West Ham United F.C. goal records

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This page is a record of all-time top goalscorers for English football club West Ham United F.C., who currently play in the FA Premier League.

Contents 1 Top 100 first class goalscorers 2 Other top goalscorers 3 Top Premiership & old Division 1 goalscorers 4 Top goalscorers by season

[edit] Top 100 first class goalscorers

• As of 22 August 2007
• Current players in bold.

		Player	West Ham Career	1st Class Gls	Sth. Lge. Gls	War-time Gls	Total Gls	Gls per Game
Top 100 First Class Goalscorers
1		Vic Watson	1920-1935	326			326	65%
2		Geoff Hurst	1959-1972	252			252	50%
3		John Dick	1953-1963	166			166	47%
=		Jimmy Ruffell	1921-1937	166			166	30%
5		Tony Cottee	1983-1988/1994-1996	146			146	43%
6		Johnny Byrne	1961-1967	107			107	52%
7		Bryan 'Pop' Robson	1970-1974/1976-1979	104			104	41%
8		Trevor Brooking	1967-1984	102			102	16%
9		Malcolm Musgrove	1953-1963	100			100	32%
=		Martin Peters	1962-1970	100			100	27%
11		David Cross	1977-1982	97			97	43%
12		Ray Stewart	1979-1991	84			84	19%
13		Syd Puddefoot	1912-1921/1931-1933	72	35	100	207	67%
14		Trevor Morley	1989-1995	70			70	33%
15		Paul Goddard	1980-1987	69			69	33%
16		Vivian Gibbins	1923-1932	63			63	46%
17		Julian Dicks	1988-1993/1994-1998	61			61	19%
=		Bill Robinson	1948-52	61			61	58%
19		Frank McAvennie	1985-1987/1989-1992	60			60	31%
20		Billy Bonds	1967-1988	59			59	7%
21		Clyde Best	1969-1976	58			58	27%
=		Stan Earle	1924-1932	58			58	21%
23		Jackie Morton	1931-1939	57			57	21%
24		Len Goulden	1933-1945	55		77	132	29%
=		Marlon Harewood	2003-2007	55			55	34%
26		Jim Barrett, Sr.	1924-1943	53		15	68	13%
=		John Sissons	1962-1970	53			53	20%
28		Terry Woodgate	1938-1953	52		22	74	21%
29		Paolo Di Canio	1999-2003	51			51	40%
=		Tommy Yews	1923-1933	51			51	14%
31		Billy Dare	1954-1959	49			49	41%
=		Vic Keeble	1957-1960	49			49	61%
33		Billy Moore	1922-1929	48			48	24%
34		Harry Hooper	1950-1956	44			44	34%
35		Peter Brabrook	1962-1968	43			43	20%
=		Stan Foxall	1934-1945	43		62	105	41%
37		Jermain Defoe	2000-2003	41			41	21%
=		Geoff Pike	1975-1987	41			41	11%
39		Brian Dear	1962-1969/1970	39			39	46%
=		Billy Jennings	1974-1979	39			39	31%
=		Sam Small	1936-1948	39		73	112	36%
=		Bobby Zamora	2004-	39+			39+	??%
42		Trevor Sinclair	1998-2003	38			38	19%
43		Frank Lampard Jr.	1996-2001	37			37	20%
44		Alan Taylor	1974-1979	36			36	30%
45		Martin Allen	1989-1996	35			35	16%
=		John Bond	1951-1965	35			35	8%
=		Eric Parsons	1943-1950	35		1	36	24%
48		Alvin Martin	1977-1996	34			34	6%
49		John Hartson	1997-1999	33			33	45%
=		Frédéric Kanouté	2000-2003	33			33	36%
52		Alan Devonshire	1976-1990	32			32	7%
=		Gerry Gazzard	1949-1954	32			32	25%
=		Pat Holland	1969-1981	32			32	11%
55		Archie Macaulay	1937-1947	31		31	62	34%
=		Ken Tucker	1947-1957	31			31	33%
57		Teddy Sheringham	2004-2007	30			30	35%
=		Alan Dickens	1982-1989	30			30	13%
=		Ronnie Boyce	1960-1972	29			29	9%
=		David Mangnall	1935-1936	29			29	78%
=		Dave Sexton	1952-1956	29			29	38%
62		Kevin Keen	1986-1993	27			27	10%
=		Bobby Moore	1958-1974	27			27	4%
=		Phil Woosnam	1958-1963	27			27	18%
65		Alan Sealey	1961-1967	26			26	20%
66		Jim Barrett, Jr.	1949-1955	25			25	29%
67		Tommy Dixon	1952-1955	23			23	55%
=		John Smith	1955-1960	23			23	17%
69		Jimmy Andrews	1951-1955	22			22	18%
=		Frank Lampard Sr.	1967-1985	22			22	3%
=		Jimmy Quinn	1989-1991	22			22	39%
72		Billy Brown	1921-1924	20			20	28%
=		Paul Kitson	1997-2002	20			20	28%
=		George Parris	1984-1993	20			20	1%
=		Ken Wright	1945-1950	20		5	25	44%
76		Bobby Gould	1973-1976	19			19	32%
=		Mike Grice	1955-1961	19			19	13%
=		Keith Robson	1974-1977	19			19	22%
=		Leroy Rosenior	1987-1992	19			19	29%
=		Tony Scott	1959-1966	19			19	20%
81		Clive Allen	1992-1994	18			18	41%
=		Dave Dunmore	1959-1961	18			18	46%
=		Ted Fenton	1932-1946	18		44	62	16%
=		Mike Small	1991-1994	18			18	31%
=		Dave Swindlehurst	1982-1985	18			18	25%
86		Don Hutchison	1994-1996/2001-2005	17			17	15%
=		George Kay	1916-1926	17		5	22	8%
=		François Van Der Elst	1981-1983	17			17	24%
89		Ken Bainbridge	1945-1950	16		6	22	23%
=		Ian Bishop	1989-1998	16			16	5%
=		Bert Hawkins	1951-1953	16			16	43%
=		Hugh Mills	1932-1935	16			16	70%
=		Harry Obeney	1956-1961	16			16	53%
=		Stuart Slater	1987-1992	16			16	9%
=		Arthur Wilson	1932-1934	16			16	46%
96		Iain Dowie	1991/1995-1998	15			15	16%
=		Freddie Kearns	1949-1954	15			15	33%
=		Eddie Lewis	1956-1958	15			15	42%
=		Frank Neary	1946-1948	15			15	88%
=		Graham Paddon	1973-1976	15			15	10%
=		Paulo Wanchope	1999-2000	15			15	33%
=		Jackie Wood	1937-1949	15		43	58	10%

