- West Ham United F.C. season 1986-87
John Lyall had made no signings during the close season, and it stayed that way untilStewart Robson was brought in in January. He was joined at West Ham two months later by other new signingsGary Strodder ,Tommy McQueen and Ireland internationalLiam Brady .In this injury-ravaged season some of the new batch of Academy players got their chance to play including
Kevin Keen ,Paul Ince and future captain Steve Potts. The West Ham fans were so disappointed with the team's underachievement that year, thatBilly Bonds was voted Hammer of the Year even though he only made 17 league and 7 cup appearances for the team.{| width=95%
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!!width=9%|Player!width=4%|Position!width=6%|Lge Apps!width=5%|Lge Gls!width=3%|FAC Apps!width=3%|FAC Gls!width=3%|LC Apps!width=3%|LC Gls!width=15%|Date Signed!width=19%|Previous Club-!colspan=12 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|West Ham United 1986-87 First XI
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align=center|1
align=center|flagicon|England
Phil Parkes
align=center|GK
align=center|33
align=center
align=center|5
align=center
align=center|6
align=center
align=center|February 1979
Queens Park Rangers- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|2
align=center|flagicon|ScotlandRay Stewart
align=center|RB
align=center|23
align=center|4
align=center|3
align=center
align=center|3
align=center
align=center|September 1979
Dundee United- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|3
align=center|flagicon|EnglandGeorge Parris
align=center|LB
align=center|35(1)
align=center|1
align=center|5
align=center|1
align=center|6
align=center
align=center|1985
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|4
align=center|flagicon|EnglandTony Gale
align=center|CB
align=center|32
align=center|2
align=center|4
align=center|1
align=center|4
align=center
align=center|August 1983
Fulham- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|5
align=center|flagicon|EnglandBilly Bonds (Captain)
(Hammer of the Year)
align=center|CB
align=center|13(4)
align=center
align=center|3 (1)
align=center
align=center|1 (2)
align=center
align=center|1967
Charlton- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|EnglandAlan Devonshire
align=center|LM
align=center|20
align=center|2
align=center|3
align=center
align=center|4
align=center
align=center|October 1976
Southall- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|7
align=center|flagicon|England
Mark Ward
align=center|RM
align=center|37
align=center|1
align=center|5
align=center
align=center|6
align=center|2
align=center|August 1985
Oldham Athletic- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|8
align=center|flagicon|ScotlandFrank McAvennie
align=center|CF
align=center|36
align=center|7
align=center|4
align=center|4
align=center|5
align=center
align=center|June 1985
St. Mirren- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|9
align=center|flagicon|EnglandAlan Dickens
align=center|CM
align=center|31(5)
align=center|3
align=center|2 (1)
align=center
align=center|4
align=center|2
align=center|1982
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|10
align=center|flagicon|EnglandTony Cottee
align=center|CF
align=center|42
align=center|22
align=center|5
align=center|1
align=center|6
align=center|5
align=center|September 1982
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|11
align=center|flagicon|ScotlandNeil Orr
align=center|CM
align=center|21(1)
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|4
align=center
align=center|January 1982
Morton-!colspan=12 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|Important Players
- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|11
align=center|flagicon|EnglandStewart Robson
align=center|M
align=center|18
align=center|2
align=center|3
align=center|1
align=center|2
align=center
align=center|January 1987
Arsenal- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|5
align=center|flagicon|EnglandAlvin Martin
align=center|CB
align=center|16
align=center|2
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|3
align=center
align=center|July 1976
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|5
align=center|flagicon|EnglandPaul Hilton
align=center|CB
align=center|15(1)
align=center|1
align=center|2
align=center|1
align=center|4 (1)
align=center
align=center|1984
Bury- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|2
align=center|flagicon|EnglandSteve Walford
align=center|LB
align=center|13(1)
align=center
align=center|3
align=center
align=center|4 (1)
align=center
align=center|August 1983
Norwich- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|IrelandLiam Brady
align=center|M
align=center|12
align=center|2
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|March 1987
Ascoli- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|5
align=center|flagicon|EnglandGary Strodder
align=center|CB
align=center|12
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|March 1987
Lincoln- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|9
align=center|flagicon|EnglandGeoff Pike
align=center|M
align=center|10(1)
align=center
align=center|4
align=center
align=center|1
align=center
align=center|September 1974
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|EnglandKevin Keen
align=center|M
align=center|7 (6)
align=center
align=center|1 (1)
align=center|1
align=center|2
align=center
align=center|1986
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|6
align=center|flagicon|EnglandPaul Ince
align=center|M
align=center|7 (3)
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|1986
Academy-!colspan=12 bgcolor=#6fd6f5|Other Players
- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|1
align=center|flagicon|ScotlandTom McAlister
align=center|GK
align=center|9
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|1981
Bristol Rovers- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|3
align=center|flagicon|ScotlandTommy McQueen
align=center|LB
align=center|9
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|March 1987
Aberdeen- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|2
align=center|flagicon|England
Steve Potts
align=center|RB
align=center|8
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|May 1984
Academy- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|8
align=center|flagicon|EnglandPaul Goddard
align=center|CF
align=center|3 (1)
align=center|1
align=center
align=center
align=center|1
align=center|1
align=center|1980
Queens Park Rangers- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
align=center|12
align=center|flagicon|IrelandEamonn Dolan
align=center|CF
align=center|0 (1)
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center
align=center|1986
Academy-!colspan=8 bgcolor=#6fd6f5
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