1994–95 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary Before the season started, the West Ham board of directors heard speculation that assistant manager Harry Redknapp was about to be offered his old job as Bournemouth manager. They reacted by dismissing manager Billy Bonds and promoting Redknapp to the manager's seat. Redknapp then earned the instant admiration of the Upton Park faithful by signing Don Hutchison and re-signing striker Tony Cottee, who returned to the club after six years at Everton. Redknapp also strengthened the squad over the next months by bringing in Julian Dicks, Les Sealey and Stan Lazaridis.

The Hammers spent much of the season battling against relegation, but a good run of form during the final month pulled them up to a secure 14th-place finish.

Final league table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results West Ham United's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1994 Leeds UnitedH0–018,610 24 August 1994 Manchester CityA0–319,150 27 August 1994 Norwich CityA0–119,110 31 August 1994 Newcastle UnitedH1–317,375Hutchison (pen) 10 September 1994 LiverpoolA0–030,907 17 September 1994 Aston VillaH1–018,326Cottee 25 September 1994 ArsenalH0–218,495 2 October 1994 ChelseaA2–118,696Allen, Moncur 8 October 1994 Crystal PalaceH1–016,959Hutchison 15 October 1994 Manchester UnitedA0–143,795 22 October 1994 SouthamptonH2–018,853Rush, Allen 29 October 1994 Tottenham HotspurA1–326,271Rush 1 November 1994 EvertonA0–128,353 5 November 1994 Leicester CityH1–018,780Dicks (pen) 19 November 1994 Sheffield WednesdayA0–125,300 26 November 1994 Coventry CityH0–117,251 4 December 1994 Queens Park RangersA1–212,780Boere 10 December 1994 Leeds UnitedA2–228,987Boere (2) 17 December 1994 Manchester CityH3–017,286Cottee (3) 26 December 1994 Ipswich TownH1–120,562Cottee 28 December 1994 WimbledonA0–111,212 31 December 1994 Nottingham ForestH3–120,664Holmes, Hughes, Cottee 2 January 1995 Blackburn RoversA2–425,503Cottee, Dicks 14 January 1995 Tottenham HotspurH1–224,578Boere 23 January 1995 Sheffield WednesdayH0–214,554 4 February 1995 Leicester CityA2–120,375Cottee, Dicks (pen) 13 February 1995 EvertonH2–221,081Cottee (2) 18 February 1995 Coventry CityA0–217,563 25 February 1995 ChelseaH1–221,500Hutchison 5 March 1995 ArsenalA1–036,295Hutchison 8 March 1995 Newcastle UnitedA0–234,595 11 March 1995 Norwich CityH2–221,464Cottee (2) 15 March 1995 SouthamptonA1–115,178Hutchison 18 March 1995 Aston VillaA2–028,682Moncur, Hutchison 8 April 1995 Nottingham ForestA1–128,361Dicks 13 April 1995 WimbledonH3–021,804Boere, Dicks (pen), Cottee 17 April 1995 Ipswich TownA1–118,882Boere 30 April 1995 Blackburn RoversH2–024,202Hutchison, Rieper 3 May 1995 Queens Park RangersH0–022,923 6 May 1995 Crystal PalaceA0–118,224 10 May 1995 LiverpoolH3–022,446Hutchison (2), Holmes 14 May 1995 Manchester UnitedH1–124,783Hughes

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1995 Wycombe WanderersA2–09,007Brown, CotteeR428 January 1995 Queens Park RangersA0–117,694

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 20 September 1994 WalsallA1–25,994Ntamark (own goal)R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 WalsallH2–0 (won 3–2 on agg)13,553Hutchison, MoncurR326 October 1994 ChelseaH1–018,815Hutchison 2'R430 November 1994 Bolton WanderersH1–318,190Cottee

Squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In DatePosNameFromFee22 June 1994MFJoey BeauchampOxford United£1,000,00024 June 1994MFJohn MoncurSwindon Town£900,00017 August 1994DFAdrian WhitbreadSwindon Town£500,00030 August 1994MFDon HutchisonLiverpool£1,500,0007 September 1994FWTony CotteeEvertonTransfer28 November 1994GKLes SealeyBlackpoolFree transfer6 May 1995FWMark WatsonSutton UnitedSigned13 May 1995DFMarc RieperBrøndby£1,100,000

Out DatePosNameToFee31 May 1994DFTony GaleWealdstoneFree transfer18 August 1994MFJoey BeauchampSwindon Town£850,0006 September 1994DFDavid BurrowsEvertonTransfer4 October 1994MFPeter ButlerNotts County£350,00021 October 1994FWSteve JonesBournemouth£150,00030 December 1994FWMike MarshCoventry City£450,00019 January 1995FWLee ChapmanIpswich Town£70,00025 April 1995MFMatt HollandBournemouthFree transfer

Transfers in: £5,000,000 Transfers out: £1,870,000 Total spending: £3,130,000

Statistics Appearances and goals

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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards

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

References