# 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.

## 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 | Teamvte | 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 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 | |
* ↑ 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

### 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

| 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

| 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 (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 | IRL | Matt Holland |
| 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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 (retired) |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Alex Bunbury (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

* Colin Foster – Notts County, loan
* Colin Foster – Watford, March
* Mark Robson – Charlton Athletic, November

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CZE | Luděk Mikloško | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Tim Breacker | 48 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Steve Potts | 50 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Tony Gale | 35 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 12 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Alvin Martin | 11 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Keith Rowland | 28 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | David Burrows | 31 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Martin Allen | 34 | 10 | 20+6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Peter Butler | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Dale Gordon | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ian Bishop | 45 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matty Holmes | 41 | 3 | 33+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Danny Williamson | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Paul Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Matthew Rush | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Mike Marsh | 42 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 49 | 16 | 39+3 | 13 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Steve Jones | 12 | 3 | 3+5 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman | 39 | 12 | 26+4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | FW | NED | Jeroen Boere | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Julian Dicks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Robson | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Clive Allen | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Colin Foster | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Paul Marquis | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |