of the UEFA Intertoto, a champion (three times) and a runner-up (twice) of the FA Cup and twice become a champion in Second Division.

West Ham have several well-known rivalries with other clubs, most of them in London. The rivalry with Tottenham Hotspur is particularly well known, but the other notorious feuds are with Sheffield United and Millwall. The rivalry with Millwall is one of the most famous in the world of football hooliganism, involving a significant level of violence.

The biggest number of goals scored by West Ham United players in one season were 101 in the Second Division in the 1957-58 season. The league's top scorer for one season is Vic Watson with his 42 goals. Vic Watson scored the most goals for the team - a total of 326 from 1920 to 1935. And Billy Bonds had the most appearances for the team with his 799 games played.