WEST HAM UNITED
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A Pictorial History
1980-81 Football League Second Division
Manager : John Lyall
After a narrow 1–0 defeat against Liverpool in the Charity Shield at Wembley the Hammers were disappointed to lose the opening league game at home to Luton Town. With Brooking providing the service, strikers Goddard and Cross began scoring freely as the Hammers went on an unbeaten league run of 15 games. In that period both Burnley and Charlton were beaten in the League Cup.
In Europe the Spanish side Castilla were beaten 6–4 on aggregate, but there were crowd disturbances during the first leg in Spain and West Ham had to play the home leg behind closed doors. There were defeats at Luton and Derby County but the team were still top of the league.
The Hammers marched into the League Cup semi-final after victories over Barnsley and Tottenham Hotspur, and in the Cup Winners’ Cup they knocked out the Romanian side Poli Timisoara on a 4–1 aggregate. Despite the shock of a 3–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers on Boxing Day, the Hammers were still on course for promotion.
In the FA Cup after two draws with Wrexham the Welsh side finally won 1–0 in the second replay. But in the league there was no stopping the Hammers, with Brooking and Devonshire brilliant in midfield. At home the team were formidable, beating Preston 5–0 and Chelsea 4–0. Leading 2–0 at Coventry City in the League Cup semi-final first leg, the Hammers collapsed to lose 3–2. But there was late drama in the second leg as Jimmy Neighbour scored a late goal to put the Hammers through on a 4–3 aggregate. West Ham contested the League Cup Final with Liverpool and after a 1–1 draw at Wembley it was the Reds who took the cup after winning 2–1 in the replay at Villa Park.
The Russian side Dinamo Tbilisi put on a great show at Upton Park, winning 4–1 in the Cup Winners Cup; the Hammers restored some pride in winning 1–0 in the away leg but bowed out on a 4–2 aggregate score. The team had not lost a league game since Boxing Day and after the 2–0 win at Bristol Rovers in April they were promoted. Five more games were won and West Ham were declared Second Division Champions with a record 66 points.
Note:
Players in BOLD made their debuts for West Ham United
LIVERPOOL : FA Charity Shield
Wembley Stadium
0 - 1
9 August 1980
Att: 90,000
Parkes
Stewart
Brush
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Allen
Holland
Cross
Brooking
Pike (Morgan)
REPORT:
LUTON TOWN
Upton Park
1 - 2 (Stewart [pen])
16 August 1980
Att: 28,033
Parkes
Stewart
Brush
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
PAUL GODDARD (Lampard)
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
BRISTOL CITY
Ashton Gate
1 - 1 (Cross)
19 August 1980
Att: 14.001
Parkes
Stewart
Brush
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
The Robins took advantage of a defensive mix-up to go ahead on 15 minutes, Tom Ritchie being the scorer. We had earlier near-missed a chance of taking the lead, but satisfyingly equalised five minutes later when David Cross headed in a centre from the right wing. Overall, from thence onwards we could fairly claim that the Hammers were marginally the more impressive side. Indeed, we were inclined to agree with the referee's judgement that Paul Goddard had made it 2-1 when he hit the ball into the net from Trevor Brooking's centre; however, a linesman's flag caused the arbiter to alter his decision because of the offside signal, so we had to be satisfied at returning home with our first point of the campaign.
PRESTON NORTH END
Deepdale
0 - 0
23 August 1980
Att: 9,306
Parkes
Lampard
Brush
Stewart
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
It would be fair to say that last Saturday's match at Deepdale was not a classic among goalless draws. There were some interesting goalmouth incidents, but in general it was an encounter dominated by the defences, and midway through the second half there was plenty of indication that the score would be likely to remain the same at 90 minutes as it had been at the start. The first half was marred by four bookings—two for each side—but in that respect the game quietened down after half-time and the referee did not have to take further action on that account. Naturally enough, we were more satisfied with the result than North End. The Lancastrians could also gain little consolation from an attendance of under 10,000, a considerable contrast from the day when they were indeed " Proud Preston " and a leading light in English football.
BURNLEY : FL Cup (Second Round 1st leg)
Turf Moor
2 - 0 (Cross, Goddard)
26 August 1980
Att: 6,818
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
NOTTS COUNTY
Upton Park
4 - 0 (Goodard 2, Cross, Stewart [pen])
30 August 1980
Att: 21,769
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
BURNLEY : FL Cup (Second Round 2nd leg)
Upton Park
4 - 0 (Goddard, Pike, Stewart [pen], Wood [og])
2 September 1980
Att: 15,216
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland (Allen)
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
CHELSEA
Stamford Bridge
1 - 0 (Wilkins [og])
6 September 1980
Att: 32,669
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
SHREWSBURY TOWN
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Cross, Goddard, King [og])
13 September 1980
Att: 22,339
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Neighbour (Morgan)
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
During 80 years of Hammers' history, it might well be that our First XI previously went six matches in succession without conceding a goal. It's an "exercise" for the statisticians, but of more immediate concern is that after the home match with Shrewsbury Town our team had set that mark. There were several occasions when the Shrews might have terminated the run, and it must be said that they truly tried until the very last minute in a game that reached a high standard of entertainment.
A seventh-minute "own goal" got the Hammers away to a flying start; indeed, at that moment, the pseudonym "own goal" stood equal in our scorers' list with three players on the two-goal mark ! However, after another hour of play Paul Goddard and David Cross (in that order) had each registered their third League goal of the current campaign. Both were very well-taken, and it made our progress up the Second Division table a distinct possibility.
As events turned out we gained third place, and with eight points from six matches the team is showing the sort of form that one can expect from a club with prospects of promotion. The one sad spot of the afternoon was that Jimmy Neighbour sustained an injury that may keep him out for some weeks - no consolation at all after a bright start in his first League game this season.
CASTILLA (Spain) : European Cup Winners Cup (First Round 1st leg)
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
1 - 3 (Cross)
17 September 1980
Att: 40,000
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire (Brush)
Morgan (BOBBY BARNES)
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
WATFORD
Upton Park
3 - 2 (Barnes, Brooking, Cross)
20 September 1980
Ref:
Att: 24,288
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Barnes
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
CHARLTON ATHLETIC : FL Cup (Third Round)
The Valley
2 - 1 (Cross 2)
23 September 1980
Ref:
Att: 17,884
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Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Barnes
Goddard
Cross
Brush
Pike
REPORT:
CAMBRIDGE UNITED
Abbey Stadium
2 - 1 (Cross, Goddard)
27 September 1980
Ref:
Att: 8,591
Parkes
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Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
CASTILLA (Spain) : European Cup Winners Cup (First Round 2nd leg)
Upton Park
5 - 1 (Cross 3, Goddard, Pike)
1 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 262
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland (Brush)
Goddard (Morgan)
Cross
Brooking
Pike
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NEWCASTLE UNITED
St James' Park
0 - 0
4 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 24,866
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard (Brush)
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
REPORT:
CARDIFF CITY
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Neighbour)
7 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 20,402
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Morgan
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
REPORT:
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Upton Park
2 - 0 (Cross 2)
11 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 32,402
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goodard
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
REPORT:
OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Boundary Park
0 - 0
18 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 8,444
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire (Barnes)
Holland
Morgan
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
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POLITEHNICA TIMISOARA : European Cup Winners (Second Round 1st leg)
Upton Park
4 - 0 (Bonds, Cross, Goddard, Stewart [pen])
22 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 27,157
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard (Morgan)
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
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BOLTON WANDERERS
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Pike, Walsh [og])
25 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 25,277
Parkes
Stewart
Brush
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
REPORT:
BARNSLEY : FL Cup (Fourth Round)
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Cross, Martin)
28 October 1980
Ref:
Att: 21,548
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard (Allen)
Brush
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
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BRISTOL ROVERS
Eastville
1 - 0 (Goddard)
1 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 6,353
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire (Brush)
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Neighbour
Pike
REPORT:
POLITEHNICA TIMISOARA : European Cup Winners (Second Round 2nd leg)
Stadionul 1 Mai
0 - 1
5 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 25,000
Parkes
Stewart (Brush)
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Allen
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Neighbour (Brooking)
Pike
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GRIMSBY TOWN
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Cross 2)
8 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 25,468
Parkes
Brush
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Neighbour
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
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BRISTOL CITY
Upton Park
5 - 0 (Goddard 2, Brooking, Cross, Martin)
11 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 25,210
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
LUTON TOWN
Kenilworth Road
2 - 3 (Brooking 2)
15 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 17,031
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
SWANSEA CITY
Upton Park
2 - 0 (Cross, Goddard)
22 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 27,376
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire (Neighbour)
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
DERBY COUNTY
Baseball Ground
0 - 2
26 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 18,466
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
WREXHAM
Racecourse Ground
2 - 2 (Devonshire, Goddard)
29 November 1980
Ref:
Att: 8,941
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : FL Cup (Fifth Round)
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Cross)
2 December 1980
Ref:
Att; 36,003
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Brooking, Holland)
6 December 1980
Ref:
Att: 30,480
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Ewood Park
0 - 0
13 December 1980
Ref:
Att: 13,279
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
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DERBY COUNTY
Upton Park
3 - 1 (Brooking, Cross, Goddard)
20 December 1980
Ref:
Att: 24,671
Parkes
Stewart
Lampard
Bonds
Martin
Devonshire
Holland
Goddard
Cross
Brooking
Pike
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
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LEYTON ORIENT
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WREXHAM : FA Cup (Third Round)
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WREXHAM : FA Cup (Third Round Replay)
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SWANSEA CITY
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NOTTS COUNTY
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WREXHAM : FA Cup (Third Round Second Replay)
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COVENTRY CITY : FL Cup (Semi-Final 1st leg)
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PRESTON NORTH END
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SHREWSBURY TOWN
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COVENTRY CITY : FL Cup (Semi-Final 2nd leg)
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CHELSEA
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CAMBRIDGE UNITED
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WATFORD
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DINAMO TBILISI : European Cup Winners Cup (Quarter-Final 1st leg)
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NEWCASTLE UNITED
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LIVERPOOL : FL Cup (Final)
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DINAMO TBILISI : European Cup Winners Cup (Quarter-Final 2nd leg)
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OLDHAM ATHLETIC
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BOLTON WANDERERS
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LIVERPOOL : FL Cup (Final Replay)
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BRISTOL ROVERS
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GRIMSBY TOWN
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LEYTON ORIENT
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
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WREXHAM
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CARDIFF CITY
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