List of West Ham United F.C. players

Explanation of List

Players should be listed in order of most appearances made for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if any data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

League appearances

League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include test or play-off matches:

• Southern League: 1898-99 to 1914-15
• Football League/Premier League: 1919-20 to present

Other appearances

The figures for other appearances should include the following competitions:

• Southern League test matches (1898–99 and 1899–1900)
• Football League Play-off matches (2003-04, 2004-05 and 2011–12)
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76 and 1980–81), UEFA Cup/Europa League (1999–2000, 2006–07 and 2015-16), UEFA Intertoto Cup (1999)
• Charity Shield (1964, 1975 and 1980)
• Anglo-Italian League Cup (1975–76), Anglo-Italian Cup (1992–93)
• Watney Cup (1973–74), Texaco Cup (1974–75), Full Members Cup (1986–87 to 1991–92)

List of players

• Minimum of 100 club appearances to be included
• Bold indicates player is still with West Ham United
• Correct as of 30 April 2016, vs West Bromwich Albion F.C.

Billy Bonds - Record appearances for West Ham United

Frank Lampard Snr - Second highest number of appearances

Trevor Brooking - Voted Hammer Of The Year a record five occasions

Vic Watson - West Ham United's record goalscorer

Sir Geoff Hurst - West Ham United's second highest goalscorer; also scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final

