2008–09 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United F.C.
2008–09 season
Chairman Björgólfur Guðmundsson
Premier League 9th
FA Cup Fifth Round Replay (vs Middlesbrough (a) 0-2)
League Cup Third Round (vs Watford (a) 0-1)
Top goalscorer Carlton Cole 10
Highest home attendance 34,802 (v Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance 10,055 (v Macclesfield)

This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club West Ham United F.C. It also lists all matches that West Ham United F.C. has played in the 2008-09 season. There is also other information including stadium, kits and staff sections.

Contents

Events

Players

Squad information

Senior

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK ENG Green 28 EU 2006 86 0 2012 £2,000,000
23 GK ENG Walker 34 EU 2004 20 0 Bosman ruling
24 GK CZE Laštůvka 25 EU 2008 1 0 2009 Loaned
34 GK CZE Štěch 18 EU 2006 0 0 2013
43 GK ENG Blackmore EU 2008 0 0 2010 Youth system
2 RB AUS Neill (captain) 30 Non-EU 2007 (Winter) 68 1 2009 £1,500,000
18 RB USA Spector 22 Non-EU 2006 56 0 2010 £500,000
20 RB FRA Faubert 24 EU 2007 25 0 2012 £6,100,000
48 RB ENG Miller 18 EU 2008 0 0 2011 Youth system
4 CB WAL Gabbidon 28 EU 2005 75 0 2011 £3,500,000 combined
15 CB ENG Upson (VC) 29 EU 2007 (Winter) 54 1 2012 £6m
19 CB WAL Collins 24 EU 2005 48 2 2011 £3,500,000 combined
27 CB ENG Davenport 25 EU 2007 (Winter) 23 1 2010 £3,000,000
30 CB ENG Tomkins 19 EU 2005 6 0 2011 Youth system
36 CB ISL Eyjólfsson 17 Non-EU 2008 0 0
44 CB ENG N'Gala 18 EU 2008 0 0 2011 Youth system
45 CB ENG Spence 18 EU 2007 0 0 Youth system
3 LB COD Ilunga 26 Non-EU 2008 14 0 2009 Loaned
5 LB URU López 22 Non-EU 2008 1 0 2009 Free agent
40 LB ENG Widdowson 19 EU 2008 0 0 2011 Youth system
7 RM ENG Dyer 29 EU 2007 3 0 2011 £6,000,000
21 RM SUI Behrami 23 Non-EU 2008 15 0 2013 £5,000,000
46 RM ENG Stanislas 18 EU 2008 0 0 2011 Youth system
8 CM ENG Parker 27 EU 2007 36 1 2012 £7,000,000
16 CM ENG Noble 21 EU 2003 85 7 2011 Youth system
17 CM ENG Mullins 29 EU 2003 207 7 2010 £800,000
22 CM ENG Stokes 21 EU 2005 1 0 Youth system
26 CM SCO Quashie 29 EU 2007 (Winter) 8 0 2010 £1,750,000
29 CM ENG Bowyer 31 EU 2006 60 5 Free
31 CM WAL Collison 19 EU 2007 8 1 2013 Youth system
13 LM POR Boa Morte 30 EU 2007 (Winter) 62 2 2010 £5,000,000
28 LM ENG Reid 20 EU 2004 9 1 2009 Youth system
9 CF ENG Ashton 24 EU 2006 (Winter) 56 20 2013 £7,000,000
10 CF WAL Bellamy 28 EU 2007 22 6 2012 £7,500,000
12 CF ENG Cole 24 EU 2006 73 12 2013
25 CF ESP Tristán 32 EU 2008 2 0 2009 Free agent
32 CF ITA Di Michele 32 EU 2008 11 2 2009 Loaned
33 CF ENG Sears 18 EU 2007 19 1 2013 Youth system
41 CF ENG Hines 19 EU 2008 1 1 2011 Youth system
42 CF ENG Jeffery 18 EU 2008 0 0 2011 Youth system

Last updated: 20 December 2008
Source: whufc.com, players' Wikipedia articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Squad stats

