2014–15 West Ham United F.C. season explained

Club:	West Ham United
Season:	2014–15
Manager:	Sam Allardyce
Chairman:	David Gold David Sullivan
Chrtitle:	Co-chairmen
Stadium:	Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London
League:	Premier League
League Result:	12th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Diafra Sakho (10)
Season Topscorer:	Diafra Sakho (11)
Highest Attendance:	League: 34,977 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City) Cup:
Lowest Attendance:	League: 34,125 (vs Swansea City) Cup: 28,930 (vs Sheffield United)
Average Attendance:	34,942
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Prevseason:	2013–14
Nextseason:	2015–16

The 2014–15 season was West Ham Uniteds third campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 19th Premier League campaign overall.

As well as competing in the Premier League, West Ham took part in the FA Cup and the League Cup entering at the third and second rounds respectively.

Sam Allardyce started his fourth full season as West Ham manager, with Kevin Nolan captaining the team for the fourth year. It was to be their penultimate season playing at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the Olympic Stadium for the start of the 2016–17 season.^[1]

West Ham got off to a very good start in the league. The team was 3rd in the Premier League table on Christmas Day but won just 3 matches between Boxing Day and the end of the season as their form collapsed dramatically and they finished in 12th place, one position higher than the previous season. Minutes after the last game of season- a 0–2 defeat away at Newcastle, the club announced that they would not be renewing manager Allardyce's contract.^[2]

Key events

• 23 May 2014: The release of players Joe Cole, Jack Collison, George McCartney, Callum Driver and Jordan Spence is announced.
• 28 May 2014: West Ham announce the signing of Argentine player Mauro Zárate from Vélez Sarsfield.^[3]
• 18 June 2014: Cheikhou Kouyaté signs from Belgian champions Andrelecht on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[4]
• 3 July 2014: Left back Aaron Cresswell is signed from Ipswich Town on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[5]
• 8 July 2014: Midfielder Diego Poyet, Charlton Athletic's Player of the Season for 2013–14, signs on a four-year contract.^[6]
• 29 July 2014: Ecuadorian Enner Valencia signs for an estimated £12 million fee from Mexican club Pachuca on a five-year contract.^[7]
• 31 July 2014: Carl Jenkinson of Arsenal is signed on a season-long loan.^[8]
• 14 August 2014: Senegalese forward, Diafra Sakho, is signed on a four-year contract from French club Metz for an undisclosed fee.^[9]
• 30 August 2014: Alex Song of Barcelona is signed on a season-long loan and becomes West Ham's eighth signing of the summer transfer window.^[10]
• 7 November 2014: Manager Sam Allardyce is named Manager of the Month and Diafra Sakho Player of the Month for October 2014.^[11]
• 28 November 2014: Both West Ham and Everton are fined £20,000 by the FA for failing to control their players, after an on-pitch brawl during the game at Goodison Park on 22 November.^[12]
• 3 January 2015: Doneil Henry, a Canada international defender, is signed for an undisclosed fee.
• 17 January 2015: Ricardo Vaz Tê has his contract with the club terminated.
• 8 February 2015: Ravel Morrison has his contract terminated with immediate effect.^[13]
• 18 February 2015: Nenê joins the club until the end of the season with an option on 2015–16.^[14]
• 6 May 2015: Aaron Cresswell is named Hammer of the Year.^[15]

Squad

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
13	Adrián		GK	3 January 1987	Real Betis
22	Jussi Jääskeläinen		GK	19 April 1975	Bolton Wanderers
34	Raphael Spiegel		GK	19 December 1992	Grasshoppers
Defenders
2	Winston Reid		CB	3 July 1988	Midtjylland
3	Aaron Cresswell		LB	15 December 1989	Ipswich Town
5	James Tomkins		CB	29 March 1989	Academy
17	Joey O'Brien		RB	17 February 1986	Bolton Wanderers
18	Carl Jenkinson		RB	8 February 1992	Arsenal (On loan)
19	James Collins		CB	23 August 1983	Aston Villa
20	Guy Demel		CB	13 June 1981	Hamburg
32	Reece Burke		CB	2 September 1996	Academy
33	Dan Potts		LB	13 April 1994	Academy
Midfielders
4	Kevin Nolan		CM	24 June 1982	Newcastle United
7	Matt Jarvis		LM	22 May 1986	Wolverhampton Wanderers
8	Cheikhou Kouyaté		DM	21 December 1989	Anderlecht
11	Stewart Downing		AM	22 July 1984	Liverpool
16	Mark Noble		DM	8 May 1987	Academy
21	Morgan Amalfitano		AM	20 March 1985	Marseille
23	Diego Poyet		DM	8 April 1995	Charlton Athletic
30	Alex Song		DM	9 September 1987	Barcelona (On loan)
Forwards
9	Andy Carroll		ST	6 January 1989	Liverpool
12	Nenê		SS	19 July 1981	Free Agent
15	Diafra Sakho		ST	24 December 1989	Metz
24	Carlton Cole		ST	12 October 1983	Free Agent
31	Enner Valencia		ST	4 November 1989	Pachuca

