List of West Ham United F.C. seasons

These are the seasons of Thames Ironworks (1895-1900) and of West Ham United Football Club from their first season in The Football League in 1919 to their most recent season.

Football League Seasons

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Europe / Other		Top scorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
1895-96										1QR		West Ham Charity Cup	W	George Gresham
1896-97	LL	12	7	2	3	17	17	16	2nd	1QR		West Ham Charity Cup	R/U
1897-98		16	12	3	1	47	15	27	1st	2QR
1898-99	SL Div 2	22	19	1	2	64	16	39	1st	2QR				David Lloyd
1899-00	SL Div 1	28	8	5	15	30	45	21	14th	5QR				Bill Joyce
1900-01		28	14	5	9	40	28	33	6th	R1				Billy Grassam
1901-02		30	17	6	7	45	28	40	4th	4QR				Billy Grassam George Ratcliffe
1902-03		30	9	10	11	35	49	28	10th	R1				Billy Grassam
1903-04		34	10	7	17	38	43	27	12th	R1				Charlie Satterthwaite
1904-05		34	12	8	14	48	42	32	10th	6QR				Billy Bridgeman
1905-06		34	14	5	15	42	39	33	11th	R1				Harry Stapley
1906-07		38	15	14	9	60	41	44	5th	R2
1907-08		38	15	10	13	47	48	40	10th	R2
1908-09		40	16	4	20	56	60	36	18th	R3				Danny Shea
1909-10		42	15	15	12	69	56	45	9th	R3
1910-11		38	17	11	10	63	46	45	5th	R4
1911-12		38	13	7	18	64	69	33	13th	R3
1912-13		38	18	12	8	66	46	48	3rd	R2				George Hilsdon
1913-14		38	15	12	11	61	60	42	6th	R3				Dick Leafe
1914-15		38	18	9	11	58	47	45	4th	R1				Syd Puddefoot
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I
1919–20	Div 2	42	19	9	14	477	40	47	7th	R5				Syd Puddefoot
1920–21		42	19	10	13	51	30	48	5th	R1
1921–22		42	20	8	14	52	39	48	4th	R2
1922–23		42	20	11	11	63	38	51	2nd	R/U				Vic Watson
1923–24	Div 1	42	13	15	14	40	43	41	13th	R2				Billy Moore
1924–25		42	15	12	15	62	60	42	13th	R5				Vic Watson
1925–26		42	15	7	20	63	76	37	18th	R3
1926–27		42	19	8	15	86	70	46	6th	R4
1927–28		42	14	11	17	81	88	39	17th	R4				Jimmy Ruffell
1928–29		42	15	9	18	86	96	39	17th	QF				Vic Watson
1929–30		42	19	5	18	86	79	43	7th	QF
1930–31		42	14	8	20	79	94	36	18th	R3				Vivian Gibbins
1931–32		42	12	7	23	62	107	31	22nd	R4				Vic Watson
1932–33	Div 2	42	13	9	20	75	93	35	20th	SF
1933–34		42	17	11	14	78	70	45	7th	R4
1934–35		42	26	4	12	80	51	56	3rd	R3				Jimmy Ruffell
1935–36		42	22	8	12	90	68	52	4th	R3				Dave Mangnall
1936–37		42	19	11	12	73	55	49	6th	R3				Len Goulden
1937–38		42	14	14	14	53	52	42	9th	R3				Stan Foxall Archie Macaulay
1938–39		42	17	10	15	70	52	44	11th	R5				Stan Foxall
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II
1945–46	N/A									R4				Almer Hall
1946–47	Div 2	42	16	8	18	70	76	40	12th	R3				Frank Neary
1947–48		42	16	14	12	55	53	44	6th	R3				Eric Parsons
1948–49		42	18	10	14	56	58	46	7th	R3				Ken Wright
1949–50		42	12	12	18	53	61	36	19th	R4				Bill Robinson
1950–51		42	16	10	16	68	69	42	13th	R4
1951–52		42	15	11	16	67	78	41	12th	R4				Bert Hawkins
1952–53		42	13	13	16	58	60	39	14th	R3				Fred Kearns
1953–54		42	15	9	18	67	69	39	13th	R4				Tommy Dixon
1954–55		42	18	10	14	74	70	46	8th	R3				John Dick
1955–56		42	14	11	17	74	69	39	16th	QF				Billy Dare
1956–57		42	19	8	15	59	63	46	8th	R4				John Dick
1957–58		42	23	11	8	101	54	57	1st	R5
1958–59	Div 1	42	21	6	15	85	70	48	6th	R3
1959–60		42	16	6	20	75	91	38	14th	R3				Malcolm Musgrove
1960–61		42	13	10	19	77	88	36	16th	R3	R2			John Dick
1961–62		42	17	10	15	76	82	44	8th	R3	R2
1962–63		42	14	12	16	73	69	40	12th	QF	R2			Geoff Hurst
1963–64		42	14	12	16	69	74	40	14th	W	SF			Johnny Byrne
1964–65		42	19	4	19	82	71	42	9th	R4	R2	Charity Shield	Shared
												Cup Winners' Cup	W
1965–66		42	15	9	18	70	83	39	12th	R4	R/U	Cup Winners' Cup	SF	Geoff Hurst
1966–67		42	14	8	20	80	84	36	16th	R3	SF
1967–68		42	14	10	18	73	69	38	12th	R5	R4
