Unique Arsenal
My wife asked why Arsenal is unique in the current pemiereship. I had to check but she is right (I think). The only club in this years crop in the top flight that is not named after a town or place (City and United is a bit of poetic license)
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Not named after a Town or a place.
Woolwich Arsenal was called Woolwich arsenal because it came from Woolwich Arsenal (a place).
So the Spuds actually have a point... ;nonono
Woolwich became part of the County of London in 1889
The earliest recorded use of West Ham, as distinct from East Ham, is in 1186 as Westhamma, which obviously has changed over the centuries to West Hammer/Hammer. ;biggrin
So are we the supporters with the longest history?
COYWH ;biggrin
It is an area, rather than a specific town.
I think Stoke is a place, but not a football club.
I can’t quite claim a connection going back that long, but during research into my family I found my Great Uncle Hubert has joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18 in 1895, looking through his service record showing ships he served on during his 12 years in the Royal Navy one particular ship HMS Magdala was built.......
Wait for it.......
By none other than Thames Iron Works & Ship Building Company ;biggrin when I found that bit of info. So i’d formerly like to claim family connections to West Ham United going back to our very beginnings er hem......
I’ll get me coat..... ;yercoat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Magdala_(1870)
According to the West Ham badge
We play in London
That’s narrowed it down a bit
The area around the park is now known as Crystal Palace, when that became common usage is unclear but obviously post-1854.
While we're on the subject of changing place names until they built the Millennium Dome the area that is now known as North Greenwich was called Bugsby's Marsh