1991–92 West Ham United F.C. season
During the 1991–92 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
1991–92 season | |
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Chairman | Terry Brown |
Manager | Billy Bonds |
Stadium | Boleyn Ground |
First Division | 22nd (relegated) |
FA Cup | Fifth round |
League Cup | Fourth round |
Full Members Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Small (13) All: Small (18) |
Average home league attendance | 21,342 |
Season summary
1991–92 was West Ham United's first season back in the First Division following promotion, ending a two-year absence from the top flight.
However, their return to the First Division lasted just one season and they were relegated in bottom place, missing out on a place in the new FA Premier League, which would be created for the 1992-93 season. Their chances of survival were not helped by the fact that key players Trevor Morley and Julian Dicks missed large stretches of the season due to injury and off-field issues, such as the infamous Bond Scheme, which exacerbated the club’s poor league form.
The few bright spots of the season came in the final stages – after relegation was confirmed – in the shape of a 1-0 win over Manchester United which effectively ended the opposition's title hopes, and then came a 3-0 demolition of eighth-placed Nottingham Forest in which striker Frank McAvennie ended his second spell at Upton Park by scoring a hat-trick. The season could have ended very differently for the Hammers had they been able to show such fine form on a more regular basis.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
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1 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 82 | ||||
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 78 | ||||
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 75 | ||||
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 72 | ||||
5 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 70 | ||||
6 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 64 | ||||
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 60 | ||||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 59 | ||||
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 57 | ||||
10 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 53 | 61 | – 8 | 57 | ||||
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 54 | ||||
12 | Everton | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 53 | ||||
13 | Wimbledon | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 53 | 53 | ±0 | 53 | ||||
14 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 60 | – 10 | 53 | ||||
15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 58 | 63 | – 5 | 52 | ||||
16 | Southampton | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 39 | 55 | – 16 | 52 | ||||
17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 63 | 67 | – 4 | 51 | ||||
18 | Norwich City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 63 | – 16 | 45 | ||||
19 | Coventry City | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 35 | 44 | – 9 | 44 | ||||
20 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 54 | 38 | 71 | – 33 | 42 | ||||
21 | Notts County | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 62 | – 22 | 40 | ||||
22 | West Ham United | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 37 | 59 | – 22 | 38 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key | |
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League Champions, qualified for Champions League | |
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup | |
Relegated |
Results
West Ham United's score comes first[1]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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17 August 1991 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 25,079 | |
20 August 1991 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 21,463 | Small |
24 August 1991 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 10,081 | |
28 August 1991 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | 23,644 | Small, Rosenior, Brown |
31 August 1991 | Notts County | H | 0–2 | 20,093 | |
4 September 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 16,616 | |
7 September 1991 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 18,875 | Small |
14 September 1991 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 15,348 | Small |
17 September 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–2 | 21,363 | Morley, Thomas, Small |
21 September 1991 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | 25,558 | Brown |
28 September 1991 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | 25,613 | Small (2) |
5 October 1991 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | 21,817 | |
19 October 1991 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | 14,365 | Small, McAvennie |
26 October 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 23,946 | Thomas, Small |
2 November 1991 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | 33,539 | Small |
17 November 1991 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 23,569 | |
23 November 1991 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 47,185 | McAvennie |
30 November 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | 24,116 | Breacker |
7 December 1991 | Everton | A | 0–4 | 21,563 | |
21 December 1991 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 19,287 | Dicks (pen) |
26 December 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 31,959 | McAvennie |
28 December 1991 | Notts County | A | 0–3 | 11,163 | |
1 January 1992 | Leeds United | H | 1–3 | 21,766 | Dicks (pen) |
11 January 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 18,485 | Morley |
18 January 1992 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 11,088 | Small |
1 February 1992 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | 19,012 | Thomas |
22 February 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 24,150 | Small |
