2011–12 West Ham United F.C. season
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| West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
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| Season 2011-12 | |
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| Chairmen |  David Gold David Sullivan |
| Manager | Sam Allardyce Sam Allardyce Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United.... |
| Team captain | Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
| Home stadium | Boleyn Ground Boleyn Ground The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:... Upton Park, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| Championship | 2nd (as of 29 November 2011) |
| League Cup | 1st Round (1-2 vs. Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... ) |
| FA Cup | – |
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlton Cole Carlton Cole Carlton Michael Cole Okirie is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Npower Championship.... (7) All comps: Carlton Cole Carlton Cole Carlton Michael Cole Okirie is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Npower Championship.... (7) |
| Highest home attendance |
33,465 v Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... 10 September 2011 |
| Highest away attendance |
32,152 v Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... 18 October 2011 |
| Lowest home attendance |
19,879 v Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... 24 August 2011 |
| Lowest away attendance |
11,344 v Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... 13 August 2011 |
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The 2011–12 season is West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
s first season back in the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
, after being relegated from the Premier League at the conclusion of 2010–11
2010–11 West Ham United F.C. season
The 2010-11 season was West Ham United's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League after finishing in 17th place in the previous season. The club appointed Avram Grant as their new manager on June 3, 2010. This was following the sacking of Gianfranco Zola at the end of a disappointing 2009-10...
campaign. They will also compete in the League Cup
2011–12 Football League Cup
The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs...
and the FA Cup
2011–12 FA Cup
The 2011–12 FA Cup will be the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter...
. It is their first season under manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
who was appointed in May 2011 after the sacking of previous manager Avram Grant.
Key events
- 01 July: The new season starts with new manager Sam AllardyceSam AllardyceSamuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
in charge. His new assistant manager is Neil McDonald - 01 July: Player departures at the start of the new season include Anthony EdgarAnthony EdgarAnthony James Edgar is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yeovil Town.-West Ham United:...
, Danny Gabbidon, Lars JacobsenLars JacobsenLars Christian Jacobsen, , and raised in Odense on Funen, is a Danish footballer. He currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen.-Odense Boldklub:Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub...
, Matthew UpsonMatthew UpsonMatthew James Upson is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League. He is a central defender and he has played for England at full international level including at the 2010 World Cup....
, Jonathan SpectorJonathan SpectorJonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club...
, Hólmar Örn EyjólfssonHólmar Örn EyjólfssonHólmar Örn Eyjólfsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for German club VfL Bochum having been released by West Ham United in 2011...
, Kieron DyerKieron DyerKieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team...
and Thomas HitzlspergerThomas HitzlspergerThomas Hitzlsperger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Bundesliga club Wolfsburg after signing a three-year deal on 17 August 2011. Hitzlsperger spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England , before returning to Germany to play for Stuttgart...
. Striker Demba BaDemba BaDemba Ba is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Senegal national team.-Early life:Ba was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, and was the sixth child of seven...
leaves for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
while Radoslav KováčRadoslav KovácRadoslav Kováč is a Czech footballer who plays for FC Basel. He plays midfield and defence. He previously played for Sigma Olomouc Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow...
moves to F.C. Basel. - 03 July: Kevin KeenKevin KeenKevin Keen is a football coach, manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers, West Ham United, Wolves, Stoke City and Macclesfield Town...
leaves West Ham to become first-team coach with LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. - 04 July: Martyn MargetsonMartyn MargetsonMartyn Walter Margetson is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international, currently working for Football League Championship side West Ham United as a goalkeeping coach....
is appointed as new goalkeeping coach. - 07 July: Ian HendonIan HendonIan Michael Hendon is an English professional former footballer, and development coach at West Ham United.-Career:...
is appointed as development coach. - 27 July: The club reveals academy prospect Dylan Tombides is being treated for testicular cancerTesticular cancerTesticular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system.In the United States, between 7,500 and 8,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. In the UK, approximately 2,000 men are diagnosed each year. Over his lifetime, a man's risk of...
. Tombides was diagnosed while representing Australia in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup2011 FIFA U-17 World CupThe 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...
. - 10 August: Former Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland national football teamThe Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
international George McCartneyGeorge McCartneyGeorge McCartney is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for West Ham United on loan from Sunderland. He began his youth career at Sunderland, moving to West Ham before returning to Sunderland at the start of Roy Keane's time at charge...
rejoins West Ham on a season-long loan from SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. - 16 August: West Ham record back to back away wins for the first time since November 2007.
