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Line 90: In January 2004, Zamora joined West Ham in a deal which saw [[Jermain Defoe]] go the other way to Tottenham Hotspur.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3452217.stm "Spurs sign Defoe"]. BBC Sport. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2007.</ref> He quickly made his mark, scoring on his debut as West Ham came from behind to beat [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3447239.stm "Bradford 1–2 West Ham"]. BBC Sport. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2007.</ref> and also on his home debut, when he scored the winning goal against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3507669.stm "West Ham 1–0 Cardiff"]. BBC Sport. 28 February 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2007.</ref> In the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season, Zamora scored 13 goals, including one in the first leg<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4536885.stm "West Ham 2–2 Ipswich"]. BBC Sport. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2007.</ref> and two in the second leg<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4537109.stm "Ipswich 0–2 West Ham"]. BBC Sport. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2007.</ref> of the Championship play-off semi-final against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] and the only goal in West Ham's 1–0 victory over [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in the [[2005 Football League Championship play-off In the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] season, he made 42 league and cup appearances and scored ten goals<ref name=sbase /> as West Ham finished in the top half of the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm "Liverpool 3–3 West Ham (aet)"]. BBC Sport. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2007.</ref> for which he received an FA Cup runners-up medal, missing a penalty in the shootout against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} He was rewarded for his contribution to the team with a new four-year contract in January 2006,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/4624210.stm "Zamora pens new Hammers contract"]. BBC Sport. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2007.</ref> and extended it to 2011 in October 2006, saying, ''"I'm delighted to have extended my contract and I'm now looking forward to spending my long-term future at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]]. I've been here for almost three years now, and there is really no other place I would rather be. This is my club and wearing a claret and blue shirt is all I have ever wanted to do."''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/5416438.stm "Zamora signs new Hammers contract"]. BBC Sport. 7 October 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2007.</ref> Line 109: ===Queens Park Rangers=== On 31 January 2012, Zamora joined Fulham's west London Premier League rivals [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on a two and a half year contract for a fee believed to be around £4 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16811307 |title=QPR complete the signing of striker Bobby Zamora from Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> He scored on his debut on 4 February in a 2–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16778841 "QPR 1–2 Wolves"]. BBC Sport. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.</ref> On 21 November 2012, it was announced Zamora would be out injured for three months due to requiring surgery on a hip injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20425856 |title=Bobby Zamora to miss three months for QPR after hip surgery |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 November 2012}}</ref> Zamora was a member of the Queens Park Rangers side which won the [[2014 Football League Championship play-off ===Return to Brighton & Hove Albion=== | |||