During the 1992–93 English football season,

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competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Having missed the first season of the new FA Premier League following relegation in 1991–92, West Ham made a swift return to the top flight by gaining promotion to Division One as runners-up under manager

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. Promotion was clinched on the last day of the season with a 2–0 home win against

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with goals from

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and Clive Allen. Changes to the West Ham side for this successful campaign included Clive Allen (signed near the end of the previous campaign) featuring as

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's strike partner following the departure of

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(with the previous season's top scorer Mike Small making nine goalless appearances before leaving the club), and the midfield featured two new players;

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and Mark Robson.

Final league table

Results

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

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Anglo-Italian Cup

Squad

Notes

References

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