238 Total Premier League FA Cup Football League Cup
No.
P
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GK ENG Green 19 19 18 1
20 RB FRA Faubert 16 18 16 2
2 CB AUS Neill 17 17 1 16 1 1
15 CB ENG Upson 20 20 18 2
3 LB COD Ilunga 15 15 15
21 RM SUI Behrami 16 16 1 15 1 1
8 CM ENG Parker 16 17 16 1
16 CM ENG Noble 11 12 1 11 1 1
(11) LM ENG Etherington 9 14 2 13 2 1
10 CF WAL Bellamy 11 14 2 14 2
12 CF ENG Cole 15 16 4 15 3 1 1
19 CB WAL Collins 8 8 8
17 CM ENG Mullins 7 16 1 14 1 2
27 CB ENG Davenport 7 7 1 6 1 1
32 FW ITA Di Michele 6 12 2 11 2 1
13 LM POR Boa Morte 5 14 12 2
33 CF ENG Sears 5 12 10 2
29 CM ENG Bowyer 5 7 1 6 1 1
9 CF ENG Ashton 5 5 2 4 2 1
31 CM WAL Collison 4 6 1 6 1
(3) LB NIR McCartney 1 2 1 1
24 GK CZE Laštůvka 1 1 1
5 LB URU López 1 1 1
28 LM ENG Reid 2 1 2 1
25 CF ESP Tristán 2 2
41 CF ENG Hines 1 1 1 1
45 CB ENG Spence
30 CB ENG Tomkins
23 GK ENG Walker
40 LB ENG Widdowson
46 RM ENG Stanislas
Own goals 1 1
4 CB WAL Gabbidon
7 RM ENG Dyer
18 RB USA Spector
22 CM ENG Stokes
26 CM SCO Quashie
34 GK CZE Štěch
36 CB ISL Eyjólfsson
42 CF ENG Jeffery
43 GK ENG Blackmore
44 CB ENG N'Gala
48 RB ENG Miller

Last updated: 20 December 2008
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by start team and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name Premier League
Goals
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Goals
Total
Goals
1 12 Carlton Cole 3 1 7
2 10 Craig Bellamy 2 2
= 9 Dean Ashton 2 2
= 32 David Di Michele 2 2
= (11) Matthew Etherington 2 2
6 2 Lucas Neill 1 1
= 16 Mark Noble 1 1
= 17 Hayden Mullins 1 1
= 27 Calum Davenport 1 1
= 31 Jack Collison 1 1
= 21 Valon Behrami 1 1
= 29 Lee Bowyer 1 1
= 41 Zavon Hines 1 1
= 28 Kyel Reid 1 1

Last updated: 20 December 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Disciplinary record

N
P
Nat.
Name
Y YY R Notes
12 CF ENG Cole 1
16 CM ENG Noble 3 1
8 CM ENG Parker 4
10 CF WAL Bellamy 3
20 RB FRA Faubert 2
2 CB AUS Neill 2
31 CM WAL Collison 2
13 LM POR Boa Morte 2
27 CB ENG Davenport 1
21 RM SUI Behrami 1
32 CF ITA Di Michele 1
3 LB COD Ilunga 1
19 CB WAL Collins 1
(11) LM ENG Etherington 1
29 CM ENG Bowyer 1
17 CM ENG Mullins 1

Last updated: 1 December 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches

Y = Number of bookings;  YY = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  R = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
8 4-4-2 1-5, 16-18
9 4-3-3 6-12, 14-15
1 4-4-1-1 13

Last updated: 8 December 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Most frequent start

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
GS Notes
1 GK ENG Green 38
2 RB AUS Neill 34
19 CB WAL Collins 17
15 CB ENG Upson 37
3 LB COD Ilunga 35
21 RM SUI Behrami 24
8 CM ENG Parker 28
31 LM WAL Collison 16
16 CM ENG Noble 28
12 CF ENG Cole 26
32 CF ITA Di Michele 22

Last updated: 1 December 2008
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Transfers & loans in / out

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
36 CB Eyjólfsson Non-EU ISL 17 Transferred Y HK Summer
CF Bajner EU HUN 17 Transferred Y Liberty Oradea Summer
21 RB Behrami Non-EU SUI 23 Transferred Y Lazio Summer £ 5m
24 GK Laštůvka EU CZE 25 Loaned Y Shakhtar Donetsk Summer July 2009 N/A
CM Grasser EU AUT 17 Transferred Y Grazer AK Summer
3 LB Ilunga Non-EU COD 26 Loaned Y Toulouse Summer N/A
32 CF Di Michele EU ITA 32 Loaned Y Torino Summer N/A
5 LB López Non-EU URU 22 Transferred Y River Plate Summer Free agent
25 CF Tristán EU ESP 32 Transferred Y Livorno Free agent

Out

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Status
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
15 RM Solano Non-EU PER 33 Transferred Y Released Summer Free
25 CF Zamora EU ENG 27 Transferred Y Fulham Summer £4.8m
14 RB Paintsil Non-EU GHA 24 Transferred Y Fulham Summer £1.5m
21 GK Wright EU ENG 30 Transferred Y Ipswich Town Summer £0.5m
7 RM Ljungberg EU SWE 31 Transferred Y Released Summer Free
5 CB Ferdinand EU ENG 23 Transferred Y Sunderland Summer £8m
3 LB McCartney EU NIR 27 Transferred Y Sunderland Summer £6m
43 GK Blackmore EU ENG 20 Loaned Y Thurrock Summer N/A
42 CF Jeffery EU ENG 18 Loaned Y Leyton Orient N/A
CM Payne EU ENG 17 Loaned Y Cheltenham Town N/A
26 CM Quashie EU SCO 29 Loaned Y Birmingham City N/A
48 RB Miller EU ENG 18 Loaned Y Bishop's Stortford N/A
44 CB N'Gala EU ENG 18 Loaned Y MK Dons N/A
45 CB Spence EU ENG 18 Loaned Y Leyton Orient N/A
28 LM Reid EU ENG 20 Loaned Y Blackpool N/A
23 GK Walker EU ENG 34 Loaned Y Colchester United N/A
30 CB Tomkins EU ENG 19 Loaned Y Derby County N/A
46 RM Stanislas EU ENG 18 Loaned Y Southend N/A
11 LM Etherington EU ENG 26 Transferred Y Stoke Winter Undisclosed

Last updated: 27 November 2008
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager Gianfranco Zola
Assistant coach Steve Clarke
First team coach Kevin Keen
Goalkeeping coach Luděk Mikloško
Fitness coach Antonio Pintus
Reserve & Conditioning Coach Alex Dyer
Director Of Youth Academy Tony Carr
Chief scout Roger Cross
Head of Sports Science Nick Davies
Head of Physiotherapy George Cooper
Reserve Team physiotherapist Dave Singleton
Medical Officers Ges Steinbergs MBBS, MRCGP
Sean Howlett MBBS, MRCGP
Kit manager Steve Rigby
Technical Director Gianluca Nani

Last updated: 15 September 2008
Source: West Ham United F.C.#Current staff

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): SBOBET

Home
Away

Source: Wikipedia West Ham United Article

Other information

Chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) (35,146 / 112x72 yards)

Source: West Ham United F.C. article on 22 July 2008

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 8 16 August 2008 17 May 2009
FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 3 January 2009 25 February 2009
Football League Cup 2nd round 3rd round 27 August 2008 23 September 2008

Last updated: 22 March 2009
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Matches

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
7 Fulham 37 14 11 12 39 32 +7 53 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
8 Tottenham Hotspur 37 14 9 14 44 42 +2 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 30 34 −4 51

Updated to games played on 22 March 2009
Source: Premier League 2008-09
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 11 8 11 35 35 0 41 7 2 5 19 16 +3 4 6 6 16 19 −3

Last updated: 21 March 2009
Source: Premier League 2008-09

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground H A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A
Result W L W L W W L L L L D L D W D L D L W W D W W D L L W W D D

Last updated: 21 March 2009.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

