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Overall League Record:
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Player profiles "WEST HAM UNITED WHO's WHO" by Tony Hogg & Tony McDonald
No.1= Hughie MONTEITH ... (1900-1902)
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BRISTOL CITY
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
BURY
Lge: 53 Cup: 7
Hughie began his career with one of Glasgow Celtic's nursery sides, Parkhead Juniors, and subsequently joined the famous Glasgow club. Staying at Celtic Park for just one season, he then moved south to join Loughboro Corinthians, and from there transferred to Bristol City for their first season as professionals, where he was regarded as one of the finest net-minders in the country. It was from the West Country club that the able custodian joined Hammers in the dawn of the Edwardian era, and at the very beginning of the existence under the banner of West Ham United Football Club from the discarded Thames Ironworks title for the first season in the Southern League. The goals against column totalled a miserly 28 in that initial campaign as professionals...a figure which didn't go unnoticed among Football League clubs as being mainly down to this popular 'keeper. His fine form led to his transfer to Bury - then a force to be reckoned with - and his appearance for the Shakers in the 1903 F.A. Cup Final at Crystal Palace against Derby County. The 6-0 scoreline in favour of the Lancastrians remains as a record margin of victory in a final.
No.1= Walter TRANTER ... (1900)
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CHATHAM
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
Lge: 4 (gls 0) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
Walter made his Hammers debut at right-back in the opening Southern League game at the Memorial Grounds against Gravesend. Captaining the Iron Works team the year they won the London League. He then moved to Chatham, distinguishing himself as a dashing full-back, in 1899-1900 season. He was in the losing Iron Works team in the Final of the West Ham Charity Cup against West Ham Garfield at the old Spotted Dog Ground, Upton. By the following season Walter had established himself in the first team, although troubled with rheumatism in his leg. At the end of the 1897-98 season Thames Iron Works were champions of the London League and Walter Tranter had captained the side which had suffered only one defeat in 16 outings, scoring 47 goals and conceding 15. From the commencement of the 1898-99 season, its fourth in existence, Thames Iron Works competed in the Southern League Second Division, the Thames and Medway Combination as well as the FA Cup. The 22 year-old played in all but two of the matches which saw the Iron Works confirmed as champions of the Second Division. In the play-offs to decide the overall title-holders between them and Cowes, winners of the South-West section, Thames Iron Works won 3-1 at the neutral venue of Millwall, with Tranter captaining the side. By June 1899 Walter had left for Chatham where he spent a year before returning to East London and the newly-formed West Ham United.
No1= Charles CRAIG ... (1900 - 1902)
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THAMES IRONWORKS
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
53 (gls 0) Cup: 7 (gls 0)
Charlie came down from his native Dundee to work at the Thames Shipyard in the late 1890's, and became one of the first professionals with the fore-runners of West Ham United - Thames Ironworks. Charles made his Hammers debut in the first game of the 1900-01 campaign at the Memorial Grounds, a 7-0 victory against Gravesend on September 1st. He tried a number of positions before settling down at left-back, partnering Dickie Pudan. One of the last playing links with the old Ironworks club was broken when Charlie transferred to Nottingham Forest in the Football League.
No.1= Charles DOVE ... (1900 - 1901)
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THAMES IRONWORKS
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
MILLWALL - September 1901
13 (gls 0) Cup: 3 (gls 0)
Attended Park School, East Ham, and later captained Plaistow Melville before having shorts spells with Upton Park and South West Ham. Joined the Thames Ironworks as a 16-year-old in 1894. The longest-serving of all Thames Ironworks players. Charlie also filled every position for Irons, including goal! Representing the home growth of local talent, he spent his early days with the Forest swift Club before becoming pro. His one game between the sticks came when he deputised for Tommy Moore and kept a clean-sheet in a 4-0 victory at Maidenhead (31.12.1898) a win which kept Irons on course for the Southern League Second Division championship that season. Original team member in the side which started the season off in the Southern League on the 1st September 1900, making 11 consecutive appearances before missing two League and 3 Cup games through injury, came back against Gravesend away 15th December 1900, playing only three more games, the last being a 0-1 home defeat in a qualifying F.A. Cup game. Charles transferred to those great rivals of the Edwardian era, Millwall in September 1901, but a knee injury in 1902-03 ended his first class career.
