On this day
Happy Saint Patrick s Day! Celebrating West Ham United s many links with the island of Ireland
On Saint Patrick s Day, we celebrate West Ham United s many links with the island of Ireland.
West Ham United have been represented by a steady stream of players from across the Irish Sea.
The first Irishman to wear Claret and Blue was Alex McCartney, who joined from Everton in 1905 and made six appearances as a right-back in the Southern League First Division.
Born in Ballynafeigh in the southern part of Belfast in 1882, McCartney played for Distillery and Linfield before moving to Everton. He returned home to play for Belfast Celtic in 1906 and was capped six times by Ireland.
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Preview
West Ham United continue their quest for a fourth Emirates FA Cup triumph with a fifth-round tie at Manchester United on Tuesday evening.
The Hammers travel to Old Trafford seeking a place in the last eight, having won 1-0 at National League Stockport County and 4-0 at home to EFL League One Doncaster Rovers in the previous two rounds.
Those two victories have come amid a run of one defeat in the last eleven matches for David Moyes side, who have won seven and drawn three and also currently sit sixth in the Premier League.
The Red Devils, meanwhile, are at home for the third round in succession, having defeated Championship Watford 1-0 and Premier League rivals Liverpool 3-2 to reach this stage.
Opinion
1. Keeping it clean (1)
By holding off Burnley on Saturday, West Ham United made it four clean sheets in a row in all competitions for the first time since September 2019.
The Hammers have now not conceded a goal in 380 minutes of football – not including added time – dating back to Lewis Dunk’s strike for Brighton & Hove Albion at London Stadium on 27 December.
Sixteen months ago, the Irons kept their goal intact for 488 minutes between conceding to Andre Gray after 17 minutes at Watford and Elliott Moore after 55 at Oxford United, keeping clean sheets against Newport County, Norwich City, Aston Villa and Manchester United.