First team

Competitive

M
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1 16 August 2008 Premier League 1 H Wigan Athletic 2 – 1
2 24 August 2008 Premier League 2 A Manchester City 0 – 3
3 27 August 2008 Football League Cup 2nd Round H Macclesfield Town 4 – 1 (aet)
4 30 August 2008 Premier League 3 H Blackburn Rovers 4 – 1
5 13 September 2008 Premier League 4 A West Bromwich Albion 2 – 3
6 20 September 2008 Premier League 5 H Newcastle United 3 – 1
7 23 September 2008 Football League Cup 3rd Round A Watford 0 – 1
8 27 September 2008 Premier League 6 A Fulham 2 – 1
9 5 October 2008 Premier League 7 H Bolton Wanderers 1 – 3
10 19 October 2008 Premier League 8 A Hull City 0 – 1
11 26 October 2008 Premier League 9 H Arsenal 0 – 2
12 29 October 2008 Premier League 10 A Manchester United 0 – 2
13 1 November 2008 Premier League 11 A Middlesbrough 1 – 1
14 8 November 2008 Premier League 12 H Everton 1 – 3
15 15 November 2008 Premier League 13 H Portsmouth 0 – 0
16 23 November 2008 Premier League 14 A Sunderland 1 – 0
17 1 December 2008 Premier League 15 A Liverpool 0 – 0
18 8 December 2008 Premier League 16 H Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 2
19 14 December 2008 Premier League 17 A Chelsea 1 – 1
20 20 December 2008 Premier League 18 H Aston Villa 0 – 1
21 26 December 2008 Premier League 19 A Portsmouth 1 – 4
22 28 December 2008 Premier League 20 H Stoke City 2 – 1
23 10 January 2009 Premier League 21 A Newcastle United 2 – 2
24 18 January 2009 Premier League 22 H Fulham 3 – 1
25 28 January 2009 Premier League 23 H Hull City 2 – 0
26 28 January 2009 Premier League 24 A Arsenal 0 – 0
27 8 February 2009 Premier League 25 H Manchester United 0 – 1
28 21 February 2009 Premier League 26 A Bolton Wanderers 1 – 2
29 1 March 2009 Premier League 27 H Manchester City 1 – 0
30 3 March 2009 Premier League 28 A Wigan Athletic 1 – 0

Last updated: 5 March 2009
Source: [1]
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown.
1West Ham goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of West Ham.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Reserves

Matches

Match
Date
Competition or tour
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Scorers
GD
1 15 September 2008 FA Premier Reserve League South A Chelsea Reserves 0 - 2 -2
2 30 September 2008 FA Premier Reserve League South H West Bromwich Albion Reserves 4 - 3 Sears 4 1
3 7 October 2008 FA Premier Reserve League South A Fulham Reserves 1 - 4 Eyjolfsson -3
4 21 October 2008 FA Premier Reserve League South H Arsenal Reserves 1 - 0 Stanislas 1
5 3 November 2008 FA Premier Reserve League South A Tottenham Reserves 0 - 2 -2
6 25 November 2008 FA Premier Reserve League South H Portsmouth Reserves 2 - 0 Di Michele, Reid 2

Last updated: 25 November 2008
1West Ham United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of West Ham United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

Stats

Total Premier Reserve League South Reserve Friendly
Country
N
P
Name
GS
App

App

App

Notes
CZE 24 GK Laštůvka 3 3 3
NIR RB O'Neill 3 4 4
ENG 27 CB Davenport 3 3 3
ENG 44 CB N'Gala 3 5 5
URU 5 LB López 4 4 4
ENG 46 RM Stanislas 4 4 1 4 1
WAL 31 CM Collison 2 2 2
ENG CM Harvey 2 3 3
ENG 28 LM Reid 4 4 1 4 1
ENG 22 CF Stokes 5 6 6
ENG 33 CF Sears 4 4 4 4 4
ENG 48 RB Miller 3 3 3
ENG LM Edgar 2 3 3
ISL 35 CB Eyjólfsson 2 2 1 2 1
CZE 34 GK Štěch 2 2 2
WAL 19 CB Collins 2 2 2
ENG 40 LB Widdowson 2 2 2
45 DF ENG Spence 2 2 2
POR 13 LM Boa Morte 2 2 2
25 CF ESP Tristán 2 2 2
ENG CM Lee 1 3 3
ENG MF Kearns 1 3 3
HUN CF Bajner 1 3 3
32 CF ITA Di Michele 1 1 1 1 1
CAN GK Street 1 1 1
ENG 30 CB Tomkins 1 1 1
ENG 17 CM Mullins 1 1 1
ENG 29 CM Bowyer 1 1 1
ENG CM Payne 1 1 1
AUT CM Grasser 1 1 1
ENG DF Fry 1 1
ENG FW Montano 1 1
ENG GK Loveday
ENG DF Brown
ENG DF Brookes
SAU FW Abdulla

