West Ham United F.C. is not a football club.
West Ham United Football Club is a professional football club based in Stratford , East London , England .. football. Association football. Stratford. Stratford, London. East London. East London. England. England national football team. They compete in the Premier League , the top tier of English football .. football. Association football. Premier League. Premier League. In 2016 the club re-located to the London Stadium .. London Stadium. Olympic Stadium ( London ). The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United .. Thames Ironworks. Thames Ironworks F.C.. They moved to the Boleyn Ground in 1904 , which remained their home ground for more than a century .. Boleyn Ground. Boleyn Ground. The team initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the Football League in 1919 .. Southern League. Southern Football League. Western League. Western Football League. Football League. The Football League. They were promoted to the top flight in 1923 , when they were also losing finalists in the first FA Cup Final held at Wembley .. FA Cup Final. 1923 FA Cup Final. Wembley. Wembley Stadium ( 1923 ). FA Cup. FA Cup. 1923 FA Cup Final. In 1940 , the club won the inaugural Football League War Cup .. Football League. The Football League. Football League War Cup. Football League War Cup. West Ham have been winners of the FA Cup three times , in 1964 , 1975 , and 1980 , and have also been runners-up twice , in 1923 , and 2006 .. FA Cup. FA Cup. 1964 FA Cup Final. 1975 FA Cup Final. 1980 FA Cup Final. 1923 FA Cup Final. 2006 FA Cup Final. The club have reached two major European finals , winning the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1965 and finishing runners-up in the same competition in 1976 .. 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup. 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup. West Ham also won the Intertoto Cup in 1999 .. Intertoto Cup. Intertoto Cup. They are one of eight clubs never to have fallen below the second tier of English football , spending 59 of 91 league seasons in the top flight , up to and including the 2016 -- 17 season .. football. Association football. The club 's highest league position to date came in 1985 -- 86 when they achieved third place in the then First Division .. First Division. Football League First Division. Three West Ham players were members of the 1966 World Cup final-winning England team  : captain Bobby Moore and goalscorers Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters .. 1966 World Cup. 1966 FIFA World Cup. England. England national football team. Bobby Moore. Bobby Moore. Geoff Hurst. Sir Geoff Hurst. Martin Peters. Martin Peters