West Ham United F.C. appearance records

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This is a list of FA Premier League team West Ham United's appearance records, featuring their most loyal servants.

[edit] Top 100 1st class appearance makers

• As of 24 February 2007.
• Current players in bold.

		Player	West Ham Career	1st Class Apps	Sth. Lge. Apps	War-time Apps	Total Apps
Top 100 First Class Appearances
1		Billy Bonds	1967-1988	793			793
2		Frank Lampard Sr.	1967-1985	674			674
3		Bobby Moore	1958-1974	646			646
4		Trevor Brooking	1967-1984	635			635
5		Alvin Martin	1977-1996	600			600
6		Jimmy Ruffell	1921-1937	548			548
7		Steve Potts	1985-2002	505			505
=		Vic Watson	1920-1935	505			505
9		Geoff Hurst	1959-1972	502			502
10		Jim G. Barrett	1924-1943	467		69	536
11		Ken Brown	1952-1967	455			455
12		Alan Devonshire	1976-1990	446			446
13		Phil Parkes	1978-1990	436			436
14		Ray Stewart	1979-1991	431			431
15		John Bond	1951-1965	428			428
16		Ernie Gregory	1939-1960	406		66	472
17		Ted Hufton	1915-1932	402		54	456
18		Tommy Taylor	1970-1979	396			396
19		Luděk Mikloško	1990-1998	375			375
20		Geoff Pike	1975-1987	372			372
21		Tony Gale	1984-1994	367			367
22		Martin Peters	1962-1970	364			364
23		Tommy Yews	1923-1933	361			361
24		John Dick	1953-1963	351			351
25		Ronnie Boyce	1960-1972	339			339
26		Jimmy Collins	1924-1936	336			336
=		Tony Cottee	1983-1988/1994-1996	336			336
28		Julian Dicks	1988-1993/1994-1998	315			315
=		Malcolm Musgrove	1953-1963	315			315
30		Dick Walker	1934-1953	311		108	419
31		Andy Malcolm	1953-1962	306			306
32		Pat Holland	1969-1981	303			303
=		John McDowell	1970-1979	303			303
34		George Parris	1984-1993	300			300
35		Ian Bishop	1989-1998	299			299
36		Albert Cadwell	1923-1933	297			297
37		Tim Breacker	1990-1999	289			289
38		Bobby Ferguson	1967-1980	276			276
39		Jackie Morton	1931-1939	275			275
=		Terry Woodgate	1938-1953	275		82	357
41		Stan Earle	1924-1932	273			273
42		John Sissons	1962-1970	265			265
43		Noel Cantwell	1952-1960	263			263
=		Kevin Keen	1986-1993	263			263
45		Joe Cockroft	1932-1941	261		32	293
46		George Kay	1916-1926	259		23	282
47		Malcolm Allison	1951-1957	255			255
=		Bryan 'Pop' Robson	1970-1974/1976-1979	255			255
49		Len Goulden	1933-1945	253		197	450
50		Mervyn Day	1973-1979	237			237
=		Fred Blackburn	1905-1913	237			237
52		Jim Standen	1962-1968	236			236
53		Alan Dickens	1982-1989	234			234
54		Steve Lomas	1997-2005	226			226
55		David Cross	1977-1982	223			223
56		Martin Allen	1989-1996	222			222
57		Clyde Best	1969-1976	218			218
58		Trevor Morley	1989-1995	215			215
59		Peter Brabrook	1962-1968	214			214
60		Frank O'Farrell	1950-1957	211			211
61		Derek Parker	1944-1957	209			209
62		Paul Goddard	1980-1987	207			207
63		Johnny Byrne	1961-1967	206			206
=		Alfred Earl	1925-1933	206			206
65		Trevor Sinclair	1998-2003	205			205
66		John Moncur	1994-2003	203			203
=		Mark Ward	1985-1990	203			203
68		Alf Chalkley	1931-1944	202		65	267
=		Billy Moore	1922-1929	202			202
70		Paul Allen	1979-1985	196			196
71		Jermain Defoe	2000-2003	195			195
72		Christian Dailly	2001-	191+			191+
=		Frank McAvennie	1985-1987/1989-1992	191			191
74		Tomáš Řepka	2001-2006	188			188
=		Joe Kirkup	1958-1966	187			187
76		Paul Brush	1977-1985	185			185
=		Frank Lampard Jr.	1996-2001	185			185
=		Neil Orr	1982-1987	185			185
79		Jack Burkett	1962-1967	184			184
80		Eddie Bovington	1960-1967	183			183
=		Billy Henderson	1921-1928	183			183
82		Ted Fenton	1932-1946	176		201	377
=		Steve Forde	1937-1951	176		6	182
84		Harry Redknapp	1965-1972	175			175
85		Norman Corbett	1936-1950	174		103	277
=		Stuart Slater	1987-1992	174			174
=		Albert Walker	1932-1938	174			174
88		Syd Bishop	1920-1927	172			172
89		George Wright	1951-1958	170			170
90		Marlon Harewood	2003-	165+			165+
=		Kevin Lock	1971-1978	165			165
92		Ian Pearce	1997-2004	163			163
=		Jack Tresadern	1913-1925	160	6	20	186
94		Michael Carrick	1999-2004	159			159
95		Shaka Hislop	1998-2002/2005-2006	156			156
96		George Carter	1919-1927	155			155
97		Matthew Etherington	2003-	153+			153+
98		Tommy Moroney	1947-1953	151			151
=		Graham Paddon	1973-1976	151			151
=		Eric Parsons	1943-1950	151		2	153

