William Grassam
| Date of birth | 20 November 1878 |
| Place of birth | Larbert |
| Position | Inside right |
A powerful, goal scoring forward, Billy was United's leading scorer in 1903-04, but scarcely figured next season. Not retained.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1900-01 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | 3 |
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| 1900-01 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 20 | 12 |
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| 1901-02 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1901-02 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 29 | 10 |
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| 1902-03 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1902-03 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 29 | 19 |
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| 1903-04 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 1903-04 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 23 | 11 |
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| 1904-05 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 6 | 2 |
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| 1905-06 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 14 | 3 |
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| 1906-07 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1906-07 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 37 | 10 |
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| 1907-08 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1907-08 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 32 | 9 |
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| 1908-09 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1908-09 | West Ham United | Southern League First Division | 8 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 1900 | West Ham United v Gravesend United | W | 7-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Sep 1900 | Millwall Athletic v West Ham United | L | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 15 Sep 1900 | West Ham United v Southampton | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Dec 1900 | West Ham United v Reading | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Dec 1900 | West Ham United v Clapton Orient | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 5th qualifying round |
| 12 Dec 1900 | Clapton Orient v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | FA Cup | 5th qualifying round replay |
| 15 Dec 1900 | Gravesend United v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 05 Jan 1901 | West Ham United v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | Intermediate round |
| 12 Jan 1901 | Bristol City v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 19 Jan 1901 | West Ham United v Swindon Town | W | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 26 Jan 1901 | Watford v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 09 Feb 1901 | West Ham United v Luton Town | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 16 Feb 1901 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-4 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Feb 1901 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | W | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 02 Mar 1901 | West Ham United v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 09 Mar 1901 | New Brompton v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 16 Mar 1901 | West Ham United v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Mar 1901 | West Ham United v Millwall Athletic | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Mar 1901 | Kettering Town v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 30 Mar 1901 | West Ham United v Kettering Town | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 05 Apr 1901 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 10 Apr 1901 | Reading v West Ham United | L | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 20 Apr 1901 | West Ham United v New Brompton | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Sep 1901 | Bristol Rovers v West Ham United | W | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Sep 1901 | West Ham United v Brentford | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Sep 1901 | New Brompton v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Sep 1901 | West Ham United v Kettering Town | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 30 Sep 1901 | West Ham United v Wellingborough Town | W | 4-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 05 Oct 1901 | Northampton Town v West Ham United | W | 3-4 | 1st Southern | |
| 12 Oct 1901 | West Ham United v Luton Town | W | 4-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 19 Oct 1901 | Watford v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 26 Oct 1901 | West Ham United v Millwall Athletic | L | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 02 Nov 1901 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 09 Nov 1901 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 16 Nov 1901 | West Ham United v Grays United | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 4th qualifying round |
| 23 Nov 1901 | Reading v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Dec 1901 | Southampton v West Ham United | L | 4-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Dec 1901 | West Ham United v Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Dec 1901 | West Ham United v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 27 Dec 1901 | Wellingborough Town v West Ham United | W | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 04 Jan 1902 | West Ham United v New Brompton | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 11 Jan 1902 | Kettering Town v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 18 Jan 1902 | West Ham United v Northampton Town | L | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Jan 1902 | Luton Town v West Ham United | W | 0-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Feb 1902 | West Ham United v Watford | W | 3-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Feb 1902 | Millwall Athletic v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 15 Feb 1902 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 22 Feb 1902 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 4-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 03 Mar 1902 | Brentford v West Ham United | W | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Mar 1902 | West Ham United v Reading | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 22 Mar 1902 | West Ham United v Southampton | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 29 Mar 1902 | Swindon Town v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 12 Apr 1902 | West Ham United v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 06 Sep 1902 | West Ham United v Reading | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 13 Sep 1902 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 27 Sep 1902 | Wellingborough Town v West Ham United | L | 5-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 04 Oct 1902 | West Ham United v Bristol Rovers | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 11 Oct 1902 | Northampton Town v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 18 Oct 1902 | West Ham United v Watford | W | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Oct 1902 | Brentford v West Ham United | W | 0-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Nov 1902 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Nov 1902 | West Ham United v Millwall Athletic | L | 0-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 06 Dec 1902 | West Ham United v Kettering Town | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 13 Dec 1902 | Lincoln City v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | Intermediate round |