[edit] Other top goalscorers

		Player	West Ham Career	1st Class Gls	Sth. Lge. Gls	War-time Gls	Total Gls	Gls per Game
Other top goalscorers
1		Alec George Foreman	1939-46	1		187	188	80%
2		Danny Shea	1908-13/1920-21	1	121	64	186	64%
3		Billy Grassam	1900-03/1906-09		68		68	38%
4		Dick Leafe	1913-22	7	37		44	42%
5		Harold Stapley	1905-08		41		41	55%
6		Herbert Ashton	1908-18		25	11	36	11%
7		George Hilsdon	1904-05/1912-15		35		35	36%
8		George Webb	1908-12		32		32	52%
9		Fred Blackburn	1905-13		28		28	12%
=		Richard Dunn	1939-48	2		26	28	12%
10		Dan Bailey	1912-21	10	16	1	27	28%
=		Lionel Watson	1905-08		27		27	34%
12		Arthur Stallard	1913-17		8	17	25	68%
13		Fred Harrison	1910-13		23		23	37%
14		Billy Bridgeman	1903-06		20		20	27%
15		Jack Casey	1912-17		13	6	19	17%
16		Bill Joyce	1899-1900		18		18	51%
=		Frank Roberts	1917-19			18	18	90%
=		Charles Satterthwaite	1903-04		18		18	50%

[edit] Top Premiership & old Division 1 goalscorers

		Player	Gls
Top Premiership & old Division 1 goalscorers
1		Vic Watson	202
2		Geoff Hurst	179
3		Tony Cottee	115
=		Jimmy Ruffell	115
5		Martin Peters	81
6		Johnny Byrne	79
7		John Dick	77
8		Trevor Brooking	73
9		Bryan 'Pop' Robson	70
10		Vivian Gibbins	59
=		Malcolm Musgrove	59
12		Stan Earle	56
13		Paolo Di Canio	48
14		Clyde Best	47
=		Ray Stewart	47
16		Tommy Yews	44
17		Billy Bonds	43
18		Frank McAvennie	39
19		Paul Goddard	37
=		Trevor Sinclair	37
=		John Sissons	37

