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The Academy of West Ham United F.C. is recognised as one of the most successful football academies in modern football, hence its nickname the ''Academy of Football''. The introduction of the FA's new Academy system in 1998 has placed even more emphasis on the developing of young homegrown players and today the youth system at West Ham is more important than it has ever been. With the influx of many foreign players in the Premier League during modern times, West Ham United has been regarded as one of the few remaining clubs in top flight to continue producing and playing homegrown English players. The Under-23 team is the most senior of West Ham's youth squads. The Under-23 team is effectively the club's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2012–13 season. They play in
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and also compete in the Papa John's Trophy.


The Academy of Football

'The Academy of Football' , or just 'The Academy', is a nickname of West Ham United. The title pays homage to the success of the club in coaching talented young players. The title, originally attributed to the club by the press, has since been officially adopted by the club and is displayed in several prominent places around the stadium such as being printed beside the club crest on the artificial surface surrounding the pitch at Upton Park. The original tribute intended to reference the entire culture of the club, in much the same way as the Liverpool "Boot Room". It was not solely reserved for the education of young players, but also for the development of a modern approach to football from the roots up, as inspired by the success of the Hungarian national team featuring
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that had humiliated England 6–3, and the great
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side of the late 1950s that dominated the European Cup.


Academy history

The 'Academy of Football' term was first used in the early years of Ron Greenwood's reign as West Ham manager (1961–1974). Greenwood had inherited a young team of players from Ted Fenton and the club was noted for its reliance on home grown talent with
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, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst,
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, Ronnie Boyce,
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, Alan Sealey and
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all in the first team or periphery. Further foundations had been laid with stalwart Ken Brown at the back, Malcolm Musgrove on the left wing (who was to leave in the second season), and the addition of John "Budgie" Byrne up front. The true heritage of this side, however, owed its pedigree to the practices put in place by the previous manager. Fenton was praised as a forward thinking manager. He pushed for the establishment of "The Academy" that brought through a series of young players to augment a side that could not be improved with the limited finances available. Two of the signings he did manage to make were those of John Dick and
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. Other players of the day included John Bond, Dave Sexton,
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and
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(later swapped for
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) and
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all part of an original 'Cafe Cassettari' club started by Fenton as a result of the restrictive budget. Cassettari's Café sat opposite the Boleyn Ground, and Fenton organised a deal that saw meals and a warm welcome for the players of the club at a price the club could manage. It became a place for routine discussion of the team, and ideas and wisdom freely passed back and forth. The tradition of mentorship lasted long into the 1960s even after Fenton had moved on and saw future managers
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and
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pass through. West Ham, with meetings at Cassettari's Café, soon gained a reputation for producing managers via playing for the club including Malcolm Allison,
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, Frank O'Farrell, John Bond, Dave Sexton,
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and Malcolm Musgrove. Fenton introduced continental ideas to the team, revamping training methods and taking inspiration from higher ranked teams, and even inspiring some. Fenton had been impressed greatly by the all conquering Hungarians of the 1950s led by
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and the Cassettari program and development of the academy were at the core. Ernie Gregory said (of the 1950s diet) "We'd usually eaten fish or chicken and toast before then, but Dr. Thomas advised us all to eat steak and rice two hours before kick-off. All the other clubs copied us after that". However, not all the changes were strictly down to Fenton, Musgrove attributed much of the training regime to Allison, going so far as to state that once the players were at the club (signed by Fenton) they were pretty much Allisons property. As well as being a student of the game himself, Fenton encouraged all players to take coaching badges and it's notable that many of his former players went on to coaching and managing roles after they retired. The Academy also involved, beyond the routine training and development of the youth and squad, actual tactical discussions between the players. At this time, three players who had come through the West Ham youth development system were seeing some success in the England squad; they were
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who debuted in 1962, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. In 1966, these players played a part in England's victory in the World Cup. Moore was the most well-known of the three. He captained the England squad and was later named by
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as the "greatest" of all the defenders he had played against. In the World Cup final against
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in which England won 4–2, Hurst scored the only
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ever scored at a World Cup final match, and Peters scored the other goal. This gave rise to the West Ham supporters' partly
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: A bronze statue of these three players (and Everton defender Ray Wilson) holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft was erected in 2003 at the junction of Barking Road and Green Street close to Upton Park. During the next thirty years West Ham's youth academy produced many professional players. Notable Academy "graduates" during this time include
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and (later Sir)
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, who both featured in the club's 1975
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win with a team composed solely of English players; no club since has repeated this accomplishment. Since 1973 the Academy has been managed by
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, himself a "graduate" but whose career was cut short by injury.
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played his first game for West Ham in 1986, and went on to win more trophies than any other Academy "graduate", albeit with
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.


