FULLY updated book that captures the essence of West Ham United FC's spiritual home for 112 years between 1904 and the east London club's controversial move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford in the summer of 2016.
A riveting, evocative compilation of personal stories, anecdotes and shared experiences as recalled by 200-plus supporters and ex-players, including Hammers legends Geoff Hurst, Trevor Brooking, Billy Bonds, Alan Devonshire, Alvin Martin, Tony Cottee, Paolo Di Canio and Carlos Tevez.
Lifelong fans of all eras reveal what led them to support this working class team, recall the first home game they attended, their most memorable moments and matches, three most favourite players and cult heroes, match day routines and rituals, their Boleyn highs and lows, characters in the crowd, favourite kit . . . and what they think of the move from E13 to the stadium built for the 2012 Olympics.
Plus . . . Songs & Chants, Bond Scheme Protests and Hooliganism, Fanzines, Special Guests, Programmes, Handbooks, Upton Park Firsts, Timeline, Boleyn Ground by Numbers, etc.
This updated edition, published in 2017, includes a full review of the final 2015-16 season at the Boleyn Ground, the emotional last-ever game played there and the aftermath – an additional 18,000 words that did not appear in the original hardback that came out in 2015.
Illustrated with previously unseen pictures taken right up to the stadium's demolition in 2017.
FULLY updated book that captures the essence of West Ham United FC's spiritual home for 112 years between 1904 and the east London club's controversial move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford in the summer of 2016.