MIDDLESBROUGH
1900
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
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2 (gls 0) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
Something of a utility player, performed in any of the half-back positions and also as a forward when the occasion demanded. A product of Scottish junior soccer with Slamanan, he graduated to the professional ranks with Airdrieonians and from the Diamonds moved south to another team with a sharp cutting edge, Sheffield United, in Blades' FA Cup-winning year of 1899. A period spent back in his native Scotland on loan to Third Lanark was followed by a further move to Middlesbrough. It was from Teesside that he moved to the Memorial Grounds in 1900. Lou made his debut in the Hammers initial opening Southern League game at the Memorial Grounds against Gravesend on the 1st September 1900, running out 7-0 winners. Lou kept his place for the second match, but they were to be his only Southern League games, he did however make two F.A. Cup appearances later the same season.
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
WOOLWICH ARSENAL
53 (gls 5) Cup: 7 (gls 0)
Wing-half "Roddy" hailed from Inverness and came to Canning Town to work at the Thames Ironworks and play for the football team. He began his career with Inverness Thistle and if his workmates found his thick Scots accent was hard to understand, they were in no doubt about his intentions on the football field. He stood barely 5ft 6in tall, yet he was a splendid tackler and his consistent performances made him a great favourite at the Memorial Grounds. He was with the Irons when the club embraced professionalism and thus became one of the first paid players. In 1901-02, MacEachrane became the first Ironworks-Hammers player to make 100 appearances but at the end of the season he joined Woolwich Arsenal. He was a great asset to the Plumstead club and made an important contribution to their promotion to the Football League Division One in 1903-04. "Roddy" played his final senior game for Arsenal in 1913-14.
Fergus made his Southern League debut in the opening game with Gravesend at the Memorial Grounds on the 1st September 1900, scoring one of the goals in the 7-0 victory, Fergus missed the following game a week later but went on to play in all the remaining games in Hammers historic initial Southern League campaign.
GRAVESEND - Memorial Ground 1st September 1900
MANCHESTER UNITED
169 (gls 65) Cup: 10 (gls 3)
Inside-forward Billy Grassam first played for junior club, Redcliffe Thistle, and later, Glasgow Maryhill. In the close season of 1899, Grassam came south to play for Port Vale but after one season in the Potteries moved to London for his first spell with Hammers. He scored four goals on his debut, against Gravesend in his new club's first game at the Memorial Grounds, and was a regular on the score-sheet thereafter. After three full seasons he signed for Manchester United but by 1905-06 was back in East London via spells at Glasgow Celtic and Leyton. His re-appearance in Hammers' colours had nothing like the impact of his first game back in September 1900 but he and Harry Stapley, who arrived with him, made a considerable contribution over the next couple of seasons.
James made his Hammers debut in the opening Southern League game at the Memorial Grounds against Gravesend, scoring two goals in Hammers 7-0 victory. He scored in each of West Ham's next two matches to bring his tally to 4 in 3 games. All James's appearances for Hammers were made in their initial season in the Southern League.
West Ham signed Albert from Sheffield Wednesday and played all his matches for Hammers in their initial season in the Southern League, made his debut against Gravesend at the Memorial Grounds on the 1st September 1900. Albert scored the first of his two goals against Bristol City in a 1-2 defeat also at the Memorial Grounds. Later crossed the Irish Sea to play for a club in Belfast.
GRAVESEND - Memorial Grounds 1st September 1900
SWINDON TOWN
14 (gls 2) Cup: 5 (gls 1)
Fredrick played in the opening thirteen games of Hammers first season in the Southern League. Scored the first of his three goals against Watford at the Memorial Grounds in a 2-0 victory on the 13th October 1900, went on to make just one further appearance in West Ham's colours in March of the same campaign before transferring to Swindon Town and later to West Bromwich Albion. Frederick had the honour of scoring the club's first FA Cup goal under the banner of West Ham United.
MILLWALL - East Ferry Road 8th September 1900
GRAYS
4 (gls 0)
Nicknamed the "Dancing Dervish" because of his unorthodox methods in evading challenging forwards. Tommy played only four games in Hammers colours, making his initial debut against his former club Millwall in a 1-3 mauling by the Lions on the 8th September 1900, this and the 1-4 home defeat by London rivals Tottenham Hotspur did little to help him wrestle the first team spot away from the more experienced Hughie Monteith. Tommy was dispatched to little Essex side Grays and into football obscurity.
