1989–90 West Ham United F.C. season

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

In only 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 was 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was involved in illegal payments at Swindon Town (a scandal which saw Swindon's promotion to the First Division being withdrawn at the end of the 1989–90 season) he resigned on 18 February 1990.[2] Club legend Billy Bonds was appointed manager in his place, and saw the Hammers complete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

West Ham United's score comes first

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1989Stoke CityA1–116,058Keen
23 August 1989Bradford CityH2–019,914Slater (2)
26 August 1989Plymouth ArgyleH3–220,231Kelly, Allen, Keen
2 September 1989Hull CityA1–19,235Ward
9 September 1989Swindon TownH1–121,469Allen
16 September 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–312,689
23 September 1989WatfordH1–020,728Dicks (pen)
26 September 1989PortsmouthA1–012,632Rosenior
30 September 1989West Bromwich AlbionH2–319,842Dolan, Parris
7 October 1989Leeds UnitedH0–123,539
14 October 1989Sheffield UnitedA2–020,822Ward (2; 1 pen)
18 October 1989SunderlandH5–020,901Allen, Slater, Keen, Dolan (2)
21 October 1989Port ValeA2–28,899Keen, Slater
28 October 1989Oxford UnitedH3–219,177Parris, Slater, Dicks
1 November 1989BournemouthA1–19,979Strodder
4 November 1989Wolverhampton WanderersA0–122,231
11 November 1989Newcastle UnitedH0–025,892
18 November 1989MiddlesbroughH2–018,720Slater, Dicks (p)
25 November 1989Blackburn RoversA4–510,215Brady, Dicks (p), Slater, Ward
2 December 1989Stoke CityH0–017,704
9 December 1989Bradford CityA1–29,257Ward
16 December 1989Oldham AthleticH0–214,960
26 December 1989Ipswich TownA0–124,365
30 December 1989Leicester CityA0–116,925
1 January 1990BarnsleyH4–218,391Allen, Keen (2), Dicks (p)
13 January 1990Plymouth ArgyleA1–111,671Quinn
20 January 1990Hull CityH1–216,847Morley
10 February 1990Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–119,101Quinn, Dicks
18 February 1990Swindon TownA2–216,105Quinn (2)
24 February 1990Blackburn RoversH1–120,054Quinn
3 March 1990MiddlesbroughA1–023,617Allen
10 March 1990PortsmouthH2–120,961Allen, Dicks (p)
13 March 1990WatfordA1–015,683Morley
17 March 1990Leeds UnitedA2–332,536Morley, Chapman (o.g.)
21 March 1990Sheffield UnitedH5–021,629Morley, Quinn (3), Allen
24 March 1990SunderlandA3–413,896Quinn (2), Morley
31 March 1990Port ValeH2–220,507Morley, Gale
4 April 1990West Bromwich AlbionA3–111,556Quinn, Bishop, Keen
7 April 1990Oxford UnitedA2–08,371Morley, Quinn
11 April 1990BournemouthH4–120,202Miller (o.g.), Bishop, Dicks (p), Allen
14 April 1990BarnsleyA1–110,344Morley
17 April 1990Ipswich TownH2–025,178Allen, Keen
21 April 1990Oldham AthleticA0–312,190
28 April 1990Newcastle UnitedA1–231,496Dicks (p)
2 May 1990Leicester CityH3–117,939Rosenior, Keen, Morley
5 May 1990Wolverhampton WanderersH4–022,509Keen, Morley, Robson, Brady

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1990Torquay UnitedA0–15,342

League Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg19 September 1989Birmingham CityA2–110,987Allen, Slater
R2 2nd leg4 October 1989Birmingham CityH1–1 (won 3–2 on agg)12,187Dicks
R325 October 1989Aston VillaA0–020,989
R3R8 November 1989Aston VillaH1–023,833Dicks
R422 November 1989WimbledonH1–024,746Allen
QF17 January 1990Derby CountyH1–125,035Dicks
QFR24 January 1990Derby CountyA0–0 aet22,510
QF2R31 January 1990Derby CountyH2–125,166Slater, Keen
SF 1st leg14 February 1990Oldham AthleticA0–619,263
SF 2nd leg7 March 1990Oldham AthleticH3–0 (lost 3–6 on agg)15,431Martin, Dicks (pen), Kelly

Squad
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
  1. "Paul Ince | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44 | 1985-2007". Soccer Base. 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.
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