1993–94 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

West Ham United
1993–94 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerBilly Bonds
StadiumBoleyn Ground
FA Premier League13th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Trevor Morley (13)
All:
Trevor Morley (16)
Average home league attendance20,572

Season summary

West Ham United made a solid return to the top flight a year after being relegated, as they overcame the sale of captain Julian Dicks to Liverpool and achieved a 13th-place finish in the Premiership. Their form throughout the season was solid and they were never seriously threatened by relegation, and they even finished above their expensively-assembled local rivals Tottenham. The veteran striker-partnership of Trevor Morley and Lee Chapman scored goals at a decent rate and rarely showed much sign of their age (32 and 34 respectively). It was a solid season from a hard-working but unremarkable squad who defied the odds to keep clear of trouble without making a serious bid for honours.

Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Coventry City 42 14 14 14 43 45 −2 56
12 Norwich City 42 12 17 13 65 61 +4 53
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 12 17 49 53 −4 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 12 19 54 59 −5 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
14 August 1993WimbledonH0–220,369
17 August 1993Leeds UnitedA0–134,588
21 August 1993Coventry CityA1–1Gordon12,864
25 August 1993Sheffield WednesdayH2–0C Allen (2)19,441
28 August 1993Queens Park RangersH0–418,084
1 September 1993Manchester UnitedA0–344,613
11 September 1993Swindon TownH0–015,777
18 September 1993Blackburn RoversA2–0Morley, Chapman14,437
25 September 1993Newcastle UnitedA0–234,179
2 October 1993ChelseaH1–0Morley18,917
16 October 1993Aston VillaH0–020,416
23 October 1993Norwich CityA0–020,175
1 November 1993Manchester CityH3–1Holmes, Chapman, Burrows16,605
6 November 1993LiverpoolA0–242,254
20 November 1993Oldham AthleticH2–0Martin, Morley17,211
24 November 1993ArsenalH0–020,279
29 November 1993SouthamptonA2–0Chapman, Morley13,258
4 December 1993WimbledonA2–1Chapman (2)10,903
8 December 1993Leeds UnitedH0–120,468
11 December 1993Coventry CityH3–2Butler, Morley (pen), Breacker17,243
18 December 1993Sheffield WednesdayA0–526,350
27 December 1993Ipswich TownA1–1Chapman21,024
28 December 1993Tottenham HotspurH1–3Holmes20,787
1 January 1994EvertonA1–0Breacker19,602
3 January 1994Sheffield UnitedH0–020,365
15 January 1994Aston VillaA1–3M Allen28,869
24 January 1994Norwich CityH3–3Morley, Sutton (own goal), Chapman20,738
12 February 1994Manchester CityA0–029,118
26 February 1994Manchester UnitedH2–2Chapman, Morley28,832
5 March 1994Swindon TownA1–1Morley15,929
19 March 1994Newcastle UnitedH2–4Breacker, Martin23,132
26 March 1994ChelseaA0–219,545
28 March 1994Sheffield UnitedA2–3Holmes, Bishop13,646
2 April 1994Ipswich TownH2–1Morley, Rush18,307
4 April 1994Tottenham HotspurA4–1Morley (2, 1 pen), Jones, Marsh31,502
9 April 1994EvertonH0–120,243
16 April 1994Oldham AthleticA2–1M Allen, Morley11,669
23 April 1994LiverpoolH1–2M Allen26,106
27 April 1994Blackburn RoversH1–2M Allen22,186
30 April 1994ArsenalA2–0Morley, M Allen33,700
3 May 1994Queens Park RangersA0–010,850
7 May 1994SouthamptonH3–3Williamson, Monkou (own goal), M Allen26,952

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance
R38 January 1994WatfordH2–1M Allen, Marsh19,802
R429 January 1994Notts CountyA1–1Jones14,952
R4R9 February 1994Notts CountyH1–0Chapman23,373
R519 February 1994Kidderminster HarriersA1–0Chapman8,000
QF14 March 1994Luton TownH0–027,331
QFR23 March 1994Luton TownA2–3M Allen, Bishop13,166

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance
R2 1st leg22 September 1993ChesterfieldH5–1Chapman (2), Morley (2, 1 pen), Burrows12,823
R2 2nd leg5 October 1993ChesterfieldA2–0 (won 7-1 on agg)Boere, M Allen4,890
R327 October 1993Nottingham ForestA1–2Morley17,857

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CZE Luděk Mikloško
2 DF  ENG Tim Breacker
4 DF  ENG Steve Potts (captain)
5 DF  ENG Simon Webster
6 MF  ENG Martin Allen
8 MF  ENG Peter Butler
9 FW  ENG Trevor Morley
11 MF  ENG Dale Gordon
12 DF  ENG Tony Gale
13 GK  IRL Gary Kelly[3] (on loan from Bury)
14 MF  ENG Ian Bishop
15 DF  ENG Kenny Brown
16 MF  ENG Matty Holmes
17 FW  ENG Steve Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Alvin Martin
20 MF  ENG Danny Williamson
21 MF  ENG Matt Holland[4]
23 DF  NIR Keith Rowland
24 MF  ENG Paul Mitchell
25 FW  ENG Lee Chapman
28 MF  ENG Matthew Rush
29 MF  ENG Scott Canham
30 MF  ENG Darren Currie
32 FW  ENG David Pratt
33 DF  ENG David Burrows
34 MF  ENG Mike Marsh
35 FW  NED Jeroen Boere
36 GK  ENG Martin Peat

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ENG Julian Dicks (captain; to Liverpool)
7 MF  ENG Mark Robson (to Charlton Athletic)
10 FW  ENG Clive Allen (to Millwall)
13 GK  IRL Gerry Peyton[5] (retired)
19 FW  CAN Alex Bunbury[6] (to Marítimo)
22 DF  ENG Colin Foster (on loan to Notts County; sold to Watford)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  ENG Mike Basham (to Swansea City)
27 DF  ENG Paul Marquis (to Doncaster Rovers)
28 MF  ENG Matthew Rush (on loan to Swansea City)
31 FW  ENG Paul Whitmarsh (to Doncaster Rovers)
— FW  ENG Mike Small (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic)

Transfers

Out

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1993-1994/faprem/westham.htm
  3. Kelly was born in Lancashire, England.
  4. Holland was born in Bury, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  5. Peyton was born in Birmingham, England.
  6. Bunbury was born in Plaisance, Guyana.
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