- 31 August: The summer transfer window closes. West Ham brought in 12 players, with 20 leaving the club on a permanent basis. This included last season's Hammer of the Year, Scott ParkerScott ParkerScott Parker may refer to:*Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott "Jagged" Parker, one half of the professional wrestling tag team 2.0...
. - 15 October: West Ham climb into an automatic promotion spot for the first time this season following a 4-0 win over BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
at Upton Park. - 19 November: Carlton Cole scores West Ham's 2000th away League goal in a 2-1 away win against Coventry CityCoventry City F.C.Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
in front of 6,500 West Ham fans at the Ricoh ArenaRicoh ArenaThe Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino...
.
Team Kit
For the second season running, West Ham's team kit was produced by MacronMacron
A macron, from the Greek , meaning "long", is a diacritic placed above a vowel . It was originally used to mark a long or heavy syllable in Greco-Roman metrics, but now marks a long vowel...
. SBOBET
SBOBET
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continue their association with the club, providing the shirt sponsorship for a fourth season.
Pre-season
AffolterFrançois Affolter
François Affolter is a Swiss football defender currently playing for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League. He made his first-team debut at the age of 17 years old on 14 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory over AC Bellinzona, replacing Marc Schneider in the starting eleven due to suspension...
| goals2 = Nouble
Frank Nouble
Frank Herman Nouble is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Gillingham on loan from West Ham United.-Club career:...
| stadium = Stadion Brühl
Stadion Brühl
Stadion Brühl is a football stadium at Grenchen in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It is the home ground of FC Grenchen since 1927. Its maximum capacity is 15,100.The annual Uhrencup tournament is held there.- External links :* basic data...
|location = Grenchen
Grenchen
Grenchen is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between Solothurn and Biel. With over 16,000 inhabitants, it is one of the larger towns of the canton of Solothurn...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Championship
Games 24-46 to be listed.Football League Cup
Appearances and Goals
|-|colspan="14"|Players played for West Ham this season, currently out on loan:
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|colspan="14"|Players played for West Ham this season, but have now left the club:
Goalscorers
Last updated 29 November 2011.| Name | Championship 2011–12 Football League Championship The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.... |
FA Cup 2011–12 FA Cup The 2011–12 FA Cup will be the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter... |
League Cup 2011–12 Football League Cup The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
*Indicates player is no longer at the club.
Assists
Last updated 26 November 2011.| Name | Championship 2011–12 Football League Championship The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.... |
FA Cup 2011–12 FA Cup The 2011–12 FA Cup will be the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter... |
League Cup 2011–12 Football League Cup The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
Disciplinary Record
Last updated 26 November 2011.| Name | Championship 2011–12 Football League Championship The 2011–12 Football League Championship is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.... |
FA Cup 2011–12 FA Cup The 2011–12 FA Cup will be the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter... |
League Cup 2011–12 Football League Cup The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs... |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic Piquionne Frédéric Piquionne Frédéric Piquionne is a French football player who plays as a forward for West Ham United. His former clubs are Golden Star of Martinique, Nîmes Olympique, Rennes, AS Saint-Etienne, AS Monaco, Lyon and Portsmouth... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Callum McNaughton Callum McNaughton Callum James McNaughton born is an English footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Wimbledon on loan from West Ham United.-West Ham United:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Julien Faubert Julien Faubert Julien Faubert is a French footballer who plays for West Ham United as a right back or midfielder in the Championship. Faubert started his footballing career in France with Cannes before moving to Bordeaux. In 2007 he moved to England to play for West Ham... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carlton Cole Carlton Cole Carlton Michael Cole Okirie is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Npower Championship.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Abdoulaye Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Henri Lansbury Henri Lansbury Henri George Lansbury is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United, on loan from Arsenal.-Arsenal:Lansbury was born in Enfield, London and grew up in Potters Bar. In 1999, he joined Arsenal as a schoolboy from the books of Norwich City. He has featured regularly for both the club's... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Noble Mark Noble Mark James Noble is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He has played all his youth and first team football for West Ham and made 20 appearances, scoring 3 goals, for the England under-21 team which he captained.Despite his relatively young age, Noble is the longest serving player... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Tomkins James Tomkins (footballer) James Oliver Charles Tomkins is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He has represented England at all levels up to the under-21 team... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey O'Brien Joey O'Brien Joseph Martin "Joey" O'Brien is an Irish international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for West Ham United.