1994–95 West Ham United F.C. season
# 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 50 | |

* ↑ Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: Statto

### Results by matchday

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H |
| 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 |

## Results

West Ham United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 August 1994 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 18,610 | |
| 24 August 1994 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | 19,150 | |
| 27 August 1994 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 19,110 | |
| 31 August 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 | 17,375 | Hutchison (pen) |
| 10 September 1994 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 30,907 | |
| 17 September 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 18,326 | Cottee |
| 25 September 1994 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 18,495 | |
| 2 October 1994 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 18,696 | Allen, Moncur |
| 8 October 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 16,959 | Hutchison |
| 15 October 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 43,795 | |
| 22 October 1994 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 18,853 | Rush, Allen |
| 29 October 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 26,271 | Rush |
| 1 November 1994 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 28,353 | |
| 5 November 1994 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 18,780 | Dicks (pen) |
| 19 November 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 25,300 | |
| 26 November 1994 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | 17,251 | |
| 4 December 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 12,780 | Boere |
| 10 December 1994 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | 28,987 | Boere (2) |
| 17 December 1994 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | 17,286 | Cottee (3) |
| 26 December 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 20,562 | Cottee |
| 28 December 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | 11,212 | |
| 31 December 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 | 20,664 | Holmes, Hughes, Cottee |
| 2 January 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–4 | 25,503 | Cottee, Dicks |
| 14 January 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–2 | 24,578 | Boere |
| 23 January 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 14,554 | |
| 4 February 1995 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 20,375 | Cottee, Dicks (pen) |
| 13 February 1995 | Everton | H | 2–2 | 21,081 | Cottee (2) |
| 18 February 1995 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 17,563 | |
| 25 February 1995 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 21,500 | Hutchison |
| 5 March 1995 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | 36,295 | Hutchison |
| 8 March 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | 34,595 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | 21,464 | Cottee (2) |
| 15 March 1995 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 15,178 | Hutchison |
| 18 March 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 2–0 | 28,682 | Moncur, Hutchison |
| 8 April 1995 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 28,361 | Dicks |
| 13 April 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 3–0 | 21,804 | Boere, Dicks (pen), Cottee |
| 17 April 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 18,882 | Boere |
| 30 April 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | 24,202 | Hutchison, Rieper |
| 3 May 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 22,923 | |
| 6 May 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 18,224 | |
| 10 May 1995 | Liverpool | H | 3–0 | 22,446 | Hutchison (2), Holmes |
| 14 May 1995 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 24,783 | Hughes |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 9,007 | Brown, Cottee |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 17,694 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1994 | Walsall | A | 1–2 | 5,994 | Ntamark (own goal) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Walsall | H | 2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) | 13,553 | Hutchison, Moncur |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | 18,815 | Hutchison 2' |
| R4 | 30 November 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 18,190 | Cottee |

## Squad

    Squad at end of season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Luděk Mikloško |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Tim Breacker |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Julian Dicks (captain) |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Steve Potts (vice-captain) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alvin Martin |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Martin Allen |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ian Bishop |
| 8 | DF | DEN | Marc Rieper |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley |
| 10 | MF | ENG | John Moncur |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Matty Holmes |
| 12 | DF | NIR | Keith Rowland |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matthew Rush |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Kenny Brown |
| 16 | FW | GER | Dieter Eckstein (on loan from Schalke) |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Michael Hughes (on loan from Strasbourg) |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Simon Webster |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Danny Williamson |
| 21 | GK | USA | Ian Feuer |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Adrian Whitbread |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Dale Gordon |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Paul Mitchell |
| 25 | FW | NED | Jeroen Boere |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Don Hutchison |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| 30 | GK | ENG | 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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | ENG | David Burrows (to Everton) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Peter Butler (to Notts County) |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman (to Ipswich Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Steve Jones (to Bournemouth) |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Mike Marsh (to Coventry City) |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Matt Holland (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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Victory |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Canham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Lee Hodges |
| — | FW | ENG | 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: £5,000,000
    Transfers out: £1,870,000
    Total spending: £3,130,000

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CZE | Luděk Mikloško | 48 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Tim Breacker | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Julian Dicks | 33 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Steve Potts | 48 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alvin Martin | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | DEN | Marc Rieper | 21 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NIR | Keith Rowland | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 12 | 1 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Simon Webster | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Adrian Whitbread | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Martin Allen | 33 | 2 | 26+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ian Bishop | 36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | John Moncur | 35 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Matty Holmes | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matthew Rush | 26 | 2 | 15+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Michael Hughes | 19 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Danny Williamson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Don Hutchison | 27 | 11 | 22+1 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NED | Jeroen Boere | 23 | 6 | 15+5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee | 36 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | David Burrows | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Peter Butler | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman | 12 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Steve Jones | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Mike Marsh | 19 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
