West Ham United Matthew Upson
upson warming west ham united in 2009
on 18 january 2007, birmingham rejected west ham united s bid upson of £4 million, , turned down improved bid of £6 million few days later. offer of £6 million, potential rise £7.5 million depending on appearances, accepted on last day of transfer window, , upson agreed four-and-a-half-year contract west ham. birmingham city s manager steve bruce later claimed did not want sell upson, forced club s managing director karren brady.
upson suffered calf injury less 30 minutes west ham united debut, 1–0 defeat against aston vill. lasted 11 minutes of comeback match before coming off injured against tottenham hotspur in 4–3 loss @ upton park in march 2007.
upson completed first full match west ham in 2–0 home defeat manchester city in august 2007. 1 week later made first appearance west ham captain in 1–0 away win against former club birmingham city. on 29 december, upson scored first time in west ham colours when headed in winning goal against premier league champions manchester united.
in july 2008, upson s squad number of 6 retired club in memory of bobby moore, after took number 15 shirt. in august 2009, following departure of lucas neill, upson appointed captain of west ham. captained west ham through difficult 2009–10 campaign in scored goal in opening match against wolverhampton wanderers , 2 more against stoke city , portsmouth.
following west ham s relegation premier league in may 2011, new manager sam allardyce confirmed upson leave club when contract expired.
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