West Ham United supporters will be able to “pay their respects and offer tributes” to club legend Billy Bonds over the next few weeks at London Stadium, the club has announced.
The Hammers’ record appearance maker and former captain, who played 799 times for the club and led them to two FA Cup titles, died on Sunday aged 79.
In a statement, the club announced, external: “We have created a temporary memorial area on the podium level, directly outside Turnstile J of the Billy Bonds Stand. This is located next to the European Champions statue, close to Billy’s panel in the Champions Place stones.”
The area will be open and accessible to visitors every day up to and including West Ham’s next Premier League home game against Aston Villa on Sunday, 14 December.
That fixture will be used an opportunity for “the entire West Ham United family to come together to honour and celebrate his life and career”, with the club confirming a number of planned tributes before kick-off and throughout the afternoon.