Made his Second Division debut in the second game of Hammers initial season in the Southern League, a 1-3 defeat at the hands of South London rivals Millwall. Robert went on to make 24 appearances that season. Scored his one and only goal away from the Memorial Grounds against Wellingborough Town on the 27th December 1901. Robert made his Thames Ironworks debut in a 3-1 reverse at Southampton in December 1889, playing at outside-right, played a total of 21 games scoring 1 goal under the Ironworks banner.
No.14 Fred CORBETT ... (1900 - 1901)
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BRISTOL ROVERS
33 (gls 13) Cup: 2 (gls 2)
A leading light in Irons' first season under the new banner of West Ham United FC in the Southern League. Fred made his Hammers debut in the 1-2 defeat at the hands of Bristol City at the Memorial Grounds on the 29th September 1900, and went on to make 21 appearances in Hammers initial season. Scored his first goal away to Swindon Town in a 1-0 victory a week later. He continued to be a vital source of goals during his season and a half in the first XI. His best display was in a re-arranged game against Wellingborough Town (30/9/01) after the first fixture was abandoned because of poor light due to the late arrival of the Northamptonshire club, Hammers won 4-2, with Fred scoring a hat-trick. Described as 'strong and determined', he later had successful spells with Bristol Rovers, Bristol City and Brentford.
No.15 Syd KING ... (1900 - 1932)
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NEW BROMPTON
SWINDON TOWN - The Croft 6th October 1900
Retired - Secretary / Manager
59 (gls 0) Cup: 7 (gls 0)
Syd King joined Thames Ironworks in the summer of 1899. Syd was a flamboyant character and formed a well-known full-back partnership with Charlie Craig, King was destined to stay with Hammers for many years, and in 1902 he became Secretary. He made it a rule to maintain a good relationship with the press, being fully aware of the benefits that could result. When West Ham applied to join the Football League in 1919, they found support from the sporting papers readily forthcoming. King thus guided West Ham United from the Southern League and into the First Division of the Football League, as well as to the club's first ever F.A. Cup Final. In those golden Upton Park days of 1922-23, he realised many of his ambitions in the game, and having steered the Hammers into Division One, he kept them there for several seasons, and saw several of his team win full international honours. But that team eventually grew old as King failed to acknowledge that although ability may linger, it's effectiveness becomes diminished with the passing years. In the side beaten at Chelsea in the last First Division fixture of 1931-32, there were still three members of the side that had steered Hammers to Wembley in 1923. As performances deteriorated, so did Syd King's health. The board of directors, who had once thought so much of Syd that they paid him a bonus of £300 after he had managed to get a good price from Falkirk for the transfer of Hammers' most saleable asset, Syd Puddefoot, now regarded the manager as a drunken insubordinate, and responsible for the club's unhealthy position. In 1931, the directors gave him some shares in the club, but the following year, at the board meeting on 7 November 1932, it was recorded that: "It was unanimously decided that until further notice, C. Paynter be given sole control of the players and that E.S. King be notified accordingly." Behind that terse sentence lay a sad, pathetic story. King, who was well-known for his fondness for ale, had arrived at the board meeting drunk. He had made insulting remarks to at least one director, and so his career in football - and, as it would happen, his own life - was almost to an end. The following night, West Ham United held an emergency board meeting at which it was decided to suspend King for three months without pay and to ban him from the Boleyn Ground. Thereafter, if the directors could be satisfied that his behaviour had improved, he might be reinstated as Secretary only and his salary reduced to £8 per week, accordingly. Certainly, his days in charge of the club's playing staff were over. At another meeting, on the 3rd January 1933, the directors decided that King should not, after all, be employed in any capacity. The Secretary, now Alan Searles, was instructed to write to King and inform him, and the directors also agreed that, in recognition of King's previous service to the club, they would pay him an ex-gratia payment of £3 per week 'for as long as the company sees fit'. King saved them their money. Less than one month after dismissal, he committed suicide by lacing an alcoholic drink with some kind of corrosive substance.