1968–69		42	13	18	11	66	50	44	8th	R5	R3
1969–70		42	12	12	18	51	60	36	17th	R3	R3
1970–71		42	10	14	18	47	60	34	20th	R3	R3
1971–72		42	12	12	18	47	51	36	14th	R5	SF			Clyde Best
1972–73		42	17	12	13	67	53	46	6th	R4	R3			Pop Robson
1973–74		42	11	15	16	55	60	37	18th	R3	R2			Billy Bonds Clyde Best
1974–75		42	13	13	16	58	59	39	13th	W	R3			Billy Jennings
1975–76		42	13	10	19	48	61	36	18th	R3	R4	Charity Shield	R/U	Alan Taylor
												Cup Winners' Cup	R/U
1976–77		42	11	14	17	46	65	36	17th	R4	R4			Pop Robson
1977–78		42	12	8	22	52	69	32	20th	R4	R2
1978–79	Div 2	42	18	14	10	70	39	50	5th	R3	R2
1979–80		42	20	7	15	54	43	47	7th	W	QF			David Cross
1980–81		42	28	10	4	79	29	66	1st	R3	R/U	Charity Shield	R/U
												Cup Winners' Cup	QF
1981–82	Div 1	42	14	16	12	66	57	58	9th	R4	R3
1982–83		42	20	4	18	68	62	64	8th	R3	QF			Paul Goddard François Van der Elst
1983–84		42	17	9	16	60	55	60	9th	R5	R4			Tony Cottee
1984–85		42	13	12	17	51	68	51	16th	QF	R3
1985–86		42	26	6	10	74	40	84	3rd	QF	R3			Frank McAvennie
1986–87		42	14	10	18	52	67	52	15th	QF	R5			Tony Cottee
1987–88		40	9	15	16	40	52	42	16th	R4	R3
1988–89		38	10	8	20	37	62	38	19th	QF	SF			Leroy Rosenior
1989–90	Div 2	46	20	12	14	80	57	72	7th	R3	SF			Julian Dicks
1990–91		46	24	15	7	60	34	87	2nd	SF	R3			Trevor Morley
1991–92	Div 1	42	9	11	22	37	59	38	22nd	R5	R4			Mike Small
1992–93	Div 1	46	26	10	10	81	41	88	2nd	R4	R2			Trevor Morley
1993–94	Prem	42	13	13	16	47	58	52	13th	QF	R3
1994–95		42	13	11	18	44	48	50	14th	R4	R4			Tony Cottee
1995–96		38	14	9	15	43	52	51	10th	R4	R3
1996–97		38	10	12	16	39	48	42	14th	R3	R4			Paul Kitson Julian Dicks
1997–98		38	16	8	14	56	57	56	8th	QF	QF			John Hartson
1998–99		38	16	9	13	46	53	57	5th	R3	R2			Ian Wright
1999–00		38	15	10	13	52	53	55	9th	R3	QF	Intertoto Cup	W	Paolo Di Canio
												UEFA Cup	R2
2000–01		38	10	12	16	45	50	42	15th	QF	R4			Frédéric Kanouté
2001–02		38	15	8	15	48	57	53	7th	R4	R2			Jermain Defoe
2002–03		38	10	12	16	42	59	42	18th	R4	R3
2003–04	Div 1	46	19	17	10	67	45	74	4th	R5	R3
2004–05	Champ	46	21	10	15	66	56	73	6th	R4	R3			Marlon Harewood
2005–06	Prem	38	16	7	15	52	55	55	9th	R/U	R3
2006–07		38	12	5	21	35	59	41	15th	R4	R3	UEFA Cup	R1	Bobby Zamora
2007–08		38	13	10	15	42	50	49	10th	R3	QF			Dean Ashton
2008–09		38	14	9	15	42	45	51	9th	R5	R3			Carlton Cole
2009–10		38	8	11	19	47	66	35	17th	R3	R4
2010–11		38	7	12	19	43	70	33	20th	QF	SF
2011–12	Champ	46	24	14	8	81	48	86	3rd	R3	R1
2012–13	Prem	38	12	10	16	45	53	46	10th	R3	R3			Kevin Nolan
2013–14		38	11	7	20	40	51	40	13th	R3	SF
2014–15		38	12	11	15	44	47	47	12th	R5	R2			Diafra Sakho
2015–16		38									R3	Europa League	3rd Qual

Key

• P = Played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• F = Goals for
• A = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

• LL = London League
• SL = Southern League
• Div 1 = Football League First Division
• Div 2 = Football League Second Division
• Prem = Premier League
• Champ = Football League Championship
• n/a = Not applicable

• QR = Qualifying Round
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• R3 = Round 3
• R4 = Round 4
• R5 = Round 5
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• R/U = Runners Up
• W= Winners

Champions

Runners-up

Third-place

Play-offs

Promoted

Relegated

Footnotes

• Seasons prior to 1981-82 use the old method of 2 points for a win. From 1981-82 onward is the present system with 3 points for a win;
• Seasons prior to 1992-93 are the old league format, with Division 1 as the top flight. From 1992-93 onward is the present system with the Premier League as the highest level;
• West Ham were promoted in 2004–05 and 2011–12 via the play-offs.