#4 Mark Noble
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Despite being a part of Arsenal's youth academy initially, he later shifted to West Ham within a year due to the convenience of distance from his home. After scouts from West Ham showed an interest in an 11-year-old Noble.
He made his League debut in 2005 in a Championship game against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC which saw the Hammers suffer a spectacular 4-2 away defeat. This same year he won the Young Hammer of the Year which was followed by a runners-up position for the same award in the next season. After spending 2004-2006 at West Ham, Noble was loaned out to Hull City (where he made only five appearances) and Ipswich Town. It was at Ipswich that he scored his first professional goal in August 2006.
His return to West Ham saw him subsequently score his first goal for them in January 2007 in the third round of the FA Cup. So committed was he to his club that he played a major portion of the first half of the next season with an injury without notifying the team's medical staff. This ultimately turned out to be a foolish gamble as it caused him to lose his place in the squad for several weeks during the month of November in the 2007 season.
In 2015, the club honoured his long commitment to them by awarding him a testimonial match. The game was played on March 28, 2016, between West Ham All-stars and West Ham XI with all proceeds going to charity. Predictably, West Ham XI won the game in what was the last testimonial match at Boleyn Ground Stadium.
Leaving out the season he spent out on loan, Mark Noble has been at West Ham for 11 years.
