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One of the pleasures I've gained whilst creating this website is the personal contact over the years, not only with the current crop of Hammers players (First Team down to the Youth players) but also the Ex-Hammers, players such as ALAN DICKIE (1962 - 1965) and MARK SMITH (1979) . Both ex-players are the first to entrust to be photographed their most prized possessions, Medals and Trophies won whilst with the Hammers. They have given permission to allowed their items to be displayed to a much wider audience on the "West Ham United Memorabilia Collection" website.
Just to be able to get a close look at the awards these players received in games such as the "Andrews Cup", "Winchester Cup" and also the "Forest Division" League, and in more recent times the "South East Counties League" are priceless as these Competitions and Leagues have long since gone.
Over the years many more players medals and mementoes have found there way onto the auction catalogues and have subsequently been bought by collectors, never to be seen again.
Goalkeeper Jim Standen's 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup medal was sold at Christie's auction back in 1994. Fortunately for us an image was secured.
More recently Frank Piercy's Nine carat gold medal from 1923, given by the club to their assistant trainer to commemorate reaching the F.A. Cup Final and winning promotion to the First Division in the same year went under the Hammer (pardon the pun).
CAN YOU HELP?
Do you have in your possession an item of interest, you may be a family member of an ex-player, you may even have bought such an item in the past from an auction house or indeed you are one of the many Ex-Hammers players over the years who have contributed in the success of the club, please help us by sharing an image from the "Big Day".
If you can help us preserve and display an item from West Ham United's past rich heritage of memorabilia so the world can enjoy.
Please, please get in touch, email:
theyflysohigh@fsmail.net
ALAN DICKIE
Alan made his Hammers League debut between the sticks in the 0-1 reverse against Bolton Wanderers on the 28th April 1962, after an injury sustained to Lawrie Leslie. Travelled as twelfth man during the victorious European Cup Winners' Cup campaign of 1964-65, after making one appearance in the Preliminary Round against La Gantoise of Belgium. Transferred to Coventry City after impressing the Midland club in a friendly against them. Later played for Aldershot.
Born. Charlton, London 30/01/1944.
Tom Russell Eddie Presland, Terry Smith, Alan Dickie, David Waddington, David Busby, John Main, Archie Wood Mr. R.H. Pratt
Peter Gray, Frank Young, Alan Harris, Howard Norden, Rodney Lugg
Back row:
(Team Attendant) (Chairman)
Front row:
1959-60 Essex County Minor Football Association
Andrews Cup Winners
The Andrews Cup was donated for competition in 1951-52 season by Alderman A. W. Andrews (Chelmsford), Patron of the Essex County Minor Football Association, West Ham United have been holders on two previous occasions - 1956-57 and 1957-58
West Ham United v. Clapton Juniors
Upton Park: 26th April 1960
Line-up:
A. Dickie, M. Cannon , D. Busby , E. Presland, M. Thomson, T. Smith,
P. Gray, F. Young, A. Harris, M. Nelson, R. Lugg
Clapton Juniors made the early running and took a 2-0 lead. However, the Hammers settled down and goals by Alan Harris, Frank Young and Mike Nelson put us 3-2 in front.
We held this lead until about five minutes from full-time when Clapton equalized to force extra time of ten minutes each way, Harris completed his hat-trick and Nelson getting another to record a 6-3 victory.
1959-60 London Minor F.A.
Winchester Cup Final - Runners Up
Tottenham Hotspur v. West Ham United
1961 International Youth Tournament
Marl Huls Club of Germany
West Ham United Youth
Albert Walker, Wally St. Pier, John Charles, Derek Woodley, Dave Bickles,
Alan Dickie, Eddie Presland, Reg Lesurf, Eddie Chapman
John Starkey, Ron Boyce, Mick Beesley, Martin Peters, Roger Hugo, Brian Dear
The 1961 International Youth Tournament was organised by the Marl Huls Club of Germany, and took place at their home ground north of Dusseldorf. The party left London on 8th May arrived in Marl Hurs on the 9th and completed in the tournament from the 10th to the 18th.
There were two Sections of the Tournament:
Section A : Eintracht (Holland), Hertha (Berlin, Germany), A.C. Milan (Italy), V.L.F.A. (Istanbul, Turkey).
Section B : I.F.K. (Malmo, Sweden), T.S.V. 1912 Marl Huls (Germany), Wiener A.C. (Vienna, Austria), West Ham United (England).
Each teams meets the other members of its Group, and the Group winners play off in the Final.
1964 to 1966 European Cup Winners' Mementoes
Alan was part of the Hammers squad that competed in the successful winning 1964-65 European Cup Winners Cup campaign and a valued sqaud member for the 1965-66 campaign.