Premier League era

In 1996, the reputation of the Academy began a fresh revival with the arrival of
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and Frank Lampard Jnr. That year, the West Ham youth team reached the FA Youth Cup Final, losing to a Liverpool side inspired by Michael Owen. However, both Ferdinand and Lampard would see success in subsequent years. In 1999, the West Ham youth team won the FA Youth Cup, beating Coventry City 9–0 on aggregate. The team featured Joe Cole and Michael Carrick. Ferdinand and Carrick played against Lampard and Cole when Manchester United met Chelsea at the
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. Recent Academy "graduates" include Glen Johnson, Billy Mehmet,
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, Anton Ferdinand (younger brother of
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),
Elliott Ward Elliott Leslie Ward (born 19 January 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Premier League for West Ham United and Norwich City. Playing career West Ham United Ward was born in Harrow, ...
,
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,
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and James Tomkins.


Relationship with West Ham United

The Academy is an important part of the club's identity and a regular source of players for the first team. When the club was relegated from the
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in 2003 the sale of young Academy stars arguably saved the club from financial disaster. It has been argued that if West Ham had kept all of their Academy "graduates" since Rio Ferdinand, they would currently be among the very top English teams. With their promotion via the
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in 2005 West Ham have returned to England's top league. Three Academy "graduates" had been key players in this achievement; Anton Ferdinand,
Elliott Ward Elliott Leslie Ward (born 19 January 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Premier League for West Ham United and Norwich City. Playing career West Ham United Ward was born in Harrow, ...
, and
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. In the 2007–08 season, manager
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handed three graduates,
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, James Tomkins and
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, their debuts.
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, who previously worked with the Italy U-21's, stated his desire to continue the club's tradition of using homegrown talent. Noble, Tomkins and Collison all went on to play an important part as West Ham beat relegation to finish 9th in the 2008–09 season. Under him,
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and
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have impressed after the August 2009 League Cup match against Millwall where they both scored in a 3–1 win.


West Ham as a 'selling club'

A case may be made that West Ham has been a 'selling club' in recent years, that is, a club that provides quality players to other clubs for profit but does not have the prestige or financial means to keep those players for the benefit of their own team. This reputation probably began with the sale of
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to Leeds United in 2000. Since then, West Ham have sold six Academy "graduates" for transfer fees totalling over £50 million (including £18 million for Ferdinand, who was later sold on to
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for £30 million). This amount has traditionally been much greater than the club's own spending on players (most of which was financed by the above income), and many of the players found success with financially stronger clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester United who are two of the English clubs capable of competing on a different level to most other teams. Though not a club, the England national team has included various academy apprentices or graduates in recent years, including Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick,
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, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe and Glen Johnson, as well as
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who spent part of his development with the club.


Quotes

''"The crowds at West Ham have never been rewarded by results but they keep turning up because of the good football they see. Other clubs will suffer from the old bugbear that results count more than anything. This has been the ruination of English soccer."'' –
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, West Ham manager 1961–1974. ''"No way is it all down to me. It's very difficult to say why we've been so successful in youth terms; I suppose it's down to a number of factors but, most importantly, our recruitment area of east London and Essex is really fertile."'' –
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, director of Youth Development at West Ham 1973–2010, quoted in an interview published by ''The Daily Telegraph'' 14 June 2004. ''"Why should we sell Rio Ferdinand? Are we a Premier League club or are we just a feeder club for bigger clubs? If we start selling players like Rio, where is the club going to go?"'' –
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, West Ham manager 1994–2001. ''"The biggest single contributor to the current England national squad is not Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea, but the West Ham Youth Academy."'' – ''ITV Football'' article, 13 September 2004.