Last updated: 25 November 2008
Source: Reserve matches
Ordered by Reserve start team and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

Under 18

Matches

Match
Date
Competition or tour
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Scorers
GD
1 23 August 2008 Premier Academy League H Manchester United Under 18s 0 - 0 0
2 30 August 2008 Premier Academy League A Leeds United Under 18s 2 - 2 Payne, Edgar 0
3 6 September 2008 Premier Academy League H Reading Under 18s 1 - 1 Bajner 0
4 13 September 2008 Premier Academy League H Aston Villa Under 18s 3 - 0 Sears 2, Abdulla 3
5 20 September 2008 Premier Academy League A Birmingham Under 18s 0 - 2 -2
6 27 September 2008 Premier Academy League H Arsenal Under 18s 1 - 2 Edgar -1
7 4 October 2008 Premier Academy League A Portsmouth Under 18s 0 - 2 -2
8 11 October 2008 Premier Academy League H Crystal Palace Under 18s 0 - 0 0
9 18 October 2008 Premier Academy League H Chelsea Under 18s 2 - 4 Abdulla, Hall -2
10 1 November 2008 Premier Academy League A Southampton Under 18s 6 - 1 Kearns, Bajner 3, Lee, Edgar 5
11 8 November 2008 Premier Academy League H Ipswich Under 18s 2 - 4 Edgar, Bajner -2
12 16 November 2008 Premier Academy League A Charlton Athletic F.C. Under 18s 1 - 2 Christie o.g. -1
13 22 November 2008 Premier Academy League A Fulham Under 18s 2 - 0 Edgar, Bajner 2
14 2 December 2008 FA Youth Cup 3rd round A Nottingham Forest Under 18s 1 - 3 Abdulla -2

Last updated: 2 December 2008
1West Ham United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of West Ham United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

Stats

Total Premier Academy League FA Youth Cup
Country
N
P
Name
GS
App

App

App

Notes
CAN GK Street 12 12 11 1
ENG RB Brookes 8 9 8 1
ENG CB McNaughton 8 10 9 1
ENG CB Fry 14 14 13 1
ENG LB Brown 11 13 12 1
NIR RM Kearns 12 13 1 12 1 1
ENG CM Lee 14 14 1 13 1 1
ENG CM Okus 7 10 9 1
ENG LM Edgar 14 14 5 13 5 1
SAU CF Abdulla 12 14 3 13 2 1 1
HUN CF Bajner 8 10 6 9 6 1
AUT CM Grasser 5 12 11 1
ENG CM Payne 5 5 1 5 1
ENG CF Montano 4 9 8 1
ISL 35 DF Eyjólfsson 4 4 4
ENG 48 RB Miller 3 3 3
POL RB Modelski 2 4 3 1
ENG 44 DF N'Gala 2 2 2
ENG DF O'Neill 2 2 2
ENG CF Hall 1 4 1 4 1
ENG MF Barrett 1 3 3
CZE 34 GK Štěch 1 2 2
ENG 33 FW Sears 1 1 2 1 2
ENG GK Loveday 1 1 1
ENG 45 RB Spence 1 1 1
ENG MF Harvey 1 1 1
ENG MF Driver
ENG MF Mehmet
ENG DF Ashman
ENG FW Subuola

Last updated: 2 December 2008
Source: Under 18 matches
Ordered by West Ham United Under-18 start team and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

Pre-season

First team

Matches
Match
Date
Competition or tour
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Scorers
GD
1 17 Jul 2008 Friendly A Hampton & Richmond 4 - 2 Bellamy 37' & 60', Noble 41', Hines 81' 2
2 20 Jul 2008 Friendly A Columbus Crew 3 - 1 Ashton 6', Evans og 26', Reid 53' 2
3 24 Jul 2008 Major League Soccer All-Star Game A Major League All Stars 2 - 3 Ashton 26' & 67' -1
4 29 Jul 2008 Friendly A Peterborough United 2 - 0 Bellamy 3' & 42' 2
5 1 Aug 2008 Friendly A Southampton 2 - 2 Davenport 45', Hines 65' 0
6 4 Aug 2008 Friendly A Ipswich Town 5 - 3 Ashton 4', 57' & 74', Bellamy 10', Noble 79' 2
7 9 Aug 2008 The Bobby Moore Cup H Villarreal 1 - 1 Cole 1' 0

