1991–92 West Ham United F.C. season

1991–92 was West Ham United's first season back in the First Division following promotion, ending a two-year absence from the top flight.

However, their return to the First Division lasted just one season and they were relegated in bottom place, missing out on a place in the new FA Premier League, which would be created for the 1992-93 season. Their chances of survival were not helped by the fact that key players Tony Morley and Julian Dicks missed large stretches of the season due to injury.

The few bright spots of the season came in the final stages - ironically after relegation was confirmed - in the shape of a 1-0 win over Manchester United which effectively ended the opposition's title hopes, and then came a 4-0 demolition of eighth-placed Nottingham Forest in which striker Frank McAvennie ended his second spell at Upton Park by scoring a hat-trick. The season could have ended very differently for the Hammers had they been able to show such fine form on a more regular basis.

Number Player Position Lge Apps Lge Gls FAC Apps FAC Gls LC Apps LC Gls Date signed Previous club
1991-92 West Ham United First XI
1 Ludek Miklosko GK 36 3 4 February 1990 Banik Ostrava
2 Kenny Brown D 25(2) 3 4 1 August 1991 Plymouth Argyle
3 Julian Dicks
(Hammer of the Year)
D 23 3 6 2 March 1988 Birmingham City
4 Tim Breacker D 33(1) 1 6 4 October 1990 Luton Town
5 Steve Potts D 34 5 3 May 1984 Academy
6 Mitchell Thomas D 34(1) 3 4 4 1991 Tottenham Hotspur
7 Ian Bishop (captain) M 41 1 3 4 December 1989 Manchester City
8 Frank McAvennie F 16(4) 6 4 2 (1) 1 March 1989 Celtic
9 Mike Small F 37(3) 13 4 (1) 1 4 4 1991 Brighton
10 Kevin Keen M 20(9) 5 2 1 1986 Academy
11 Stuart Slater M 41 6 4 1987 Academy
Important Players
4 Tony Gale CB 24(1) 2 3 (1) August 1983 Fulham
5 Colin Foster CB 24 5 1 2 1989 Nottingham Forest
6 George Parris D/M 20(1) 4 1 1985 Academy
11 Trevor Morley CF 13(11) 2 2 (3) 2 2 1 December 1989 Manchester City
10 Martin Allen M 14(5) 2 2 1 (1) August 1989 Queens Park Rangers
8 Matthew Rush M 3 (7) 2 1990 Academy
Other Players
10 Leroy Rosenior CF 5 (4) 1 March 1988 Fulham
5 Alvin Martin CB 7 July 1976 Academy
1 Tony Parks GK 6 3 1991 Fulham
10 Clive Allen CF 4 1 March 1992 Chelsea
6 Ray Atteveld CB 1 February 1992 Everton
10 Dean Martin CF 1 (1) 0 (1) 1991 Fisher Athletic
12 Simon Clarke F 0 (1) 1990 Academy
14 Chris Hughton LB 0 (1) 1990 Tottenham Hotspur