WEST HAM UNITED
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FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Collectables through the Decade
A Pictorial History
1938-39 Football League Second Division
Manager: Charlie Paynter
After losing the first two home games to Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday it was a welcome relief to travel away to Manchester City and win 4–2. A rare away win was just the tonic needed as the Hammers scored 15 goals in the next three home games. Coventry City were beaten 4–1 and a hat-trick from Archie Macaulay came in the 6–1 thrashing of Tranmere Rovers. Swansea Town were next to face the onslaught and with Small and Morton getting two goals each the Welsh team were beaten 5–2. Away form had improved this campaign and following a draw at Nottingham Forest and a 2–1 win at Luton there was a splendid 4–1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.
The FA Cup brought a 2–1 victory at Queens Park Rangers, after which a home tie with Tottenham followed. There were thrills and spills at the Boleyn Ground as Spurs took a 3–1 lead with 30 minutes remaining. But in that final period Stan Foxall scored twice for the Hammers to take the tie to a replay. There were 50,798 inside White Hart Lane for the replay, which in a hard-fought tussle ended 1–1. The second replay took place at Highbury and goals from Foxall and Macaulay gave West Ham a 2–1 win. The fifth round saw the Hammers travel to First Division Portsmouth, where two second-half goals gave the home side a 2–0 victory.
In the next ten league games the Hammers failed to score on seven occasions, but Nottingham Forest were beaten 5–0 and Norwich City were crushed 6–2 at Carrow Road. There were four further wins before the season ended with West Ham in a mid-table place of eleventh. The positives had been a decent cup run and the seven games won on opponents’ grounds.
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Players in BOLD made their debuts for West Ham United
FULHAM
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : FA Cup (Fourth Round Replay)
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PORTSMOUTH : FA Cup (Fifth Round)
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The Citizen
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