1990–91 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season March 2015 March 2015 West Ham United 1990–91 Billy Bonds Martin Cearns Boleyn Ground Second Division 2nd (promoted) FA Cup Semi-finals League Cup Third round Trevor Morley (12) Morley (17) 26,551 (v Notts County, 11 May 1991) 15,870 (v Stoke City, 26 September 1990) 22,565 1989–90 1991–92 For the 1990–91 West Ham United F.C. season in English football, West Ham United finished 2nd in the league. Season summary Billy Bonds in his first full season as manager guided West Ham back to the top flight of The Football League as the team finished second in the Second Division, one point behind Oldham Athletic, who pipped them to the title on the last day of the season. Oldham were the season's top scorers in the division with 83 goals.2nd Division 1990-91 http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=1991&united=2nd_Division_1990-91 www.westhamstats.info 13 March 2012 West Ham finished the season with the meanest defence, conceding 34 goals. The second meanest defence belonged to 7th place Middlesbrough, containing Colin Cooper and Tony Mowbray, which conceded 47 goals. West Ham's two games against Middlesbrough ended in 0–0 draws. West Ham also enjoyed their best FA Cup run since the triumph of 1980, reaching the semi-finals where they were beaten 4–0 by Nottingham Forest, denying them a Wembley final with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur who went on to win the trophy. Trevor Morley was West Ham's leading scorer for 1990–91, with 12 goals in the league and 17 in all competitions, while Frank McAvennie showed full fitness after a long term injury by scoring 10 goals in the league (11 in all competitions) to finish the campaign as the club's second top scorer. Results West Ham United's score comes first Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 25 August 1990 MiddlesbroughA0–020,680 29 August 1990 PortsmouthH1–120,835McAvennie 1 September 1990 WatfordH1–019,872Dicks (pen) 8 September 1990 Leicester CityA2–114,605James (o.g.), Morley 15 September 1990 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–123,241Martin 19 September 1990 Ipswich TownH3–118,764Bishop, Quinn, Morley 22 September 1990 Newcastle UnitedA1–125,462Morley 29 September 1990 Sheffield WednesdayA1–128,786Dicks 3 October 1990 Oxford UnitedH2–018,125Foster, Morley 6 October 1990 Hull CityH7–119,472Quinn (2), Potts, Dicks (2; 1 pen), Parris, Morley 13 October 1990 Bristol CityA1–116,838McAvennie 20 October 1990 Swindon TownA1–013,658McAvennie 24 October 1990 Blackburn RoversH1–020,003Bishop 27 October 1990 Charlton AthleticH2–124,019Allen (2) 3 November 1990 Notts CountyA1–010,871Morley 10 November 1990 MillwallA1–120,591McAvennie 17 November 1990 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–124,019Slater, Foster 24 November 1990 Plymouth ArgyleA1–011,490McAvennie 1 December 1990 West Bromwich AlbionH3–124,753Parris, Morley, McAvennie 8 December 1990 PortsmouthA1–012,045Morley 15 December 1990 MiddlesbroughH0–023,705 22 December 1990 BarnsleyA0–110,348 26 December 1990 Oldham AthleticH2–024,950Morley, Slater 28 December 1990 Port ValeH0–023,603 1 January 1991 Bristol RoversA1–07,932Quinn 12 January 1991 WatfordA1–017,172Morley 19 January 1991 Leicester CityH1–021,652Parris 2 February 1991 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–219,454McAvennie 24 February 1991 MillwallH3–120,503McAvennie (2), Morley 2 March 1991 West Bromwich AlbionA0–016,089 5 March 1991 Plymouth ArgyleH2–218,933Marker (o.g.), Breacker 13 March 1991 Oxford UnitedA1–28,225Quinn 16 March 1991 Sheffield WednesdayH1–326,182Quinn 20 March 1991 Bristol CityH1–022,951Gale 23 March 1991 Hull CityA0–09,558 29 March 1991 Oldham AthleticA1–116,932Bishop (p) 1 April 1991 BarnsleyH3–224,607McAvennie, Dowie, Foster 6 April 1991 Port ValeA1–09,658Bishop 10 April 1991 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–111,904 17 April 1991 Ipswich TownA1–020,290Morley 20 April 1991 Swindon TownH2–025,944Parris, Dowie 24 April 1991 Newcastle UnitedH1–124,195Dowie 27 April 1991 Blackburn RoversA1–310,808Dowie 4 May 1991 Charlton AthleticA1–116,137Allen 8 May 1991 Bristol RoversH1–023,054Slater 11 May 1991 Notts CountyH1–226,551Parris FA Cup 1990-91 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 1991 AldershotA0–022,929R3R16 January 1991 AldershotH6–121,484Morley (2), Slater, Parris, Bishop, QuinnR426 January 1991 Luton TownA1–112,087Parris 43'R4R30 January 1991 Luton TownH5–025,659Parris 45', Bishop 53', McAvennie 54', Morley (2) 68', 83'R515 February 1991 Crewe AlexandraH1–025,298QuinnR611 March 1991 EvertonH2–128,161Foster 33', Slater 60'SF14 April 1991 Nottingham ForestN0–440,041 League Cup 1990–91 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg26 September 1990 Stoke CityH3–015,870Dicks (pen), Keen, QuinnR2 2nd leg10 October 1990 Stoke CityA2–1 (won 5–1 on agg)8,411Allen (2)R331 October 1990 Oxford UnitedA1–27,528Morley Squad NumberPlayerPositionLge AppsLge GlsFAC AppsFAC GlsLC AppsLC GlsDate SignedPrevious clubWest Ham United 1990–91 First XI1CzechoslovakiaLudek Miklosko (Hammer of the Year)GK4673February 1990Banik Ostrava2EnglandSteve PottsRB36(1)172May 1984Academy3EnglandGeorge ParrisLM37(7)5732 (1)1985Academy4EnglandTony GaleCB23(1)170 (1)August 1983Fulham5EnglandColin FosterCB3633131989Nottingham Forest6IrelandChris HughtonLB3271990Tottenham7EnglandIan Bishop (Captain)CM4045 (1)23December 1989Manchester City8ScotlandFrank McAvennieCF24(10)103 (1)10 (1)March 1989Celtic9EnglandStuart SlaterRM37(3)37221987Academy10EnglandKevin KeenCM36(4)6 (1)311986Academy11EnglandTrevor MorleyCF38126431December 1989Manchester CityImportant Players10EnglandMartin AllenM28(12)3232August 1989Queens Park Rangers8Northern IrelandJimmy QuinnCF16(10)63 (2)231December 1989Bradford City2EnglandTim BreackerRB23(1)16October 1990Luton Town5EnglandAlvin MartinCB2013July 1976Academy3EnglandJulian DicksLB13421March 1988Birmingham City9Northern IrelandIain DowieCF124March 1991Luton TownOther Players5ScotlandRay StewartRB50 (1)September 1979Dundee United9EnglandMatthew RushW2 (3)11990Academy9EnglandFranz CarrF1 (2)March 1991Nottingham Forest9EnglandSimon LivettM10 (1)1990Academy14EnglandLeroy RoseniorCF0 (2)March 1988Fulham12EnglandSimon ClarkeF0 (1)1990Academy5EnglandStewart RobsonM0 (1)1January 1987Arsenal References 1990-91 Category:1990–91 Football League Second Division by team Category:1990 in sport in London Category:1991 in sport in London