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1991–92 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1991–92 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerBilly Bonds
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Small (13)
All: Small (18)
Average home league attendance21,342

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

Season summary

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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

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Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Norwich City 42 11 12 19 47 63 −16 45
19 Coventry City 42 11 11 20 35 44 −9 44
20 Luton Town (R) 42 10 12 20 38 71 −33 42 Relegated[a]
21 Notts County (R) 42 10 10 22 40 62 −22 40
22 West Ham United (R) 42 9 11 22 37 59 −22 38
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

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West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

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Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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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

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Steve Banks
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Tony Cottee
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie

Transfers

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In

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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

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Date Pos Name To Fee
5 August 1991 FW Jimmy Quinn AFC 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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  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.
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