-Bolton Wanderers:O'Brien started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2004.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Taylor Matthew Taylor (footballer) Matthew Simon "Matty" Taylor is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He is noted for his powerful long-range strikes.-Early career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Baldock Sam Baldock Samuel Edward T. "Sam" Baldock is an English professional football striker who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George McCartney George McCartney George McCartney is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for West Ham United on loan from Sunderland. He began his youth career at Sunderland, moving to West Ham before returning to Sunderland at the start of Roy Keane's time at charge... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Winston Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Papa Bouba Diop Papa Bouba Diop Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan=1 Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
Result round by round
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF |  Abdoulaye FayeAbdoulaye Diagne-Faye Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United... |
Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
Free | 14 June 2011 | |
| 4 | MF | Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Undisclosed | 16 June 2011 | |
| 14 | MF | Matt Taylor Matthew Taylor (footballer) Matthew Simon "Matty" Taylor is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United. He is noted for his powerful long-range strikes.-Early career:... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Undisclosed | 23 July 2011 | |
| 17 | MF | Joey O'Brien Joey O'Brien Joseph Martin "Joey" O'Brien is an Irish international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for West Ham United.-Bolton Wanderers:O'Brien started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2004.... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Free | 30 July 2011 | |
| 11 | FW |  John CarewJohn Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Free | 6 August 2011 | |
| 3 | DF |  George McCartneyGeorge McCartney George McCartney is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for West Ham United on loan from Sunderland. He began his youth career at Sunderland, moving to West Ham before returning to Sunderland at the start of Roy Keane's time at charge... |
Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
Season-long loan | 10 August 2011 | |
| 7 | FW | Sam Baldock Sam Baldock Samuel Edward T. "Sam" Baldock is an English professional football striker who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship.... |
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons F.C. .Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire... |
Undisclosed | 26 August 2011 | |
| 26 | FW |  Brian MontenegroBrian Montenegro Brian Guillermo Montenegro Martínez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for English club West Ham United on loan from Deportivo Maldonado.-Club career:... |
 Deportivo MaldonadoDeportivo Maldonado Club Deportivo Maldonado is a football club from Maldonado in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Second Division.-Notable Supporter:... |
Season-long loan | 29 August 2011 | |
| 21 | MF | Papa Bouba Diop Papa Bouba Diop Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens... |
 AEK Athens |
Free | 30 August 2011 | |
| 8 | MF | David Bentley David Bentley David Michael Bentley is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United as a winger, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Season-long loan | 31 August 2011 | |
| 22 | MF | Henri Lansbury Henri Lansbury Henri George Lansbury is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United, on loan from Arsenal.-Arsenal:Lansbury was born in Enfield, London and grew up in Potters Bar. In 1999, he joined Arsenal as a schoolboy from the books of Norwich City. He has featured regularly for both the club's... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Season-long loan | 31 August 2011 | |
| 20 | DF |  Guy DemelGuy Demel Guy Roland Demel is a footballer who plays for West Ham United as a defender.-Club career:Born in Orsay, Paris, Demel started his professional career in the French Ligue 2 with Nîmes Olympique. He was discovered and bought by Arsenal, and spent a year there before being transferred to Borussia... |
 HamburgHamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
Undisclosed | 31 August 2011 |
Out
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Anthony Edgar Anthony Edgar Anthony James Edgar is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yeovil Town.-West Ham United:... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
Free | 16 June 2011 | |
| DF |  Hólmar Örn EyjólfssonHólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for German club VfL Bochum having been released by West Ham United in 2011... |
VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:... |
Free | 16 June 2011 | |
| DF | Danny Gabbidon |
QPR Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
Free | 24 July 2011 | |
| DF |  Lars JacobsenLars Jacobsen Lars Christian Jacobsen, , and raised in Odense on Funen, is a Danish footballer. He currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen.-Odense Boldklub:Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub... |
Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... |
Free | 16 September 2011 | |
| DF |  Jonathan SpectorJonathan Spector Jonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club... |
Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
Free | 1 August 2011 | |
| DF | Matthew Upson Matthew Upson Matthew James Upson is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League. He is a central defender and he has played for England at full international level including at the 2010 World Cup.... |
Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
Free | 16 June 2011 | |
| ST | Demba Ba Demba Ba Demba Ba is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Senegal national team.-Early life:Ba was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, and was the sixth child of seven... |
Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Free | 17 June 2011 | |
| DF |  Manuel da CostaManuel da Costa (footballer) Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi , known as Manuel da Costa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Da Costa was born in France, but qualifies to play for Portugal, through his parents .-AS Nancy:Da Costa began his career at Ligue 1 club AS Nancy... |
 Lokomotiv MoscowFC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
Undisclosed | 22 June 2011 | |
| MF | Thomas Hitzlsperger Thomas Hitzlsperger Thomas Hitzlsperger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Bundesliga club Wolfsburg after signing a three-year deal on 17 August 2011. Hitzlsperger spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England , before returning to Germany to play for Stuttgart... |
VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
Contract terminated | 22 June 2011 | |
| MF |  Radoslav KováčRadoslav Kovác Radoslav Kováč is a Czech footballer who plays for FC Basel. He plays midfield and defence. He previously played for Sigma Olomouc Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow... |
 FC BaselFC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the... |
Undisclosed | 24 June 2011 | |
| MF | Kieron Dyer Kieron Dyer Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team... |
QPR Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
Free | 13 July 2011 | |
| MF | Luís Boa Morte |
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Contract terminated | 3 August 2011 | |
| DF | Jordan Spence Jordan Spence Jordan Spence is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City on loan from West Ham United. Spence plays predominantly as a right-back, but can also operate as a centre-back.-West Ham United:... |
Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
Season-long loan | 3 August 2011 | |
| MF | Oliver Lee Oliver Lee (footballer) Oliver Robert "Olly" Lee born is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United.-Club career:Starting as a youth team player with West Ham, Lee signed professionally in 2009. Playing youth and reserve team football with West Ham, Lee signed on loan for Dagenham & Redbridge in... |
Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
Two-month loan | 5 August 2011 | |
| FW |  Cristian MontanoCristian Montaño Cristian Alexis Montaño Castillo is a footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dagenham & Redbridge on loan from West Ham United.-Early life:... |
Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
Two-month loan | 5 August 2011 | |
| FW | Zavon Hines Zavon Hines Zavon Hines is a Jamaican-born, English footballer who currently plays for Championship side Burnley as a striker. Hines was born in Jamaica but has played for England's under-21 team.-West Ham United:... |
Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
Fee set by tribunal | 18 August 2011 | |
| MF |  Pablo BarreraPablo Barrera Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta is a Mexican footballer who plays as a winger or outside forward for La Liga side Real Zaragoza, on loan from West Ham United... |
 Real ZaragozaReal Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
Season-long loan | 26 August 2011 | |
| MF | Scott Parker Scott Parker Scott Parker may refer to:*Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott Parker *Scott "Jagged" Parker, one half of the professional wrestling tag team 2.0... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
£5 million | 31 August 2011 | |
| MF | Junior Stanislas Junior Stanislas Felix Junior Stanislas , more commonly known as Junior Stanislas is an English footballer who plays for Burnley as a winger in the Championship. He was previously with West Ham United.-West Ham United:... |
Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
Undisclosed | 31 August 2011 | |
| MF |  Ahmed AbdullaAhmed Abdulla Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla , is a Saudi Arabian born footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town in the English League Two on loan from West Ham United.-Early life:... |
Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
Four-month Loan | 31 August 2011 | |
| DF | Jordan Brown Jordan Brown (English footballer) Jordan Brown is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for West Ham United.-Early life:He played football as a schoolboy for Kingsdown Rovers in his hometown of Benfleet and was spotted playing in an under-8 team.... |
Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club... |
One-month Loan | 31 August 2011 |
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| 13 | GK | Manuel Almunia Manuel Almunia Manuel Almunia Rivero is a professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal.-Early career:Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Almunia started his senior career with Osasuna's reserve team in 1997, playing two seasons with the team in Segunda División B... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
One-month Emergency Loan | 30 September 2011 |
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| DF | Callum McNaughton Callum McNaughton Callum James McNaughton born is an English footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Wimbledon on loan from West Ham United.-West Ham United:... |
AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.... |
One-month Loan | 9 September 2011 | |
| FW | Robert Hall Robert Hall (footballer) Robert Kieran Dennis Hall is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Oxford United on loan from West Ham United.-Club career:Hall started with West Ham in 2003 and signed his first professional contract in October 2010... |
Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
One-month Loan | 12 September 2011 | |
| FW | Frank Nouble Frank Nouble Frank Herman Nouble is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Gillingham on loan from West Ham United.-Club career:... |
Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
Two-month Extended Loan | 15 September 2011 |