West Ham United F.C. season 1990-91
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Billy Bonds in his first full season as manager guides West Ham back to the top flight of The Football League as the team finishes 2nd in the Second Division behind Oldham Athletic. Oldham were the season's top scorers in the division with 83 goals.[citation needed]
West Ham finished the season with the meanest defence, conceding 34 goals. The second meanest defence belonged to a 7th place Middlesbrough F.C. team, containing Colin Cooper and Tony Mowbray, which condeded 47 goals. West Ham's two games against Middlesbro ended in 0-0 draws.
| Number | Player | Position | Lge Apps | Lge Gls | FAC Apps | FAC Gls | LC Apps | LC Gls | Date Signed | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United 1990-91 First XI | |||||||||||
| 1 |  |
Ludek Miklosko (Hammer of the Year) |
GK | 46 | 7 | 3 | February 1990 | Banik Ostrava | |||
| 2 |  |
Steve Potts | RB | 36(1) | 1 | 7 | 2 | May 1984 | Academy | ||
| 3 | |
George Parris | LM | 37(7) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 (1) | 1985 | Academy | |
| 4 | |
Tony Gale | CB | 23(1) | 1 | 7 | 0 (1) | August 1983 | Fulham | ||
| 5 | |
Colin Foster | CB | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1989 | Nottingham Forest | |
| 6 |  |
Chris Hughton | LB | 32 | 7 | 1990 | Tottenham | ||||
| 7 | |
Ian Bishop (Captain) | CM | 40 | 4 | 5 (1) | 2 | 3 | December 1989 | Manchester City | |
| 8 |  |
Frank McAvennie | CF | 24(10) | 10 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | March 1989 | Celtic | |
| 9 | |
Stuart Slater | RM | 37(3) | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1987 | Academy | |
| 10 | |
Kevin Keen | CM | 36(4) | 6 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1986 | Academy | ||
| 11 | |
Trevor Morley | CF | 38 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | December 1989 | Manchester City |
| Important Players | |||||||||||
| 10 | |
Martin Allen | M | 28(12) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | August 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| 8 |  |
Jimmy Quinn | CF | 16(10) | 6 | 3 (2) | 2 | 3 | 1 | December 1989 | Bradford City |
| 2 | |
Tim Breacker | RB | 23(1) | 1 | 6 | October 1990 | Luton Town | |||
| 5 | |
Alvin Martin | CB | 20 | 1 | 3 | July 1976 | Academy | |||
| 3 | |
Julian Dicks | LB | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | March 1988 | Birmingham City | ||
| 9 | |
Iain Dowie | CF | 12 | 4 | March 1991 | Luton Town | ||||
| Other Players | |||||||||||
| 5 | |
Ray Stewart | RB | 5 | 0 (1) | September 1979 | Dundee United | ||||
| 9 | |
Matthew Rush | W | 2 (3) | 1 | 1990 | Academy | ||||
| 9 | |
Franz Carr | F | 1 (2) | March 1991 | Nottingham Forest | |||||
| 9 | |
Simon Livett | M | 1 | 0 (1) | 1990 | Academy | ||||
| 14 | |
Leroy Rosenior | CF | 0 (2) | March 1988 | Fulham | |||||
| 12 | |
Simon Clarke | F | 0 (1) | 1990 | Academy | |||||
| 5 | |
Stewart Robson | M | 0 (1) | 1 | January 1987 | Arsenal | ||||