Phil Parkes - Record appearances by a goalkeeper

Ray Stewart - Most appearances by a non-Englishman

Tony Cottee - 146 goals across two spells for West Ham United

Julian Dicks - Voted Hammer Of The Year on four occasions

Kevin Nolan - Captained the club to promotion from the Championship in 2012

John Charles - The first black player in the top-tier for West Ham United

Adrián, West Ham United's most recent player to pass 100 appearances

	Player	West Ham Career	League Apps	FA Cup Apps	League Cup Apps	Other Apps	Total Apps	Total Goals	Notes
1	Billy Bonds	1967–1988	663	48	67	21	799	61	Hammer of the Year: 1970/71, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1986/87 Also managed the club between 1990-1994
2	Frank Lampard Sr.	1967–1985	551	43	54	22	670	22
3	Bobby Moore	1958–1974	544	36	49	15	644	27	Hammer of the Year: 1960/61, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1969/70
4	Trevor Brooking	1967–1984	528	40	55	20	643	102	Hammer of the Year: 1971/72, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1983/84
5	Alvin Martin	1977–1996	469	40	71	16	596	34	Hammer of the Year: 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83
6	Jimmy Ruffell	1921–1937	505	43	0	0	548	166
7=	Steve Potts	1985–2002	399	42	42	22	505	1	Hammer of the Year: 1992/93, 1994/95
7=	Vic Watson	1920–1935	462	43	0	0	505	326	Club's record goalscorer
9	Geoff Hurst	1959–1972	411	26	47	18	502	252	Hammer of the Year: 1965/66, 1966/67, 1968/69
10	Jim Barrett	1924–1945	442	25	0	0	467	53
11	Ken Brown	1952–1967	386	26	28	6	456	4	Hammer of the Year: 1958/59
12	Alan Devonshire	1976–1990	358	36	48	5	447	32	Hammer of the Year: 1978/79
13	Phil Parkes	1978–1990	344	34	52	10	440	0	Hammer of the Year: 1980/81
14	Ray Stewart	1979–1991	345	36	44	7	432	84
15	John Bond	1951–1965	381	30	13	5	429	35
16	Ernie Gregory	1939–1960	382	24	0	0	406	0
17	Tommy Taylor	1970–1979	340	21	26	16	403	8
18	Ted Hufton	1915–1932	371	31	0	0	402	0
19	Luděk Mikloško	1990–1998	315	25	25	5	370	0	Hammer of the Year: 1990/91
20=	Tony Gale	1984–1994	300	29	30	9	368	7
20=	Geoff Pike	1975–1987	291	31	39	7	368	41
22=	Mark Noble	2004–present	314	24	17	9	364	42	Current club captain Hammer of the Year: 2011/12, 2013/14
22=	Martin Peters	1962–1970	302	16	31	15	364	100	Hammer of the Year: 1964/65
24	Tommy Yews	1923–1933	332	29	0	0	361	51
25	John Dick	1953–1963	326	21	4	0	351	166
26	Ronnie Boyce	1960–1972	282	21	23	14	340	29
27=	Jimmy Collins	1924–1936	311	25	0	0	336	3
27=	Tony Cottee	1983-1988 1994-1996	279	29	27	1	336	146	Hammer of the Year: 1985/86
29	Julian Dicks	1988-1993 1994-1999	262	23	30	6	321	64	Hammer of the Year: 1989/90, 1991/92, 1995/96, 1996/97
30	Dick Walker	1934–1953	295	19	0	0	314	2
31	Andy Malcolm	1953–1962	283	21	2	0	306	4	Hammer of the Year: 1957/58
32=	Ian Bishop	1989–1998	254	23	22	5	304	17
32=	Pat Holland	1969–1981	245	16	25	18	304	32
34	John McDowell	1970–1979	249	19	21	14	303	9
35	Malcolm Musgrove	1953–1963	282	13	5	0	300	91	Hammer of the Year: 1959/60
36	George Parris	1984–1993	239	21	30	8	298	18
37	Albert Cadwell	1923–1933	272	25	0	0	297	1
38	Tim Breacker	1990–1999	240	28	21	7	296	8
39	Carlton Cole	2006–2013 2013-2015	256	15	17	5	293	68
40	Kevin Keen	1986–1993	219	21	22	16	278	30
41	Bobby Ferguson	1967–1980	240	17	19	1	277	0
42=	Jackie Morton	1931–1939	258	17	0	0	275	57
42=	Terry Woodgate	1938–1953	259	16	0	0	275	52
44	Stan Earle	1924–1932	258	15	0	0	273	58
45=	Joe Cockroft	1932–1941	254	12	0	0	266	3
45=	John Sissons	1962–1970	213	18	21	14	266	53
47	Noel Cantwell	1952–1960	248	15	0	0	265	11
48	George Kay	1916–1926	237	22	0	0	259	17
49	Len Goulden	1933–1945	242	14	0	0	256	53
50=	Malcolm Allison	1951–1957	238	17	0	0	255	10
50=	Bryan 'Pop' Robson	1970-1974 1976-1979	227	12	15	1	255	104	Hammer of the Year: 1972/73
52	Herbert Ashton	1908–1915	224	25	0	0	249	27
53=	Robert Green	2006–2012	219	11	8	3	241	0	Hammer of the Year: 2007/08
53=	James Tomkins	2008–present	206	14	14	7	241	11
55	Fred Blackburn	1905–1913	218	20	0	0	238	28
56	Mervyn Day	1973–1979	194	14	14	15	237	0
57	Jim Standen	1962–1968	178	20	23	15	236	0
58	Alan Dickens	1982–1989	192	22	17	3	234	30
59	Martin Allen	1989–1996	190	14	18	10	232	35
60	Frank Piercy	1904–1912	214	17	0	0	231	7
61	Steve Lomas	1997–2005	187	13	14	13	227	13
62	David Cross	1977–1982	179	14	24	7	224	97
63	Clyde Best	1969–1976	186	12	20	3	221	58
64	Danny Shea	1908-1913 1920-1921	195	22	0	0	217	122
65	Peter Brabrook	1962–1968	167	17	23	8	215	43
66	Trevor Morley	1989–1995	178	19	11	6	214	70	Hammer of the Year: 1993/94
67=	Paul Goddard	1980–1987	170	11	26	6	213	71
67=	Hayden Mullins	2003–2009	180	17	10	6	213	7
69	Frank O'Farrell	1950–1957	197	13	0	0	210	7
70	Mark Ward	1985–1990	165	17	21	6	209	14
71	Derek Parker	1944–1957	199	8	0	0	207	9
72=	Johnny Byrne	1961–1967	156	18	19	13	206	108	Hammer of the Year: 1963/64
72=	Alfred Earl	1925–1933	191	15	0	0	206	0
72=	Trevor Sinclair	1998–2003	177	8	11	10	206	38
