West Ham United FC

West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Football League Division One

West Ham United Football Club are based in Upton Park, Newham, East London and have played their home matches at the 35,647 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. The clubs formative roots stretch back to their formation as a professional side in 1900, but existed for at least five years prior to this under the name Thames Ironworks F.C. who themselves were built upon the remains of Old Castle Swifts F.C. (a club formed in 1892).

This was my first away match as a Spurs supporter. I travelled by train and tube to Upton Park (District Line). Your 14-year-old correspondent accompanied by a Hammers fan stood in the home North Bank. Now I was very used to standing in large football crowds but this was the first time that I had done so where everyone else was shouting for the other team. I took an instant dislike to the majority of these people for numerous reasons, most of which I can not recall. On reflection the real issue was that they appeared to hate my team! By the same token I was not about to include them on my Christmas card list.

A tense closely fought encounter was settled by the only goal scored for the Hammers by Keith Robson. However, a few months later I returned to this venue for a League Cup 4th Round Replay. In a match interrupted by a lengthy floodlight failure and prolonged by extra time, Spurs ran out winners courtesy of goals from John Duncan and Willie Young.

Attendance: 36,567
Programme: 10p

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Subsequent visits to the Boleyn Ground 

09 September 1975 - West Ham United 0 Bristol City 0 - League Cup, 2nd Round - Attendance: 19837
04 October 1975 - West Ham United 0 Everton 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 31005
24 November 1975 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (AET ) - League Cup, 4th Round Replay - Attendance: 38443
06 November 1976 - West Ham United 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Division One - Attendance: 28997
27 November 1978 - West Ham United U18 1 Tottenham Hotspur U18 2 - FA Youth Cup, 2nd Round -
Attendance: tbc
 04 December 1978 - West Ham United 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Billy Bonds Testimonial - Attendance: tbc
25 September 1979 - West Ham United 1 Southend United 1 - League Cup, 3rd Round - Attendance: 19658
08 October 1979 - West Ham United 5 Southend United 1 - League Cup, 3rd Round Replay - Attendance: 19718
02 December 1980 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Cup, 5th Round - Attendance: 36003
01 February 1981 - West Ham United 2 Coventry City 0 - League Cup, Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Attendance: 36551
04 March 1981 - West Ham United 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 4 - European Cup Winners Cup, 3rd Round 1st Leg - Attendance: 34957
13 April 1981 - West Ham United U18 2 Tottenham Hotspur U18 0 - FA Youth Cup Final, 1st Leg - Attendance: tbc
10 May 1982 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 27667
01 January 1983 - West Ham United 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 33383
31 December 1983 - West Ham United 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 30939
18 May 1984 - West Ham United 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Friendly - Attendance: 6421
06 April 1985 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 24435
31 March 1986 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 27497
12 May 1986 - West Ham United 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Gerhardt Ampofo Benefit - Attendance: tbc
27 January 1987 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Cup, 5th Round - Attendance: 28648
20 April 1987 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 23972
19 September 1987 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 27750
21 August 1988 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Alvin Martin Testimonial - Attendance: tbc
17 December 1988 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 28365
12 November 1990 - West Ham United 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Billy Bonds Testimonial - Attendance: 10443
26 October 1991 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 23946
28 December 1993 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 20787
14 January 1995 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 24578
30 August 1995 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 23516
24 February 1997 - West Ham United 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 23998
13 August 1997 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 25354
28 November 1998 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 26044
07 August 1999 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 26010
31 January 2001 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 26048
11 March 2001 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - FA Cup, 6th Round - Attendance: 26048
24 November 2001 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 32780
01 March 2003 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 35049
07 May 2006 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 34970
04 March 2007 - West Ham United 3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 - Premier League - Attendance: 34966
25 November 2007 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 34966
08 December 2008 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 34277
23 August 2009 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 33035
25 September 2010 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34190
25 February 2013 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 35005
03 May 2014 - West Ham United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34977
16 August 2014 - West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 34977
02 July 2015 - West Ham United 3 FC Lusitanos 0 - UEFA Europa League, 1st Qualifying Round, 1st Leg - Attendance: 34966
16 July 2015 - West Ham United 1 Birkirkara 0 - UEFA Europa League, 2nd Qualifying Round, 1st Leg - Attendance: 33048
30 July 2015 - West Ham United 2 AFC Astra Giurgiu 2 - UEFA Europa League, 3rd Qualifying Round, 1st Leg - Attendance: 33858
02 March 2016 - West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 34977

Total visits to this venue = 51