Former captain Billy Bonds had a 21-year playing career at West Ham

West Ham will honour Billy Bonds by renaming the East Stand at the London stadium after their former captain.

The new stand will be home to over 20,000 supporters at the stadium West Ham moved into in 2016.

Bonds joins fellow greats Bobby Moore and Sir Trevor Brooking in being remembered at the stadium.

The renamed stand will be unveiled prior to the club's Premier League fixture with Newcastle on March 2.

Bonds will be in attendance with a number of his former team-mates.

Bonds will become the third player to be honoured with a stand by West Ham

He said: "I have so many great memories of this club and this really is the icing on the cake. It's a great honour and means so much to me and my family.

"To think that I am only the third West Ham player to receive this honour after Bobby Moore and Trevor Brooking - you can't get better than that. Two people that I admire, two great footballers, and two great friends.

"It is going to be a special day on March 2nd. I am really looking forward to it and it will be lovely for my family."

Bonds lifted the FA Cup in 1975 and 1980 with West Ham

Bonds is West Ham's record appearance holder and the man who lifted their last two FA Cups in 1975 and 1980

After moving to West Ham from Charlton in 1967, he spent 21 years at the club as a player and a further four years as a manager between 1990-94.

Joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold said: "This is a proud and historical moment for West Ham United, as we honour one of the very greatest players ever to pull on the famous claret and blue shirt.

Bonds will be in attendance at the unveiling before West Ham's match with Newcastle on March 2

"Since moving to London Stadium in the summer of 2016, it has always been our desire and intention to ensure that Billy is appropriately recognised, and his name will now stand permanently and proudly at our home."