75=	George Kitchen	1905–1911	184	21	0	0	205	6
75=	Tommy Randall	1907–1914	189	16	0	0	205	10
77	John Moncur	1994–2003	175	8	14	6	203	9
78=	Alf Chalkley	1931–1944	188	14	0	0	202	1
78=	Billy Moore	1922–1929	181	21	0	0	202	48
80	Paul Allen	1979–1985	152	18	24	3	197	11	Hammer of the Year: 1984/85
81	Matthew Etherington	2003–2009	165	15	8	7	195	18	Hammer of the Year: 2003/04
82	Syd Puddefoot	1912-1921 1931-1933	180	14	0	0	194	107
83	Christian Dailly	2001–2007	158	20	8	5	191	4
84	Frank McAvennie	1985-1987 1989-1992	153	20	13	4	190	60
85	Tomáš Řepka	2001–2006	122	10	8	6	188	0
86=	Joe Cole	1999–2003 2013-2014	157	12	13	5	187	18	Hammer of the Year: 2002/03
86=	Joe Kirkup	1958–1966	165	8	7	7	187	6
86=	Frank Lampard Jr.	1996–2001	148	13	16	10	187	38
89	Paul Brush	1977–1985	151	17	13	5	186	1
90	Jack Burkett	1962–1967	142	18	17	8	185	4
91	Eddie Bovington	1960–1967	138	19	18	9	184	2
92	Billy Henderson	1921–1928	162	21	0	0	183	1
93=	Ted Fenton	1932–1946	166	13	0	0	179	19	Also managed the club between 1950-1961
93=	Billy Grassam	1900–1903 1905–1909	169	10	0	0	179	68
93=	Stuart Slater	1987–1992	141	16	17	5	179	18
96	Steve Forde	1937–1951	170	6	0	0	176	1
97=	James Collins	2005-2009 2012-present	153	12	7	3	175	6
97=	Neil Orr	1982–1987	146	11	18	0	175	5
97=	Harry Redknapp	1965–1972	149	8	18	0	175	8	Also managed the club between 1994-2001
100=	Norman Corbett	1936–1950	166	8	0	0	174	3
100=	Albert Walker	1932–1938	162	12	0	0	174	0
102	Syd Bishop	1920–1927	159	13	0	0	172	10
103=	Marlon Harewood	2003–2007	142	14	6	8	170	56
103=	George Wright	1951–1958	161	9	0	0	170	0
105	Jack Tresadern	1913–1925	144	16	0	6	166	6
106=	Tommy Allison	1903–1909	156	9	0	0	165	7
106=	Kevin Lock	1971–1978	132	12	13	8	165	2
108	Winston Reid	2010-present	144	12	4	4	164	7	Hammer of the Year: 2012/13
109=	Anton Ferdinand	2003–2008	138	14	7	4	163	5
109=	Ian Pearce	1997–2004	142	11	8	2	163	10
111	Michael Carrick	1999–2004	136	11	8	4	159	6
112	Rio Ferdinand	1996–2000	127	9	13	9	158	2	Hammer of the Year: 1997/98 Club's record sale, £18m to Leeds United in November 2000
113=	Shaka Hislop	1998–2002 2005-2006	121	14	13	9	157	0	Hammer of the Year: 1998/99
113=	Kevin Nolan	2011–2015	141	6	4	3	157	31
115	George Carter	1919-1927	136	19	0	0	155	1
116=	Charlie Bicknell	1936–1947	140	12	0	0	152	1
116=	George McCartney	2006–2008 2011–2014	133	5	11	3	152	2
116=	Graham Paddon	1973-1976	115	11	11	15	152	15
116=	Bobby Zamora	2004-2008	130	9	5	8	152	40
120=	Billy Cope	1914–1922	141	10	0	0	151	0
120=	Tommy Moroney	1947–1953	148	3	0	0	151	8
120=	Eric Parsons	1947–1950	145	6	0	0	151	35
123	Mike Grice	1956–1961	142	7	1	0	150	20
124=	Steve Walford	1983-1987	115	14	17	1	147	4
124=	Phil Woosnam	1958–1962	138	5	4	0	147	29
126	Matthew Upson	2007–2011	131	6	8	0	145	4
127=	John Charles	1962–1970	118	1	20	4	142	2
127=	Nigel Reo-Coker	2003–2007	120	10	4	8	142	11
129	Paolo Di Canio	1999–2003	118	5	8	10	141	51	Hammer of the Year: 1999/00
130	Len Jarvis	1904-1909	133	7	0	0	140	5
131	Dan Woodards	1905–1921	125	14	0	0	139	3
132	Viv Gibbins	1923–1931	129	9	0	0	138	63
133=	Harry Hooper	1951-1956	119	11	0	0	130	44
133=	John Smith	1956–1960	125	5	0	0	130	22
135	Scott Parker	2007–2011	113	6	10	0	129	12	Hammer of the Year: 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11
136	Alan Sealey	1961–1967	107	8	6	7	128	26
137	Herman Conway	1934–1940	122	5	0	0	127	0
138	Gerry Gazzard	1949–1953	119	7	0	0	126	32
139=	Frank Burton	1912–1921	114	11	0	0	125	6
139=	Billy Jennings	1974–1979	99	11	5	8	125	39
141	Alan Taylor	1974–1979	98	8	8	10	124	36
142	Keith Coleman	1973–1977	101	3	6	12	122	0
143=	Julien Faubert	2007–2012	103	5	11	2	121	2
143=	Charlie Walker	1936–1946	113	8	0	0	121	0
145	Jimmy Andrews	1951–1956	114	6	0	0	120	22
146=	Liam Brady	1986–1990	89	9	17	4	119	10
146=	Billy Dare	1954-1959	111	8	0	0	119	49
148=	Sam Small	1937–1948	108	10	0	0	118	40
148=	Alan Stephenson	1967–1972	108	4	6	0	118	1
150	Jack Collison	2008–2014	100	7	4	3	117	14
151	Jack Hebden	1921-1927	110	6	0	0	116	0
152=	Danny Gabbidon	2005–2011	98	9	6	2	115	0	Hammer of the Year: 2005/06
152=	Jonathan Spector	2006–2011	101	6	7	1	115	4
154	Stan Foxall	1934–1945	106	7	0	0	114	42
155	William Askew	1912–1916	104	8	0	0	112	2
156	Jack Yeomanson	1947–1951	106	5	0	0	111	1
157=	Colin Foster	1989–1994	93	9	5	3	110	6
157=	Don Hutchison	1994-1996 2001-2005	98	5	6	1	110	18
159=	Luís Boa Morte	2007–2011	91	8	10	0	109	2
159=	James Bigden	1899-1904	102	7	0	0	109	3
159=	George Butcher	1909–1921	96	13	0	0	109	22
162=	Jermain Defoe	2000–2004	93	5	7	0	105	41
162=	Joseph Hughes	1911-1915	90	15	0	0	105	0
162=	Joey O'Brien	2011-present	91	5	4	5	105	3
162=	Bill Robinson	1949-1951	101	4	0	0	105	61
166	Adrián	2013-present	90	5	6	3	104	0
167	Bob Fairman	1909-1912	91	12	0	0	103	0
168	David James	2001-2004	91	6	5	0	102	0
169=	Dick Leafe	1913–1922	94	7	0	0	101	44
169=	Marc Rieper	1994–1998	90	4	7	0	101	5
171	Tom McAlister	1981–1989	85	7	7	1	100	0

