1991–92 West Ham United F.C. season

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 goalscorer League: Small (13)
All: Small (18)
Average home league attendance 21,342

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

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.

The few bright spots of the season came in the final stages - ironically 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
1 Leeds United 421380381398436247437+3782
2 Manchester United 421272341398429206333+3078
3 Sheffield Wednesday 421353392487623256249+1375
4 Arsenal 421272512378630248146+3572
5 Manchester City 421344321476829346148+1370
6 Liverpool 4213533417311713234740+764
7 Aston Villa 4213353116461117284844+460
8 Nottingham Forest 4210743627641124316058+259
9 Sheffield United 429662923731136406563+257
10 Crystal Palace 42786242577729365361– 857
11 Queens Park Rangers 426105252168723264847+154
12 Everton 428852819561024325251+153
13 Wimbledon 421056322039921335353±053
14 Chelsea 42786313066919305060– 1053
15 Tottenham Hotspur 427311333584925285863– 552
16 Southampton 42759172875922273955– 1652
17 Oldham Athletic 4211554636341417316367– 451
18 Norwich City 428672928361218354763– 1645
19 Coventry City 426781815541217293544– 944
20 Luton Town 4210742517051614543871– 3342
21 Notts County 427592429351316334062– 2240
22 West Ham United 426692224351315353759– 2238
Key
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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991 Luton TownH0–025,079
20 August 1991 Sheffield UnitedA1–121,463Small
24 August 1991 WimbledonA0–210,081
28 August 1991 Aston VillaH3–123,644Small, Rosenior, Brown
31 August 1991 Notts CountyH0–220,093
4 September 1991 Queens Park RangersA0–016,616
7 September 1991 ChelseaH1–118,875Small
14 September 1991 Norwich CityA1–215,348Small
17 September 1991 Crystal PalaceA3–221,363Morley, Thomas, Small
21 September 1991 Manchester CityH1–225,558Brown
28 September 1991 Nottingham ForestA2–225,613Small (2)
5 October 1991 Coventry CityH0–121,817
19 October 1991 Oldham AthleticA2–214,365Small, McAvennie
26 October 1991 Tottenham HotspurH2–123,946Thomas, Small
2 November 1991 ArsenalA1–033,539Small
17 November 1991 LiverpoolH0–023,569
23 November 1991 Manchester UnitedA1–247,185McAvennie
30 November 1991 Sheffield WednesdayH1–224,116Breacker
7 December 1991 EvertonA0–421,563
21 December 1991 Sheffield UnitedH1–119,287Dicks (pen)
26 December 1991 Aston VillaA1–331,959McAvennie
28 December 1991 Notts CountyA0–311,163
1 January 1992 Leeds UnitedH1–321,766Dicks (pen)
11 January 1992 WimbledonH1–118,485Morley
18 January 1992 Luton TownA1–011,088Small
1 February 1992 Oldham AthleticH1–019,012Thomas
22 February 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA1–224,150Small
29 February 1992 EvertonH0–220,976
3 March 1992 SouthamptonA0–114,548
11 March 1992 LiverpoolA0–130,821
14 March 1992 ArsenalH0–222,640
21 March 1992 Queens Park RangersH2–220,401Breacker, Small
28 March 1992 Leeds UnitedA0–031,101
1 April 1992 Tottenham HotspurA0–331,809
4 April 1992 ChelseaA1–220,684C Allen
11 April 1992 Norwich CityH4–016,896Bishop, Rush (2), Dicks (pen)
14 April 1992 SouthamptonH0–118,298
18 April 1992 Manchester CityA0–225,601
20 April 1992 Crystal PalaceH0–217,710
22 April 1992 Manchester UnitedH1–024,197Brown
25 April 1992 Coventry CityA0–115,398
2 May 1992 Nottingham ForestH3–020,629McAvennie (3)

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992 Farnborough TownA1–123,449Dicks
R3R14 January 1992 Farnborough TownH1–023,869Morley
R425 January 1992 WrexhamH2–224,712Morley, Dicks
R4R4 February 1992 WrexhamA1–017,995Foster
R515 February 1992 SunderlandA1–125,475Small
R5R26 February 1992 SunderlandH2–325,830M Allen (2)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991 Bradford CityA1–17,034Small
R2 2nd leg9 October 1991 Bradford CityH4–0 (won 5-1 on agg)17,232Small, Morley, Keen, Parris
R329 October 1991 Sheffield UnitedA2–011,144McAvennie, Small (pen)
R44 December 1991 Norwich CityA1–216,325Small

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991 Cambridge UnitedH2–17,812McAvennie, Parris
R326 November 1991 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–08,146McAvennie (2)
S Area SF7 January 1992 SouthamptonA1–26,861Bishop

Squad

[2]

Number Player Position Lge Apps Lge Gls FAC Apps FAC Gls LC Apps LC Gls Date signed Previous club
1991-92 West Ham United First XI
1 Czechoslovakia Ludek Miklosko GK 36 3 4 February 1990 Banik Ostrava
2 England Kenny Brown D 25(2) 3 4 1 August 1991 Plymouth Argyle
3 England Julian Dicks
(Hammer of the Year)
D 23 3 6 2 March 1988 Birmingham City
4 England Tim Breacker D 33(1) 1 6 4 October 1990 Luton Town
5 England Steve Potts D 34 5 3 May 1984 Academy
6 England Mitchell Thomas D 34(1) 3 4 4 1991 Tottenham Hotspur
7 England Ian Bishop (captain) M 41 1 3 4 December 1989 Manchester City
8 Scotland Frank McAvennie F 16(4) 6 4 2 (1) 1 March 1989 Celtic
9 England Mike Small F 37(3) 13 4 (1) 1 4 4 1991 Brighton
10 England Kevin Keen M 20(9) 5 2 1 1986 Academy
11 England Stuart Slater M 41 6 4 1987 Academy
Important Players
4 England Tony Gale CB 24(1) 2 3 (1) August 1983 Fulham
5 England Colin Foster CB 24 5 1 2 1989 Nottingham Forest
6 England George Parris D/M 20(1) 4 1 1985 Academy
11 England Trevor Morley CF 13(11) 2 2 (3) 2 2 1 December 1989 Manchester City
10 England Martin Allen M 14(5) 2 2 1 (1) August 1989 Queens Park Rangers
8 England Matthew Rush M 3 (7) 2 1990 Academy
Other Players
10 Sierra Leone Leroy Rosenior CF 5 (4) 1 March 1988 Fulham
5 England Alvin Martin CB 7 July 1976 Academy
1 England Tony Parks GK 6 3 1991 Fulham
10 England Clive Allen CF 4 1 March 1992 Chelsea
6 Netherlands Ray Atteveld CB 1 February 1992 Everton
10 England Dean Martin CF 1 (1) 0 (1) 1991 Fisher Athletic
12 England Simon Clarke F 0 (1) 1990 Academy
14 Republic of Ireland 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.

No. Position Player
England GK Steve Banks
Northern Ireland MF Kevin Horlock
No. Position Player
England FW Tony Cottee
Northern Ireland FW Iain Dowie

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
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
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: Decrease £1,000,000
Transfers out: Increase £540,000
Total spending: Decrease £460,000

References

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