No.16 George NEIL ... (1900)
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WEST NORWOOD
WATFORD - Memorial Ground 13th October 1900
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A wing-half or full-back, George probably played more than was credited to him, but records were very sketchy at the time of his arrival from West Norwood in 1897. It is known that he first appeared in a Thames Ironworks XI in October 1897 v. Leyton in the London League and played regularly until the club turned pro in 1898. George however did make his one and only appearance in the Southern League in Hammers colours against Watford at the Memorial Grounds, a 2-0 victory on the 13th October 1900.
No.17= William KELLY ... (1900 - 1903)
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BRISTOL ROVERS - Eastville 24th November 1900
NOTTS COUNTY 1903
33 (gls 0) Cup: 4 (gls 0)
This Scottish Junior international was signed from Everton at the beginning of the century. A centre-half, he made his debut in Hammers initial season in the Southern League against Bristol Rovers on the 24th November 1900, in which Len Walker also made his first appearance, Bill kept his place in the team for the rest of that campaign, managing to clock up 19 appearances. He was first choice the following season when he missed only one game out of the first 13. After that he only managed another 2 games in the remaining time he was with the Boleyn club.
Len made his one and only appearance in the colours of West Ham United, in the initial Southern League season, a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Bristol Rovers at their Eastville enclosure on the 24th November 1900, a game which also saw William Kelly also make his debut in the claret-and-blue. Transfered to Brentford in 1903.
No.19 George RATCLIFFE ... (1900 - 1902)
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GRIMSBY TOWN
READING - Memorial Ground 1st December 1900
DONCASTER ROVERS
41 (gls 14) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
George was a winger, although he preferred to operate on the left flank. His career began with the local Stone Town in the North Staffs League, preceding a series of moves which saw him take in spells at Crewe Alexandra, South Shore and Sheffield United before joining Grimsby Town in May 1898. His time with the Mariners was spent during the club's move from Abbey Park in 1898 to Blundell Park the following year. In 1900 George was involved in another exciting new development transferring to West Ham United in their first year under that title. His West Ham debut was marked in sensational style scoring the only goal in Hammers 1-0 victory over Reading at Upton Park on the 1st December 1900. He kept his place in the team and made 17 Southern League appearances in Hammers initial season. His goalscoring output remained steady, but not spectacular, and in 1902 he was transferred to Doncaster Rovers where he made 26 appearances in 1902-03.
No.20 Richard PUDAN ... (1901 - 1902)
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CLAPTON
BRISTOL CITY - Memorial Ground 12th January 1901
BRISTOL ROVERS
7 (gls 0) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
Dickie, as he was affectionately known by patrons at the Memorial Grounds. Formerly with amateurs Clapton for the first half of season 1899-1900, he made the first of his seven League games against Bristol City on the 12th January 1901, during Iron's initial Southern League season in 1900-0, linking up with full-back partner Charlie Craig. He later transferred and had four years at Bristol Rovers, where he won a Southern League Championship medal in 1905. Transferring to Newcastle United, he played for the Tynesiders in the 1908 F.A. Cup Final. Left the Geordies in May 1909 for Leicester Fosse (now City) then playing in the Second Division of the Football League. He retired in 1910 to join Huddersfield Town as secretary/manager but returned to Leicester where he eventually became a Director at the Filbert Street club.
No.21 Frank TAYLOR ... (1901)
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SWINDON TOWN - Memorial Ground 19th January 1901
12 (gls 4) Cup: 1 (gls 1)
The youngest player in Thames Ironworks' last Southern League team, Frank took over the left-wing spot following the tragic death of England international Harry Bradshaw on Christmas Day, 1899. Made his Hammers debut in the 3-1 home victory over Swindon Town on the 19th January 1901. Kept his place for all but two of the remaining games in West Ham's opening campaign in the Southern League. Scored his first goal against Luton Town in the 2-0 victory on the 9th February 1901 at the Memorial Grounds.
No.22 PINDER ... (1901)
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS - Latimer Road 23rd February 1901
1 (gls 0) Cup: 1 (gls 0)
This left-back made his one and only Southern League appearance in the 2-0 win against Queens Park Rangers at Rangers' Latimer Road enclosure in Notting Hill on the 23rd February 1901. His only other appearance in Hammers colours was in the F.A. Cup Qualifying game against Leyton in November the following season.
