1989–90 West Ham United F.C. season

For the 1989–90 West Ham United F.C. season in English football, West Ham United finished 7th in the league.

West Ham United
1989–90 season
ChairmanLen Cearns, Martin Cearns
ManagerLou Macari, Billy Bonds
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Second Division7th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Quinn (13)
All: Quinn & Julian Dicks (13)
Highest home attendance25,892 (v Newcastle United, 11 November 1989)
Lowest home attendance12,187 (v Birmingham City, 4 October 1989)
Average home league attendance20,278

Season summary

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In the second game of the season, the West Ham fans chanted "We hate Paul Ince" after they discovered through a national newspaper of the player's transfer to Manchester United. Ince had reportedly been a transfer target for Alex Ferguson since the end of the previous campaign, the transfer finally being completed on 14 September 1989, by which time Ince had already played a Second Division game for the Hammers.[1]

With the dismissal of long-serving manager John Lyall on 5 June 1989, speculation mounted about who was going to succeed him. AFC Bournemouth manager and former Hammers player Harry Redknapp were strongly linked to the vacancy, but Swindon Town's Lou Macari (who had taken the Wiltshire club to the verge of the First Division just three years after promotion from the Fourth Division) was unveiled as the club's new manager on 3 July 1989.

Macari lasted less than a year as manager. Amid allegations that he was involved in illegal payments at Swindon Town (a scandal which saw Swindon's promotion to the First Division being withdrawn at the end of the 1989–90 season), he resigned on 18 February 1990.[2] Club legend Billy Bonds was appointed manager in his place and saw the Hammers complete their impressive run to the League Cup semi-finals for the second season in succession, but seventh place in the final league table was not quite enough for a play-off place. It could very well have been a different story had key striker Frank McAvennie not been absent for almost all of the campaign, breaking his leg on the opening day of the season against Stoke City and only managing four more league appearances that campaign when he made his comeback.[3]

However, some new signings, including Ludek Miklosko, Trevor Morley and Ian Bishop, went on to become West Ham legends.

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1989 Stoke City A 1–1 16,058 Keen
23 August 1989 Bradford City H 2–0 19,914 Slater (2)
26 August 1989 Plymouth Argyle H 3–2 20,231 Kelly, Allen, Keen
2 September 1989 Hull City A 1–1 9,235 Ward
9 September 1989 Swindon Town H 1–1 21,469 Allen
16 September 1989 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–3 12,689
23 September 1989 Watford H 1–0 20,728 Dicks (pen)
26 September 1989 Portsmouth A 1–0 12,632 Rosenior
30 September 1989 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 19,842 Dolan, Parris
7 October 1989 Leeds United H 0–1 23,539
14 October 1989 Sheffield United A 2–0 20,822 Ward (2; 1 pen)
18 October 1989 Sunderland H 5–0 20,901 Allen, Slater, Keen, Dolan (2)
21 October 1989 Port Vale A 2–2 8,899 Keen, Slater
28 October 1989 Oxford United H 3–2 19,177 Parris, Slater, Dicks
1 November 1989 AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 9,979 Strodder
4 November 1989 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 22,231
11 November 1989 Newcastle United H 0–0 25,892
18 November 1989 Middlesbrough H 2–0 18,720 Slater, Dicks (p)
25 November 1989 Blackburn Rovers A 4–5 10,215 Brady, Dicks (p), Slater, Ward
2 December 1989 Stoke City H 0–0 17,704
9 December 1989 Bradford City A 1–2 9,257 Ward
16 December 1989 Oldham Athletic H 0–2 14,960
26 December 1989 Ipswich Town A 0–1 24,365
30 December 1989 Leicester City A 0–1 16,925
1 January 1990 Barnsley H 4–2 18,391 Allen, Keen (2), Dicks (p)
13 January 1990 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 11,671 Quinn
20 January 1990 Hull City H 1–2 16,847 Morley
10 February 1990 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 19,101 Quinn, Dicks
18 February 1990 Swindon Town A 2–2 16,105 Quinn (2)
24 February 1990 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 20,054 Quinn
3 March 1990 Middlesbrough A 1–0 23,617 Allen
10 March 1990 Portsmouth H 2–1 20,961 Allen, Dicks (p)
13 March 1990 Watford A 1–0 15,683 Morley
17 March 1990 Leeds United A 2–3 32,536 Morley, Chapman (o.g.)
21 March 1990 Sheffield United H 5–0 21,629 Morley, Quinn (3), Allen
24 March 1990 Sunderland A 3–4 13,896 Quinn (2), Morley
31 March 1990 Port Vale H 2–2 20,507 Morley, Gale
4 April 1990 West Bromwich Albion A 3–1 11,556 Quinn, Bishop, Keen
7 April 1990 Oxford United A 2–0 8,371 Morley, Quinn
11 April 1990 AFC Bournemouth H 4–1 20,202 Miller (o.g.), Bishop, Dicks (p), Allen
14 April 1990 Barnsley A 1–1 10,344 Morley
17 April 1990 Ipswich Town H 2–0 25,178 Allen, Keen
21 April 1990 Oldham Athletic A 0–3 12,190
28 April 1990 Newcastle United A 1–2 31,496 Dicks (p)
2 May 1990 Leicester City H 3–1 17,939 Rosenior, Keen, Morley
5 May 1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–0 22,509 Keen, Morley, Robson, Brady

