The museum contains exhibits from the club's beginning in 1895, when they were called the Thames Ironworks FC. Pride of place is taken by memorabilia from the 1966 World Cup final, when three members of the club played in the winning England team. The photograph on the left shows former club chairman Terence Brown with the Bobby Moore collection.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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West Ham United Museum
{Beneath the West Ham United crest:} The West Ham United Museum was opened by...
Founded by John Fleming and A. F. "Peggy" Bettinson. First president Hugh Cecil Lowther, Fifth Earl of Lonsdale. It became the home of modern glove boxing, with bouts taking place in silence, after...
Formed from the merger of the St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers football teams. The name derives from the fact that most of the players came from the Queen's Park area of London. They have played ...
Cricketer and publisher. Born at Crown Street, Brighton. As a cricketer, he played mainly for Sussex. In 1850 he opened a cricket-equipment business in Leamington Spa and five years later opened a ...
Oldest royal yacht club in the UK (which raises the question of how many are there?) Also known as the Cumberland Fleet, it was founded by the Duke of Cumberland. Traditionally the Commodore is a...
Born Arthur James Mervyn Mansell in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (modern day Zimbabwe). He came to England in 1937 to study pharmacy. A leading player in the Ealing Cricket Club during the 1950s. He...
