1930-1940 | WHU Trophy Cabinet

1930 - 1940

1932-33

London Football Association Challenge Cup

Runners-up Medal

PLAYER UNKNOWN

Watson, Sheppard, Fryatt, Johnson, St Pier, Musgrave, Deacon, Wilson, Fenton, Goulden, Ruffell

West Ham United v. Queens Park Rangers

Final played at The Den

8 May 1933

(0-3)

London FA Challenge Cup

1934-35

End of Season Tour to Sweden

West Ham United played the first of a scheduled four matches against A.I.K. Stockholm on 14 May 1935. The players left the hotel for the Stadium at 5.30 p.m. Snow showers were in evidence, but this did not prevent the Swedish people turning out to witness what proved lo be a very exciting game.

The Hammers' side was : —

Conway, Chalkley, Walker, Collins, Barrett, Cockroft, Morton, Marshall, Fenton, Goulden, Ruffell.

The match kicked-off in front of 17,000 spectators, and after some delightful football James Marshall scored with a very fine shot. John Morton scored a second goal from the wing, the ball going into the net off one of the A.I.K. players. The Swedish players, however, made great efforts to turn the tide, and a ding-dong game resulted in seven more goals being scored before the final whistle went. The Hammers were victors by 5-4, our other goals being scored by Ted Fenton (2) and another from Morton.

The officials had the pleasure of being presented to Prince Charles upon his arrival at the Stadium, and at half-time His Royal Highness went on the field and shook hands with each of the players.

Image courtesy of Nigel Turner

Prince Charles greets the West Ham United players

A.I.K. Stockholm

1939-40

1940 Football League War Cup Final

The Football League War Cup was an association football tournament held between 1939 and 1945. It aimed to fill the gaping hole left in English Football by the cancellation of the FA Cup during the Second World War.

West Ham United won their first Wembley final when they edged out Blackburn Rovers 1-0 to lift the inaugural Football League War Cup. Sam Small was the hero of the day, following up after George Foreman's shot which had been parried by Blackburn goalkeeper James Barron to score the only goal of the game on 34 minutes.

A crowd of 42,300 braved the war-time bombing of London to attend the final at Wembley Stadium, but they were not rewarded with a classic match. West Ham began the game as favourites and they held the upper hand for much of what was described by The Times as a 'grim' game. When West Ham did get things right, they troubled Rovers, with Foreman, Len Goulden, Stan Foxall and Archibald Macaulay all heavily involved.