1984–85 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1984–85 season
Chairman Len Cearns
Manager John Lyall
Stadium Boleyn Ground
First Division First Division 16th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Tony Cottee (17)
All:
Tony Cottee (24)

Season summary

This was West Ham's fourth season in the First Division since their return in season 1980-81. The club were managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

The season started well for West Ham and by the fifth game they were in second place in the league. They maintained moderate form and by the end of 1984 were in 12th place. However their form slumped considerably in 1985 and although at no time did not occupy the relegation places in the bottom three of the league, they spent several weeks just one place above. Two wins in the last three games saw them rise to 16th but only two points above a relegation place. Tony Cottee was the top scorer with 24 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was Paul Goddard with 14. Cottee also made the most appearance; 49 in all competitions. The season also saw the debut of future long-term player, Steve Potts and the last game for West Ham by club legend, Frank Lampard.[1][2]

Leading scorer, Tony Cottee
Club captain, Billy Bonds

First Division

PosClubPWDLFAGDPts
1Everton4228688843+4590
2Liverpool42221196835+3377
3Tottenham Hotspur42238117851+2777
4Manchester United422210107747+3076
5Southampton421911125647+968
6Chelsea421812126348+1566
7Arsenal42199146149+1266
8Sheffield Wednesday421714115845+1365
9Nottingham Forest42197165648+864
10Aston Villa421511166060+056
11Watford421413158171+1055
12West Bromwich Albion42167195862−455
13Luton Town42159185761−454
14Newcastle United421313165570−1552
15Leicester City42156216573−851
16West Ham United421312175168−1751
17Ipswich Town421311184657−1150
18Coventry City42155224764−1750
19Queens Park Rangers421311185372−1950
20Norwich City421310194664−1849
21Sunderland421010224062−2240
22Stoke City4238312491−6717

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1984Ipswich TownH0-019,032
27 August 1984LiverpoolA0-332,633
1 September 1984SouthamptonA3-218,448Goddard (2) Dickens
4 September 1984Coventry CityH3-114,949Stewart (2 pens), Cottee
8 September 1984WatfordH2-020,277Barnes, Sinnott (og)
15 September 1984ChelseaA0-332,411
22 September 1984Nottingham ForestH0-017,434
29 September 1984Newcastle UnitedA1-129,966Allen
6 October 1984Leicester CityH3-115,306Stewart, Cottee, Bonds
13 October 1984Manchester UnitedA1-547,599Goddard
20 October 1984Stoke CityA4-210,054Martin, Goddard, Cottee, Berry (og)
27 October 1984ArsenalH3-133,218Goodard, Cottee, Pike
3 November 1984Aston VillaA0-015,709
10 November 1984EvertonH0-124,089
17 November 1984SunderlandH1-015,204Cottee
24 November 1984Luton TownA2-210,789Martin, Whitton
1 December 1984West Bromwich AlbionH0-215,572
8 December 1984Norwich CityA0-113,485
15 December 1984Sheffield WednesdayH0-014,896
22 December 1984SouthamptonH2-314,221Cottee (2)
26 December 1984Tottenham HotspurA2-237,187Cottee, Goddard
29 December 1984Coventry CityA2-110,732Cottee (2)
1 January 1985Queens Park RangersH1-320,857Brush
2 February 1985Newcastle UnitedH1-117,807Allen
23 February 1985Aston VillaH1-214,855Goddard
2 March 1985ArsenalA1-225,818Cottee
15 March 1985Manchester UnitedH2-216,674Cottee, Duxbury (og)
23 March 1985Leicester CityA0-111,375
30 March 1985Nottingham ForestA2-113,560Goddard, Cottee
2 April 1985WatfordA0-517,839
6 April 1985Tottenham HotspurH1-124,435Dickens
8 April 1985Queens Park RangersA2-416,085Cottee (2)
13 April 1985ChelseaH1-119,003Cottee
20 April 1985SunderlandA1-015,622Goddard
27 April 1985Luton TownH0-017,303
4 May 1985West Bromwich AlbionA1-58,834Stewart
6 May 1985Norwich CityH1-016,233Barnes
8 May 1985EvertonA0-332,606
11 May 1985Sheffield WednesdayA1-224,314Cottee
14 May 1985Stoke CityH5-113,362Stewart, Bonds (2), Pike, Hilton
17 May 1985Ipswich TownA1-019,278Cottee
20 May 1985LiverpoolH0-322,369

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1985Port ValeH4-111,452Dickens, Goddard (3)
R44 February 1985Norwich CityH2-120,098Stewart, Pike
R54 March 1985WimbledonA1-113,500Cottee
R5 Replay6 March 1985WimbledonH5-120,258Allen, Cottee (3), Dickens
R69 March 1985Manchester UnitedA2-446,769Allen, Hogg (og)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg25 September 1984Bristol CityA2-215,894Walford, Cottee
R2 Second Leg9 October 1984Bristol CityH6-1 (won 8-3 on agg)11,376Walford, Whitton, Cottee (2), Goddard (2)
R331 October 1984Manchester CityA0-020,510
R3 Replay6 November 1984Manchester CityH1-217,462Whitton

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England MF Paul Allen
England MF Bobby Barnes
England DF Billy Bonds (captain)
England FW Greg Campbell
England FW Tony Cottee
England MF Alan Devonshire
England MF Alan Dickens
England DF Tony Gale
England FW Paul Goddard
England DF Paul Hilton
England DF Frank Lampard
England DF Alvin Martin
No. Position Player
Scotland GK Tom McAlister
England DF Keith McPherson
Scotland DF Neil Orr
England GK Phil Parkes
England MF George Parris
England MF Geoff Pike
England DF Steve Potts
Scotland DF Ray Stewart
England FW Dave Swindlehurst
England DF Steve Walford
England FW Steve Whitton

References

  1. ↑ Stone, Simon (8 September 2013). "Comment: Frank Lampard is English football's marvel". ITV.Com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1984-85". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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