Matt Kingsley
Position: Goalkeeper · Years: 1900-1908 · Team: Men's First Team
Senior appearances: 195 · Goals: 0
The first great goalkeeper of West Ham United. Kingsley was an ever-present between the posts during the club's early Football League years.
Matt Kingsley represented the Men's First Team squad at the club. Playing as a goalkeeper during 1900-1908, Records list Matt Kingsley with 195 senior appearances and 0 goals for the Hammers. Goalkeepers at West Ham United have a proud tradition dating back to the club's founding in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC. Iconic keepers such as Phil Parkes, Ludek Miklosko and Lukasz Fabianski have all worn the number one shirt at Upton Park and the London Stadium.
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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