# 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.

## Season summary

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.
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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 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 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Swindon Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

West Ham United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

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 |
| - | GK | CZE | Ludek Miklosko |
| - | 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 |