The Official West Ham United Dream Team
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In preparation for their 2003 book The Official West Ham United Dream Team (ISBN 978-0600608356) writers Adam Ward and Dave Smith quizzed around 500 West Ham United fans as to who would be in their all time Hammers Eleven, selecting their teams in a 4-4-2 formation as well as choosing their favourite managers, goals and games. Adverts appeared in the club programme and on the official website. The voting was restricted to players from the modern era, so the list did not include legends such as Vic Watson, Syd Puddefoot and Jimmy Ruffell.
| No. | Pos. | Dream Team | Runner Up | Third Place | Contender | Contender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  |
Phil Parkes |  |
Ludek Miklosko | |
David James | |
Jim Standen | |
Mervyn Day |
| 2 | RB |  |
Ray Stewart | |
John Bond | |
Tim Breacker |  |
Sebastian Schemmel | ||
| 3 | LB | |
Julian Dicks | |
Frank Lampard Sr. |  |
Noel Cantwell | |
George Parris | |
Jack Burkett |
| 4 | CM | |
Billy Bonds | |
Ronnie Boyce |  |
Steve Lomas | |
Neil Orr | |
Geoff Pike |
| 5 | CD | |
Alvin Martin | |
Rio Ferdinand |  |
Slaven Bilic | |
Ken Brown |  |
Marc Rieper |
| 6 | CD | |
Bobby Moore | |
Stuart Pearce | |
Tony Gale | |
Steve Potts | ||
| 7 | RM | |
Martin Peters | |
Trevor Sinclair | |
Mark Ward |  |
Eyal Berkovic | |
Liam Brady |
| 8 | CM | |
Trevor Brooking | |
Frank Lampard Jr. | |
Michael Carrick |  |
Phil Woosnam | |
Alan Dickens |
| 9 | CF | |
Geoff Hurst | |
Frank McAvennie | |
Bryan 'Pop' Robson | |
David Cross | |
John Hartson |
| 10 | CF |  |
Paolo Di Canio | |
Tony Cottee | |
Jermain Defoe | |
John Dick | |
Paul Goddard |
| 11 | LM | |
Alan Devonshire | |
Joe Cole | |
Ian Bishop | |
John Sissons | |
Graham Paddon |