LA GANTOISE (Belgium)
23rd September 1964
SPARTAK PRAHA SOKOLOVO (Czechoslovakia)
9th December 1964
LAUSANNE - SPORTS (Switzerland)
10th March 1965
TSV MUNICH 1860 (West Germany)
19th May 1965
1. FC MAGDEBURG (East Germany)
16th March 1966
West Ham United gave each squad member a watch as a mementoe for reaching the Final against TSV Munich at Wembley in 1965.
Mark looked destined to follow in the tradition of a long line of Upton Park full-backs, he instead had a career of latent promise cruelly cut short by injury. A West Hammer by birth, he had won rave notices with Newham, Essex and London Boys and was an England trialist before signing for his local club in October 1979. After skippering the Youth team he made his initial senior appearance against Southend United at Upton Park in a 5-1 victory in the League Cup 2nd replay on the 8th October 1979 and his Second Division League bow came against Swansea Town before the tragic termination of his career.
Born. West Ham 10/10/1961.
Second Division apps: 1 (gls 0) Cup: 1 (gls 0)
Season League: Cup:
1979-80 1 1
English Schools F.A. International Trial
1977-78
South East Counties League:
Junior League - Runners Up
1978-79
South East Counties League:
Senior League Cup Winners
Road to the Final ...
16-Sep
28-Oct
10-Mar
19-Apr
02-May
10-Sep
Southend United
Norwich City
Ipswich Town
Millwall
Millwall
Millwall
A 4-1
A 2-1
H 1-0
A 0-1
H 1-0
H 3-0
Semi-Final:
Final - 1st leg
Final - 2nd leg
Final Replay
1978-79 Two-legged Final against Millwall resulted in an aggregate score of 1-1. The replay was deferred to the following season
ADO (The Hague)
Youth Tournament Holland : 3rd - 4th May 1980
Pool Match:
Volendaam
ADO
Hague Select
VUC
2-1
0-0
3-0
6-0
Final:
1980 ADO Tournament Winning Squad
George Cowie, Tony La Ronde, Adrian Keith, Gary Moseley, Steve Baker, Mark Smith, Everad La Ronde, Robert Wall, Alan Banks
Bobby Barnes, Steve Milton, Steve Hibbert, Jason Knight, Glen Burvill, Ray Houghton, Wayne Reader
ADO (The Hague)
Youth Tournament Holland : 21st - 24th May 1981
Malcolm was a steady, constructive defender who provided vital cover for the wing-half berths during the victorious 1957-58 promotion season. Progressed through the junior ranks to make his initial Second Division appearance against Bristol City in a 3-1 victory at Upton Park on the 22nd April 1957. Won a coveted Second Division Championship medal the following year.
Unfortunately Malcolm didn't have any First Division outings when the Hammers returned to the top-flight in 1958-59. He subsequently transferred to Crystal Palace in the exchange deal which brought Ron Brett to the Boleyn Ground.
Born: Eltham, London 06/03/1938.
Second Division apps: 17 (gls 0) Cup: 2 (gls 0)
Season League: Cup:
1956-57 2 0
1957-58 15 2
Debut Programme
West Ham United v. Bristol City
Football League Division Two
The Football League Champions Division 2
Malcolm's 1957-58 League games
2nd September
7th September
9th September
21st September
28th December
11th January
1st February
8th February
20th February
22nd February
29th February
4th April
5th April
8th April
19th April
Blackburn Rovers
Derby County
Sheffield United
Fulham
Bristol Rovers
Derby County
Fulham
Barnsley
Leyton Orient
Bristol City
Stoke City
Notts County
Charlton Athletic
Notts County
Liverpool
Back row: Alan Dickens, Chris Ampofo, Steve Milton, John Vaughan, Adrian Keith, Keith McPherson, Robert Wall
Front row: Warren Donald, Glen Burvill, PAul Allen, Everald La Ronde, Wayne Reader, Mark Schiavi, Bobby Barnes
Trophies (left to right):
ADO (Holland) Youth Tournament, F.A. Youth Cup and South East Counties League (Div I) Cup.
The team was also Finalists in the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
Road to the Final ...
1980-81
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
Finalists v. Aston Villa
22-Sep
03-Nov
09-Dec
30-Mar
27-Apr
30-Apr
Luton Town
Bristol City
Leicester City
Birmingham City
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Semi-Final
Final - 1st leg
Final - 2nd leg
H 3-2
H 2-1
H 9-0
H 5-3
H 0-2
A 1-0
Upton Park : Final - 1st leg
Villa Park : Final - 2nd leg
Vaughan
Keith (Wall)
La Ronde E.
Reader
Ampofo C.
McPherson
Barnes
Allen (Dickens)
Milton
Burvill
Schiavi
Vaughan
Keith (Cottee)
La Ronde E.
Wall (Reader)
Ampofo C.