29 February 1992 | Everton | H | 0–2 | 20,976 | |
3 March 1992 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 14,548 | |
11 March 1992 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 30,821 | |
14 March 1992 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 22,640 | |
21 March 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 20,401 | Breacker, Small |
28 March 1992 | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | 31,101 | |
1 April 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | 31,809 | |
4 April 1992 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 20,684 | C Allen |
11 April 1992 | Norwich City | H | 4–0 | 16,896 | Bishop, Rush (2), Dicks (pen) |
14 April 1992 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 18,298 | |
18 April 1992 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 25,601 | |
20 April 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–2 | 17,710 | |
22 April 1992 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 24,197 | Brown |
25 April 1992 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 15,398 | |
2 May 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | 20,629 | McAvennie (3) |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 4 January 1992 | Farnborough Town | A | 1–1 | 23,449 | Dicks |
R3R | 14 January 1992 | Farnborough Town | H | 1–0 | 23,869 | Morley |
R4 | 25 January 1992 | Wrexham | H | 2–2 | 24,712 | Morley, Dicks |
R4R | 4 February 1992 | Wrexham | A | 1–0 | 17,995 | Foster |
R5 | 15 February 1992 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 25,475 | Small |
R5R | 26 February 1992 | Sunderland | H | 2–3 | 25,830 | M Allen (2) |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st leg | 24 September 1991 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 7,034 | Small |
R2 2nd leg | 9 October 1991 | Bradford City | H | 4–0 (won 5-1 on agg) | 17,232 | Small, Morley, Keen, Parris |
R3 | 29 October 1991 | Sheffield United | A | 2–0 | 11,144 | McAvennie, Small (pen) |
R4 | 4 December 1991 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 16,325 | Small |
Full Members Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 | 22 October 1991 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | 7,812 | McAvennie, Parris |
R3 | 26 November 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | 8,146 | McAvennie (2) |
S Area SF | 7 January 1992 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 6,861 | Bishop 34' |
Squad
Number | Player | Position | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | FAC Apps | FAC Gls | LC Apps | LC Gls | Date signed | Previous club | |
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1991-92 West Ham United First XI | |||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
Ludek Miklosko | GK | 36 | 3 | 4 | February 1990 | Banik Ostrava | |||
2 | ![]() |
Kenny Brown | D | 25(2) | 3 | 4 | 1 | August 1991 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
3 | ![]() |
Julian Dicks (Hammer of the Year) |
D | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | March 1988 | Birmingham City | ||
4 | ![]() |
Tim Breacker | D | 33(1) | 1 | 6 | 4 | October 1990 | Luton Town | ||
5 | ![]() |
Steve Potts | D | 34 | 5 | 3 | May 1984 | Academy | |||
6 | ![]() |
Mitchell Thomas | D | 34(1) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
7 | ![]() |
Ian Bishop (captain) | M | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | December 1989 | Manchester City | ||
8 | ![]() |
Frank McAvennie | F | 16(4) | 6 | 4 | 2 (1) | 1 | March 1989 | Celtic | |
9 | ![]() |
Mike Small | F | 37(3) | 13 | 4 (1) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1991 | Brighton |
10 | ![]() |
Kevin Keen | M | 20(9) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1986 | Academy | ||
11 | ![]() |
Stuart Slater | M | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1987 | Academy | |||
Important Players | |||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
Tony Gale | CB | 24(1) | 2 | 3 (1) | August 1983 | Fulham | |||
5 | ![]() |
Colin Foster | CB | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1989 | Nottingham Forest | ||
6 | ![]() |
George Parris | D/M | 20(1) | 4 | 1 | 1985 | Academy | |||
11 | ![]() |
Trevor Morley | CF | 13(11) | 2 | 2 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | December 1989 | Manchester City |
10 | ![]() |
Martin Allen | M | 14(5) | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) | August 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
8 | ![]() |
Matthew Rush | M | 3 (7) | 2 | 1990 | Academy | ||||
Other Players | |||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Leroy Rosenior | CF | 5 (4) | 1 | March 1988 | Fulham | ||||
5 | ![]() |
Alvin Martin | CB | 7 | July 1976 | Academy | |||||
1 | ![]() |
Tony Parks | GK | 6 | 3 | 1991 | Fulham | ||||
10 | ![]() |
Clive Allen | CF | 4 | 1 | March 1992 | Chelsea | ||||
6 | ![]() |
Ray Atteveld | CB | 1 | February 1992 | Everton | |||||
10 | ![]() |
Dean Martin | CF | 1 (1) | 0 (1) | 1991 | Fisher Athletic | ||||
12 | ![]() |
Simon Clarke | F | 0 (1) | 1990 | Academy | |||||
14 | ![]() |
Chris Hughton | LB | 0 (1) | 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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3 June 1991 | MF | Dean Martin | Fisher Athletic | £25,000 |
2 August 1991 | DF | Kenny Brown | Plymouth Argyle | £175,000 |
7 August 1991 | DF | Mitchell Thomas | Tottenham Hotspur | £525,000 |
27 March 1992 | FW | Clive Allen | Chelsea | £275,000 |
Out
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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5 August 1991 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | Bournemouth | £40,000 |
3 September 1991 | FW | Iain Dowie | Southampton | £500,000 |
1 January 1992 | FW | Mike Macari | Stoke City | Signed |
- Transfers in:
£1,000,000 - Transfers out:
£540,000 - Total spending:
£460,000
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-ham-united/tab/players/season/1992