Background The Boys of 86



phil parkes played in goal every game of 85-86 season.


managed john lyall, west ham had finished 16th in previous season additions of frank mcavennie , mark ward combined partnership of mcavennie , tony cottee , captaincy of alvin martin made west ham genuine title challengers.


the season had started badly 1 win first 7 games. autumn club had gone on record 18 games undefeated including 9 successive victories , christmas of 1985 described journalist joe melling of daily express best team in land . after 3 defeats in 4 games , period when fixtures badly affected weather west ham 7th. 4-0 away win @ chelsea s stamford bridge, 8-1 win against newcastle united, in alvin martin scored hat-trick against 3 different goalkeepers, , period when 4 games played in 1 week, had west ham 4 points behind liverpool game in hand. title won liverpool after kenny dalglish scored in 1-0 victory on chelsea in last 1 game of season. in final game of season exhausted west ham team lost everton @ goodison park take third place.


team member tony gale, later go on win premier league title blackburn rovers, said of season, never forget days long live. dream team....wonderful play in , wonderful watch . mcavennie scored 26 league goals in season cottee contributing 20. 9 players appeared in 38 or more games , 17 outfield players used season, importance of settled side being given team s performance.








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