1991–92 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1991–92 season
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 goalscorerLeague: Small (13)
All: Small (18)
Average home league attendance21,342
  1990–91
1992–93  

During the 1991–92 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Contents

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
18 Norwich City 4211121947631645
19 Coventry City 421111203544944
20 Luton Town (R)4210122038713342Relegated [lower-alpha 1]
21 Notts County (R)4210102240622240
22 West Ham United (R)429112237592238
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first [1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991 Luton Town H0–025,079
20 August 1991 Sheffield United A1–121,463 Small
24 August 1991 Wimbledon A0–210,081
28 August 1991 Aston Villa H3–123,644 Small, Rosenior, Brown
31 August 1991 Notts County H0–220,093
4 September 1991 Queens Park Rangers A0–016,616
7 September 1991 Chelsea H1–118,875 Small
14 September 1991 Norwich City A1–215,348 Small
17 September 1991 Crystal Palace A3–221,363 Morley, Thomas, Small
21 September 1991 Manchester City H1–225,558 Brown
28 September 1991 Nottingham Forest A2–225,613 Small (2)
5 October 1991 Coventry City H0–121,817
19 October 1991 Oldham Athletic A2–214,365 Small, McAvennie
26 October 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H2–123,946 Thomas, Small
2 November 1991 Arsenal A1–033,539 Small
17 November 1991 Liverpool H0–023,569
23 November 1991 Manchester United A1–247,185 McAvennie
30 November 1991 Sheffield Wednesday H1–224,116 Breacker
7 December 1991 Everton A0–421,563
21 December 1991 Sheffield United H1–119,287 Dicks (pen)
26 December 1991 Aston Villa A1–331,959 McAvennie
28 December 1991 Notts County A0–311,163
1 January 1992 Leeds United H1–321,766 Dicks (pen)
11 January 1992 Wimbledon H1–118,485 Morley
18 January 1992 Luton Town A1–011,088 Small
1 February 1992 Oldham Athletic H1–019,012 Thomas
22 February 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A1–224,150 Small
29 February 1992 Everton H0–220,976
3 March 1992 Southampton A0–114,548
11 March 1992 Liverpool A0–130,821
14 March 1992 Arsenal H0–222,640
21 March 1992 Queens Park Rangers H2–220,401 Breacker, Small
28 March 1992 Leeds United A0–031,101
1 April 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A0–331,809
4 April 1992 Chelsea A1–220,684 C Allen
11 April 1992 Norwich City H4–016,896 Bishop, Rush (2), Dicks (pen)
14 April 1992 Southampton H0–118,298
18 April 1992 Manchester City A0–225,601
20 April 1992 Crystal Palace H0–217,710
22 April 1992 Manchester United H1–024,197 Brown
25 April 1992 Coventry City A0–115,398
2 May 1992 Nottingham Forest H3–020,629 McAvennie (3)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992 Farnborough Town A1–123,449 Dicks
R3R14 January 1992 Farnborough Town H1–023,869 Morley
R425 January 1992 Wrexham H2–224,712 Morley, Dicks
R4R4 February 1992 Wrexham A1–017,995 Foster
R515 February 1992 Sunderland A1–125,475 Small
R5R26 February 1992 Sunderland H2–325,830 M Allen (2)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991 Bradford City A1–17,034 Small
R2 2nd leg9 October 1991 Bradford City H4–0 (won 5–1 on agg)17,232 Small, Morley, Keen, Parris
R329 October 1991 Sheffield United A2–011,144 McAvennie, Small (pen)
R44 December 1991 Norwich City A1–216,325 Small

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991 Cambridge United H2–17,812 McAvennie, Parris
R326 November 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion H2–08,146 McAvennie (2)
S Area SF7 January 1992 Southampton A1–26,861 Bishop 34'

Squad

[2]

NumberPlayerPositionLge AppsLge GlsFAC AppsFAC GlsLC AppsLC GlsDate signedPrevious club
1991–92 West Ham United First XI
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludek Miklosko GK3634February 1990 Banik Ostrava
2 Flag of England.svg Kenny Brown D25(2)341August 1991 Plymouth Argyle
3 Flag of England.svg Julian Dicks
(Hammer of the Year)
D23362March 1988 Birmingham City
4 Flag of England.svg Tim Breacker D33(1)164October 1990 Luton Town
5 Flag of England.svg Steve Potts D3453May 1984Academy
6 Flag of England.svg Mitchell Thomas D34(1)3441991 Tottenham Hotspur
7 Flag of England.svg Ian Bishop (captain)M41134December 1989 Manchester City
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Frank McAvennie F16(4)642 (1)1March 1989 Celtic
9 Flag of England.svg Mike Small F37(3)134 (1)1441991 Brighton
10 Flag of England.svg Kevin Keen M20(9)5211986Academy
11 Flag of England.svg Stuart Slater M41641987Academy
Important Players
4 Flag of England.svg Tony Gale CB24(1)23 (1)August 1983 Fulham
5 Flag of England.svg Colin Foster CB245121989 Nottingham Forest
6 Flag of England.svg George Parris D/M20(1)411985Academy
11 Flag of England.svg Trevor Morley CF13(11)22 (3)221December 1989 Manchester City
10 Flag of England.svg Martin Allen M14(5)221 (1)August 1989 Queens Park Rangers
8 Flag of England.svg Matthew Rush M3 (7)21990Academy
Other Players
10 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Leroy Rosenior CF5 (4)1March 1988 Fulham
5 Flag of England.svg Alvin Martin CB7July 1976Academy
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Parks GK631991 Fulham
10 Flag of England.svg Clive Allen CF41March 1992 Chelsea
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ray Atteveld CB1February 1992 Everton
10 Flag of England.svg Dean Martin CF1 (1)0 (1)1991 Fisher Athletic
12 Flag of England.svg Simon Clarke F0 (1)1990Academy
14 Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Hughton LB0 (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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Steve Banks
MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Kevin Horlock
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tony Cottee
FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Iain Dowie

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
3 June 1991MF Dean Martin Fisher Athletic £25,000
2 August 1991DF Kenny Brown Plymouth Argyle £175,000
7 August 1991DF Mitchell Thomas Tottenham Hotspur £525,000
27 March 1992FW Clive Allen Chelsea £275,000

Out

DatePosNameToFee
5 August 1991FW Jimmy Quinn AFC Bournemouth £40,000
3 September 1991FW Iain Dowie Southampton £500,000
1 January 1992FW Mike Macari Stoke City Signed
Transfers in: Decrease2.svg £1,000,000
Transfers out: Increase2.svg £540,000
Total spending: Decrease2.svg £460,000

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References

  1. "West Ham United results for the 1991–1992 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. "All West Ham United players: 1992". 11v11.com.