[edit] Other top appearance makers

		Player	West Ham Career	1st Class Apps	Sth. Lge. Apps	War-time Apps	Total Apps
Other Top Appearance Makers
1		Herbert Ashton	1908-1918		249	87	336
2		Sam Small	1936-1948	118		194	312
3		Syd Puddefoot	1912-1921/1931-1933	133	61	113	307
4		Danny Shea	1908-1913/1920-1921	16	201	73	258
5		Billy Cope	1914-1922	114	33	111	258
6		Stan Foxall	1934-1945	113		143	256
7		Fred Blackburn	1905-1913		237		237
8		Alec George Foreman	1939-1946	6		228	234
9		Frank Piercy	1904-1912		231		231
10		George Kitchen	1905-1911		205		205
=		Tom Randall	1906-1915		205		205
12		Dan Woodards	1906-1921	16	123	58	197
13		Charlie Walker	1936-1946	118		70	188
14		Archie Macaulay	1937-1947	90		91	181
15		Billy Grassam	1900-1903/1906-1909		179		179

[edit] Top appearance makers by season

• Ever-presents in bold.

Season Player Lge. Apps All Apps Top appearance makers 1898-1915 1898-99 Roddy McEachrane 22 27 1899-1900 Roddy McEachrane 28 36 Kenny McKay 28 36 1900-01 Roddy McEachrane 28 34 1901-02 Billy Linwood 30 31 1902-03 James Bigden 30 31 1903-04 George Eccles 34 38 1904-05 Charles Simmons 34 35 1905-06 Dave Gardner 34 36 1906-07 Billy Grassam 37 39 George Kitchen 37 39 David Lindsay 37 39 Frenk Piercy 37 39 William Wildman 37 39 1907-08 Fred Blackburn 36 38 1908-09 Fred Blackburn 40 46 1909-10 Herbert Ashton 42 47 Fred Blackburn 42 47 1910-11 Tommy Caldwell 38 42 1911-12 Danny Shea 36 41 1912-13 Herbert Ashton 36 40 1913-14 Billy Askew 38 42 1914-15 Billy Askew 36 38 Most World War I appearances Syd Puddefoot 113 Billy Cope 111 Herbert Ashton 87 Danny Shea 73 Top appearance makers 1919-1939 1919-1920 Syd Puddefoot 39 43 1920-21 Ted Hufton 38 39 Syd Puddefoot 38 39 1921-22 Percy Allen 42 45 1922-23 Billy Moore 42 51 1923-24 Billy Henderson 42 45 1924-25 Jimmy Ruffell 42 48 1925-26 Jim G. Barrett 42 43 1926-27 Jim G. Barrett 42 45 Jimmy Collins 42 45 Stan Earle 42 45 Vic Watson 42 45 1927-28 Jimmy Collins 42 44 Tommy Yews 42 44 1928-29 Stan Earle 41 46 Tommy Yews 41 46 1929-30 Tommy Yews 41 45 1930-31 Jim G. Barrett 40 41 1931-32 Jimmy Ruffell 39 41 1932-33 Jim G. Barrett 40 46 1933-34 Jackie Morton 42 44 Joe Cockroft 42 42 1934-35 Alf Chalkley 42 44 Joe Cockroft 42 44 Albert Walker 42 44 1935-36 Joe Cockroft 42 44 1936-37 Joe Cockroft 42 44 Len Goulden 42 44 1937-38 Charlie Bicknell 42 43 1938-39 Charlie Bicknell 41 46 Charlie Walker 41 46 Most World War II appearances Alec George Foreman 228 Charlie Bicknell 226 Ted Fenton 201 Len Goulden 197 Sam Small 194 Stan Foxall 143 Top appearance makers 1945-1957 1945-46 Harry Medhurst 42 46 1946-47 Terry Woodgate 41 42 1947-48 Norman Corbett 42 44 Steve Forde 42 44 Ernie Gregory 42 44 Eric Parsons 42 44 1948-49 Eric Parsons 42 43 1949-50 Ernie Gregory 42 44 1950-51 Terry Woodgate 42 44 1951-52 Frank O'Farrell 41 44 1952-53 Ernie Gregory 42 43 1953-54 Malcolm Allison 42 42 John Dick 39 42 1954-55 Harry Hooper 41 43 1955-56 Malcolm Allison 40 46 Noel Cantwell 40 46 Billy Dare 40 46 Frank O'Farrell 40 46 1956-57 Malcolm Allison 39 41 Noel Cantwell 39 41 Malcolm Musgrove 39 41