McPherson
Barnes
Dickens
Milton
Burvill
Schiavi
1980-81
South East Counties League (Div I) Cup
Winners v. Norwich City 4-1
ADO (The Hague)
Youth Tournament Holland : 21st - 24th May 1981
Southern League Championship Division II (1898-99)
Simon came from Inverness Thistle club who were a Scottish non-league side. He played for them in their Scottich F.A. Cup match against Dundee in 1896-97, but in the latter part of that season he made the long trip South to obtain employment at Thames Ironworks. He not only found work as Engine Fitter at the yard but he went straight into the football club's first eleven for the 1897-98 campaign where he played in all but one game inthe london League Championship winning side. He also figured in four various cup ties and at least eleven friendly fixtures. A tough tackling half back with a good ball distribution he played a vital part in the 1898-99 campaign when Thames won the Southern League Second Division title, appearing 17 times including their Championship decider and Test match. He also played in 3 F.A. Cup ties and 10 Thames & Medway Combination matches. His best position was at left half but when Thames brought in a number of players for the 1899-1900 season he was no longer "in the frame" mainly due to the signing of Roddy McEachrane. Simon then signed for Barking Woodville in October 1899, but he moved to Kent in 1900 and played for Chatham in the Souther League until that club went into liquidation in 1901.
Extract from the excellent book "IRON IN THE BLOOD - Thames Ironworks FC The Club that became West Ham United" by John Powles
FRANK PIERCY
West Ham United gave this Nine carat gold medal to their assistant trainer to commemorate reaching the F.A. Cup final and winning promotion to the First Division in the same year 1923. The medal, inscribed: "F.A. Cup Finalists 1923, members of 1st Div, Football League" and on the reverse "West Ham United", was presented to Frank Piercy, who captained the Irons in their trail-blazing non-league days before becoming assistant to trainer Charlie Paynetr. Altogether, Piercy spent more than 20 years with West Ham after joining the club from his home town club, Middlesbrough, in 1904 - the year the Irons left their old ground, Memorial Recreation Cground, Canning Town and moved into their new gleaming new stadium, the Boleyn Ground. Between 1904 and 1911, tough-tackling defender Piercy, a former blacksmith, made 214 Southern League appearances for the Hammers, against teams such as Spurs, Reading and Portsmouth, who were also non-league clubs in those days. For four years betweeen 1907 and 1911 he was West Ham's captain. He was banned for four weeks in 1907 after a fight with Swindon Town star, Charlie Bannister, who was also banned for six weeks for starting the fight. Piercy was in trouble again later that season when he tackled a Millwall player who "left the field in an unconscious state". Injuries forced Frank to quit playing in 1912, and he became West Ham's assistant trainer. He was with the club when they were admitted to the Football League in 1919 and when, in 1923 they reached the first F.A. Cup final staged at the newly built £800,000 Wembley Stadium. Piercy died in 1931.
A.C. DAVIS (Director)
The Football League War Cup Final
Blackburn Rovers v. West Ham United
Wembley Stadium : 8th June 1940
1-0 (Small)
Medal awarded to club Director A.C. Davis on the occassion of West Ham United winning the first Football League War Cup Final against Balckburn Rovers at Wembley
A competent wing-half who by sheer determination and hard work became one of the most feared and revered strikers in World football. Of course, he had some help on the way notably from Ron Greenwood who converted him to striker. He made his first senior appearance v Fulham in a Floodlit Cup-tie in December 1958, signed professional forms four months later and made his First Division baptism 27th February 1960 against Nottingham Forest. After that his goalscoring exploits became a legend. His World Cup Final "hat-trick" in 1966 and six goals against Sunderland two years later have been woven into the fabric of football folk lore. The second-highest Hammers' marksman of all time behind Vic Watson with 180 League goals, plus 72 in the Cups; holder of 49 full England caps, winner of F.A. and European Cup Winners Cup medals in 1964 and '65...World Cup Winners medal and Football League Cup Runners-up medals, 1966. These are the landmarks the fans remember most; but he is most respected by his fellow-professionals for his unselfish ability to create, as well as take goals.
1958-59
Southern Junior Cup Winners
7th October 1958
First Round
MILLWALL (A) 3-0
24th November 1958
Second Round
FULHAM (H) 2-0
4th March 1959
Semi-Final
READING (A) 6-3
The 1958-59 Final was deferred to the following season:
CHELSEA v. WEST HAM UNITED : Stamford Bridge : 14th October 1959 : 1-0 (
Evening Standard London 5-A-Side Football Championship
10th May 1960 : Runners-Up
Evening Standard 5-A-Side Football Championship
1967
GEOFF HURST "FOOTBALLER OF THE MONTH"
Geoff Hurst was nominated "Footballer of the Month" for October 1967 by the London Evening Stanard. The award took the form of an engraved pair of tankards, on of which is an automatic table loghter which goes into action as it is lifted. The presentation was made by West Ham United Chairman Mr. R.H. Pratt
Evening Standard London 5-A-Side Football Championship
1971 : Runners-Up
THE FERGUSON SUPERSTARS
Runners Up in the Pastmaster Heat : Bebington 1979 EPNS Tankard
