[1] They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of the Second World War under several different promotions, most successfully under the control of Johnnie Hoskins.

The West Ham team were the inaugural winners of the British League in 1965, under a promotion fronted by former rider Tommy Price.

Dave Lanning became promoter in 1966, and West Ham ran for a further six seasons until 1971 when they were informed that the stadium was being sold by the Greyhound Racing Association to make way for building development.

[3] As the original West Ham team folded in the speedway British League Division One, at the end of the 1971 season, the prospect of racing at the famous Custom House Stadium, albeit with a "nomad" team, delighted the local populace, and attendances at Custom House for the Bombers were very healthy.

The West Ham Bombers lost the match 38-40, with the last league race (heat 13) won by Hull's Tony Childs.