Reserve team history

The West Ham United Reserves Team was founded in 1899 as Thames Ironworks Reserves and they changed their name to West Ham Reserves in 1900. They joined London League Division One in the season 1899–1900. In 2007–08 they were FA Premier Reserve League Southern Division runners-up on goal difference.


'A' team

Between 1948 and 1956 West Ham entered an 'A' team into the
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.Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II'' In 1952 they also began playing in the Metropolitan League. After leaving the ECL they remained in the Metropolitan League, winning the League Cup in 1957–58 and the Professional Cup in 1959–60, 1966–67 and 1968–69. They left the league when it merged into the Metropolitan London League in 1971, and instead entered a youth team into the
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, which they won in 1984–85, 1995–96 and 1997–98, before leaving when the FA Academy system was set up in 1998.


Under-23 team

The West Ham United Reserves competed in the Premier Reserve League South until relegation from the Premier League. The side is now classed as a development squad coached by Dmitri Halajko and
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. Friendly games were usually played at Chadwell Heath and other clubs training grounds. Since the 2012–13 season, the team have played in the
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(now branded Premier League 2) for players under the age of 21 and a restricted number of over age players. Most home matches are played at
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's Victoria Road ground, with three fixtures per season played at the London Stadium.


Current squad

Players (excluding scholars) who will qualify as U23s in season 2022–23 and who are outside the first team squad. * U18 represents an U18 squad player who has represented the U23s in the 2022–23 season. * U16 represents an U16 squad player (a non-scholar) who has represented the U23s in the 2022–23 season. * Squad numbers represent numbers given to players for first team and
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matches only. U18


Out on loan


Under-18 team

The West Ham under-18's play in the U18 Premier League South. Home games are staged at Little Heath, Hainault Road in
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.
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, a former West Ham player himself, was the youth academy director from 1973 to 2014. They have won the U19 title twice in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, when the Academy League was split into the U17s and U21s.


Current squad

* U16 represents an U16 squad player (a non-scholar) who has represented the U18s in the 2022–24 season. * represents a player who represented the U18s in the 2022–23 season before later leaving the club.


Honours

* Premier Academy U19 League: 1999, 2000 *South-East County League: 1985, 1996, 1998 *
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Notable players

Alongside West Ham's aforementioned representation in the
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, the club also produced Clyde Best,
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and Clive Charles through their academy - with the trio making
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history, by becoming the first three black players to start a game in the competition. Coker scored the second in the game against
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, on 1 April 1972, securing a 2–0 win for West Ham.


Internationally capped players (pre-2000)


First team graduates since 2000

Since the turn of the century, every permanent first team manager has enabled a player from West Ham's youth teams to represent the first team. The following table shows every player to have made at least one first team appearance in all competitions. Players highlighted in green are still contracted to West Ham.