Last updated: 9 August 2008
1West Ham United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of West Ham United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

Stats
Total Friendly Reserve Friendly
Country
N
P
Name
GS
App

App

App

Notes
ENG 1 GK Green 6 6 6
AUS 2 FB Neill 7 7 7
ENG 5 CB Ferdinand 5 6 6
ENG 27 CB Davenport 5 6 1 6 1
ENG 40 LB Widdowson 6 9 6 3
FRA 20 RM Faubert 5 6 6
ENG 8 CM Parker 6 7 7
ENG 16 CM Noble 5 6 2 6 2
ENG 28 LM Reid 4 7 1 7 1
WAL 10 CF Bellamy 5 5 5 5 5
ENG 9 CF Ashton 5 5 6 5 6
ENG 12 CF Cole 4 6 1 6 1
SUI 21 RB Behrami 4 4 4
ENG 6 CB Upson 5 5 4 1
ENG 17 CM Mullins 4 6 5 1
ENG 11 LM Etherington 4 4 3 1
CZE 34 GK Štěch 3 5 3 2
WAL 14 LB Thatcher 2 2 1 1
ENG 46 MF Stanislas 3 10 1 6 4 1
WAL 31 CM Collison 3 8 1 5 3 1
ENG 22 MF Stokes 1 7 4 3
ENG 41 CF Hines 4 7 5 3 2 4 3
ENG 23 GK Walker 1 3 2 1
ENG 45 DF Spence 4 6 2 4
ENG 33 CF Sears 3 5 1 2 3 1
ENG 48 RB Miller 3 5 1 4
ENG 44 CB N'Gala 3 5 1 4
POR 13 LM Boa Morte 1 2 1 1 1 1
ENG 29 MF Bowyer 2 3 1 2
Own goals 2 1 1
USA 18 RB Spector
WAL 4 CB Gabbidon
WAL 19 CB Collins
ENG 30 CB Tomkins
NIR 3 LB McCartney
ENG 32 RM Dyer
SCO 26 CM Quashie

Last updated: 11 August 2008
Source: Pre-season Friendly matches
Ordered by Friendly start team, West Ham United Reserve XI and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

Reserves

Matches
Match
Date
Competition or tour
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Scorers
GD
1 19 Jul 2008 West Ham Reserve XI Friendly A Billericay Town 1 - 0 Hines 70' 1
2 26 Jul 2008 West Ham Reserve XI Friendly A Thurrock 3 - 0 Hines 15', Sears 51', Clark og 64' 3
3 30 Jul 2008 West Ham Reserve XI Friendly A Cambridge United 0 - 0 0
4 2 Aug 2008 West Ham Reserve XI Friendly A Grays Athletic 1 - 2 Hines 37' -1
5 5 Aug 2008 West Ham Reserve XI Friendly A Bishop's Stortford 2 - 0 Collison 3', Boa Morte 20' 2
6 11 Aug 2008 West Ham Reserve XI Friendly A Tilbury 3 - 0 Jeffrey 38', Stanislas 64', Edgar 82' 3

Last updated: 11 August 2008
1West Ham United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of West Ham United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

