In need of new players, the club signed three forwards: David Waggott, Walter Miller and right-winger Herbert Ashton. To bolster the defence they bought full-back Frederick Shreeve and half-back William Yenson. The Hammers made an excellent start after beating current Southern League champions Queens Park Rangers 2–0 at the Boleyn. Jack Foster scored one of the goals and he scored again at Brighton in a 3–2 defeat. Luton Town were beaten 4–0 at home, with another two goals from Foster. He was certainly the man in form as Portsmouth came to the Boleyn and were defeated 3–1, with Foster claiming a hat-trick. It was the same old story again as the Hammers were winning their home games but losing away. They were leading 3–1 at half-time at Norwich but finished up losing 6–3. By Christmas the away record was one draw and nine defeats, so it was crucial to keep winning at home. On Christmas Day a goal from Fred Blackburn ensured a 1–0 home win over Southampton, but on Boxing Day, before a crowd of 20,000 at Leyton, the team slumped again and lost 1–0. It was back to the Boleyn for the visit of Plymouth Argyle, which saw Danny Shea score all four goals in the 4–0 victory.

The FA Cup began with a trip to Queens Park Rangers where the teams drew 0–0, with the Hammers winning the replay 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Shea. The next round brought another away tie at Leeds City. This was drawn 1–1 and in the replay it was inevitably with Shea once again on the scoresheet with two goals in a 2–1 win. In the third round it was First Division Newcastle United who travelled to London. It was a hard-fought game that ended goalless, with the replay being played before an attendance of 36,500. Despite another goal from the West Ham marksman, West Ham were beaten 2–1.

In between the cup games there had been four away defeats, with the Hammers losing 4–1 at Portsmouth and suffering a 6–0 defeat at Northampton. Luckily the home form continued, with Shea scoring a hat-trick against Swindon in a 4–2 win. This was followed up with two more home wins against Southend (4–0) and Exeter City (4–1). The season ended with two more away defeats at Reading and Exeter, which gave a final placing of seventeenth. The difference between the home and away results was remarkable. In away games there were 3 draws and 17 defeats from the 20 games played, while at home there had been 16 victories with only 3 lost.