Squad statistics

^[16]

No.	Pos.	Name	League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total			Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
2	DF	Winston Reid	21+1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	1	0	8	0
3	DF	Aaron Cresswell	23	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	1	3	3	0
4	MF	Kevin Nolan	10+8	1	1	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0
5	DF	James Tomkins	15+1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	1	3	5	0
7	MF	Matt Jarvis	1+3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	15+1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	2	3	0
9	FW	Andy Carroll	12+1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	4	1	2	0
11	MF	Stewart Downing	22	5	7	3	0	0	0+1	0	0	26	4	6	1	0
13	GK	Adrián	23	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	2	0
15	FW	Diafra Sakho	11+3	8	2	0+1	1	0	1	1	0	16	10	2	1	0
16	MF	Mark Noble	14+1	1	1	3	0	0	0+1	0	0	19	1	1	1	0
17	DF	Joey O'Brien	5+2	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	2	0
18	DF	Carl Jenkinson	15+3	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	2	1	0
19	DF	James Collins	12+4	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	3	1
20	DF	Guy Demel	3+3	0	0	0+1	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Morgan Amalfitano	11+6	3	1	1+2	0	1	0	0	0	20	2	2	2	0
22	GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Diego Poyet	1+2	0	0	0+1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
24	FW	Carlton Cole	4+8	2	0	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	1	0
30	MF	Alex Song	14+2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	2	0
31	FW	Enner Valencia	13+7	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	24	4	2	0	0
32	DF	Reece Burke	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
33	DF	Dan Potts	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
–	–	Own goals	–	1	–	-	0	-	–	1	–	-	2	-	–	–

Players who left the club during the season:

No.	Pos.	Name	League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total			Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
12	FW	Ricardo Vaz Tê	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Mohamed Diamé	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Ravel Morrison	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Mauro Zárate	5+2	2	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	8	2	1	1	0

Goalscorers

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1	FW	15		data-sort-value="Sakho, Diafra"	Diafra Sakho	10	1	1	12
2	MF	11		data-sort-value="Downing, Stewart"	Stewart Downing	6	0	0	6
3	FW	9		data-sort-value="Carroll, Andy"	Andy Carroll	5	0	0	5
3	FW	31		data-sort-value="Valencia, Enner"	Enner Valencia	4	1	0	5
5	DF	8		data-sort-value="Kouyaté, Cheikhou"	Cheikhou Kouyaté	4	0	0	4
6	MF	21		data-sort-value="Amalfitano, Morgan"	Morgan Amalfitano	3	0	0	3
6	FW	24		data-sort-value="Cole, Carlton"	Carlton Cole	2	1	0	3
8	DF	3		data-sort-value="Cresswell, Aaron"	Aaron Cresswell	2	0	0	2
8	FW	10		data-sort-value="Zarate, Mauro"	Mauro Zárate	2	0	0	2
8	MF	16		data-sort-value="Noble, Mark"	Mark Noble	2	0	0	2
11	DF	2		data-sort-value="Reid, Winston"	Winston Reid	1	0	0	1
11	MF	4		data-sort-value="Nolan, Kevin"	Kevin Nolan	1	0	0	1
11	DF	5		data-sort-value="Tomkins, James"	James Tomkins	1	0	0	1
11	DF	19		data-sort-value="Collins, James"	James Collins	0	1	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	1
TOTALS					44	4	1	49

