1991–92 West Ham United F.C. season

1991–92 season of West Ham United

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West Ham United 1991–92 football season

West Ham United1991–92 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

<- 1990–91

1992–93 ->

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

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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

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### Football League First Division

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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

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Main article: 1991-92 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

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Main article: 1991–92 Football 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

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Main article: 1991-92 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

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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

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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

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-- | GK |  ENG | Steve Banks
-- | MF |  NIR | Kevin Horlock
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-- | FW |  ENG | Tony Cottee
-- | FW |  NIR | Iain Dowie

## Transfers

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### In

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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

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Date  | Pos  | Name  | To  | Fee

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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:  £1,000,000
Transfers out:  £540,000
Total spending:  £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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*[L]: Lost
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*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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*[GK]: Goalkeeper
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