Other players

These players either trained at the Academy but never played for West Ham first team or trained at multiple clubs in their youth. Only permanent spells are shown. *
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made his debut at
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in 1992, and became a regular England player in the late 1990s. In 2001, when his contract ran out, he joined
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twice and the
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three times while with Arsenal. He was named in the official Euro 2004 All-Star squad by the
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technical group. :Career: 1992–2011;
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,
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,
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, Notts County,
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:International caps: 73 caps, 1 goal () *
John Terry John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa. He was most recently the assi ...
was schooled by both West Ham's and Chelsea's youth teams at different times. His debut for Chelsea was in 1998 and became captain of the side in the 2003/2004 season. The following season he helped Chelsea set a new record, the side having conceded only 14 goals in the entire league season. He was also voted PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2005. :Career: 1998–2018; Chelsea,
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
:International caps: 78 caps, 8 goals () * Kieran Richardson started with the West Ham youth academy but was picked up by Manchester United's youth academy as a teenager. :Career: 2002–2016;
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Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
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Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
,
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
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Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
:International caps: 8 caps, 2 goals () *
Freddy Eastwood Freddy Eastwood (born 29 October 1983) is a former professional footballer. He started his career with West Ham United and also played for Southend United, Grays Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City. He played eleven times in his ...
was previously a trainee at Southend United but moved to the West Ham Academy at age 15. He was unable to break into the first team and was released by then-manager
Glenn Roeder Glenn Victor Roeder (13 December 1955 – 28 February 2021) was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, Roeder played as a defender for Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Newcastle United, Watfo ...
. After starting out at non-League side
Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
, he eventually worked his way up the league, signing for Championship sides
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
and
Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
. He represented Wales, qualifying through his grandmother. :Career: 2002–2015;
Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
, Southend United,
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
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Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...
:International caps: 11 caps, 4 goals () *
Jlloyd Samuel Jlloyd Tafari Samuel ( , 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to under-21 level. He played two ful ...
joined West Ham from youth club Senrab, later moving to
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
. Samuel later signed for
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
, making 169
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at the club, as well as 71 league appearances for
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
, before playing domestic football in Iran. :Career: 2002–2015;
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
,
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
, Esteghlal,
Paykan The Paykan ( fa, پيکان meaning ''Arrow'') is the first Iranian-made car produced by Iran Khodro (formerly called "Iran National") between 1967 and 2005. The car was very popular in Iran from its introduction until its discontinuation. It ...
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Egerton Egerton may refer to: People * Egerton (name), a list of people with either the surname or the given name * Egerton family, a British aristocratic family * George Egerton, pen name of Mary Dunne Bright (1859–1945), Australian-born writer Place ...
:International caps: 2 caps, 0 goals () *
Fitz Hall Fitz Benjamin Hall (born 20 December 1980) is an English former professional footballer and current football agent. He played as a defender in his professional career, and as a striker in amateur football. Club career Early career Hall began h ...
was released by West Ham at the age of 15, initially playing in non-league and the lower leagues, before signing for
Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
in 2004. Hall later signed for Crystal Palace, captaining the club. Hall signed for Queens Park Rangers in 2008, making 85 league appearances for the club. Hall retired in 2014, following a two-year spell with
Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
. :Career: 2000–2014;
Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...
,
Chesham United Chesham United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Nicknamed "the Generals", they are currently members of the and play at the Meadow. History The club was established in 1917 by a merger o ...
, Oldham Athletic,
Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...
, Crystal Palace,
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...
, Queens Park Rangers,
Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
* Billy Mehmet was signed at the age of 8 years old and remained at the club until he was 19 years of age. During his time at West Ham, Mehmet was given his debut by
Harry Redknapp Henry James Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former football manager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. In his ...
at the age of 16 during a testimonial game. Mehmet was seen as the academies next promising graduate and was rewarded by being handed the captaincy of the reserve and youth team. Mehmet was released by the club at 19 years old by the then manager
Glenn Roeder Glenn Victor Roeder (13 December 1955 – 28 February 2021) was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, Roeder played as a defender for Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Newcastle United, Watfo ...
after the club was relegated. He then transferred to Dunfermline Athletic in the SPL, before moving onto St Mirren. After his time in Scotland, Mehmet later played in Turkey, Australia, Thailand, India and Singapore. Mehmet represented
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
at the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. :Career: 2003–; Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Gençlerbirliği, Samsunspor,
Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...
, Bangkok Glass, Dempo,
Kedah FA Kedah Darul Aman Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two tr ...
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Sarawak FA Sarawak FA State Football Team ( ms, Pasukan Bola Sepak Negeri Sarawak) was a defunct football team which represented the Malaysian region (formerly state) of Sarawak from 1974 to 2020 in the Malaysian football league. It was one of the 14 Mal ...
, Tampines Rovers, DPMM, Merit Alsancak Yeşilova :International caps: 5 caps, 4 goals () *
Jimmy Bullard James Richard Bullard (born 23 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer, coach and television personality. He is the co-host of the Saturday morning Sky Sports show ''Soccer AM''. As a player he was a midfielder and played you ...
began his senior career in non-league, after playing in the youth set-up at West Ham, before re-signing for West Ham. After two years at the club, without making an appearance, Bullard signed for Peterborough United. Bullard won promotion to the Premier League with
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...
. Bullard spent a total of six seasons in the Premier League, with Wigan,
Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
and Hull City :Career: 1997–2012: Corinthian,
Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...
, Gravesend & Northfleet, Peterborough United,
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...
,
Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
, Hull City,
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
, Milton Keynes Dons *
Kortney Hause Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professional footballer of Bermudian descent, who plays as a defender for club Aston Villa. He was a regular for both England U20 and England U21 sides and played in Gareth Southgat ...
spent eight years in West Ham's academy, moving to
Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
, before making his senior breakthrough at
Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
. In 2019, Hause made his debut in the Premier League for Aston Villa. :Career: 2012–:
Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
,
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
,
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...


