West Ham statue unveiled

The new West Ham statue in Champions Place at the London Stadium has been unveiled today ahead of the Europa League game against Rapid Vienna tomorrow evening.

Joint Chairman David Gold was joined by Bobby Moore’s daughter Roberta, Martin Peters widow Kathy Peters and Sir Geoff Hurst.

Karren Brady, Mark Noble, David Moyes and Declan Rice were also present to represent the club.

The new statue pays tribute to Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, and the Club’s 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup victory, will be officially unveiled at London Stadium ahead of the opening home UEFA Europa League fixture on Thursday.

Supporters have been involved and supported since the start after it was decided that the original Champions’ Statue would remain at the junction of Barking Road and Green Street, adjacent to our former home at the Boleyn Ground, it was the Club’s immediate intention to commission and fund a new statue at London Stadium, in line with supporters’ wishes.

Continued supporter consultation and feedback, including in more recent times from the Independent Supporters’ Committee, provided a clear and widespread view from the start of the process to honour the Club’s rich heritage at the Boleyn Ground and also reflect that at its new home. Furthermore, any design should focus on our three famous sons of the 60s – Moore, Hurst and Peters, who all came through the famous Academy of Football to reach the very pinnacle of the game in 1966, when they led England to the World Cup Final glory against West Germany at Wembley.

Additionally, to ensure West Ham United’s own greatest achievement under the Twin Towers is also recognised, the lifesize-and-a-quarter bronze statue will depict the three World Cup heroes lifting the European Cup Winners’ Cup trophy in 1965, commemorating a performance that catapulted the Club on to the world stage after two second-half goals from Alan Sealey saw the Hammers overcome German side TSV Munich 1860.