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1990 Torquay United A 0–1 5,342

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 19 September 1989 Birmingham City A 2–1 10,987 Allen, Slater
R2 2nd leg 4 October 1989 Birmingham City H 1–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 12,187 Dicks
R3 25 October 1989 Aston Villa A 0–0 20,989
R3R 8 November 1989 Aston Villa H 1–0 23,833 Dicks
R4 22 November 1989 Wimbledon H 1–0 24,746 Allen 81'
QF 17 January 1990 Derby County H 1–1 25,035 Dicks
QFR 24 January 1990 Derby County A 0–0 aet 22,510
QF2R 31 January 1990 Derby County H 2–1 25,166 Slater, Keen
SF 1st leg 14 February 1990 Oldham Athletic A 0–6 19,263
SF 2nd leg 7 March 1990 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 (lost 3–6 on agg) 15,431 Martin, Dicks (pen), Kelly

Squad

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Number Player Position Lge Apps Lge Gls FAC Apps FAC Gls LC Apps LC Gls Date Signed Previous Club
West Ham United 1989-90 First XI
1   Phil Parkes GK 22 1 9 February 1979 Queens Park Rangers
2   Steve Potts RB 30(2) 1 8 May 1984 Academy
3   Julian Dicks
(Hammer of the Year)
LB 40 9 1 9 4 March 1988 Birmingham City
4   Tony Gale CB 36 1 1 7 August 1983 Fulham
5   Alvin Martin (Captain) CB 31 1 10 1 July 1976 Academy
6   Kevin Keen M 43(1) 10 1 10 1 1986 Academy
7   Liam Brady M 25(8) 2 8 (2) March 1987 Ascoli
8   Stuart Slater F 40 7 9 (1) 2 1987 Academy
9   Jimmy Quinn CF 18(3) 13 1 December 1989 Bradford City
10   Martin Allen M 39 9 1 6 2 August 1989 Queens Park Rangers
11   George Parris M 35(3) 2 1 9 1985 Academy
Important Players
5   Colin Foster CB 20(2) 1989 Nottingham Forest
11   Trevor Morley CF 18(1) 10 1 December 1989 Manchester City
1   Ludek Miklosko GK 18 1 February 1990 Banik Ostrava
7   Mark Ward RM 17(2) 5 4 August 1985 Oldham Athletic
4   Gary Strodder CB 16 1 5 March 1987 Lincoln City
8   Ian Bishop M 13(4) 2 1 December 1989 Manchester City
8   David Kelly CF 8 (8) 1 5 (2) 1 1988 Walsall
Other Players
9   Eamonn Dolan CF 8 (2) 3 4 1986 Academy
2   Stewart Robson M 7 1 3 January 1987 Arsenal
1   Perry Suckling GK 6 December 1989 Crystal Palace
3   Tommy McQueen LB 5 (2) 1 (2) March 1987 Aberdeen
9   Leroy Rosenior CF 4 (1) 2 0 (1) 2 March 1988 Fulham
6   Alan Devonshire LM 3 (4) 0 (3) October 1976 Southall
11   Justin Fashanu F 2 0 (1) November 1989 Manchester City
12   Frank McAvennie CF 1 (4) March 1989 Celtic
11   Paul Ince CM 1 1986 Academy
14   Paul Kelly M 0 (1) 1989 Academy
12   Ralph Milne M 0 (1) January 1990 Manchester United

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Ince | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44 | 1985-2007". Soccer Base. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lou Macari | Latest Betting Odds". Soccer Base. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 14 May 2012.