English top division

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Alan Curbishley Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley (born 8 November 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion and has worke ...
 – England U21 International *
Alan Dickens Alan William Dickens (born 3 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea, and later played non-league foot ...
 – England U21 International * Anton Ferdinand – England U21 International *
Bobby Barnes David Oswald "Bobby" Barnes (born 17 December 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League and represented England at youth level. Career Barnes, who was born ...
* Lee Hodges * Shaun Byrne – Rep of Ireland U21 International * Simon Clarke * Eamonn Dolan – Rep of Ireland U21 International *
Geoff Pike Geoffrey Alan Pike (born 28 September 1956) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career at West Ham United. Pike played his early football in Thurrock and later with Gidea Park Rangers. He j ...
 – FA Cup Winner *
George Parris George Michael R. Parris (born 11 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender for West Ham United, Birmingham City, and Brighton & Hove Albion. Early life Parris was born in Barking, Esse ...
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Jimmy Bullard James Richard Bullard (born 23 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer, coach and television personality. He is the co-host of the Saturday morning Sky Sports show ''Soccer AM''. As a player he was a midfielder and played you ...
* Kevin Keen *
Kyel Reid Kyel Romane Reid (born 26 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Beaconsfield Town. Career West Ham Born in South London, Reid joined West Ham United in July 2004 and is a product of the West Ham United ...
 – England U17/U18/U19 International *
Mervyn Day Mervyn Richard Day (born 26 June 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for West Ham United, Orient, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Luton Town, Sheffield United and Carlisle United. He la ...
 – FA Cup Winner *
Paul Allen Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which h ...
 – FA Cup Winner * Paul Brush – FA Cup Winner *
Steve Potts Steve Potts may refer to: *Steve Potts (jazz musician) (born 1943), American jazz saxophonist * Steve Potts (footballer) (born 1967), American-born English football coach and former professional footballer *Steve Potts (drummer) Booker T. & t ...
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Stuart Slater Stuart Ian Slater (born 27 March 1969) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. He played as a winger and forward from 1986 to 2009, notably played for West Ham United, Celtic, Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Watfor ...
 – England U21/B International * Danny Williamson *
Jlloyd Samuel Jlloyd Tafari Samuel ( , 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to under-21 level. He played two ful ...
 – England U21 International *
Fitz Hall Fitz Benjamin Hall (born 20 December 1980) is an English former professional footballer and current football agent. He played as a defender in his professional career, and as a striker in amateur football. Club career Early career Hall began h ...
* Liam Ridgewell – England U19/U21 International *
Emmanuel Omoyinmi Emmanuel Omoyinmi (born 28 December 1977) is a Nigerian born English former Association football, footballer. He also played for England Schoolboys. He began his career at West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, where he was most noted for an inci ...
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Elliott Ward Elliott Leslie Ward (born 19 January 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Premier League for West Ham United and Norwich City. Playing career West Ham United Ward was born in Harrow, ...
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Everald La Ronde Everald La Ronde (born 24 January 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. La Ronde started his career at West Ham where he was captain of the team which won the 1981 Youth Cup Final. He played only 7 times for West Ham b ...
* Greg Campbell *
Keith McPherson Keith Anthony McPherson (born 11 September 1963) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for West Ham United, Cambridge United, Northampton Town, Reading and Brighton & Hove Albion. Career Born ...
* Matthew Rush * Leon Britton *
Junior Stanislas Felix Junior Stanislas (born 26 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club AFC Bournemouth. He started his career in the youth team of West Ham United at the age of 10 in 2000. He signed a three-year ...
 – England U21 international *
Freddie Sears Frederick David Sears (born 27 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dagenham & Redbridge He started his career with his local club West Ham United at the age of eleven, progressing through the West ...
 – England U19/U21 international * James Tomkins – England U19/U21 international *
Grady Diangana Grady George Diangana (born 19 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club West Bromwich Albion. He has previously played for West Ham United. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, D ...
 – England U19/U21 international


