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.

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

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
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 39 71 −32 42 Relegation to the Football League First Division[lower-alpha 1]
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. The first tier became the Premier League from the 1992–93 season, therefore the Second Division was renamed to the First Division.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

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

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

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991Bradford CityA1–17,034Small
R2 2nd leg9 October 1991Bradford CityH4–0 (won 5-1 on agg)17,232Small, Morley, Keen, Parris
R329 October 1991Sheffield UnitedA2–011,144McAvennie, Small (pen)
R44 December 1991Norwich CityA1–216,325Small

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Steve Banks
— MF  NIR Kevin Horlock
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Tony Cottee
— FW  NIR 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: £1,000,000
Transfers out: £540,000
Total spending: £460,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-ham-united/tab/players/season/1992
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