The new season of the Women’s Super League is just a day away as Man United host Reading tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports.
Every other team is in action across the weekend, including West Ham, who face Birmingham at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.
GiveMeSport Women runs through everything you need to know about the Hammers, including the club background, star players, new signings, fan opinion and our predicted final position come May.
West Ham’s background:
While there was a short period in the 1970s where the Hammers had a women’s team, it wasn’t until 1991 that the West Ham United Women’s Football Club was officially formed and fully affiliated with West Ham itself.
In 2018, the team gained entry to the Women’s Super League and changed their name to the West Ham United Women’s team in July of that year.
The Irons have had three seasons in the WSL now, finishing seventh in 2018/19, eighth in 2019/20 and then ninth in 2019/20.
Former WSL winning coach Matt Beard managed the team from 2018-2020 and helped the team reach the FA Women’s Cup Final in 2019. Olli Harder is the current head coach.
The side currently play their home games at the Chigwell Construction Stadium along with men’s side Dagenham & Redbridge.