English 2nd tier or below

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Billy Lansdowne William Lansdowne (born 28 April 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and Sweden, Lansdowne scored 45 goals in 169 career league games. On 24 September 2018 he was inducted into the ...
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Dale Banton Dale Conrad Banton (born 15 May 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Kensington, London, grow up in Wembley attending Alperton High School, then going on to play for West Ham United, Aldershot (scorin ...
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Lee Boylan Lee Martin Boylan (born 2 September 1978) is a former footballer who played as a striker. Boylan began his career with West Ham United in 1995, and progressed through the club's youth academy. He played one game for West Ham in the Premier Lea ...
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Scott Canham Scott Walter Canham (born 11 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Torquay United, Brentford and Leyton Orient. He went on to play for several years in non-League foot ...
* Nicky Morgan * Paul Kelly * Paul Marquis *
Phil Brignull Philip Arthur Brignull (born 2 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played from 1978 to 1988. As a defender, he made over 150 appearances in the Football League during his career. Career An England schoolboy internat ...
* Simon Livett * Steve Banks * Stevland Angus *
Trent McClenahan Trent James McClenahan (born 4 February 1985) is an Australian footballer who last played for Rockdale City Suns FC. McClenahan has been capped for the Olyroos and represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics. Club career He was born in Chip ...
 – Australia U20/U23 International *
Chris Cohen Christopher David Cohen (born 5 March 1987) is an English former professional footballer and is currently assistant manager at Southampton. Primarily a midfielder, he was able to operate equally in the centre or on the left, but was also emplo ...
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Michael Ferrante Michael Ferrante (born 28 April 1981) is an Australian former footballer. He is currently the senior men's head coach of Essendon Royals SC. Biography He attended St. Joseph's College Melbourne from years 1992–1997 being a star week in week ...
 – Australia U17/U20 International * Anwar Uddin * Gary Alexander *
Jamie Victory Jamie Victory (born 14 November 1975) is an English former footballer. He played as a defender and was last attached to Cheltenham Town, where he wore the number three shirt and usually acted as a left full back. He was born in Hackney. Caree ...
* Joe Widdowson * Daryl McMahon * Mark Smith *
Tony Stokes Anthony Ronald Stokes (born 7 January 1987) is a retired English footballer who played as a forward. He made one League Cup appearance for West Ham United, and played in the Football League on loan at Rushden & Diamonds and Brighton & Hove Al ...
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Terrell Forbes Terrell Dishan Forbes (born 17 August 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was active between 1999 and 2018 and was a member of the West Ham United 1999 FA Youth Cup winning team and gained promotion ...
* Stephen Purches * Billy Mehmet *
Izzy Iriekpen Ezomo "Izzy" Iriekpen (born 14 May 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Club career West Ham United Born in Newham, London, Iriekpen joined West Ham United as a trainee in August 1998. He captained their FA Youth ...
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Greg Pearson Greg Edward Pearson (born 3 April 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. His previous clubs include West Ham United, Barnet, Lincoln City, Canvey Island, Rushden & Diamonds, Hucknall Town, Bishop's Stortfo ...
* Ryan O'Neill *
David Partridge David William Partridge (born 26 November 1978) is retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. Partridge's club career included spells at Dundee United and Motherwell in Scotland, Bristol City in England and St. Patrick's ...
* Lee Goodwin *
Olly Lee Oliver Robert Lee (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Gillingham. Lee started his career as a youth player with West Ham United, with whom he turned professional in 2009. He made ...
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Anthony Edgar Anthony James Edgar (born 30 September 1990) is an English association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Ashford United F.C., Ashford United. Career Edgar is a product of West Ham's The Academy of Football, youth ...
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Cristian Montaño Cristian Alexis Montaño Castillo (born 11 December 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Livingston. A versatile player, he is able to play at left-back or as a forward, though his preferred pos ...
* Steven Clark *
