In January 1999, Di Canio signed for West Ham United for £1.7m and helped them to achieve a high league position (5th) and qualify for the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto Cup. He was also the OPTA player of the season 1998–99. He scored the BBC Goal of the Season in March 2000 with a volley against Wimbledon, which is still considered among the best goals in Premiership history [and was named as the Premiership’s goal of the decade in a December 2009 Sky Sports News viewers’ poll, scoring 30% of votes. In this season he was also voted Hammer of the Year by the club’s fans.