Like most London Clubs, the main claim to fame seems to be that it's not far from nice things.
Last season was the first time West Ham recorded a positive goal difference in a top-flight season since 1985/86.
West Ham United are one of only eight clubs in existence never to have fallen below the second tier of English football.
West Ham United are the last team to have won the FA Cup from outside the top division. They beat Arsenal in the final in 1980.
West Ham United are also the last side to win the FA Cup with an all English side. They beat Fulham 2-0 in the 1975 final.
The club was originally formed in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, but after disbanding in June 1900 they were almost immediately reformed as West Ham United in July 1900.
Hammersmith had the largest power station in Britain at Sands End.
Scottish poet
James Thomson is thought to have written the words for "
Rule Britannia " in the
Dove pub situated on Hammersmith’s historic
Thames riverside. The Dove claims to have the smallest bar in Britain.
The Cart and Horse in Newham is the birthplace of Iron Maiden.
Until the advent of the docks in the 1850's, the predominant industry in the area was farming.