1993–94 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United

1993–94 season
Chairman	Terry Brown
Manager	Billy Bonds
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
FA Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Quarter finals
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Trevor Morley (13) All: Trevor Morley (16)
Average home league attendance	20,572
Home colours
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester United (C)	42	27	11	4	80	38	+42	92	UEFA Champions League 1994–95 Group stage
2	Blackburn Rovers	42	25	9	8	63	36	+27	84	UEFA Cup 1994–95 First round
3	Newcastle United	42	23	8	11	82	41	+41	77
4	Arsenal	42	18	17	7	53	28	+25	71	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95 First round^1
5	Leeds United	42	18	16	8	65	39	+26	70
6	Wimbledon	42	18	11	13	56	53	+3	65
7	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	16	10	76	54	+22	64
8	Liverpool	42	17	9	16	59	55	+4	60
9	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	12	14	62	61	+1	60
10	Aston Villa	42	15	12	15	46	50	−4	57	UEFA Cup 1994–95 First round^2
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	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95 First round^3
15	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	12	19	54	59	−5	45
16	Manchester City	42	9	18	15	38	49	−11	45
17	Everton	42	12	8	22	42	63	−21	44
18	Southampton	42	12	7	23	49	66	−17	43
19	Ipswich Town	42	9	16	17	35	58	−23	43
20	Sheffield United (R)	42	8	18	16	42	60	−18	42	Relegated to Football League First Division 1994–95
21	Oldham Athletic (R)	42	9	13	20	42	68	−26	40
22	Swindon Town (R)	42	5	15	22	47	100	−53	30

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

¹ Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions

² Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

³ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up

P = Games Played; W = Games Won; D = Games Drawn; L = Games Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points

Results

West Ham United's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

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

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

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. Position Player 1 GK Luděk Mikloško 2 DF Tim Breacker 4 DF Steve Potts (vice–captain) 5 DF Simon Webster 6 MF Martin Allen 8 MF Peter Butler 9 FW Trevor Morley 11 MF Dale Gordon 12 DF Tony Gale 13 GK Gary Kelly[3] (on loan from Bury) 14 MF Ian Bishop 15 DF Kenny Brown 16 MF Matty Holmes 17 FW Steve Jones

No. Position Player 18 DF Alvin Martin 20 MF Danny Williamson 21 MF Matt Holland[4] 23 DF Keith Rowland 24 MF Paul Mitchell 25 FW Lee Chapman 28 MF Matthew Rush 29 MF Scott Canham 30 MF Darren Currie 32 FW David Pratt 33 DF David Burrows 34 MF Mike Marsh 35 FW Jeroen Boere 36 GK 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. Position Player 3 DF Julian Dicks (captain; to Liverpool) 7 MF Mark Robson (to Charlton Athletic) 10 FW Clive Allen (to Millwall) 13 GK Gerry Peyton[5] (retired) 19 FW Alex Bunbury[6] (to Marítimo) 22 DF Colin Foster (on loan to Notts County; sold to Watford)

No. Position Player 26 DF Mike Basham (to Swansea City) 27 DF Paul Marquis (to Doncaster Rovers) 28 MF Matthew Rush (on loan to Swansea City) 31 FW Paul Whitmarsh (to Doncaster Rovers) FW Mike Small (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic)

Transfers

Out

• Colin Foster - Notts County, loan
• Colin Foster - Watford, March
• Mark Robson - Charlton Athletic, November

References

1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1993-1994
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.