West Ham United F.C. 1988-1989
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The 1988-1989 season saw new signings Allen McKnight and David Kelly both begin their West Ham United careers, but neither supplied the club with kind of form necessary to stay in the top flight. The re-signing of Frank McAvennie from Celtic in March 1989 proved too little, too late, with him failing to score in his 9 league appearances.
The club finished in 19th place in the First Division and were relegated to the second tier of The Football League.
| Number | Player | Position | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | FAC Apps | FAC Gls | LC Apps | LC Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United 1988-89 First XI | |||||||||||
| 1 |  |
Allen McKnight | GK | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1988 | Celtic | |||
| 2 |  |
Steve Potts | RB | 23(5) | 7 | 5 (1) | May 1984 | Academy | |||
| 3 | |
Julian Dicks | LB | 34 | 2 | 6 | 7 | March 1988 | Birmingham City | ||
| 4 | |
Tony Gale | CB | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | August 1983 | Fulham | ||
| 5 | |
Alvin Martin (Captain) | CB | 27 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | July 1976 | Academy | |
| 6 | |
Alan Dickens | CM | 34(3) | 5 | 5 (2) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1982 | Academy |
| 7 | |
Mark Ward | RM | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 (1) | August 1985 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 8 |  |
David Kelly | CF | 21 (4) | 6 | 6 | 6 (1) | 4 | 1988 | Walsall | |
| 9 | |
Leroy Rosenior | CF | 26(2) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | March 1988 | Fulham |
| 10 | |
Liam Brady | LM | 21(1) | 3 | 7 | 4 (1) | March 1987 | Ascoli | ||
| 11 | |
Paul Ince (Hammer of the Year) |
CM | 32(1) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1986 | Academy |
| Important Players | |||||||||||
| 2 | |
George Parris | FB | 23(4) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1985 | Academy | ||
| 6 | |
Kevin Keen | M | 16(8) | 3 | 0 (5) | 1 (1) | 1 | 1986 | Academy | |
| 9 | |
Stuart Slater | M/F | 16(2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1987 | Academy | |
| 6 | |
Alan Devonshire | LM | 14(6) | 7 | 4 | October 1976 | Southall | |||
| 1 | |
Phil Parkes | GK | 13 | 3 | 1 | February 1979 | Queens Park Rangers | |||
| 5 | |
Paul Hilton | CB | 9 (2) | 0 (1) | 2 | 1984 | Bury | |||
| 8 |  |
Frank McAvennie | CF | 8 (1) | March 1989 | Celtic | |||||
| Other Players | |||||||||||
| 11 | |
Stewart Robson | M | 6 | 1 | January 1987 | Arsenal | ||||
| 2 | |
Ray Stewart | RB | 5 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | September 1979 | Dundee United | |
| 5 | |
Gary Strodder | CB | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 | March 1987 | Lincoln | |||
| 1 | |
Tom McAlister | GK | 2 | 1981 | Bristol Rovers | |||||
| 12 | |
Tommy McQueen | LB | 0 (2) | March 1987 | Aberdeen | |||||
