WEST HAM UNITED
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FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Memorabilia through the Decade
A Pictorial History
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HAYDEN MULLENS
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ROBBIE STOCKDALE
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BRIAN DEANE
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MARLON HAREWOOD
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CHRIS COHEN
Born: 5 March 1987, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Professional: 1 July 2003
Debut: 13 December 2003, Sunderland (H)
Last game: 20 September 2005,
Sheffield Wednesday (A)
Appearances: 4/18
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International: England Under-16 (3 caps)
England Under-17 (5 caps)
Transferred: Yeovil Town
Date: 28 June 2006
Fee: Undisclosed
Chris Cohen was scouted at the age of eight by Hammers coach Peter Brabrook whilst playing Sunday League for an amateur football club. The midfield progressed through the ranks and played for West Ham United’s Under-17s for the start of the 2002/03 season.
Born just a few weeks apart in the spring of 1987, Cohen and Mark Noble joined the Hammers as schoolboys – Noble at eleven, Cohen at nine, the two friends excelled as midfield partners for the Hammers’ youth teams.
Cohen made a scoring debut for the Under-17 side against Liverpool on 24 August 2002, but it wasn’t enough as Kevin Keen’s U-17s lost 3-1 on Merseyside. The England youth international was rightly tipped as a rising star of the famous West Ham United Academy and signed professional forms on 1 July 2003.
Following Alan Pardew’s arrival as manager in October 2003, the highly-rated youngster made his senior debut as a 16-year-old in the 3-2 Division One victory over Sunderland at the Boleyn Ground on 13 December 2003 - making him the third youngest player to appear for the club behind William Williams in 1922 and Ron Boyce in 1959. That capped off an amazing season in which he first featured at Upton park as a ball-boy, then played for the Under-17, Under-19s, reserve and first-teams, as well as being called into the England Under-16 and 17s squads.
Mark Noble’s debut came on 17 August 2004, when he joined his friend on the pitch in a League Cup win over Southend United at the Boleyn Ground. As an 18-year-old, Cohen had made seven first-team appearances during his breakthrough season, but was somewhat restricted as he took a back seat in those early days as Noble began to make an impact at first-team level, but the pair remained part of Alan Pardew’s squad and despite starting just four matches in 24 appearances for the club, the talented player found his opportunities limited following West Ham's promotion to the Premier League for the 2005/06 season.
As a result of his lack of action, Cohen decided to join League One side Yeovil Town on a month-long loan in November 2005. The deal was extended in January 2006 and the player eventually signed for the Huish Park outfit on a permanent basis in the summer of that year. He went on to make 81 league and cup appearances, scoring eight goals, and finished up winning the majority of Yeovil’s player of the season awards as the club fought a successful battle against relegation.
Cohen's form for the Somerset club attracted the attention of Nottingham Forest, who signed him on a four-year contract in July 2007. After being voted Forest player of the year in 2008/09, he was rewarded with a new four-year deal, eventually staying for eleven seasons until his retirement in 2018.
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ANDY MELVILLE
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JON HARLEY
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NIGEL REO-COKER
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ADAM NOWLAND
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JOBI McANUFF
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BOBBY ZAMORA
Born: 16 January 1981, Barking, Essex
Signed: Tottenham Hotspur
Date: 2 February 2004
Fee: Exchange Defoe + £7m
Debut: 7 February 2004, Bradford City (A)
Last game: 11 May 2008, Aston Villa (H)
Appearances: 100/52
Goals: 40
Transferred: Fulham
Date: July 2008
Fee: £6.3m combined deal
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Play-off finalists (2004),
Play-off Winners (2005),
FA Cup Runner-up (2006)
A lifelong Hammer born and raised in nearby Barking, Zamora started his football journey in August 1999 as a trainee with Bristol Rovers. Loan spells with Bath and Brighton & Hove Albion followed - where he scored six goals in six games before joining the Seagulls in August 2000 on a permanent contract at the Withdean Stadium.
Zamora may not have been the most prolific of goalscorers but, when he did hit the back of the net, it usually mattered. The centre forward scored the goals that secured back-to-back promotions for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2001 and 2002, the goals that fired Fulham to the UEFA Europa League final in 2010, and the goals that secured Queens Park Rangers a place in the Premier League in 2014. In between, Barking-born Zamora returned to his native east London to spend four-and-a-half memorable seasons with West Ham United.
Zamora moved from the south coast Brighton side to Tottenham Hotspur for a £1.5 million fee in July 2003. Unfortunately, his career did not take off at White Hart Lane and subsequently signed for West Ham United on 2 February 2004 as part of the deal that took Jermain Defoe to Spurs on the final day of the transfer window.
A goal on debut in a Division One victory at Bradford City five days later quickly endeared the 23-year-old to his fellow fans, and he would add further important strikes against Cardiff City, Gillingham and Coventry City as West Ham sneaked into the Play-Offs, only to miss out on promotion when Crystal Palace edged them out at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
A year later, Zamora’s three goals saw off Ipswich Town to fire the Hammers back to the same venue for a Championship Play-Off final showdown with Preston North End. Twelve minutes after half-time, the east Londoner fired his Club back to the Premier League when he converted the only goal of the game.