Top appearance makers by season

• Ever-presents in bold.

Season Player Lge. Apps All Apps Top appearance makers 1898-1915 1898-99 Roddy McEachrane 22 27 1899–1900 Roddy McEachrane 28 36 Kenny McKay 28 36 1900-01 Roddy McEachrane 28 34 1901-02 Billy Linward 30 31 1902-03 James Bigden 30 31 1903-04 George Eccles 34 38 1904-05 Chippy Simmons 34 35 1905-06 Dave Gardner 34 36 1906-07 Billy Grassam 37 39 George Kitchen 37 39 David Lindsay 37 39 Frank Piercy 37 39 William Wildman 37 39 1907-08 Fred Blackburn 36 38 1908-09 Fred Blackburn 40 46 1909-10 Herbert Ashton 42 47 Fred Blackburn 42 47 1910-11 Tommy Caldwell 38 42 1911-12 Danny Shea 36 41 1912-13 Herbert Ashton 36 40 1913-14 William Askew 38 42 1914-15 William Askew 36 38 Most World War I appearances Syd Puddefoot 113 Billy Cope 111 Herbert Ashton 87 Danny Shea 73 Top appearance makers 1919-1939 1919–1920 Syd Puddefoot 39 43 1920-21 Ted Hufton 38 39 Syd Puddefoot 38 39 1921-22 Percy Allen 42 45 1922-23 Billy Moore 42 51 1923-24 Billy Henderson 42 45 1924-25 Jimmy Ruffell 42 48 1925-26 Jim Barrett 42 43 1926-27 Jim Barrett 42 45 Jimmy Collins 42 45 Stan Earle 42 45 Vic Watson 42 45 1927-28 Jimmy Collins 42 44 Tommy Yews 42 44 1928-29 Stan Earle 41 46 Tommy Yews 41 46 1929-30 Tommy Yews 41 45 1930-31 Jim Barrett 40 41 1931-32 Jimmy Ruffell 39 41 1932-33 Jim Barrett 40 46 1933-34 Jackie Morton 42 44 Joe Cockroft 42 42 1934-35 Alf Chalkley 42 44 Joe Cockroft 42 44 Albert Walker 42 44 1935-36 Joe Cockroft 42 44 1936-37 Joe Cockroft 42 44 Len Goulden 42 44 1937-38 Charlie Bicknell 42 43 1938-39 Charlie Bicknell 41 46 Charlie Walker 41 46 Most World War II appearances George Foreman 228 Charlie Bicknell 226 Ted Fenton 201 Len Goulden 197 Sam Small 194 Stan Foxall 143 Top appearance makers 1945-1957 1945-46 Harry Medhurst 42 46 1946-47 Terry Woodgate 41 42 1947-48 Norman Corbett 42 44 Steve Forde 42 44 Ernie Gregory 42 44 Eric Parsons 42 44 1948-49 Eric Parsons 42 43 1949-50 Ernie Gregory 42 44 1950-51 Terry Woodgate 42 44 1951-52 Frank O'Farrell 41 44 1952-53 Ernie Gregory 42 43 1953-54 Malcolm Allison 42 42 John Dick 39 42 1954-55 Harry Hooper 41 43 1955-56 Malcolm Allison 40 46 Noel Cantwell 40 46 Billy Dare 40 46 Frank O'Farrell 40 46 1956-57 Malcolm Allison 39 41 Noel Cantwell 39 41 Malcolm Musgrove 39 41

