1990–91 West Ham United F.C. season

For the 1990–91 West Ham United F.C. season in English football, West Ham United finished 2nd in the league.

West Ham United
1990–91 season
ChairmanMartin Cearns
ManagerBilly Bonds
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Second Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Trevor Morley (12)
All: Morley (17)
Highest home attendance26,551 (v Notts County, 11 May 1991)
Lowest home attendance15,870 (v Stoke City, 26 September 1990)
Average home league attendance22,565

Season summary

Billy Bonds in his first full season as manager guided West Ham back to the top flight of The Football League as the team finished second in the Second Division, one point behind Oldham Athletic, who pipped them to the title on the last day of the season. Oldham were the season's top scorers in the division with 83 goals.[1]

West Ham finished the season with the meanest defence, conceding 34 goals. The second meanest defence belonged to 7th place Middlesbrough, containing Colin Cooper and Tony Mowbray, which conceded 47 goals. West Ham's two games against Middlesbrough ended in 0–0 draws.[1]

West Ham also enjoyed their best FA Cup run since the triumph of 1980, reaching the semi-finals where they were beaten 4–0 by Nottingham Forest, denying them a Wembley final with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur who went on to win the trophy.

Trevor Morley was West Ham's leading scorer for 1990–91, with 12 goals in the league and 17 in all competitions, while Frank McAvennie showed full fitness after a long term injury by scoring 10 goals in the league (11 in all competitions) to finish the campaign as the club's second top scorer.[1]

Results

West Ham United's score comes first

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990MiddlesbroughA0–020,680
29 August 1990PortsmouthH1–120,835McAvennie
1 September 1990WatfordH1–019,872Dicks (pen)
8 September 1990Leicester CityA2–114,605James (o.g.), Morley
15 September 1990Wolverhampton WanderersH1–123,241Martin
19 September 1990Ipswich TownH3–118,764Bishop, Quinn, Morley
22 September 1990Newcastle UnitedA1–125,462Morley
29 September 1990Sheffield WednesdayA1–128,786Dicks
3 October 1990Oxford UnitedH2–018,125Foster, Morley
6 October 1990Hull CityH7–119,472Quinn (2), Potts, Dicks (2; 1 pen), Parris, Morley
13 October 1990Bristol CityA1–116,838McAvennie
20 October 1990Swindon TownA1–013,658McAvennie
24 October 1990Blackburn RoversH1–020,003Bishop
27 October 1990Charlton AthleticH2–124,019Allen (2)
3 November 1990Notts CountyA1–010,871Morley
10 November 1990MillwallA1–120,591McAvennie
17 November 1990Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–124,019Slater, Foster
24 November 1990Plymouth ArgyleA1–011,490McAvennie
1 December 1990West Bromwich AlbionH3–124,753Parris, Morley, McAvennie
8 December 1990PortsmouthA1–012,045Morley
15 December 1990MiddlesbroughH0–023,705
22 December 1990BarnsleyA0–110,348
26 December 1990Oldham AthleticH2–024,950Morley, Slater
28 December 1990Port ValeH0–023,603
1 January 1991Bristol RoversA1–07,932Quinn
12 January 1991WatfordA1–017,172Morley
19 January 1991Leicester CityH1–021,652Parris
2 February 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA1–219,454McAvennie
24 February 1991MillwallH3–120,503McAvennie (2), Morley
2 March 1991West Bromwich AlbionA0–016,089
5 March 1991Plymouth ArgyleH2–218,933Marker (o.g.), Breacker
13 March 1991Oxford UnitedA1–28,225Quinn
16 March 1991Sheffield WednesdayH1–326,182Quinn
20 March 1991Bristol CityH1–022,951Gale
23 March 1991Hull CityA0–09,558
29 March 1991Oldham AthleticA1–116,932Bishop (p)
1 April 1991BarnsleyH3–224,607McAvennie, Dowie, Foster
6 April 1991Port ValeA1–09,658Bishop
10 April 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–111,904
17 April 1991Ipswich TownA1–020,290Morley
20 April 1991Swindon TownH2–025,944Parris, Dowie
24 April 1991Newcastle UnitedH1–124,195Dowie
27 April 1991Blackburn RoversA1–310,808Dowie
4 May 1991Charlton AthleticA1–116,137Allen
8 May 1991Bristol RoversH1–023,054Slater
11 May 1991Notts CountyH1–226,551Parris

FA Cup
Main article: 1990-91 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1991AldershotA0–022,929
R3R16 January 1991AldershotH6–121,484Morley (2), Slater, Parris, Bishop, Quinn
R426 January 1991Luton TownA1–112,087Parris
R4R30 January 1991Luton TownH5–025,659Parris, Bishop, McAvennie, Morley (2)
R515 February 1991Crewe AlexandraH1–025,298Quinn
R611 March 1991EvertonH2–128,161Foster, Slater
SF14 April 1991Nottingham ForestN0–440,041

League Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg26 September 1990Stoke CityH3–015,870Dicks (pen), Keen, Quinn
R2 2nd leg10 October 1990Stoke CityA2–1 (won 5–1 on agg)8,411Allen (2)
R331 October 1990Oxford UnitedA1–27,528Morley

Squad
Number Player Position Lge Apps Lge Gls FAC Apps FAC Gls LC Apps LC Gls Date Signed Previous Club
West Ham United 1990–91 First XI
1 Czechoslovakia Ludek Miklosko
(Hammer of the Year)		 GK 46 7 3 February 1990 Banik Ostrava
2 England Steve Potts RB 36(1) 1 7 2 May 1984 Academy
3 England George Parris LM 37(7) 5 7 3 2 (1) 1985 Academy
4 England Tony Gale CB 23(1) 1 7 0 (1) August 1983 Fulham
5 England Colin Foster CB 36 3 3 1 3 1989 Nottingham Forest
6 Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton LB 32 7 1990 Tottenham
7 England Ian Bishop (Captain) CM 40 4 5 (1) 2 3 December 1989 Manchester City
8 Scotland Frank McAvennie CF 24(10) 10 3 (1) 1 0 (1) March 1989 Celtic
9 England Stuart Slater RM 37(3) 3 7 2 2 1987 Academy
10 England Kevin Keen CM 36(4) 6 (1) 3 1 1986 Academy
11 England Trevor Morley CF 38 12 6 4 3 1 December 1989 Manchester City
Important Players
10 England Martin Allen M 28(12) 3 2 3 2 August 1989 Queens Park Rangers
8 Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn CF 16(10) 6 3 (2) 2 3 1 December 1989 Bradford City
2 England Tim Breacker RB 23(1) 1 6 October 1990 Luton Town
5 England Alvin Martin CB 20 1 3 July 1976 Academy
3 England Julian Dicks LB 13 4 2 1 March 1988 Birmingham City
9 Northern Ireland Iain Dowie CF 12 4 March 1991 Luton Town
Other Players
5 Scotland Ray Stewart RB 5 0 (1) September 1979 Dundee United
9 England Matthew Rush W 2 (3) 1 1990 Academy
9 England Franz Carr F 1 (2) March 1991 Nottingham Forest
9 England Simon Livett M 1 0 (1) 1990 Academy
14 England Leroy Rosenior CF 0 (2) March 1988 Fulham
12 England Simon Clarke F 0 (1) 1990 Academy
5 England Stewart Robson M 0 (1) 1 January 1987 Arsenal

References
  1. "2nd Division 1990-91". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
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