West Ham United F.C. goal records
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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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Scoring records
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- Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
25 October 1983 - Biggest league win: 8–0 v Rotherham United 8 March 1958, and v 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...
19 October 1968 - Biggest defeat: 0–7 v BarnsleyBarnsley F.C.Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
1 September 1919, v EvertonEverton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
22 October 1927, and v Sheffield Wednesday 28 November 1959
League sequences
- Wins: 9 (19 October to 4 December 1985)
- Draws: 5 (7 September to 5 October 1968, and 15 October to 1 November 2003)
- Defeats: 9 (28 March to 29 August 1932)
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Leading first class goalscorers
- As of 2nd April 2011
- Current players in bold.
Player West Ham Career 1st Class
GlsSth. Lge.
GlsWar-time
GlsTotal
GlsGls per
Game1 Vic Watson Vic WatsonVictor Martin Watson was an English footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United....1920–1935 326 326 65% 2 Geoff Hurst Geoff HurstSir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West...1959–1972 252 252 50% 3 John Dick 1953–1963 166 166 47% = Jimmy Ruffell Jimmy RuffellJimmy Ruffell was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.Ruffell was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, but moved south at an early age...1921–1937 166 166 30% 5 Tony Cottee Tony CotteeAnthony Richard "Tony" Cottee is a former football player who now works as a television football commentator...1983–1988
1994–1996146 146 43% 6 Johnny Byrne Johnny Byrne (footballer)John Joseph "Budgie" Byrne was an English professional football player.Johnny started his career playing for Epsom Town, and then Guildford City Youth, before moving to Football League club Crystal Palace, signing a professional contract on his 17th birthday...1961–1967 107 107 52% 7 Pop Robson 1970–1974
1976–1979104 104 41% 8 Trevor Brooking Trevor BrookingSir Trevor David Brooking CBE is a football player turned manager, on-air analyst, and administrator.Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2 A-levels....1967–1984 102 102 16% 9 Malcolm Musgrove Malcolm MusgroveMalcolm Musgrove was an English football player and manager.Musgrove played for his local side, Lynemouth Colliery, before being called up for national service, which he served in the Royal Air Force...1953–1963 100 100 32% = Martin Peters Martin PetersMartin Stanford Peters, MBE is a former football player and member of the victorious England team which won the 1966 World Cup as well as playing in the 1970 FIFA World Cup....1962–1970 100 100 27% 11 David Cross David Cross (footballer)David Cross is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He scored 223 goals in 599 appearances in the Football League and the North American Soccer League. Cross was born in Heywood, Lancashire.-Football career:...1977–1982 97 97 43% 12 Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (footballer)Raymond "Ray" Strean McDonald Stewart is a former Scottish international footballer of the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. During his career he played for Dundee United, West Ham United, St...1979–1991 84 84 19% 13 Syd Puddefoot Syd PuddefootSydney Charles Puddefoot was a footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United...1912–1921
1931–193372 35 100 207 67% 14 Trevor Morley Trevor MorleyTrevor Morley is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.-Playing career:Morley played for Northampton Town, having previously seen non-league football with Corby Town and Nuneaton Borough...1989–1995 70 70 33% 15 Paul Goddard Paul GoddardPaul Goddard is a former professional footballer and football manager.During his playing career, he gained caps for England U21s and earned a single full cap for the England team against Iceland in June 1982...1980–1987 69 69 33% 16 Vivian Gibbins Vivian GibbinsWilliam Vivian Talbot Gibbins was an English amateur footballer who played as a striker....1923–1932 63 63 46% 17 Julian Dicks Julian DicksJulian Andrew Dicks , is a retired football player and manager, last attached to Isthmian League Division One North club Grays Athletic.-Playing career:...1988–1993
1994–199861 61 19% = Bill Robinson Bill Robinson (footballer)Bill Robinson was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United....1948–52 61 61 58% 19 Frank McAvennie Frank McAvennieFrancis "Frank" McAvennie is a former Scottish football striker best known as a player with West Ham United and Celtic, having had two spells with both of these clubs.-Early life:...1985–1987