Stats
Total Reserve Friendly Friendly
Country
N
P
Name
GS
App

App

App

Notes
CZE 34 GK Štěch 2 5 2 3
ENG 48 RB Miller 3 5 4 1
ISL 35 CB Eyjólfsson 4 5 5
ENG 45 CB Spence 4 6 4 2
NIR LB O'Neill 3 5 5
WAL 31 MF Collison 3 8 1 3 1 5
ENG 46 MF Stanislas 3 10 1 4 1 6
ENG MF Payne 3 5 5
ENG MF Harvey 3 5 5
ENG 41 CF Hines 4 7 5 4 3 3 2
ENG 42 CF Jeffery 5 6 1 6 1
ENG 44 CB N'Gala 3 5 4 1
ENG 33 CF Sears 3 5 1 3 1 2
ENG LM Edgar 2 4 1 4 1
ENG 40 LB Widdowson 2 9 3 6
ENG CB Brookes 2 2 2
ENG 29 MF Bowyer 2 3 2 1
ENG RM Kearns 1 4 4
ENG 22 RM Stokes 1 7 3 4
ENG CM Lee 1 3 3
CAN GK Street 1 2 2
POR 13 LM Boa Morte 1 2 1 1 1 1
ENG 43 GK Blackmore 1 1 1
ENG LB Brown 1 1 1
ENG 6 CB Upson 1 5 1 4
ENG 23 GK Walker 1 3 1 2
ENG 11 LM Etherington 1 4 1 3
CYP CF Konstantinou 1 1 1
WAL 14 LB Thatcher 1 2 1 1
ENG 17 CM Mullins 1 6 1 5
CZE 24 GK Laštůvka 1 1 1
HUN CF Bajner 1 1 1
ENG FW Abdulla 2 2
ENG FW Okus 1 1
ENG CF Montano 1 1
ENG RB McNaughton 1 1
ENG DF Fry 1 1
CZE GK Miklosko
ENG GK Loveday
Own goals 2 1 1

Last updated: 11 August 2008
Source: Pre-season Friendly matches
Ordered by Friendly start team, West Ham United Reserve XI and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

External links

References

  1. ^ whufc.com | Sears the hero for England
  2. ^ whufc.com | Collison shines, Bellamy back
  3. ^ whufc.com | Ashton features for England
  4. ^ whufc.com | Ashton signs for five years
  5. ^ whufc.com | Solano free to leave
  6. ^ whufc.com | Ljungberg ends Sweden service
  7. ^ whufc.com | Sears and Tomkins make cut
  8. ^ whufc.com | Stech signs five-year deal
  9. ^ whufc.com | United snap up Eyjolfsson
  10. ^ whufc.com | Zamora and Paintsil sign for Fulham
  11. ^ kumb.com | Keeper move nears completion
  12. ^ whufc.com | Behrami signs five-year contract
  13. ^ whufc.com | United fall short in Toronto
  14. ^ a b whufc.com | Lastuvka to sign on loan
  15. ^ whufc.com | Statement on Fredrik Ljungberg
  16. ^ whufc.com | Goodbye to the No6
  17. ^ whufc.com | Defence sets the tone
  18. ^ whufc.com | Noble plays captain's part
  19. ^ whufc.com | City take the points
  20. ^ whufc.com | Spence takes next step
  21. ^ whufc.com | Ferdinand transfer completed
  22. ^ whufc.com | McCartney heads to Sunderland
  23. ^ whufc.com | Green and Upson get England call
  24. ^ whufc.com | Bajner secures Boleyn switch
  25. ^ whufc.com | Di Michele and Ilunga sign
  26. ^ bbc.co.uk | Curbishley quits as West Ham boss
  27. ^ whufc.com | Keen takes temporary charge
  28. ^ kumb.com | Six on the shortlist: who's who
  29. ^ whufc.com | Lopez becomes latest recruit
  30. ^ whufc.com | Zola named new manager
  31. ^ whufc.com | Clarke takes coaching role
  32. ^ whufc.com | Club to appeal to CAS
  33. ^ whufc.com | Hall shines for England
  34. ^ whufc.com | England call Green and Upson
  35. ^ whufc.com | Etherington takes the plaudits
  36. ^ whufc.com | Spence leads England to win
  37. ^ whufc.com | Upson helps five-star England
  38. ^ whufc.com | Tristan deal completed
  39. ^ whufc.com | Noble off to finals
  40. ^ whufc.com | Neill leads Australia to victory
  41. ^ whufc.com | Upson plays as England shine
  42. ^ www.dailymail.com| Etherington joins Pulis's 'stray dogs home' at Stoke after completing £3m switch from West Ham
  43. ^ www.guardian.co.uk| Manchester City complete signing of Bellamy• Fee for Welshman believed to be in region of £14m• Striker signs four-and-a-half-year deal at Eastlands
  44. ^ BBCsport| Quashie makes loan move to Wolves
  45. ^ www.dailmail.co.uk| Portsmouth sign Pele (no, not that one) as Mullins joins him at Fratton Park after completing £2m switch from West Ham