The John Lyall Gates will be relocated to the new Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

West Ham United are delighted to announce that the John Lyall Gates that currently adorn the entrance to the Boleyn Ground will be relocated to the Club’s magnificent new Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.



West Ham have consulted closely with supporters’ groups on the features of the Boleyn Ground that they are most keen to see taken with us to the Club’s new home, and the relocation of the John Lyall Gates was among the most popular requests.



Announcing the news, Vice-Chairman Karren Brady said:



“We have always said that the new Stadium should look and feel like the home of West Ham United, both inside and out. We have listened to the feedback from supporters that told us how important the John Lyall Gates were to them, so I am delighted that we will now be taking one of the most striking features of the Boleyn Ground with us.“



“A number of other iconic features will also make the journey with us to Stratford as we are committed to honouring our rich history and Club legends at our new home.”



The gates were originally constructed after West Ham used the £25,000 fee from the 1956 transfer of free-scoring winger Harry Hooper to buy the land that now makes up the main Boleyn Ground car park, with the new gates built at its entrance.



In December 2009, the gates were renamed in honour of John Lyall, the Hammers’ legendary manager who had died three years previously at the age of 66.



After a playing career cruelly cut short by injury, John Lyall joined the Club’s coaching ranks in the 1960s under Ron Greenwood. He would go on to succeed his mentor as manager in 1974, leading the Hammers with distinction for some 15 years, always insisting that his teams played football in the ‘West Ham Way’.