1989–199260 60 31% 20 Billy Bonds Billy BondsWilliam Arthur "Billy" Bonds MBE is a former professional footballer and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager...1967–1988 59 59 7% 21 Clyde Best Clyde BestClyde Cyril Best MBE is a Bermudian former football player who most notably played as a striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first black players in British football...1969–1976 58 58 27% = Stan Earle Stan EarleStanley George James Earle was an English footballer who played as a forward....1924–1932 58 58 21% 23 Jackie Morton Jackie MortonJohn "Jackie" Morton was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for West Ham United.Morton was born in Sheffield and made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the east London club until 1939, having signed from Gainsborough for £600 in 1931...1931–1939 57 57 21% 24 Len Goulden Len GouldenLeonard Arthur Goulden was an English footballer. His son Roy was also a footballer.-Playing career:Born in Hackney, London, Goulden began his career with Chelmsford City, before moving to Leyton and then West Ham United in 1933...1933–1945 55 77 132 29% = Marlon Harewood Marlon HarewoodMarlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...2003–2007 55 55 34% 26 Jim Barrett, Sr. Jim Barrett, Sr.James William Barrett was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.Born in Stratford, London, Barrett began playing football at the city's Park School, after moving from Abbey School because it lacked a team...1924–1943 53 15 68 13% = John Sissons John Sissons (footballer)John Sissons is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United, Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City and Chelsea....1962–1970 53 53 20% 28 Terry Woodgate Terry WoodgateJohn Terence Woodgate was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Peterborough United.Terry was born in East Ham, London....1938–1953 52 22 74 21% 29 Paolo Di Canio Paolo Di CanioPaolo Di Canio is a Italian former professional footballer and current manager of League Two side Swindon Town. Di Canio made over 500 league appearances and scored over 100 league goals as a player....1999–2003 51 51 40% = Tommy Yews Tommy YewsThomas Peace Yews was an English footballer, playing as a winger.Yews was born in Wingate, County Durham and joined West Ham United from Hartlepool United for a fee of £150 in 1923....1923–1933 51 51 14%
Other top goalscorers
Player | West Ham Career | 1st Class Gls |
Sth. Lge. Gls |
War-time Gls |
Total Gls |
Gls per Game |
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1 | George Foreman | 1939–1946 | 1 | 187 | 188 | 80% | ||
2 | Danny Shea Danny Shea (footballer) Danny Shea was a footballer who played as an inside-forward.-West Ham United:Born in Wapping, England, Shea played for the Builders Arms pub in Stratford, as well as other local teams Pearl United and Manor Park Albion, when he was discovered by West Ham United boss Charlie Paynter... |
1908–1913 1920–1921 |
1 | 121 | 64 | 186 | 64% | |
3 | Billy Grassam Billy Grassam William "Billy" Grassam was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward.-Playing career:... |
1900–1903 1906–1909 |
68 | 68 | 38% | |||
4 | Dick Leafe Dick Leafe Richard 'Dick' Leafe was a professional footballer who played as a forward.-Career:Leafe played for Boston Town, Grimsby Town, Sheffield United and West Ham.... |
1913–1922 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 42% | ||
5 | Harold Stapley Harold Stapley Harold "Harry" S. Stapley was an English football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he scored 6 goals.... |
1905–1908 | 41 | 41 | 55% | |||
6 | Herbert Ashton Herbert Ashton Herbert Ashton was an English football player who played for Accrington and West Ham United.-Career:Nicknamed 'Tiddler', Ashton started his footballing career with Accrington where he helped them win the Lancashire Combination league in 1905–06... |
1908–1918 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 11% | ||
7 | George Hilsdon George Hilsdon George Richard Hilsdon was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. His brother Jack Hilsdon also played for West Ham at this time... |
1904–1905 1912–1915 |
35 | 35 | 36% | |||
8 | George Webb | 1908–1912 | 32 | 32 | 52% | |||
9 | Fred Blackburn Fred Blackburn (footballer) Frederick Blackburn was an English footballer.Fred Blackburn played for his home-town club of Blackburn Rovers, playing as an outside left, and featured for the team at the age of 17.... |
1905–1913 | 28 | 28 | 12% | |||
= | Richard Dunn | 1939–1948 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 12% | ||
10 | Dan Bailey | 1912–1921 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 28% | |
= | Lionel Watson | 1905–1908 | 27 | 27 | 34% | |||