No.23 James BIGDEN ... (1901 - 1904)
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BRISTOL ROVERS - Eastville 7th September 1901
WOOLWICH ARSENAL
91 (gls 3) Cup: 5 (gls 0)
James made his debut in the claret-and-blue in the 2-0 success over Bristol Rovers at Eastville on the 7th September 1901. A product of local football, he made the majority of his near 100 Southern League and F.A. appearances at wing-half, although he sometimes played at inside-forward. By 1906 Jim had moved across London to serve Woolwich Arsenal, then playing at the Manor Ground, Plumstead and with the assistance of two other ex-Hammers in MacEachrance and Satterwaite, helped the Gunners to oust his former club from that year's F.A. Cup in the first round.
No. 23= William LINWARD ... (1901-1902)
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DONCASTER ROVERS
BRISTOL ROVERS - Eastville 7th September 1901
40 (gls 3) Cup: 2 (gls 1)
Signed from Doncaster Rovers, Bill made his Hammers debut in the opening fixture against Bristol Rovers at Eastville in a 2-0 victory on the 7th September 1901 in which James Bigden also made his senior debut. Bill played all his appearances at outside-left in his ever-present in his one and only campaign during the 1901-02 season.
No. 25= William YENSON ... (1901-1902)
Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire 1880
WATFORD - Memorial Ground 19th October 1901
BOLTON WANDERERS
50 (gls 0) Cup: 7 (gls 0)
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William re-signs for the Hammers in 1908
Early-century Iron who made an F.A. Cup Final appearance, albeit a losing one, made his Hammers debut in the 0-0 draw away to Watford on the 19th October 1901. After leaving the confines of the Memorial Grounds in 1902 Bill swapped his defensive duties for an attacking role on his departure to Bolton Wanderers, lining up in the centre-forward position for the Lancastrians in their 1904 Cup Final appearance against Manchester City at the Crystal Palace after scoring two of Wanderers' goals on the way to the Final. City's 1-0 victory prevented a remarkable hat-trick of Winners medals by players with West Ham connections; Bill's appearance having been preceded by those of Billy Barnes for Sheffield United in the 1902 Final at Crystal Palace (Billy joined Hammers the following season) and goalkeeper Hughie Monteith's appearance in Bury's record-breaking win in 1903. Bill rejoined the Hammers for the start of the 1908-09 campaign.
No. 25= J. HITCHENS ... (1901)
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OLD ST LUKES
WATFORD - Memorial Ground 19th October 1901
1 Cup: 1
Formerly with Old St. Lukes, this inside-left made only two appearances for Hammers First XI, his League debut along with Bill Yenson against Watford at Cassio Road in a 0-0 draw on the 19th October 1901, and a 1-0 F.A. Cup Qualifying Round victory over Leyton on the 2nd November 1901 also away.
No. 27 William JENKINSON ... (1901-1902)
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BURNLEY
MILLWALL - Memorial Ground 26th October 1901
BURNLEY
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William did not get off to the best of starts with the Hammers, as he was tried in three different positions in consecutive defeats. Formerly with Burnley, where he spent four years, made the first of 19 appearances for the Hammers in the 0-2 reverse at the Memorial Grounds against London rivals Millwall on the 26th October 1901. Later returned to Burnley.
This reserve team goalkeeper won a place in the limelight almost by default when an administrative mistake meant Hammers playing host to Spurs in a Southern League clash at the Memorial Grounds as well as receiving Leyton for an F.A. Cup third qualifying match. With the prospect of larger gate receipts from the meeting with the illustrious opponents from Tottenham, Hammers solved the problem by conceding home advantage in the Cup and sending their reserve XI to Leyton which West Ham won 1-0 on the 2nd November 1901. Back at the Memorial Grounds the first team lost by the same margin - a result which prompted the West Ham management to rest the great Hughie Monteith from the post both he and his many admirers regarded as his by right. So Charles duly made his Southern League debut also against London opposition, this time Queens Park Rangers. There was to be no fairytale ending, however, as West Ham went down 2-1 at Rangers' Latimer Road enclosure 16th November 1901. After leaving Irons he joined Millwall in the summer of 1902.
No. 28= Aubrey FAIR ... (1901-1907)
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LEYTON - Millfields Road 2nd November 1901
31 (gls 1) Cup 2 (gls 0).
