 The station was completed in May 1900 but did not open until 1 February 1901 as West Ham.On 11 September 1897, in their first game at their new ground, Thames beat Brentford 1-0.In West Ham United's first game at the grounds in front of 2,000 spectators, in the Southern League on 1 September 1900, they won 7-0 against, Gravesend United, with Billy Grassam scoring four.