[edit] Top goalscorers by season

• Season record holders in bold

Season Player Lge. Gls All Gls Top goalscorers 1898-1915 1898-99 David Lloyd 12 12 1899-1900 Bill Joyce 8 18 1900-01 Billy Grassam 12 15 1901-02 Billy Grassam 10 10 George Ratcliffe 10 10 1902-03 Billy Grassam 19 19 1903-04 Charles Satterthwaite 13 18 1904-05 Billy Bridgeman 11 11 1905-06 Harry Stapley 9 9 1906-07 Harry Stapley 20 22 1907-08 Harry Stapley 10 10 1908-09 Danny Shea 16 20 1909-10 Danny Shea 28 31 1910-11 Danny Shea 25 28 1911-12 Danny Shea 24 24 1912-13 George Hilsdon 13 17 Danny Shea 15 15 1913-14 Dick Leafe 20 21 1914-15 Syd Puddefoot 21 26 Top World War I goalscorers Syd Puddefoot 100 Danny Shea 64 Frank Roberts 18 Arthur Stallard 17 Top goalscorers 1919-39 1919-1920 Syd Puddefoot 21 26 1920-21 Syd Puddefoot 29 29 1921-22 Syd Puddefoot 14 14 1922-23 Vic Watson 22 27 1923-24 Billy Moore 9 10 1924-25 Vic Watson 22 23 1925-26 Vic Watson 20 20 1926-27 Vic Watson 34 37 1927-28 Jimmy Ruffell 18 19 1928-29 Vic Watson 29 30 1929-30 Vic Watson 42 50 1930-31 Vivian Gibbins 18 19 1931-32 Vic Watson 23 25 1932-33 Vic Watson 23 27 1933-34 Vic Watson 26 29 1934-35 Jimmy Ruffell 20 20 1935-36 Dave Mangnall 22 23 1936-37 Len Goulden 15 15 1937-38 Stan Foxall 10 10 Archie Macaulay 10 10 1938-39 Stan Foxall 14 19 Archie Macaulay 16 18 Top World War II goalscorers Alec George Foreman 187 Len Goulden 77 Sam Small 73 Stan Foxall 62 Ted Fenton 44 Jackie Wood 43 Top goalscorers 1945-55 1945-46 Almeric George Hall 16 19 1946-47 Frank Neary 15 16 1947-48 Eric Parsons 11 12 1948-49 Ken Wright 11 11 1949-50 Bill Robinson 21 22 1950-51 Bill Robinson 26 26 1951-52 Bert Hawkins 15 15 1952-53 Freddie Kearns 10 11 1953-54 Tommy Dixon 17 19 1954-55 John Dick 26 26

Season Player Lge. Gls All Gls Top goalscorers 1955-2005 1955-56 Billy Dare 18 22 1956-57 Billy Dare 9 10 Eddie Lewis 9 10 1957-58 John Dick 21 23 1957-58 Vic Keeble 19 23 1958-59 John Dick 27 27 1959-60 Malcolm Musgrove 15 16 1960-61 John Dick 16 19 Malcolm Musgrove 17 18 1961-62 John Dick 23 23 1962-63 Geoff Hurst 13 15 1963-64 Johnny Byrne 24 33 1964-65 Johnny Byrne 25 30 1965-66 Geoff Hurst 23 40 1966-67 Geoff Hurst 29 41 1967-68 Geoff Hurst 19 25 1968-69 Geoff Hurst 25 31 1969-70 Geoff Hurst 16 18 1970-71 Geoff Hurst 14 15 1971-72 Clyde Best 17 23 1972-73 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 28 28 1973-74 Billy Bonds 13 13 Clyde Best 12 13 1974-75 Billy Jennings 13 14 1975-76 Alan Taylor 13 17 1976-77 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 14 14 1977-78 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 9 11 Derek Hales 10 10 1978-79 Bryan 'Pop' Robson 24 26 1979-80 David Cross 12 18 1980-81 David Cross 22 33 1981-82 David Cross 16 19 1982-83 Paul Goddard 10 12 François Van Der Elst 9 12 1983-84 Tony Cottee 15 19 1984-85 Tony Cottee 17 24 1985-86 Frank McAvennie 26 28 1986-87 Tony Cottee 22 28 1987-88 Tony Cottee 13 15 1988-89 Leroy Rosenior 7 11 1989-90 Jimmy Quinn 13 13 Julian Dicks 9 13 1990-91 Trevor Morley 12 17 1991-92 Mike Small 13 18 1992-93 Trevor Morley 20 21 1993-94 Trevor Morley 13 16 1994-95 Tony Cottee 13 15 1995-96 Tony Cottee 10 12 Julian Dicks 10 11 1996-97 Paul Kitson 8 8 Julian Dicks 6 8 1997-98 John Hartson 15 24 1998-99 Ian Wright 9 9 1999-2000 Paolo Di Canio 16 16 2000-01 Frederic Kanoute 11 14 2001-02 Jermain Defoe 10 14 Frederic Kanoute 11 12 2002-03 Jermain Defoe 8 11 Paolo Di Canio 9 9 2003-04 Jermain Defoe 11 15 2004-05 Marlon Harewood 17 22 Teddy Sheringham 20 21 2005-06 Marlon Harewood 14 16 2006-07 Bobby Zamora 11 11 Current Season 2007-08 Dean Ashton 7 8

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