During the 1991–92 English football season,

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competed in the

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Season summary

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, which would be created for the 1992-93 season. Their chances of survival were not helped by the fact that key players

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and

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missed large stretches of the season due to injury and off-field issues, such as the infamous Bond Scheme, which exacerbated the club's poor league form. The few bright spots of the season came in the final stages – after relegation was confirmed – in the shape of a 1–0 win over

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which effectively ended the opposition's title hopes, and then came a 3–0 demolition of eighth-placed

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in which striker

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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.

Final league table

Results

''West Ham United's score comes first''

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Full Members Cup

Squad

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Out

:Transfers in: £1,000,000 :Transfers out: £540,000 :Total spending: £460,000

References

West Ham United F.C. seasons

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