Every West Ham United season on record, from 1900–01 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–01 | Southern League | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 34 | 6 | Billy Grassam (15) |
| 1905–06 | Southern League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Harry Stapley (9) |
| 1906–07 | Southern League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Harry Stapley (22) |
| 1907–08 | Southern League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Harry Stapley (10) |
| 1908–09 | Southern League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | Danny Shea (20) |
| 1909–10 | Southern League | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | Danny Shea (31) |
| 1910–11 | Southern League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Danny Shea (28) |
| 1911–12 | Southern League | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | Danny Shea (24) |
| 1912–13 | Southern League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | George Hilsdon (17) |
| 1913–14 | Southern League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | Dick Leafe (21) |
| 1914–15 | Southern League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Syd Puddefoot (18) |
| 1919–20 | Second Division | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 44 | 7 | Syd Puddefoot (26) |
| 1920–21 | Second Division | 43 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 31 | 5 | Syd Puddefoot (29) |
| 1921–22 | Second Division | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 41 | 4 | Syd Puddefoot (14) |
| 1922–23 | Second Division | 51 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 77 | 47 | 2 | Vic Watson (27) |
| 1923–24 | First Division | 45 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 13 | Billy Moore (10) |
| 1924–25 | First Division | 48 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 66 | 13 | Vic Watson (23) |
| 1925–26 | First Division | 43 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 81 | 18 | Vic Watson (20) |
| 1926–27 | First Division | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 90 | 75 | 6 | Vic Watson (14) |
| 1927–28 | First Division | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 84 | 90 | 17 | Jimmy Ruffell (19) |
| 1928–29 | First Division | 47 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 96 | 101 | 17 | Vic Watson (30) |
| 1929–30 | First Division | 46 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 98 | 84 | 7 | Vic Watson (50) |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 43 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 80 | 97 | 18 | Vivian Gibbins (19) |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 65 | 111 | 22 | Vic Watson (25) |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 48 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 87 | 97 | 20 | Vic Watson (28) |
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 82 | 76 | 7 | Vic Watson (29) |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 44 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 81 | 65 | 3 | Jimmy Ruffell (20) |
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 92 | 74 | 4 | Dave Mangnall (24) |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 56 | 6 | Len Goulden (15) |
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 43 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 9 | Stan Foxall Archie Macaulay (10) |
| 1938–39 | Second Division | 47 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 78 | 60 | 11 | Stan Foxall (19) |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Almer Hall (19) | ||
| 1946–47 | Second Division | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 12 | Frank Neary (15) |
| 1947–48 | Second Division | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 6 | Eric Parsons (12) |
| 1948–49 | Second Division | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 7 | Ken Wright (11) |
| 1949–50 | Second Division | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 64 | 19 | Bill Robinson (24) |
| 1950–51 | Second Division | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 71 | 13 | Bill Robinson (29) |
| 1951–52 | Second Division | 45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 71 | 82 | 12 | Bert Hawkins (15) |
| 1952–53 | Second Division | 43 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 64 | 14 | Fred Kearns (12) |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 73 | 13 | Tommy Dixon (19) |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 77 | 75 | 8 | John Dick (26) |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 48 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 88 | 79 | 16 | Billy Dare (25) |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 68 | 8 | John Dick (13) |
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 45 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 60 | 1 | John Dick (26) |
| 1958–59 | First Division | 43 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 72 | 6 | John Dick (30) |
| 1959–60 | First Division | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 77 | 97 | 14 | Malcolm Musgrove (20) |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 84 | 95 | 16 | John Dick (19) |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 90 | 8 | John Dick (23) |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 49 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 84 | 74 | 12 | Geoff Hurst (15) |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 108 | 92 | 14 | Johnny Byrne (33) |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 45 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 87 | 78 | 9 | Charity Shield |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 56 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 106 | 109 | 12 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 50 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 100 | 98 | 16 | Geoff Hurst (41) |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 48 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 89 | 76 | 12 | Geoff Hurst (25) |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 48 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 8 | Geoff Hurst (31) |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 45 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 65 | 17 | Geoff Hurst (18) |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 45 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 67 | 20 | Geoff Hurst (16) |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 56 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 69 | 65 | 14 | Clyde Best (23) |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 47 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 58 | 6 | Pop Robson (28) |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 66 | 18 | Clyde Best Billy Bonds (13) |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 53 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 78 | 66 | 13 | Texaco Cup |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 60 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 74 | 96 | 18 | Charity Shield |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 47 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 17 | Pop Robson (14) |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 55 | 81 | 20 | Pop Robson (11) |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 43 | 5 | Pop Robson (26) |
| 1979–80 | Second Division | 59 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 81 | 57 | 7 | David Cross (18) |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 62 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 111 | 52 | 1 | Charity Shield |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 49 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 76 | 66 | 9 | David Cross (19) |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 50 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 81 | 73 | 8 | Paul Goddard François Van der Elst (12) |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 51 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 64 | 9 | Tony Cottee (19) |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 51 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 74 | 81 | 16 | Tony Cottee (24) |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 53 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 48 | 3 | Frank McAvennie (28) |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 54 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 73 | 82 | 15 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 60 | 16 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 52 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 75 | 19 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1989–90 | Second Division | 57 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 91 | 68 | 7 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 56 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 81 | 44 | 2 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 55 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 59 | 73 | 22 | Full Members' Cup |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 55 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 89 | 51 | 2 | Anglo-Italian Cup |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 51 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 13 | Trevor Morley (16) |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 48 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 54 | 14 | Tony Cottee (15) |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 10 | Tony Cottee (12) |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 45 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 55 | 14 | Julian Dicks Paul Kitson (8) |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 50 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 8 | John Hartson (24) |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 5 | Ian Wright (9) |
| 1999–00 | Premier League | 53 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 67 | 9 | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 58 | 15 | Frédéric Kanouté (14) |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 61 | 7 | Jermain Defoe (14) |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 18 | Jermain Defoe (11) |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 57 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 83 | 56 | 4 | Jermain Defoe (15) |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 55 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 6 | Marlon Harewood (22) |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 47 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 9 | Marlon Harewood (16) |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 43 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 66 | 15 | UEFA Cup |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 55 | 10 | Dean Ashton (11) |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 50 | 9 | Carlton Cole (11) |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 41 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 17 | Carlton Cole (10) |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 48 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 65 | 81 | 20 | Carlton Cole (11) |
| 2011–12 | Championship | 51 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 89 | 52 | 3 | Carlton Cole (15) |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 60 | 10 | Kevin Nolan (10) |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 45 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 69 | 13 | Kevin Nolan (7) |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 43 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 12 | Diafra Sakho (11) |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 51 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 84 | 63 | 7 | UEFA Europa League |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 78 | 11 | UEFA Europa League |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 45 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 73 | 13 | Marko Arnautović (11) |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 43 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 68 | 63 | 10 | Marko Arnautović (11) |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 67 | 16 | Michail Antonio (10) |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 53 | 6 | Michail Antonio Tomáš Souček (10) |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 56 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 85 | 65 | 7 | UEFA Europa League |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 57 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 83 | 69 | 14 | UEFA Conference League |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 53 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 82 | 90 | 9 | UEFA Europa League |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 69 | 14 | Jarrod Bowen (14) |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 73 | 18 | Jarrod Bowen (11) |
| 2026–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |