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West Ham United Football Club, founded in 1895, competes in the EFL Championship. Nuno Espírito Santo is head coach, and the team plays in London at a ground with a capacity of 62,500. The Irons also go by The Hammers.
The club's highest Southern League Division One finish was third. It has also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award and the UNESCO Fair Play Trophy. Other regional honours sit alongside those awards.
If you are new to West Ham, note the club is in the London Borough of Newham, United Kingdom. Vanessa Gold is chairwoman. The Irons play in the EFL Championship, with Nuno Espírito Santo as head coach. The club's home ground is in London. The Hammers is the other nickname.
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Vanessa Gold fills the chairwoman role at West Ham United.
The club is based in the London Borough of Newham, within the United Kingdom.
West Ham United was founded in 1895, and its full name is West Ham United Football Club.
The team plays its home fixtures at a ground in London.
The home ground in London holds a capacity of 62,500 spectators.
Nuno Espírito Santo takes the head coach role at the club.