1992–93 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

West Ham United
1992–93 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerBilly Bonds
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Morley (20)
All: Morley (22)
Average home league attendance16,001

Season summary

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Having missed the first season of the new FA Premier League following relegation in 1991–92, West Ham made a swift return to the top flight by gaining promotion to Division One as runners-up under manager Billy Bonds. Promotion was clinched on the last day of the season with a 2–0 home win against Cambridge United with goals from David Speedie and Clive Allen.[1]

Changes to the West Ham side for this successful campaign included Clive Allen (signed near the end of the previous campaign) featuring as Trevor Morley's strike partner following the departure of Frank McAvennie (with the previous season's top scorer Mike Small making nine goalless appearances before leaving the club), and the midfield featured two new players; Peter Butler and Mark Robson.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 29 9 8 92 38 +54 96 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Ham United (P) 46 26 10 10 81 41 +40 88
3 Portsmouth 46 26 10 10 80 46 +34 88 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 23 10 13 72 56 +16 79
5 Swindon Town (O, P) 46 21 13 12 74 59 +15 76
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 1992 Barnsley A 1–0 6,798 C Allen
22 August 1992 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 17,054
29 August 1992 Newcastle United A 0–2 29,855
5 September 1992 Watford H 2–1 11,921 M Allen, C Allen
12 September 1992 Peterborough United A 3–1 10,657 C Allen, Keen, Morley
15 September 1992 Bristol City A 5–1 14,130 C Allen (2), Robson, Morley (2)
20 September 1992 Derby County H 1–1 11,493 Morley
27 September 1992 Portsmouth A 1–0 12,388 C Allen
4 October 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 14,391
11 October 1992 Sunderland H 6–0 10,326 C Allen, Robson (2), Keen, Martin, Morley
17 October 1992 Bristol Rovers A 4–0 6,187 C Allen, Dicks, Keen, Morley
24 October 1992 Swindon Town H 0–1 17,842
31 October 1992 Cambridge United A 1–2 7,214 Morley
3 November 1992 Grimsby Town A 1–1 9,119 Morley
7 November 1992 Notts County H 2–0 12,345 C Allen, Morley
15 November 1992 Millwall A 1–2 12,445 Robson
21 November 1992 Oxford United H 5–3 11,842 Breacker, C Allen, Dicks (2), Morley
28 November 1992 Birmingham City H 3–1 15,004 C Allen (2), Morley
4 December 1992 Tranmere Rovers A 2–5 11,782 C Allen, Morley
12 December 1992 Southend United H 2–0 15,739 C Allen, Morley
20 December 1992 Brentford A 0–0 11,912
26 December 1992 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 8,337 Dicks
28 December 1992 Luton Town H 2–2 18,786 Breacker, Dicks
10 January 1993 Derby County A 2–0 13,737 Robson, Morley
16 January 1993 Portsmouth H 2–0 18,127 Foster, Morley
27 January 1993 Bristol City H 2–0 12,118 Robson, Morley
30 January 1993 Leicester City A 2–1 18,838 Gale, Robson
6 February 1993 Barnsley H 1–1 14,101 Jones
9 February 1993 Peterborough United H 2–1 12,537 Butler, Jones
13 February 1993 Watford A 2–1 13,115 Robson, Keen
21 February 1993 Newcastle United H 0–0 24,159
27 February 1993 Sunderland A 0–0 19,068
6 March 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 24,679 Dicks, Morley, Holmes
9 March 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–1 13,170 Dicks (2)
13 March 1993 Notts County A 0–1 10,272
20 March 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 16,369 Dicks (2)
23 March 1993 Oxford United A 0–1 9,506
28 March 1993 Millwall H 2–2 15,723 Keen, Morley
3 April 1993 Birmingham City A 2–1 19,053 Bishop, Brown
7 April 1993 Southend United A 0–1 12,813
11 April 1993 Leicester City H 3–0 13,951 Keen, Speedie (2)
13 April 1993 Luton Town A 0–2 10,959
17 April 1993 Brentford H 4–0 16,522 Butler, Keen, Morley, M Allen
24 April 1993 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 16,682 Dicks, Speedie
2 May 1993 Swindon Town A 3–1 17,004 Morley, C Allen, Brown
8 May 1993 Cambridge United H 2–0 27,399 Speedie, C Allen

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 25,896 C Allen, Robson
R4 24 January 1993 Barnsley A 1–4 13,716 Morley

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Crewe Alexandra H 0–0 6,981
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 (lost 0–2 on agg) 5,427

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 8 2 September 1992 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 4,809 Dicks (2)
PR Group 8 15 September 1992 Southend United A 3–0 6,482 Dicks, Holmes, Morley
Group B 11 November 1992 U.S. Cremonese A 0–2 1,639
Group B 24 November 1992 A.C. Reggiana H 2–0 6,872 C Allen (2)
Group B 8 December 1992 Cosenza Calcio 1914 A 1–0 800 C Allen
Group B 16 December 1992 Pisa S.C. H 0–0 7,123

Squad

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[3] 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   CZE Ludek Miklosko[notes 1]
- DF   ENG Tim Breacker
- DF   ENG Steve Potts
- DF   ENG Alvin Martin
- DF   ENG Julian Dicks
- MF   ENG Martin Allen
- MF   ENG Mark Robson
- MF   ENG Peter Butler
- FW   ENG Trevor Morley
- FW   ENG Clive Allen
- MF   ENG Kevin Keen
- DF   ENG Tony Gale
- MF   ENG Ian Bishop
- DF   ENG Kenny Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   ENG George Parris
- FW   SCO David Speedie
- MF   ENG Matty Holmes
- FW   ENG Mike Small
- FW   ENG Steve Jones
- DF   ENG Colin Foster
- DF   ENG Mitchell Thomas
- FW   CAN Alex Bunbury
- FW   ENG Simon Clarke
- GK   ENG Steve Banks
- DF   ENG Mike Basham
- MF   IRL Matt Holland
- MF   ENG Matthew Rush
- MF   ENG Danny Williamson

Notes

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  1. ^ Until 31 December 1992, Miklosko's nationality was Czechoslovakia.

References

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  1. ^ Haylett, Trevor (10 May 1993). "Football / Ups and Downs: West Ham's joy pitches Portsmouth into the minefield". www.independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ^ "West Ham United results for the 1992-1993 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "All West Ham United players: 1993". www.11v11.com.