Injuries would restrict Zamora’s appearances and goals in his final season in Claret and Blue, but his hero status was already assured among the supporters. By the end of the 2007/08 campaign he and fellow club-mate John Pantsil had joined Fulham in a combined £6.3m deal, Zamora accounted for £4.8m of the fee.
The striker made 91 appearances for the Craven Cottage side, scoring 20 goals before joining Queens Park Rangers on 31 January 2012, and then ended his playing career back on the south coast with his former club Brighton until his contract expired at the end of the 2015/16 season.
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SEBASTIEN CAROLE
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PAVEL SRNICEK
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SERGEI REBROV
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LUKE CHADWICK
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TRENT McCLENAHAN
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JAMES WALKER
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ELLIOTT WARD
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MARK NOBLE
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CALUM DAVENPORT
Born: 1 January 1983, Bedford
Signed: Tottenham Hotspur
Date: 9 September 2004
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11 September 2004, Sheffield United (A)
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Date: 18 January 2007
Fee: Undisclosed (reported £3m)
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Appearances: 23/1
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International: England Under-21 (4 caps)
England Under-21 international who progressed through the Highfield Road ranks to make his senior debut for already-relegated Coventry City on the final day of the 2000/01 season. It was not until the 2002/03 season that he became a regular first team player, earning the accolade of Young Player of the Year. He made 84 appearances for Coventry City in all competitions, scoring 3 goals.
Davenport joined Tottenham Hotspur in August 2004 for £1.3m and the giant central-defender was immediately off-loaded for a loan spell to West Ham United on 9 September 2004. The centre-back made his Hammers debut two days later against Sheffield United in a 2-1 victory at Bramall Lane. Having performed brilliantly and making a total of 10 Coca-Cola appearances the North London club recalled him back to White Hart Lane in November.
On 18 January 2007, Davenport rejoined West Ham United for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be £3m, signing a three and a half year contract. A year to the day later, on 18 January 2008, he joined Championship side Watford on a month's loan, with a view to a permanent deal. Davenport made his debut against Charlton Athletic on 19 January 2008, but had to be substituted before half-time after a collision with team-mate Darius Henderson. He was stretchered off and taken to hospital, where he spent a number of days and was diagnosed with a fracture to a bone in his neck. His injury meant the loan deal was cancelled.
After a lengthy spell on the side-line he returned to competitive action for the start of the 2008/09 campaign. He scored his first goal for the Hammers against Blackburn Rovers on 30 August 2008. On 2 February 2009 he joined Premier League club Sunderland on loan until the end of the 2008/09 season. He made eight appearances for the Black Cats. Davenport returned to the Hammers for the start of the 2009/10 season but in August was involved in a domestic incident. In March 2010, the centre-back had his contract was terminated by mutual consent. In his second spell at the Boleyn Ground he clocked up fourteen appearances in all competitions scoring one goal.
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CARL FLETCHER
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MALKY MACKAY
Born: 19 February 1972, Bellshill, Glasgow
Signed: Norwich City
Date: 10 September 2004
Fee: £400,000
Debut: 11 September 2004, Sheffield United (A)
Last game: 12 March 2005, Reading (A)
Appearances: 21/1
Goals: 2
Transferred: Watford
Date: 31 July 2005
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Malcolm ‘Malkay’ Mackay began his career in his native Scotland, coming through the youth ranks of Queen's Park. Over three seasons with the Spiders the defender made 70 appearances and chipped in with 6 goals before joining Scottish giants Glasgow Celtic in the summer of 1993.
He made only 46 appearances in 5 years with the Glasgow club, and in September 1998 moved south of the border to England, joining Norwich City for a fee of £350,000 after a one-game loan spell.
It was with the Carrow Road club that ‘Malky’ enjoyed his best football. At the end of the 2001/02 season, the Canaries’ supporters voted Mackay into second place as their’ Player of the Year.’ In the 2003/04 season, his sixth in Norfolk, Norwich was promoted as champions to the Premier League after winning the Division One title. At 32 years of age, Mackay became the oldest man to make his debut for Scotland in 37 years, eventually winning 5 full international caps. However, the Scot’s elation was short-lived; the Carrow Road cult hero was released at the end of their promotion campaign.
On 10 September 2004, Mackay jumped at the chance to join Alan Pardew’s West Ham United and put pen to paper on a £400,000 deal. The following day, Mackay made his Championship debut, coming on as an 87th minute substitute against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane in a 2-1 victory. A week later, he scored his first goal in the 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town at Upton Park.
After a promising start to his east London career with 3 wins and one draw, the defender picked up a calf injury at the City Ground in the 2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest which side-lined him out for a month. The unlucky Scot picked up a further injury which ruled him out for the best part of 6-weeks.
He returned to winning ways on Boxing Day with a 3-1 victory over the Forest men and went on to record a total of 22 League and cup appearances in West Ham’s play-off season.
On 31 July 2005, as part of their rebuilding plans; Mackay was picked up by Watford on a free transfer. He became a key figure in the Hornets defence and achieved the feat of being promoted to the Premier League for the third successive season, as Watford defeated Leeds United in the play-off final.
His managerial career took in Watford, Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic before taking up a post with the Scottish FA as performance director, during his tenure he was appointed caretaker manager for the national team against the Netherlands at Pittodrie in November 2017. Mackay was appointed manager at Ross County in May 2021 and joined Hibernian in May 2024 as their sporting director.
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SHAUN NEWTON
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