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Wilson, Steve (19 January 2010). "David Sullivan admits West Ham buy-out 'makes no commercial sense' ". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 6 April 2010. The London Stadium has been designated as a ‘public transport destination,’ which in other words means that people driving by car to the venue are actively discouraged. So, for example, an extensive Residential Parking Zone is put in place around the area of the stadium on matchdays, meaning that you need to have a permit to street park. Also what limited paid parking is available close to the stadium, such as the Aquatics Centre and Copper Box, are off-limits to the normal fan.

Whyatt, Chris (30 November 2010). "West Ham 4–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 January 2011. The "Champions" statue, of Moore, with the World Cup, Hurst, Peters and Ray Wilson, boarded-up for protection before the visits of Millwall on 25 August 2009 and Tottenham Hotspur in March 2016 West Ham: Hammers fans vote in favour of new club crest". BBC Sport. 17 July 2014 . Retrieved 17 July 2014.Ward, Adam & Smith, Dave (2003). The Official West Ham United Dream Team. Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-60835-6. John Helliar. "The Story of Bubbles". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.

The 1975 FA Cup version – which contains the original lyrics, and features vocals from the team's then-current players – is always played before home games, with the home crowd joining in and carrying the song on after the music stops at the verse line "Fortune's always hiding". [164] Bubbles was published as a waltz whereas during the game the crowd sing it in common time. [164] [165] The team's supporters are famous for their rendition of the chorus of their team's anthem, " I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" introduced to the club by former manager Charlie Paynter in the late 1920s. A Pears soap commercial featuring the curly haired child in the Millais' " Bubbles" was well known at the time. The child resembled a player, Billy J. "Bubbles" Murray, from local schoolboy team, Park School, where the headmaster was Cornelius Beal. Beal was known locally for his music and rhyme and wrote special words to the tune of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" whenever any player was having a good game. [163]

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Blows, Kirk & Hogg, Tony (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United. Headline. ISBN 978-0-7472-7036-2.

Dave Moor. "West Ham kits since inception II". Various sources, images of kits . Retrieved 15 August 2009. On 11 May 2010, two days after the end of the 2009–10 season, West Ham announced the termination of Zola's contract with immediate effect. [91] On 3 June 2010, Avram Grant signed a four-year deal to become the next manager of West Ham subject to a work permit. [92] West Ham's form continued to be poor with the team seldom outside the relegation zone, [93] placing Grant's future as manager under serious doubt. [94] A 4–0 Football League Cup quarter-final win over Manchester United was an otherwise bright spot in a disappointing season. [95] West Ham's form in the Premier League did not affect their form in the two domestic cups. The Hammers reached the semi-final of the League Cup before being eliminated by eventual winners Birmingham City as well as the quarter-final of the FA Cup before a 2–1 defeat at eventual runners-up Stoke City. [96] [97] David Gold: West Ham United co-chairman dies following short illness BBC Sport. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023. kitclassics.co.uk. "West Ham kits since inception I". Various sources, image of kits. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008 . Retrieved 15 August 2009.There are a number of pubs in the centre of Stratford itself, but nearly all of these have declared themselves for home fans only. Champions Sculpture". London Borough of Newham. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 . Retrieved 4 October 2013. This is where the first of my issues with this day started. There is absolutely nothing near the stadium, unless you want to attempt to mingle with the home fans in either the shopping centre casino bar or wander aimlessly around Stratford. Finding a pub in the area we could get into proved impossible. We were advised by my West Ham supporting friend that the "Away Pub" was the Wetherspoons in Liverpool Street so we headed there. Straightforward enough, get the Central Line from Stratford and it's 3 or 4 stops. Drinks were London Wetherspoons prices but it After a difficult start to the 1974–75 season, Greenwood moved himself "upstairs" to become general manager and, without informing the board, appointed his assistant John Lyall as team manager. [25] The result was instant success – the team scored 20 goals in their first four games and won the FA Cup, becoming the last team to win the FA Cup with an all-English side when they beat Fulham 2–0 in the 1975 final. [26] The Fulham team included two former England captains, Alan Mullery and West Ham legend Bobby Moore. [27] Lyall then guided West Ham to another European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1976, though the team lost the match 4–2 to Belgian side Anderlecht. [28] Greenwood's tenure as general manager lasted less than three years, as he was appointed to manage England in the wake of Don Revie's resignation in 1977. [29]

FA Cup winners 1975, 1980. Highest league finish in club's history (3rd in Division One 1985–86). UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runners-up 1976; League Cup runners-up 1981.Away: 2–4 v FC Den Haag (quarter final first leg) (5–5 aggregate scoreline, West Ham won on away goals), 3 March 1976