| 20 Dec 1902 | Reading v West Ham United | L | 6-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Dec 1902 | West Ham United v Southampton | L | 1-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 26 Dec 1902 | Portsmouth v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 27 Dec 1902 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 10 Jan 1903 | West Ham United v Wellingborough Town | W | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 17 Jan 1903 | Bristol Rovers v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 24 Jan 1903 | West Ham United v Northampton Town | W | 3-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 31 Jan 1903 | Watford v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Feb 1903 | West Ham United v Brentford | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Feb 1903 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Mar 1903 | New Brompton v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Mar 1903 | West Ham United v Swindon Town | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Mar 1903 | West Ham United v New Brompton | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Mar 1903 | West Ham United v Luton Town | W | 4-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 04 Apr 1903 | Swindon Town v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 10 Apr 1903 | West Ham United v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 13 Apr 1903 | Southampton v West Ham United | L | 6-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 15 Apr 1903 | Kettering Town v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Apr 1903 | Millwall Athletic v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Dec 1905 | West Ham United v Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 30 Dec 1905 | Swindon Town v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 06 Jan 1906 | West Ham United v Millwall Athletic | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 20 Jan 1906 | Luton Town v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 27 Jan 1906 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 10 Feb 1906 | West Ham United v Norwich City | W | 6-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 17 Feb 1906 | Plymouth Argyle v West Ham United | L | 4-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 17 Mar 1906 | Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 24 Mar 1906 | West Ham United v Northampton Town | W | 4-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 31 Mar 1906 | West Ham United v Fulham | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Apr 1906 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Apr 1906 | New Brompton v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Apr 1906 | Brentford v West Ham United | L | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Apr 1906 | Portsmouth v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Sep 1906 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Sep 1906 | West Ham United v Swindon Town | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 15 Sep 1906 | Norwich City v West Ham United | L | 3-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 22 Sep 1906 | West Ham United v Luton Town | W | 5-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 24 Sep 1906 | Bristol Rovers v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 29 Sep 1906 | Crystal Palace v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 06 Oct 1906 | West Ham United v Brentford | W | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 13 Oct 1906 | Millwall Athletic v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 15 Oct 1906 | West Ham United v Bristol Rovers | L | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 20 Oct 1906 | West Ham United v Leyton | W | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 27 Oct 1906 | Portsmouth v West Ham United | L | 4-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 03 Nov 1906 | West Ham United v New Brompton | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 10 Nov 1906 | Plymouth Argyle v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 17 Nov 1906 | West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 27 Nov 1906 | Reading v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Dec 1906 | West Ham United v Watford | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 08 Dec 1906 | New Brompton v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 22 Dec 1906 | Fulham v West Ham United | W | 1-4 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Dec 1906 | West Ham United v Southampton | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 29 Dec 1906 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 05 Jan 1907 | Swindon Town v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 12 Jan 1907 | West Ham United v Blackpool | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Jan 1907 | West Ham United v Norwich City | W | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 26 Jan 1907 | Luton Town v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 02 Feb 1907 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 09 Feb 1907 | Brentford v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 16 Feb 1907 | West Ham United v Millwall Athletic | L | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Feb 1907 | Leyton v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Feb 1907 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 02 Mar 1907 | West Ham United v Portsmouth | W | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Mar 1907 | Northampton Town v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 16 Mar 1907 | West Ham United v Plymouth Argyle | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Mar 1907 | Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Mar 1907 | West Ham United v Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 30 Mar 1907 | West Ham United v Reading | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Apr 1907 | Southampton v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 06 Apr 1907 | Watford v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 13 Apr 1907 | West Ham United v Northampton Town | W | 4-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 20 Apr 1907 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 01 Sep 1907 | West Ham United v Swindon Town | L | 1-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Sep 1907 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Sep 1907 | Swindon Town v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Sep 1907 | West Ham United v Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Sep 1907 | Luton Town v West Ham United | W | 0-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 05 Oct 1907 | West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 12 Oct 1907 | Portsmouth v West Ham United | W | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 19 Oct 1907 | West Ham United v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 02 Nov 1907 | West Ham United v Brentford | W | 4-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 09 Nov 1907 | Bristol Rovers v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 16 Nov 1907 | West Ham United v Leyton | L | 0-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 23 Nov 1907 | Reading v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 30 Nov 1907 | West Ham United v Watford | W | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Dec 1907 | Norwich City v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Dec 1907 | West Ham United v Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Dec 1907 | Southampton v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Dec 1907 | West Ham United v New Brompton | L | 1-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 26 Dec 1907 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Dec 1907 | West Ham United v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 04 Jan 1908 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | L | 3-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 11 Jan 1908 | West Ham United v Rotherham Town | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 01 Feb 1908 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 08 Feb 1908 | West Ham United v Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 15 Feb 1908 | Bradford Park Avenue v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 14 Mar 1908 | Leyton v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 21 Mar 1908 | West Ham United v Reading | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Mar 1908 | Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham United | L | 3-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Mar 1908 | Watford v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 04 Apr 1908 | West Ham United v Norwich City | W | 3-0 | Southern League First Division | |
| 11 Apr 1908 | Northampton Town v West Ham United | L | 4-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 17 Apr 1908 | New Brompton v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 18 Apr 1908 | West Ham United v Southampton | W | 4-2 | 1st Southern | |
| 20 Apr 1908 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | L | 4-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Apr 1908 | Plymouth Argyle v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 24 Oct 1908 | West Ham United v Northampton Town | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 07 Nov 1908 | West Ham United v Millwall Athletic | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 28 Nov 1908 | Bristol Rovers v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 05 Dec 1908 | Plymouth Argyle v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 12 Dec 1908 | Norwich City v West Ham United | L | 6-3 | 1st Southern | |
| 19 Dec 1908 | West Ham United v Reading | W | 2-1 | 1st Southern | |
| 25 Dec 1908 | West Ham United v Southampton | W | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 26 Dec 1908 | Leyton v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | 1st Southern | |
| 20 Feb 1909 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.