Scott Parker named new West Ham manager

Scott Parker, former West Ham player, has signed a 2.5-year contract to become the club's new manager, replacing Nuno Espírito Santo.

West Ham have confirmed Scott Parker as their new manager on a 2.5-year deal at the London Stadium. The 46-year-old, who played 129 games for the club between 2007 and 2011, takes over after Nuno Espírito Santo's departure. Parker will be in the dugout for Wednesday's EFL Championship match against Cardiff City.

Parker arrives after winning the EFL Championship Manager of the Season award with Burnley in 2024/25, having guided them to promotion to the Premier League. He has now achieved the feat of taking three different clubs from the Championship to the top flight—Fulham in 2020, Bournemouth in 2022, and Burnley in 2025.

As a player at West Ham, Parker was named the club's Player of the Year three consecutive times and won the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award in 2010/11, becoming only the second player in the club's history after Bobby Moore to receive that honour. He will be supported by coaches Steve Potts, Gerard Prenderville and Billy Lepine, with former teammate Mark Noble also working closely with him.