The Football History of West Ham Book
The Football History of West Ham Book - Historic Newspapers
The Football History of West Ham Book - Historic Newspapers
The Football History of West Ham Book - Historic Newspapers
The Football History of West Ham Book - Historic Newspapers
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Cover design : Newsstand
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This personalised book features 140 pages of authentic newspaper football reports about West Ham, from 1904 onwards. It comes with a choice of covers and the option to have the recipient’s name printed on the cover for free.

About this book

Bobby Moore steps up to receive the FA Cup and holds it aloft. West Ham’s smartly dressed fans, still giddy from Ronnie Boyce’s last-minute winner, serenade the players as they parade the trophy around Wembley (and bonk each other on the head with a giant novelty hammer). West Ham have won the first major trophy in their history.

That was 1964, and the Hammers would go on to win the UEFA Cup Winners Cup the following year – their last European trophy until the Europa Conference League win over half a century later. With this book, West Ham fans can relive the history of their club, right back to 1904, through authentic newspaper reports written at the time. As well as historic cup-winning days, there are decades of key Division 1 and Premier League match reports to teleport fans back to yesteryear.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from the Daily Mirror scan archive. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.

Size & Quality

Cover: Hardback

Size: Tabloid (29.8cm x 36.4cm)

Pages: 140

Paper source: our books use responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers.

How is this book personalised?

Name: first name up to 13 characters, and an optional surname up to 13 characters, printed on the cover.
Gift Box: optional (see image for an example of our gift boxes)
Personal message: use the prewritten dedication, or write one for us to print, which will appear on the first page.

The Football History of West Ham Book FAQs

How long will this book take to arrive?

Each of our orders is printed on demand, made special just for you and the reader you’ve created it for! Typically, it takes 1-3 days for our workshops to receive, make, and finally hand each order over to the postal carriers for delivery.

Who would this football book make a great gift for?

Our football history books would make a great gift for any lover of the history of football. However, the each book is designed to appeal to fans of the individual football teams. They make a great keepsake to look back on again and again.

Are the pages real, or reproductions of newspapers?

The pages are scans of original newspaper pages. Every effort has been made to clean up scans to make them as clear as possible. In some instances there will be blemishes and the reproduction quality may not be as clear or precise as copying directly from the actual papers itself. 

What name can I enter in the personalisation?

Enter the name as you wish it to be printed on the book. You have a maximum of 13 characters for the first name and surname – which is optional. Please only use standard characters that may be part of someone's name. This include accents. Make sure to double-check your spelling.

Does the book contain every newspaper article about the team?

If we included every article then the book would be too big to print. We have edited the book to include the most interesting articles about their victories, and defeats, to tell the the full story of the team's history.

Make it personal

Choose the cover colour and add the recipient's name to make the gift personal. Make the book a keepsake to treasure forever.

Write a dedication

Add a dedication to the first page. Birthday, holiday, special occasion or just because. Whatever the celebration, use our suggestion or write your own personal message.

Present your Present

Add a keepsake giftbox to ensure the gifting moment is extra special.