West Ham United are one of England's footballing institutions and are a club with rich history and tradition.
Many Hammers will remind you just how much they contributed to the Three Lions' World Cup win in 1966 - after all, all four goals in the final were scored by players from the London outfit, while captain Bobby Moore also represented West Ham at club level.
Moore and several of their most acclaimed players have come through West Ham's stellar academy, but they have needed to supplement their squad with new signings, just like any other team.
But who exactly should be included in a list of the club's greatest-ever signings? We have tried to answer that question by putting together a top ten. Be warned - this is just our opinion and is not definitive.
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10. Ludek Miklosko
Up until his switch to West Ham in 1990, with the Hammers paying less than £300,000 to take him to the capital of the United Kingdom, Miklosko had spent his entire career in his home country of Czechoslovakia and was a relative unknown.
However, he became part of the furniture over the next eight seasons. He was first-choice throughout the majority of his time at the club, and picked up the Hammer of the Year award, given to the best player each season by the supporters, in 1991.
Amongst his many sublime shot-stopping performances was his showing in the final game of the 1994/95 Premier League season, helping to hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw and therefore securing the title for their Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers. Miklosko, therefore, is not just a legend at West Ham, but probably also at Ewood Park.
9. Carlos Tevez
Tevez only spent one season with the Hammers but, for notoriety, his impact and his future career, it was impossible to leave him off this list.
The Argentinian had already made waves in South America and on the international stage, winning the 2004 Olympics, when West Ham caused a shock by announcing his signing on deadline day in the summer of 2006. The transfer itself was shrouded in controversy given the scrutiny it shined on third-party ownership, but, along with Javier Mascherano, Tevez kept West Ham amongst the elite.
He made a slow start, but his goals at the end of the term were crucial. He netted Sheffield United, who had been relegated, a hefty compensation because of the Tevez deal, but it was ultimately an inconvenience when compared to the money received from Premier League participation.
8. Dimitri Payet
Payet's spell at West Ham was short but very sweet. The Frenchman set the Hammers back £10.7m and, while he only spent 18 months at the club, he would prove to be a stellar signing.
In 63 games, he scored 15 goals and provided 23 assists, often showcasing his marvellous free-kick and dribbling skills.
He departed under somewhat of a cloud as he made no effort to hide his desire to return to Marseille, but West Ham ultimately made a tidy profit as they received £25m for a player who thrilled supporters both at Upton Park and their shiny, and controversial, new London Stadium.
7. Scott Parker
Parker moved to West Ham after spells with Newcastle United and Chelsea, where he was one of the first signings of the Roman Abramovich era.
He struggled to become a regular member of the starting XI at Stamford Bridge given the embarrassment of riches at Jose Mourinho's disposal, but it was clear he had pedigree, and it didn't take him long to show that in East London after his new employers spent £7m for his services.
He struggled with injuries during the 2007/08 campaign, but from then on, he was easily the team's best performer. He won the club's Player of the Year award three times, becoming only the second man after Sir Trevor Brooking to do so on three consecutive occasions, and he was even named the FWA Player of the Season for the 2010/11 term despite West Ham being relegated. That setback led to his departure to Tottenham Hotspur, but the side's demise was through no fault of Parker's.
6. Michail Antonio
Antonio had had an impressive 2014/15 season with Nottingham Forest when West Ham came calling, taking him to London for £7m. That move completed the striker's rise through the divisions - he had started out playing non-league football - but he was not content on just reaching the Premier League.
The Jamaica international has become one of the most difficult strikers in the top flight to defend against, using his blend of pace, power and technique to bully opponents.
He now has 66 goals in 252 games, thrice finishing as West Ham's top scorer, while he also played an important role in West Ham's run to the 2021/22 Europa League semi-finals. He is also the club's record goalscorer in the Premier League with 58 efforts. The price originally paid for a second-tier player may have been high at the time, but Antonio has been worth every penny.
5. Aaron Cresswell
Since joining the Hammers from Ipswich Town in 2014, Cresswell has been an ever-present on the left of the back four, making 314 appearances in all competitions.
In his first season, he received the Hammer of the Year award, which was a sign of his consistency, and he has been an important member of the first-team squad ever since.
He has played at least 36 Premier League games in three different seasons and has regularly provided assists, making 35 goals in all. Even now, at the age of 33, you expect David Moyes to be able to count on the Liverpudlian for a good while longer.
4. Paolo Di Canio
Di Canio left Sheffield Wednesday in disgrace, having received an 11-game ban for pushing referee Paul Alcock to the floor during a match with Arsenal. That didn't stop Harry Redknapp from signing him, however, and he proved to be a revelation.
The Italian was a thrilling watch and was capable of the spectacular, which was never more evident than his karate-kick style strike against Wimbledon, which has gone down as one of greatest goals in Premier League history.
All in all, he scored 50 goals in 138 matches, even helping them win the 1999 Intertoto Cup. Relegation ultimately arrived in 2002/03, after which Di Canio made his exit, but had he appeared in more than just 18 league games that term, West Ham's fate might have been different.
3. Julian Dicks
Dicks is a cult hero at West Ham, having spent 10 years at the club across two different spells. £300,000 was originally spent on his arrival, and that proved to be a bargain.
The left-back had several qualities and was especially known as a hard man. However, there was much more to his game than just brutish tackles, as the defender was a regular goalscorer, even reaching double figures in the Premier League during the 1995/96 campaign.
While he did spend 12 months at Liverpool, he is mainly associated with the Hammers, with only Brooking winning the Hammer of the Year award on more occasions than Dicks.
2. Alan Devonshire
Devonshire was just 20 years old when West Ham paid Southall £5,000 in 1976, a sum that proved to be a snip. The winger spent the next 14 years with the Irons, with his down-to-earth attitude seeing him quickly became a fan favourite.
Amongst his many, many appearances for the club was the 1980 F.A Cup final, which West Ham won thanks to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal.
The midfielder's final outing in claret and blue came in the 1990 League Cup semi-final 6-0 hammering at the hands of Oldham Athletic. His career at West Ham deserved a better send-off than that.
1. Billy Bonds
Bonds cost West Ham £50,000 when he was signed from Charlton in 1967. Although that was considerably more in the 60s than it is worth now, given he went on to make 799 appearances, more than any other player in the club's history, it was a drop in the ocean.
Not only was he reliable, but also incredibly versatile, starting at right-back before being moved forward into midfield by Ron Greenwood.
Bonds was part of two FA Cup-winning squads,ande he was also the club's Player of the Year four times. In recognition of one of their biggest legends, the Englishman received the first-ever West Ham lifetime achievement award in 2013, while one of the stands at the London Stadium bears his name.
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