Ahmed Abdulla Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla ( ar, أحمد عبدالله; born 12 November 1991) is a Saudi Arabian born Association football, footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently assistant coach at CD Castellón, Castellón. Early life O ...
* Jordan Brown *
Callum McNaughton Callum James McNaughton born (25 October 1991) is a retired English footballer who is currently a coach at Juventus Academy Boston. Club career West Ham United Starting as a youth team player with West Ham aged 14, McNaughton signed professio ...
* Robert Hall * Dan Potts * Callum Driver * Eoin Wearen *
George Moncur George Anthony Moncur (born 18 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leyton Orient. The son of former West Ham United midfielder John, Moncur came through the West Ham United Academy after a spe ...
* Matthias Fanimo *
Dylan Tombides Dylan James Tombides (8 March 1994 – 18 April 2014) was an Australian professional footballer who played as a striker for West Ham United and the Australian under-17 and under-23 teams. He partially grew up in Macau and played in Hong ...
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Sam Cowler Samuel Paul Cowler (born 26 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brightlingsea Town. Career Cowler played for Frinton & Walton YFC before signing a youth scholarship with West Ham United in 2009. He then spent ti ...
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Blair Turgott Blair Sebastian Turgott (born 22 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for BK Häcken. He has previously played for West Ham United and Coventry City and has had loan spells with Bradford City, Colchester United, Rotherha ...
* Paul McCallum * Dominic Vose *
Leo Chambers Leo Alexander Chambers (born 5 August 1995) is a retired English footballer who last played as a defender for Kingstonian. He has also played for Colchester United on loan and for England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. Club care ...
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Pelly Ruddock Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (born 22 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Luton Town. Born in England, he plays for the DR Congo national team. He is the first footballer to climb from the non-league tie ...
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Sebastian Lletget Sebastian Francisco Lletget (born September 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Early years Born in San Francisco, California, to Argentine parents, Lletget grew ...
* Reece Burke * Jamie Harney *
Hogan Ephraim Hogan Phillip Ephraim (born 31 March 1988) is an English footballer who last played for National League South Whitehawk. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy, a former England Under-19 international, and made over 100 appearances for ...
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Zavon Hines Zavon Albert Hines (born 27 December 1988) is a football coach and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. He is the coach for the West Ham United F.C., West Ham United under-14 team. Born ...
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Josh Payne Joshua James Payne (born 25 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has previously played for West Ham United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers, Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United, Aldershot Town ...
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Anthony Scully Anthony Richard Scully (born 19 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Portsmouth. Club career Early career Scully joined West Ham United as a youth player in 2011. On 23 May 2016, West H ...
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Jahmal Hector-Ingram Jahmal Justin Hector-Ingram (born 11 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Maldon & Tiptree. After beginning his career with Derby County, he played briefly for St Johnstone before his release at the end of the 202 ...
* George Dobson *
Moses Makasi Kusu Moses Makasi (born 22 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Makasi signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in 2014. He spent time on loan at Chelmsford City in August an ...
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Marcus Browne Marcus Browne (born November 10, 1990) is an American professional boxer who fights at light heavyweight. As of December 2020, he was ranked the world's sixth best active light heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, eighth by ' ...
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Djair Parfitt-Williams Djair Terraii Carl Parfitt-Williams (born 1 October 1996) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Ilves and the Bermuda national team. Career West Ham United Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, Parfitt-Williams ...
* Alex Pike *
Lewis Page Lewis Robert Page (born 20 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for League Two club Mansfield Town. He has UEFA Europa League experience. Career West Ham United Page was first included in a West Ham ma ...


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