Season Player Lge. Apps All Apps Top appearance makers 1957-2005 1957-58 Andy Malcolm 42 45 1958-59 John Bond 42 43 Ken Brown 42 43 Noel Cantwell 42 43 Mike Grice 42 43 Andy Malcolm 42 43 1959-60 Malcolm Musgrove 41 43 1960-61 Ken Brown 42 46 1961-62 Joe Kirkup 41 44 Bobby Moore 41 44 1962-63 Ken Brown 41 47 Bobby Moore 40 47 1963-64 Ronnie Boyce 41 55 1964-65 Geoff Hurst 42 54 Jim Standen 42 54 Ronnie Boyce 41 54 1965-66 Martin Peters 40 60 1966-67 Geoff Hurst 41 49 Martin Peters 41 49 1967-68 Bobby Moore 40 46 Martin Peters 40 46 1968-69 Geoff Hurst 42 48 Martin Peters 42 48 Billy Bonds 42 47 Alan Stephenson 42 47 1969-70 Billy Bonds 42 45 1970-71 Frank Lampard Sr. 41 44 1971-72 Clyde Best 42 56 Billy Bonds 42 56 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 42 56 Tommy Taylor 42 56 1972-73 Bobby Moore 42 46 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 42 46 1973-74 Frank Lampard Sr. 42 46 1974-75 Mervyn Day 42 53 1975-76 Tommy Taylor 42 57 Mervyn Day 41 57 1976-77 Trevor Brooking 42 47 Mervyn Day 42 47 1977-78 Tommy Taylor 42 45 1978-79 Paul Brush 42 44 1979-80 Phil Parkes 40 56 Alvin Martin 40 55 1980-81 Phil Parkes 42 61 Geoff Pike 42 61 1981-82 Ray Stewart 42 49 1982-83 Phil Parkes 42 50 1983-84 Phil Parkes 42 51 Ray Stewart 42 51 1984-85 Tony Cottee 40 (1) 49 (1) 1985-86 Tony Gale 42 52 Phil Parkes 42 52 Mark Ward 42 52 1986-87 Tony Cottee 42 53 1987-88 Tony Cottee 40 44 1988-89 Alan Dickens 37 50 1989-90 Kevin Keen 44 55 1990-91 Luděk Mikloško 46 56 1991-92 Stuart Slater 41 51 Ian Bishop 41 48 1992-93 Kevin Keen 46 50 Luděk Mikloško 46 50 Steve Potts 46 50 1993-94 Luděk Mikloško 42 51 1994-95 Luděk Mikloško 42 48 Steve Potts 42 48 1995-96 Luděk Mikloško 36 42 1996-97 Luděk Mikloško 36 41 Slaven Bilic 35 41 1997-98 Rio Ferdinand 35 46 1998-99 Frank Lampard 38 41 Shaka Hislop 37 41 1999-2000 Trevor Sinclair 36 50 2000-01 Shaka Hislop 38 46 2001-02 Christian Dailly 38 42 2002-03 Trevor Sinclair 36 (2) 39 (2) Jermain Defoe 29 (9) 33 (9) 2003-04 Tomáš Řepka 40 47 Christian Dailly 39 48 (1) 2004-05 Marlon Harewood 45 54 2005-06 Marlon Harewood 37 46 Paul Konchesky 37 45 Current Season 2006-07 Nigel Reo-Coker 26 30

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