Tottenham 1-4 West Ham, 4th April 1994
Today’s focus sees us travel back exactly 26 years, to the 4th April 1994 – Take That were number one with ‘Everything Changes’ and sequels ruled the roost in UK cinemas with Beethoven’s 2nd and Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit proving popular at the box office as West Ham United secured a supremely satisfying 4-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in front of an Easter Monday crowd of 31,502 at White Hart Lane.
West Ham took a 37th minute lead when Steve Jones, who had only been on the field for quarter of an hour after replacing the injured Peter Butler, collected Ian Bishop’s pass and drove a fine low shot in off Ian Walker’s post.
The Hammers doubled their lead on the hour when Kevin Scott climbed all over Trevor Morley (pictured above) in the penalty area and Morley himself converted with consummate ease. Five minutes later though, Morley upended Gary Mabbutt at the opposite end and it was Spurs’ turn for penalty practice – future Hammer Teddy Sheringham stepped up to give Tottenham a route back into the match with 25 minutes still to go.
The Irons, however, were not to be outdone. On 72 minutes, Mabbutt got himself into all sorts of trouble on the ball, Morley brushed the former England defender aside and drove a rising shot beyond Walker to bag his brace and restore the two-goal advantage. The scoring was rounded off when Mike Marsh provided a tidy finish to Matty Holmes’ cross for his only West Ham United league goal. All the goals from this game can be seen in my video below.
Billy Bonds’ Hammers would end the 1993/94 Premier League season in 13th position, two places and seven points ahead of Tottenham who finished 15th. Manchester United won a league and FA Cup double.
Tottenham Hotspur: Ian Walker, David Kerslake, Gary Mabbutt, Kevin Scott, Sol Campbell, Darren Anderton, Steve Sedgley, Jason Dozzell (David Howells), Vinny Samways, Nick Barmby, Ronny Rosenthal (Teddy Sheringham).
West Ham United: Ludek Miklosko, Tim Breacker, Steve Potts, Tony Gale, Keith Rowland, Matthew Rush, Mike Marsh, Peter Butler (Steve Jones), Ian Bishop, Matty Holmes, Trevor Morley.