Disciplinary record

		Name	Premier League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	19	James Collins	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
2	2	Winston Reid	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	5	James Tomkins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	3	Aaron Cresswell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	13	Adrián	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	17	Joey O'Brien	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	30	Alex Song	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	14	Ravel Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
9	15	Diafra Sakho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	18	Carl Jenkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	21	Morgan Amalfitano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	1	0 Pre-season West Ham played their first ever games in the country, on a pre-season tour of New Zealand. In July 2014 they played Wellington Phoenix at Eden Park, Auckland on 23 July and Sydney FC at Wellington's Westpac Stadium on 26 July.^[17] While in the country, the squad met with a huge fan base, including many from Australia-based supporters group Sydney Hammers. They also competed in the pre-season 2014 Schalke 04 Cup in August in Germany. Other teams competing were Newcastle United, Schalke 04 and Málaga.^[18] ^[19] On 28 June, it was announced that West Ham would participate in the inaugural Absolute Sports Travel Cup hosted by Football League Two side Cambridge United. They along with the hosts were joined by La Liga side Espanyol and Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk.^[20] The fixtures for the pre-season tournament were released on 2 July, West Ham would face Shakhtar Donetsk on 19 July and Espanyol on 20 July.^[21] Football United Tour Rank Team Win (3) Loss (0) Goals for Goals ag. Differ. Points 1 Newcastle United 2 0 5 0 +5 6 2 Wellington Phoenix 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 Sydney FC 1 1 3 5 -2 3 4 West Ham United 0 2 2 5 -3 0 Schalke 04 Cup Matches were played over 90 minutes, with no added time. If the scores were level, then a penalty shoot-out would determine the winner, gaining two points in the process. Winners within 90 minutes received three points. West Ham were successful from the spot in their first meeting against Schalke 04 but were beaten within 90 minutes by La Liga side Málaga, 2–0.^[22] ^[23] Rank Team Win (3) Pk win (2) Pk loss (0) Loss (0) Goals for Goals ag. Differ. Points 1 Málaga 2 0 0 0 5 1 +4 6 2 Newcastle United 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 3 3 West Ham United 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 2 4 Schalke 04 0 0 1 1 1 3 -2 0 Marathonbet Cup West Ham faced Italian Serie A side Sampdoria in their final pre-season friendly at the Boleyn Ground. They found themselves 0–1 down approaching half time, but a Mark Noble penalty made it 1–1. A fine individual goal from Mohamed Diamé levelled the game at 2–2 in the second half before the winner in the 90th minute, courtesy of youngster Reece Burke.^[24] Competitions Premier League See main article: 2014–15 Premier League. August West Ham opened the season at home to Tottenham Hotspur, whom they defeated three times last season in all competitions. It was an eventful game, seeing Mark Noble miss a penalty for the first time since 2009. Both sides went down to ten men after James Collins picked up two yellow cards, whilst Kyle Naughton saw straight red for handling the ball in the penalty area. Eric Dier scored his first competitive goal for Spurs in stoppage time to pick up all three points for the North London club.^[25] Next up for the Hammers was an away trip to managerless Crystal Palace. Mauro Zárate hit a spectacular volley to register his first West Ham goal and there were also goals from Stewart Downing and Carlton Cole. Senegalese player Diafra Sakho and Diego Poyet, son of Gus, also made their debuts.^[26] Southampton was the next challenge and the last game before the international break. The club unveiled Barcelona and Cameroon midfielder Alex Song before kick off, who joined for a season-long loan.^[27] Mark Noble put West Ham a goal up before half time but Southampton scored two second half goals to take all three points back to the South Coast. They finished the month in 11th place.^[28] September West Ham played Hull City in their first game during September. A 2–2 draw at the KC Stadium produced a debut goal for Enner Valencia and club debut's for Carl Jenkinson, Morgan Amalfitano and Alex Song.^[29] The club's second win of the season came at home to Liverpool. Morgan Amalfitano scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win.^[30] Despite captain Wayne Rooney seeing red, West Ham could not overcome the ten men of Manchester United, losing 2–1.