 In 2013 – 14 , West Ham finished 13th in the Premier League . They also reached the semi @-@ finals of the League Cup before losing 9 – 0 on aggregate to eventual cup @-@ winners Manchester City . A feature of the season were the criticisms of manager Sam Allardyce by supporters relating to his perceived negative playing tactics . West Ham finished 12th in the 2014 – 15 Premier League , one place higher than the previous season . Minutes after the last game of the season , on 24 May 2015 , the club announced that Allardyce 's contract would not be renewed and that they were seeking a new manager . By winning the Premier League Fair Play table for 2014 – 15 , West Ham qualified for the 2015 – 16 UEFA Europa League , entering at the first qualifying round . On 9 June 2015 , former West Ham player Slaven Bilić was appointed as manager on a three @-@ year contract . In Bilić 's fourth game in charge , the team won at Anfield for the first time in 52 years , beating Liverpool 0 – 3 , with goals from Manuel <unk> , Mark Noble and <unk> Sakho . In Bilić 's first season as manager , West Ham finished 7th in the Premier League . The team broke several records for the club in the Premier League era , including the highest number of points with 62 , the highest number of goals in a season with 65 , the least number of games lost in a season with eight and the lowest number of away defeats with five . Following Manchester United 's win in the 2016 FA Cup Final , West Ham took their Europa League place and qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2016 @-@ 17 UEFA Europa League . 
