Charlie Paynter
Position: Full Back · Years: 1928-1946 · Team: Men's First Team
Senior appearances: 318 · Goals: 4
A solid and dependable full-back who served West Ham for nearly two decades. Charlie Paynter's career spanned the difficult years of the Great Depression and World War II, making him one of the club's most loyal servants.
Charlie Paynter represented the Men's First Team squad at the club. Playing as a full back during 1928-1946, Records list Charlie Paynter with 318 senior appearances and 4 goals for the Hammers. West Ham United defenders have long carried the responsibility of protecting the club's proud East London tradition. From Bobby Moore — the club's greatest ever player and 1966 World Cup-winning captain — to modern figures such as Rio Ferdinand, Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell, defenders have been central to Hammers folklore.
This era at West Ham United spanned the Thames Ironworks legacy, the club's 1900 rebrand, and the move to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park in 1904.
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