1993–94 West Ham United F.C. season

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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

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

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[a]
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[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
14 August 1993 Wimbledon H 0–2 20,369
17 August 1993 Leeds United A 0–1 34,588
21 August 1993 Coventry City A 1–1 Gordon 12,864
25 August 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 C Allen (2) 19,441
28 August 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 0–4 18,084
1 September 1993 Manchester United A 0–3 44,613
11 September 1993 Swindon Town H 0–0 15,777
18 September 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 2–0 Morley, Chapman 14,437
25 September 1993 Newcastle United A 0–2 34,179
2 October 1993 Chelsea H 1–0 Morley 18,917
16 October 1993 Aston Villa H 0–0 20,416
23 October 1993 Norwich City A 0–0 20,175
1 November 1993 Manchester City H 3–1 Holmes, Chapman, Burrows 16,605
6 November 1993 Liverpool A 0–2 42,254
20 November 1993 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 Martin, Morley 17,211
24 November 1993 Arsenal H 0–0 20,279
29 November 1993 Southampton A 2–0 Chapman, Morley 13,258
4 December 1993 Wimbledon A 2–1 Chapman (2) 10,903
8 December 1993 Leeds United H 0–1 20,468
11 December 1993 Coventry City H 3–2 Butler, Morley (pen), Breacker 17,243
18 December 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–5 26,350
27 December 1993 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Chapman 21,024
28 December 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–3 Holmes 20,787
1 January 1994 Everton A 1–0 Breacker 19,602
3 January 1994 Sheffield United H 0–0 20,365
15 January 1994 Aston Villa A 1–3 M Allen 28,869
24 January 1994 Norwich City H 3–3 Morley, Sutton (own goal), Chapman 20,738
12 February 1994 Manchester City A 0–0 29,118
26 February 1994 Manchester United H 2–2 Chapman, Morley 28,832
5 March 1994 Swindon Town A 1–1 Morley 15,929
19 March 1994 Newcastle United H 2–4 Breacker, Martin 23,132
26 March 1994 Chelsea A 0–2 19,545
28 March 1994 Sheffield United A 2–3 Holmes, Bishop 13,646
2 April 1994 Ipswich Town H 2–1 Morley, Rush 18,307
4 April 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–1 Morley (2, 1 pen), Jones, Marsh 31,502
9 April 1994 Everton H 0–1 20,243
16 April 1994 Oldham Athletic A 2–1 M Allen, Morley 11,669
23 April 1994 Liverpool H 1–2 M Allen 26,106
27 April 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 M Allen 22,186
30 April 1994 Arsenal A 2–0 Morley, M Allen 33,700
3 May 1994 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 10,850
7 May 1994 Southampton H 3–3 Williamson, Monkou (own goal), M Allen 26,952

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Attendance
R3 8 January 1994 Watford H 2–1 M Allen, Marsh 19,802
R4 29 January 1994 Notts County A 1–1 Jones 14,952
R4R 9 February 1994 Notts County H 1–0 Chapman 23,373
R5 19 February 1994 Kidderminster Harriers A 1–0 Chapman 8,000
QF 14 March 1994 Luton Town H 0–0 27,331
QFR 23 March 1994 Luton Town A 2–3 M Allen, Bishop 13,166

League Cup[]

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Attendance
R2 1st leg 22 September 1993 Chesterfield H 5–1 Chapman (2), Morley (2, 1 pen), Burrows 12,823
R2 2nd leg 5 October 1993 Chesterfield A 2–0 (won 7–1 on agg) Boere, M Allen 4,890
R3 27 October 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 Morley 17,857

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 Czech Republic CZE Luděk Mikloško
2 DF England ENG Tim Breacker
4 DF England ENG Steve Potts (captain)
5 DF England ENG Simon Webster
6 MF England ENG Martin Allen
8 MF England ENG Peter Butler
9 FW England ENG Trevor Morley
11 MF England ENG Dale Gordon
12 DF England ENG Tony Gale
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly[3] (on loan from Bury)
14 MF England ENG Ian Bishop
15 DF England ENG Kenny Brown
16 MF England ENG Matty Holmes
17 FW England ENG Steve Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Alvin Martin
20 MF England ENG Danny Williamson
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland[4]
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland
24 MF England ENG Paul Mitchell
25 FW England ENG Lee Chapman
28 MF England ENG Matthew Rush
29 MF England ENG Scott Canham
30 MF England ENG Darren Currie
32 FW England ENG David Pratt
33 DF England ENG David Burrows
34 MF England ENG Mike Marsh
35 FW Netherlands NED Jeroen Boere
36 GK England 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 England ENG Julian Dicks (captain; to Liverpool)
7 MF England ENG Mark Robson (to Charlton Athletic)
10 FW England ENG Clive Allen (to Millwall)
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gerry Peyton[5] (retired)
19 FW Canada CAN Alex Bunbury[6] (to Marítimo)
22 DF England ENG Colin Foster (on loan to Notts County; sold to Watford)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF England ENG Mike Basham (to Swansea City)
27 DF England ENG Paul Marquis (to Doncaster Rovers)
28 MF England ENG Matthew Rush (on loan to Swansea City)
31 FW England ENG Paul Whitmarsh (to Doncaster Rovers)
— FW England 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. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 1993/94".
  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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