1994–95 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1994–95 season
Chairman Terry Brown
Manager Harry Redknapp
Stadium Boleyn Ground
Premiership 14th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Cottee (13)
All: Cottee (15)
Highest home attendance 24,783 vs Manchester United
(14 May 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 13,553 vs Walsall
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 20,118

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

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 42 27 8 7 80 39 +41 89 1995–96 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 42 26 10 6 77 28 +49 88 1995–96 UEFA Cup First round
3 Nottingham Forest 42 22 11 9 72 43 +29 77
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
9 Wimbledon 42 15 11 16 48 65 17 56
10 Southampton 42 12 18 12 61 63 2 54
11 Chelsea 42 13 15 14 50 55 5 54
12 Arsenal 42 13 12 17 52 49 +3 51
13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 49 57 8 51
14 West Ham United 42 13 11 18 44 48 4 50
15 Everton 42 11 17 14 44 51 7 50 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
16 Coventry City 42 12 14 16 44 62 18 50
17 Manchester City 42 12 13 17 53 64 11 49
18 Aston Villa 42 11 15 16 51 56 5 48
19 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 12 19 34 49 15 45 Relegation to 1995–96 Football League First Division
20 Norwich City (R) 42 10 13 19 37 54 17 43
21 Leicester City (R) 42 6 11 25 45 80 35 29
22 Ipswich Town (R) 42 7 6 29 36 93 57 27

Updated to games played on 14 May 1995.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 13 11 18 44 48  −4 50 9 6 6 28 19  +9 4 5 12 16 29  −13

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAAHAHHAHH
Result D L L L D W L W W L W L L W L L L D W D L W L L L W D L L W L D D W D W D W D L W D
Position 13 18 19 21 19 17 19 15 13 14 12 14 14 14 17 17 18 19 17 18 18 16 16 19 20 19 20 20 20 19 19 18 19 18 20 17 18 16 15 16 13 14

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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

Main article: 1994-95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995 Wycombe WanderersA2-09,007Brown, Cottee
R428 January 1995 Queens Park RangersA0-117,694

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 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, Moncur
R326 October 1994 ChelseaH1-018,815Hutchison
R430 November 1994 Bolton WanderersH1-318,190Cottee

Squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Luděk Mikloško
2 England DF Tim Breacker
3 England DF Julian Dicks (captain)
4 England DF Steve Potts (vice-captain)
5 England DF Alvin Martin
6 England MF Martin Allen
7 England MF Ian Bishop
8 Denmark DF Marc Rieper
9 England FW Trevor Morley
10 England MF John Moncur
11 England MF Matty Holmes
12 Northern Ireland DF Keith Rowland
14 England MF Matthew Rush
No. Position Player
15 England DF Kenny Brown
16 Germany FW Dieter Eckstein (on loan from Schalke)
17 Northern Ireland MF Michael Hughes (on loan from Strasbourg)
18 England DF Simon Webster
20 England MF Danny Williamson
21 United States GK Ian Feuer
22 England DF Adrian Whitbread
23 England MF Dale Gordon
24 England MF Paul Mitchell
25 Netherlands FW Jeroen Boere
26 England MF Don Hutchison[3]
27 England FW Tony Cottee
30 England GK Les Sealey

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 England DF David Burrows (to Everton)
8 England MF Peter Butler (to Notts County)
16 England FW Lee Chapman (to Ipswich Town)
No. Position Player
17 England FW Steve Jones (to Bournemouth)
19 England FW Mike Marsh (to Coventry City)
28 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland[4] (to Bournemouth)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England DF Jamie Victory
England MF Scott Canham
No. Position Player
England FW Lee Hodges
England FW Mark Watson

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
22 June 1994 MF Joey Beauchamp Oxford United £1,000,000
24 June 1994 MF John Moncur Swindon Town £900,000
17 August 1994 DF Adrian Whitbread Swindon Town £500,000
30 August 1994 MF Don Hutchison Liverpool £1,500,000
7 September 1994 FW Tony Cottee Everton Transfer
28 November 1994 GK Les Sealey Blackpool Free transfer
6 May 1995 FW Mark Watson Sutton United Signed
13 May 1995 DF Marc Rieper Brøndby £1,100,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
31 May 1994 DF Tony Gale Wealdstone Free transfer
18 August 1994 MF Joey Beauchamp Swindon Town £850,000
6 September 1994 DF David Burrows Everton Transfer
4 October 1994 MF Peter Butler Notts County £350,000
21 October 1994 FW Steve Jones Bournemouth £150,000
30 December 1994 FW Mike Marsh Coventry City £450,000
19 January 1995 FW Lee Chapman Ipswich Town £70,000
25 April 1995 MF Matt Holland Bournemouth Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £5,000,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,870,000
Total spending: Decrease £3,130,000

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1994-1995/results
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/westham.htm
  3. Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally.
  4. Holland was born in Bury, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
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