5 of the best West Ham academy graduates ever

#4 John Terry

After starting off his youth career at West Ham, John Terry went on to be a legend at Chelsea

John Terry recently signed for Championship outfit Aston Villa after announcing his departure from Chelsea, but it was a different side wearing the Claret and Blue where it all began for the former Blues skipper who will be adored by every Chelsea fan for what he’s done for the club.

Terry joined West Ham, rather surprisingly, as a midfielder back in 1991 before moving to Stamford Bridge and transforming himself into a centre-back in around 1994. The fact that Chelsea picked him at an early age makes many forget that he was a Hammer at a point of time.

He was handed the captain’s armband by Jose Mourinho and he kept on vindicating the faith of managers to come to Chelsea for years on in, leading them to success in both England as well as Europe.