▁derive ▁from ▁their ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ▁and ▁Sh ip building ▁Company , ▁whose ▁workers ▁formed ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ▁F . C . ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁F . C . ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁B ole yn ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁nearby ▁U pton ▁Park ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁West ▁Ham ▁Stadium , ▁a ▁football , ▁grey h ound ▁racing ▁and ▁speed way ▁stad ium , ▁operated ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁street ▁names ▁of ▁housing ▁developed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁stad ium ▁pay ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁speed way ▁gre ats ▁associated ▁with ▁West ▁Ham , ▁including ▁Blue y ▁Wil kin son ▁and ▁Jack ▁Young . ▁The ▁West ▁Ham ▁Hamm ers ▁team ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁le agues ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁winning ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁British ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁While ▁football ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁main ▁focus ▁for ▁the ▁community , ▁there ▁is ▁quite ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁other ▁sports — with ▁rugby ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁Next ▁to ▁West ▁Ham ▁station , ▁on ▁Holland ▁Road , ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁ 3 ▁rugby