Season Player Lge. Apps All Apps Top appearance makers 1957-2005 1957-58 Andy Malcolm 42 45 1958-59 John Bond 42 43 Ken Brown 42 43 Noel Cantwell 42 43 Mike Grice 42 43 Andy Malcolm 42 43 1959-60 Malcolm Musgrove 41 43 1960-61 Ken Brown 42 46 1961-62 Joe Kirkup 41 44 Bobby Moore 41 44 1962-63 Ken Brown 41 47 Bobby Moore 40 47 1963-64 Ronnie Boyce 41 55 1964-65 Geoff Hurst 42 54 Jim Standen 42 54 Ronnie Boyce 41 54 1965-66 Martin Peters 40 60 1966-67 Geoff Hurst 41 49 Martin Peters 41 49 1967-68 Bobby Moore 40 46 Martin Peters 40 46 1968-69 Geoff Hurst 42 48 Martin Peters 42 48 Billy Bonds 42 47 Alan Stephenson 42 47 1969-70 Billy Bonds 42 45 1970-71 Frank Lampard Sr. 41 44 1971-72 Clyde Best 42 56 Billy Bonds 42 56 Pop Robson 42 56 Tommy Taylor 42 56 1972-73 Bobby Moore 42 46 Pop Robson 42 46 1973-74 Frank Lampard Sr. 42 46 1974-75 Mervyn Day 42 53 1975-76 Tommy Taylor 42 57 Mervyn Day 41 57 1976-77 Trevor Brooking 42 47 Mervyn Day 42 47 1977-78 Tommy Taylor 42 45 1978-79 Paul Brush 42 44 1979-80 Phil Parkes 40 56 Alvin Martin 40 55 1980-81 Phil Parkes 42 61 Geoff Pike 42 61 1981-82 Ray Stewart 42 49 1982-83 Phil Parkes 42 50 1983-84 Phil Parkes 42 51 Ray Stewart 42 51 1984-85 Tony Cottee 40 (1) 49 (1) 1985-86 Tony Gale 42 52 Phil Parkes 42 52 Mark Ward 42 52 1986-87 Tony Cottee 42 53 1987-88 Tony Cottee 40 44 1988-89 Alan Dickens 37 50 1989-90 Kevin Keen 44 55 1990-91 Luděk Mikloško 46 56 1991-92 Stuart Slater 41 51 Ian Bishop 41 48 1992-93 Kevin Keen 46 50 Luděk Mikloško 46 50 Steve Potts 46 50 1993-94 Luděk Mikloško 42 51 1994-95 Luděk Mikloško 42 48 Steve Potts 42 48 1995-96 Luděk Mikloško 36 42 1996-97 Luděk Mikloško 36 41 Slaven Bilic 35 41 1997-98 Rio Ferdinand 35 46 1998-99 Frank Lampard 38 41 Shaka Hislop 37 41 1999–2000 Trevor Sinclair 36 50 2000-01 Shaka Hislop 38 46 2001-02 Christian Dailly 38 42 2002-03 Trevor Sinclair 36 (2) 39 (2) Jermain Defoe 29 (9) 33 (9) 2003-04 Tomáš Řepka 40 47 Christian Dailly 39 48 (1) 2004-05 Marlon Harewood 45 54 2005-06 Marlon Harewood 37 46 Paul Konchesky 37 45 2006-07 Nigel Reo-Coker 35 39 2007-08 Robert Green 38 41 George McCartney 38 44 2008-09 Robert Green 38 43 2009-10 Robert Green 38 41 2010-11 Robert Green 37 44 2011-12 Mark Noble 45 48 2012-13 Jussi Jääskeläinen 38 40 2013-14 Mohamed Diame 35 41 2014-15 Adrian 38 42 Aaron Cresswell 38 42

References

• Full appearance data by player and by match at westhamstats.info