1993–94 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary West Ham United made a solid return to the top flight a year after being relegated, as they overcame the sale of captain Julian Dicks to Liverpool and achieved a 13th-place finish in the Premiership. Their form throughout the season was solid and they were never seriously threatened by relegation, and they even finished above their expensively-assembled local rivals Tottenham. The veteran striker-partnership of Trevor Morley and Lee Chapman scored goals at a decent rate and rarely showed much sign of their age (32 and 34 respectively). It was a solid season from a hard-working but unremarkable squad who defied the odds to keep clear of trouble without making a serious bid for honours.

Final league table

Results West Ham United's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance 14 August 1993 WimbledonH0–2 20,369 17 August 1993 Leeds UnitedA0–1 34,588 21 August 1993 Coventry CityA1–1Gordon12,864 25 August 1993 Sheffield WednesdayH2–0C Allen (2)19,441 28 August 1993 Queens Park RangersH0–4 18,084 1 September 1993 Manchester UnitedA0–3 44,613 11 September 1993 Swindon TownH0–0 15,777 18 September 1993 Blackburn RoversA2–0Morley, Chapman14,437 25 September 1993 Newcastle UnitedA0–2 34,179 2 October 1993 ChelseaH1–0Morley18,917 16 October 1993 Aston VillaH0–0 20,416 23 October 1993 Norwich CityA0–0 20,175 1 November 1993 Manchester CityH3–1Holmes, Chapman, Burrows16,605 6 November 1993 LiverpoolA0–2 42,254 20 November 1993 Oldham AthleticH2–0Martin, Morley17,211 24 November 1993 ArsenalH0–0 20,279 29 November 1993 SouthamptonA2–0Chapman, Morley13,258 4 December 1993 WimbledonA2–1Chapman (2)10,903 8 December 1993 Leeds UnitedH0–1 20,468 11 December 1993 Coventry CityH3–2Butler, Morley (pen), Breacker17,243 18 December 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA0–5 26,350 27 December 1993 Ipswich TownA1–1Chapman21,024 28 December 1993 Tottenham HotspurH1–3Holmes20,787 1 January 1994 EvertonA1–0Breacker19,602 3 January 1994 Sheffield UnitedH0–0 20,365 15 January 1994 Aston VillaA1–3M Allen28,869 24 January 1994 Norwich CityH3–3Morley, Sutton (own goal), Chapman20,738 12 February 1994 Manchester CityA0–0 29,118 26 February 1994 Manchester UnitedH2–2Chapman, Morley28,832 5 March 1994 Swindon TownA1–1Morley15,929 19 March 1994 Newcastle UnitedH2–4Breacker, Martin23,132 26 March 1994 ChelseaA0–2 19,545 28 March 1994 Sheffield UnitedA2–3Holmes, Bishop13,646 2 April 1994 Ipswich TownH2–1Morley, Rush18,307 4 April 1994 Tottenham HotspurA4–1Morley (2, 1 pen), Jones, Marsh31,502 9 April 1994 EvertonH0–1 20,243 16 April 1994 Oldham AthleticA2–1M Allen, Morley11,669 23 April 1994 LiverpoolH1–2M Allen26,106 27 April 1994 Blackburn RoversH1–2M Allen22,186 30 April 1994 ArsenalA2–0Morley, M Allen33,700 3 May 1994 Queens Park RangersA0–0 10,850 7 May 1994 SouthamptonH3–3Williamson, Monkou (own goal), M Allen26,952

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendanceR38 January 1994 WatfordH2–1M Allen, Marsh19,802R429 January 1994 Notts CountyA1–1Jones14,952R4R9 February 1994 Notts CountyH1–0Chapman23,373R519 February 1994 Kidderminster HarriersA1–0Chapman8,000QF14 March 1994 Luton TownH0–0 27,331QFR23 March 1994 Luton TownA2–3M Allen, Bishop13,166

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendanceR2 1st leg22 September 1993 ChesterfieldH5–1Chapman (2), Morley (2, 1 pen), Burrows12,823R2 2nd leg5 October 1993 ChesterfieldA2–0 (won 7–1 on agg)Boere, M Allen4,890R327 October 1993 Nottingham ForestA1–2Morley17,857

First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Transfers

Out Colin Foster – Notts County, loan Colin Foster – Watford, March Mark Robson – Charlton Athletic, November

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season

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