List of West Ham United F.C. records and statistics

This page lists records and statistics associated with West Ham United.

Team records

Scoring records

• Biggest victory: 10–0 v Bury - Football League Cup 25 October 1983^[1]
• Biggest league win: 8–0 v Rotherham United 8 March 1958, and v Sunderland 19 October 1968
• Biggest defeat: 0–7 v Barnsley 1 September 1919, v Everton 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)

(source:^[2])

Goalscorers

Leading first class goalscorers

• Up to 07:01, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
• Current players in bold.

Rank		Player	West Ham Career	1st Class Gls	Sth. Lge. Gls	War-time Gls	Total Gls
1		Vic Watson	1920–1935	326			326
2		Geoff Hurst	1959–1972	252			252
3=		John Dick	1953–1963	166			166
3=		Jimmy Ruffell	1921–1937	166			166
5		Tony Cottee	1983–1988 1994–1996	146			146
6		Johnny Byrne	1961–1967	107			107
7		Pop Robson	1970–1974 1976–1979	104			104
8		Trevor Brooking	1967–1984	102			102
9=		Malcolm Musgrove	1953–1963	100			100
9=		Martin Peters	1962–1970	100			100
11		David Cross	1977–1982	97			97
12		Ray Stewart	1979–1991	84			84
13		Syd Puddefoot	1912–1921 1931–1933	72	35	100	207
14		Trevor Morley	1989–1995	70			70
15		Paul Goddard	1980–1987	69			69
16		Carlton Cole	2006–2013 2013–2015	68			68
17		Vivian Gibbins	1923-1932	63			63
18=		Julian Dicks	1988–1993 1994–1998	61			61
18=		Bill Robinson	1948–52	61			61
20		Frank McAvennie	1985–1987 1989–1992	60			60
21		Billy Bonds	1967–1988	59			59
22=		Clyde Best	1969–1976	58			58
22=		Stan Earle	1924–1932	58			58
24		Jackie Morton	1931–1939	57			57
25=		Len Goulden	1933–1945	55		77	132
25=		Marlon Harewood	2003–2007	55			55
27=		Jim Barrett, Sr.	1924–1943	53		15	68
27=		John Sissons	1962–1970	53			53
29		Terry Woodgate	1938–1953	52		22	74
30=		Paolo Di Canio	1999–2003	51			51
30=		Tommy Yews	1923–1933	51			51

Other top goalscorers

		Player	West Ham Career	1st Class Gls	Sth. Lge. Gls	War-time Gls	Total Gls
1		George Foreman	1939–1946	1		187	188
2		Danny Shea	1908–1913 1920–1921	1	121	64	186
3		Billy Grassam	1900–1903 1906–1909		68		68
4		Dick Leafe	1913–1922	7	37		44
5		Harold Stapley	1905–1908		41		41
6		Herbert Ashton	1908–1918		25	11	36
7		George Hilsdon	1904–1905 1912–1915		35		35
8		George Webb	1908–1912		32		32
9		Fred Blackburn	1905–1913		28		28
=		Richard Dunn	1939–1948	2		26	28
10		Dan Bailey	1912–1921	10	16	1	27
=		Lionel Watson	1905–1908		27		27

Top goalscorers by season

For a list of top scorers by season see List of West Ham United F.C. seasons.

References