^[31] October The first of a three-game winning streak came at home against struggling QPR in a 2–0 win that saw the club move up to seventh. Diafro Sakho scored his third consecutive league goal.^[32] A second-straight win came against promoted side Burnley. Sakho scored his fourth consecutive league goal and helped move West Ham to fourth in the table on the eve of Sam Allardyce's 60th birthday.^[33] West Ham secured their third-straight win and a 100% win rate for October in a 2–1 home win against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Sakho scored his fifth consecutive league goal and his sixth in a row in all competitions, breaking a club record.^[34] November West Ham visited Stoke City and salvaged a point after being 2–0 down to draw 2–2, taking their unbeaten run to four games. Sakho was unable to continue his run of scoring in consecutive matches following an injury sustained in the Manchester City match.^[35] Aston Villa was next to visit the Boleyn Ground, a match that ended 0–0. This result extended West Ham's unbeaten run to five games and also saw the return of Andy Carroll following several months out through injury. The club went into the November international break in fourth place.^[36] December The visit of Swansea City on 7 December produced a 3–1 win for West Ham, placing them in third place in the Premier League.^[37] On 20 December, West Ham beat Leicester City 2–0 to place them in the top four of the league at Christmas, the first time this has occurred since the 1985–86 season.^[38] West Ham lost their next two games, 2–0 away to Chelsea and 1–2 at home to Arsenal to be placed sixth at the end of the calendar year.^[39] January West Ham won a single game from four played in January; a 3–0 home win against Hull City. Two draws, against West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City and a defeat at Anfield against Liverpool completed the month's results in the league.^[40] February With no wins, three draws, against Manchester United, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, and a defeat, against Crystal Palace, in February, West Ham slipped to ninth in the league. March With three league games played in March, West Ham won one, a 1–0 home win against Sunderland with the goal being scored by Diafra Sakho in the 88th minute. April West Ham played four games in April and won none of them. The games included two defeats and two draws including an away defeat to Leicester City, at the time at the bottom of the league. Matches The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[41] Results by matchday Football League Cup See main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup. FA Cup See main article: 2014–15 FA Cup. Transfers Summer See main article: List of English football transfers summer 2014. In Pos Player From Fee Date Ref. FW Mauro Zárate Vélez Sarsfield Undisclosed 28 May 2014 ^[42] MF Cheikhou Kouyaté Undisclosed 18 June 2014 ^[43] DF Aaron Cresswell Ipswich Town Undisclosed 3 July 2014 ^[44] MF Diego Poyet Charlton Athletic Compensation 8 July 2014 ^[45] FW Enner Valencia Pachuca Undisclosed 17 July 2014 ^[46] DF Carl Jenkinson Arsenal Season-long loan 31 July 2014 ^[47] FW Diafra Sakho Metz Undisclosed 14 August 2014 ^[48] MF Alex Song Barcelona Season-long loan 30 August 2014 ^[49] MF Morgan Amalfitano Marseille Undisclosed 1 September 2014 ^[50] Out Pos Player To Fee Date Ref. MF Joe Cole Aston Villa Free 23 May 2014 ^[51] ^[52] MF Jack Collison Ipswich Town Free 23 May 2014 ^[53] DF Callum Driver Whitehawk Free 23 May 2014 ^[54] DF George McCartney Free Agent Free 23 May 2014 DF Jordan Spence Milton Keynes Dons Free 23 May 2014 ^[55] MF Matthew Taylor Burnley Free 4 July 2014 ^[56] DF Rob Girdlestone Chelmsford City Free 5 July 2014 ^[57] MF Alou Diarra Charlton Athletic Free 9 July 2014 ^[58] GK Raphael Spiegel Crawley Town One-month loan 18 July 2014 ^[59] GK Stephen Henderson Charlton Athletic Free 21 July 2014 ^[60] MF George Moncur Colchester United Six-month loan 7 August 2014 ^[61] FW Modibo Maïga Metz Season-long loan 27 August 2014 ^[62] MF Mohamed Diamé Hull City Undisclosed 1 September 2014 ^[63] MF Matthias Fanimo Tranmere Rovers One-month loan 11 September 2014 ^[64] FW Sean Maguire Accrington Stanley One-month loan 19 September 2014 ^[65] MF Ravel Morrison Cardiff City Three-month loan 24 September 2014 ^[66] FW Elliot Lee Southend United Three-month loan 31 October 2014 ^[67] DF Jamie Harney Colchester United Two-month loan 12 November 2014 ^[68] MF George Moncur Colchester United Undisclosed 18 November 2014 ^[69] Winter See main article: List of English football transfers winter 2014–15. In Pos Player From Fee Date Ref. DF Doneil Henry Apollon Limassol Undisclosed 3 January 2015 ^[70] SS Nenê Free Agent Free 18 February 2015 ^[71] Out Pos Player To Fee Date Ref. FW Mauro Zárate Queens Park Rangers Five-month loan 6 January 2015 ^[72] FW Paul McCallum Portsmouth Five-month loan 15 January 2015 ^[73] FW Ricardo Vaz Tê Akhisar Belediyespor Released 17 January 2015 ^[74] ^[75] FW Sean Maguire Accrington Stanley One-month loan 24 January 2015 ^[76] MF Ben Marlow Free agent Released 27 January 2015 ^[77] DF Jamie Harney Colchester United Free 28 January 2015 ^[78] MF Danny Whitehead Accrington Stanley Released 28 January 2015 ^[79] MF Blair Turgott Coventry City Released 2 February 2015 ^[80] MF Matthias Fanimo Free agent Released 2 February 2015 FW Kieran Sadlier St Mirren Released 3 February 2015 ^[81] ^[82] MF Ravel Morrison Free agent Released 8 February 2015 ^[83] FW Elliot Lee Luton Town One-month loan 19 February 2015 ^[84] GK Raphael Spiegel Carlisle United One-month loan 21 February 2015 ^[85] DF Doneil Henry Blackburn Rovers One-month loan 4 March 2015 ^[86] FW Jaanai Gordon Nuneaton Town One-month loan 26 March 2015 ^[87] MF Sebastian Lletget LA Galaxy 8 May 2015 ^[88] Under-21s Trialists who made U21 appearances External links West Ham United FC Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: EXCLUSIVE: West Ham sells off its home ground to make way for 700 apartments . London Evening Standard . 5 May 2014 . Prynn, Jonathan.
2. News: West Ham confirm Sam Allardyce's contract will not be renewed . The Guardian . 24 May 2015 . 25 May 2015 . Taylor, Louise.
3. News: Zarate signs . WHUFC.com . 31 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140824061230/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140528/zarate-signs_2236884_3864326 . 24 August 2014 .
4. Web site: Hammers complete Kouyate transfer . www.whufc.com . 18 June 2014 . 28 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028083133/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140618/hammers-complete-kouyate-transfer_2236884_3914133 . 28 October 2014 .
5. Web site: Hammers snap up Cresswell . www.whufc.com . 3 July 2014 . 28 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707031807/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140703/hammers-snap-up-cresswell_2236884_3947722 . 7 July 2014 .
6. Web site: Poet pens Hammers deal . www.whufc.com . 8 July 2014 . 28 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021051859/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140708/poyet-pens-hammers-deal_2236884_3974060 . 21 October 2014 .
7. Web site: West Ham sign Ecuador striker Enner Valencia in £12m deal . BBC Sport . 29 July 2014 . 19 October 2014.
8. Web site: West Ham sign Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson on loan . BBC Sport . 31 July 2014 . 28 October 2014.
9. Web site: Hammers seal Sakho signing . www.whufc.com . 14 August 2014 . 19 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140815003212/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140814/hammers-seal-sakho-signing_2236884_4074204 . 15 August 2014 .
10. Web site: Alex Song joins West Ham United on loan from Barcelona . BBC Sport . 30 August 2014 . 28 October 2014.
11. Web site: West Ham: Awards for Sam Allardyce & Diafra Sakho . BBC Sport . 7 November 2014 . 1 December 2014.
12. Web site: Everton and West Ham fined by FA . www.goal.com . 28 November 2014 . 1 December 2014.
13. News: Ravel Morrison: West Ham terminate midfielder's contract . BBC Sport . 9 February 2015.
14. Web site: West Ham sign Brazilian forward Nene on free transfer . BBC Sport . 18 February 2015 . 22 February 2015.
15. Web site: Aaron completes Player Awards hat-trick! . www.whufc.com . 10 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510024444/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/May/6-May/Aaron-completes-Player-Awards-hat-trick%21 . 10 May 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
16. Web site: 2014/15 Appearances and Goals — First Team — Team — West Ham United . 11 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113053711/http://www.whufc.com/page/FirstTeamProfiles/0%2C%2C12562%2C00.html . 13 January 2015 . dmy .
17. Web site: Hammers to visit New Zealand . www.whufc.com . 30 April 2014 . 5 May 2014 . 12 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210142/http://www.whufc.com/page/newZealand/0,,12562~3789358,00.html . dead .
18. Web site: West Ham head for Schalke 04 cup . www.whufc.com . 5 May 2014 . 14 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140414025047/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140411/west-ham-head-for-schalke-04-cup_2236884_3761207 . dead .
19. Web site: Schalke 04 Cup schedule finalised . www.whufc.com . 30 May 2014 . 29 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529135718/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140529/schalke-04-cup-schedule-finalised_2236884_3868198 . dead .
20. Web site: Absolute Sports Travel Cup . www.cambridge-united.co.uk . 28 June 2014 . 4 July 2014.
21. Web site: Absolute Sports Travel Cup — Fixtures . www.cambridge-united.co.uk . 2 July 2014 . 4 July 2014.
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