1977–78 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season April 2019 April 2019 April 2019 West Ham United 1977–78 John Lyall Reg Pratt Boleyn Ground First Division 20th (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Derek Hales (10) Pop Robson (11) 37,448 (vs Liverpool, 29 April 1978) 19,260 (vs Coventry City, 1 April 1978) 25,655 1976–77 1978–79 In the 1977–78 season West Ham United were relegated from the First Division after twenty years in the top flight since their promotion in 1958. Season summary Despite winning six of their last nine League matches, they paid the price for a terrible start to the season that had seen them win just one of their first twelve games, and were relegated when they lost their last match to Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Aston Villa.Wolves rediscover fire and purpose 3 May 1978 12 60291 Gerald Richmond They finished one point behind Queens Park Rangers and went down to the Second Division alongside Newcastle United and Leicester City.Helliar John West Ham United: The Elite Era 2009 MPG Books Group Bodmin & King's Lynn 978-1-905328-68-0 4th They also suffered a heavy 6–1 defeat to QPR in the FA Cup, equalling their record margin of defeat in the competition at that time.Collett Mike The Guinness Record of the FA Cup 1993 Guinness Publishing Enfield 0-85112-538-7 A season of few highlights saw the introduction to the first team of Alvin Martin and David Cross, both of whom went on to play significant parts in the club's revival in subsequent seasons. League table 1977–78 Football League#First Division First Division y WHU Results Football League First Division +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers20 August 1977 Norwich CityH1–328,178Robson (pen)24 August 1977 Leicester CityA0–118,31027 August 1977 Manchester CityH0–125,2783 September 1977 Newcastle UnitedA3–226,983Jennings, A Taylor, Robson10 September 1977 Queens Park RangersH2–226,922Holland, Lock17 September 1977 Bristol CityA2–321,180Robson, Pike24 September 1977 EvertonH1–125,296Dobson (o.g.)1 October 1977 ArsenalA0–341,2453 October 1977 MiddlesbroughH0–226,508Jennings8 October 1977 Nottingham ForestH0–026,12615 October 1977 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–219,366Pike, Robson22 October 1977 Aston VillaH2–226,599T Taylor, Hales29 October 1977 Ipswich TownA2–027,308Hales (2)5 November 1977 Coventry CityA0–123,27612 November 1977 West Bromwich AlbionH3–323,601Robson (pen), Devonshire (2)19 November 1977 Derby CountyA1–223,273Bonds26 November 1977 Leeds UnitedH0–126,8833 December 1977 LiverpoolA0–239,65910 December 1977 Manchester UnitedH2–120,759Hales, Brooking17 December 1977 West Bromwich AlbionA0–118,86826 December 1977 Birmingham CityH1–025,572Curbishley27 December 1977 ChelseaA1–244,083Robson31 December 1977 Leicester CityH3–216,201McDowell, Hales, Cross2 January 1978 Norwich CityA2–229,480Devonshire, Hales14 January 1978 Manchester CityA2–343,627Brooking, Cross21 January 1978 Newcastle UnitedH1–025,461Hales11 February 1978 Bristol CityH1–219,934Robson18 February 1978 EvertonA1–233,862Hales25 February 1978 ArsenalH2–231,675A Taylor, Cross4 March 1978 Nottingham ForestA0–233,92411 March 1978 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–223,525Hales14 March 1978 Queens Park RangersA0–120,39418 March 1978 Aston VillaA1–428,275Brooking24 March 1978 Ipswich TownH3–023,867Cross (3)25 March 1978 ChelseaH3–124,987Brooking, Green, Holland28 March 1978 Birmingham CityA0–323,5541 April 1978 Coventry CityH2–119,260T Taylor, Holland8 April 1978 Leeds UnitedA2–122,953Martin, Hales15 April 1978 Derby CountyH3–025,424Robson (2), Cross22 April 1978 Manchester UnitedA0–354,08925 April 1978 MiddlesbroughA2–113,247Cross (2)29 April 1978 LiverpoolH0–237,448 FA Cup 1977–78 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1978 WatfordH1–036,745RobsonR428 January 1978 Queens Park RangersH1–135,566BondsR4 replay31 January 1978 Queens Park RangersA1–624,057Robson League Cup 1977–78 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR230 August 1977 Nottingham ForestA0–518,224 Players NationPlayerPosLge AppsLge GlsFAC AppsFAC GlsLC AppsLC GlsDate signedPrevious clubFirst TeamEnglandMervyn DayGK2311973AcademyEnglandFrank LampardLB40311967AcademyEnglandPaul BrushRB23 (1)11977AcademyEnglandBilly Bonds (Capt)CM291311967Charlton AthleticEnglandTommy TaylorD42231970Leyton OrientEnglandAlan CurbishleyM31 (1)1311974AcademyEnglandAlan DevonshireLM32 (2)3311976SouthallEnglandGeoff PikeM25 (3)20 (1)11975AcademyEnglandTrevor BrookingCM37421967AcademyEnglandDerek HalesCF23 (1)1031977Derby CountyEnglandPop RobsonCF3793211976SunderlandOther PlayersEnglandDavid CrossRW21931977West Bromwich AlbionScotlandBobby FergusonGK1931967KilmarnockEnglandBill GreenCH13111976Carlisle UnitedEnglandPat HollandM18 (3)311969AcademyEnglandBilly JenningsF211974WatfordEnglandKevin LockCH6111971AcademyEnglandAlvin MartinCH5 (2)11976AcademyEnglandJohn McDowellD12 (2)131969AcademyEnglandMick McGivenCH41973SunderlandEnglandAnton OtulakowskiM0 (5)1976BarnsleyEnglandJohn RadfordM1011976ArsenalEnglandAlan TaylorCF10 (1)20 (1)11974Rochdale References 1977-78 Category:English football clubs 1977–78 season Category:1977 in sport in London Category:1978 in sport in London