Aubrey made his Hammers debut against Leyton in an F.A. Cup 3rd Round Qualifying game in which West Ham won 1-0 on the 2nd November 1901, his first League game came over a year later against Kettering Town in a 1-1 draw at the Memorial Grounds on the 6th December 1902. Aubrey was sufficiently well thought of to survive a purge on the playing staff in the close season of 1904 which saw himself, Tom Allison, Billy Bridgeman, Charles Cotton and Len Jarvis the only survivors of the previous season's squad. He was by no means a first team regular and failed to appear during the entire 1905-06 campaign. Spent over six years at the club, in which time he only managed to chalk-up 33 appearances for the senior side.
No. 28= Robert McGEORGE ... (1901)
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LEYTON - Millfields Road 2nd November 1901
0 (gls 0) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
A right-half who came from amateurs Leytonstone, Bob made his Hammers debut along with Charles Ambler, Aubery Fair, Wallace and Peter Kyle against Leyton in an F.A. Cup 3rd Round Qualifying game in which West Ham won 1-0 on the 2nd November 1901. His only other appearance in the claret-and-blue was again in the Cup this time a 4th Qualifying game at home to Grays, but this time ended up on the wrong end of a 1-2 scoreline.
No. 28= J. WALLACE ... (1901-1903)
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LUTON TOWN - 1904
17 (gls 3) Cup: 1 (gls 0)
This inside-forward made his West Ham debut in an F.A. Cup 3rd Qualifying Round game, a 1-0 victory away to Leyton on the 2nd November 1901, his only other appearance that season was a 0-3 away defeat at the hands of Reading on the 23rd of that same month, he had better luck the following campaign when he switched to the inside-left berth against Wellingborough Town in January 1903 and kept his place for the remainder of that campaign. Scored his first goal the very next game, in a 1-1 draw away to Bristol Rovers. Joined Luton Town with Billy Barnes in the close season 1904.
No. 28= Peter KYLE ... (1901)
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LEYTON - Millfields Road 2nd November 1901
KETTERING TOWN - Exchange for William Jones
1 (gls 0) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
Peter made his Hammers debut in the F.A. Cup Qualifying tie against Leyton on the 2nd November 1901 in a 1-0 away victory, only managed another two games in Hammers colours, a week later against London rivals Queens Park Rangers, losing 1-2, and the following week another F.A. Cup Qualifying game this time away to Grays 1-2. Transferred to Kettering Town in a straight swap for Welsh international full-back William Jones.
No. 33 T.G. WARD ... (1901)
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GRAYS UNITED - Memorial Ground 16th November 1901
0 (gls 0) Cup: 1 (gls 0)
Joined West Ham from London side Ilford, usually a centre-forward, Ward made his solitary appearance playing on the right-wing in the claret-and-blue, a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Grays, at the Memorial Grounds on the 16th November 1901 in an F.A. Cup 4th Qualifying Round game
No. 34 William JONES ... (1901-1902)
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KETTERING TOWN - Exchange for Peter Kyle
SWINDON TOWN - Memorial Ground 14th December 1901
ABERAMEN
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William became the first West Ham player to be capped for his country when he played for Wales v. England in 1902. Moved from Aberdare to Kettering Town in September 1901. Unable to settle with the Poppies, he was involved in a straight swap for West Ham's Peter Kyle in December 1901, making his West Ham debut in the 2-1 victory over Swindon Town at the Memorial Grounds on the 14th December 1901, Bill went onto record another 14 Southern League appearances at centre-half before returning to the valleys at the season's end to join Aberamen whom he helped steer to the final of the Welsh Cup in 1903. He left Aberamen to join a club named Rogerstone in 1904 and stayed until 1906.
No. 35 Alex McDONALD ... (1901-1902)
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SOUTHAMPTON - December 1901
BRISTOL ROVERS - Memorial Ground 21st December 1901
PORTSMOUTH - March 1902
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A top-class goalscorer, centre-forward Alex began his career with Jarow before joining Everton in February 1900. He made an explosive start at his next port of call, Southampton, whom he joined in May 1901, scoring five goals in five starts. Transferring to the Hammers in December the same year, he was true to his nature on his debut v. Bristol Rovers scoring both goals in a 2-0 win at the Memorial Grounds on the 21st December 1901, but after that auspicious start he only managed another 3 games. Alex headed back to the south coast when he joined Portsmouth in March 1902. But he continued to move around, to Luton Town in 1905, Croydon Common 1907 and back to Luton in 1910.
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