Over the course of their 128-year history, West Ham United has produced a ton of excellent players. The London Stadium now hosts talented footballers like Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta, among others, after hosting a lot of talented players at the Boleyn Ground.
As a result, we at Football FanCast have decided to put together an all-time best XI for West Ham United, both past and present. Here is our starting lineup without further ado.
In goal is the assured presence of Ludek Miklosko, who racked up a remarkable 374 appearances for the Irons across an eight-year spell at the club.
During his time in East London, the Czech won the Hammer of the Year accolade and famously denied Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United team from winning the Premier League title, having held the visitors to a 1-1 draw thanks to his several goal-preventing saves.
Miklosko, who rejoined West Ham as goalkeeping coach in 2001, is clearly fondly remembered for his time at the Hammers as his name is often sung on the terraces.
Perhaps many will question Steve Potts’ positioning in this 11, given he played his fair share of games at centre-back, but he did feature in this role. And the East Londoners have had a shortage of excellent right-backs, so we’ve moved Potts across to the right.
The former Dagenham and Redbridge defender was a stalwart for the Hammers, making over 500 appearances – the seventh most by any player in the club’s history. He also donned the captain’s armband for three years and won the Hammer of the Year award twice during that period.
Sir Bobby Moore was a foregone conclusion for this all-time finest XI. The former youth player for the Hammers earned 349 appearances for the team during a 16-year span and is regarded as one of the best center backs in history.
Moore led West Ham for ten years and played a key role in England’s lone World Cup victory in 1996, wearing the captain’s armband once again.
