West Ham United: Upton Park
Snapshot
| Team: | West Ham United |
| Nickname: | Hammers |
| Founded: | 1895 |
| Manager: | Sam Allardyce |
| League: | Premier League |
Upton Park | Built in 1904
Although known by most people as Upton Park, the ground is actually called the Boleyn Ground. Although it has been redeveloped in that time, the ground has been home to the Hammers since 1905. The stands are set back from the pitch but it doesn’t prevent the atmosphere from being anything short of electric for the big games.
Tickets / Where to sit
It’s not easy or cheap being a West Ham fan. Tickets are in four price bands and the different colours show where they are. Band 1 are most expensive with an adult ticket costing £47. Non-member concessionary tickets for that band are £26.50 while member tickets are £23.50. In the next band an adult ticket is £43, £24.50 for non-member concessions and £21.50 for membered concessions. In band 3 adult tickets are £2 cheaper with the rest being £1 less and in band 4 adults pay £32, non-members concessions are £19 and members pay £16
Tickets can be bought online or via phone on: 0871 112 2700.
Getting to Upton Park
Train
Getting to London is simple but from their it is best to get the tube rather than a bus. West Ham tube takes you nowhere near the ground so the best stop to get off at is Upton Park on the District, Hammersmith and City lines, leaving just a short walk to the stadium.
Car
For the sat nav: Green St, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ
Parking
It is very restricted around the ground and even the most optimistic people won’t bother trying it. There are some places to park to the left off Barking Road. There’s parking available at Newham General Hospital costing £2 for three hours and £4 for six hours.
Map
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Where to drink
Away fans are designated to the Central on Barking Road. The coaches pull up not far from it and fans are encouraged into there for a reasonably priced drink. For home fans there’s always Denmark Arms near East Ham Town Hall that shows all the live games.
Where to eat
Nobody can come to the East End without tucking into a bit of Pie & Mash. There are plenty around but the favourite is Duncan’s Pie N Mash, just to the right of the tube station. Expect a queue but it flows very quickly.
Where to stay
For a unique experience stay at the West Ham United hotel. It is set in the grounds of the stadium it receives consistently good reviews and gives you no chance of getting lost on the way there after the match.
West Ham United Programme
Upton-Park: £3.50
West Ham United Songs
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles, Pretty Bubbles in the Air, They Fly So Hight They Reach the Sky and My Dreams They Fade and Die, Fortunes Always Hiding I Looked Everywhere, I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles, Pretty Bubbles in the Air.
We all follow the West Ham,
over land and sea,
we all follow the West Ham,
on to victory.
West Ham United Shop & Merchandise
The club has three stores spread across London. One is at the Boleyn Ground itself while another can be found at the Westfield in Stratford and a third in Thurrock at Lakeside Shopping Centre. Here you can buy the weird and wonderful like USB sticks, slippers, mouse mats and balloons. (No bubbles!)
Club Records
Second Division (Championship) winners: 1957-58, 80-81
Runners-up: 1922-23, 90-91, 92-93
FA Cup winners: 1964, 1975, 1980
Runners- up: 1923, 2006
League Cup runners-up: 1966, 1981
Charity Shield winners (shared): 1964
Cup winners Cup winners: 1964
Runners-up: 1976
Intertoto Cup winners: 1999
Club Contact
Address: Green St, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ
Main number: 020 8548 2748
Ticket office: 0870 112 2700
