Dave Sexton

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

68th all-time scorer217th for appearances

Born: 6 Apr 1930Islington
Shirt: #8, #9, #4
Debut: 3 Apr 1953v Fulham, aged 22
Last game: 28 Apr 1956v Bristol City, aged 26

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

77 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.38 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1953/54, 14 in 34 appearances.

Playing Time by season, league

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1955/56	15	15	0	0	1.20
1954/55	25	25	0	0	1.12
1953/54	31	31	0	0	0.97
1952/53	3	3	0	0	0.67
Career	74	74	0	0	1.05

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

29 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	27	74 apps
FA Cup	2	3 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 6 Apr 1953, at Fulham 2–3

Latest goal: 28 Apr 1956, v Bristol City 3–0

Hat-trick: 31 Aug 1953, v Rotherham United 3–0

Hat-trick: 5 Feb 1955, v Plymouth Argyle 6–1

With him, without him

3 Apr 1953 to 28 Apr 1956

When he played

1.05

points per game

32 W 17 D 28 L

77 games · 1.9 scored · 1.66 conceded

42% wins

When he didn't

0.88

points per game

21 W 17 D 29 L

67 games · 1.52 scored · 1.72 conceded

31% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

3 Apr 1953Debutv Fulham 1–2 1952/53
6 Apr 1953First goalat Fulham 2–3 1952/53
31 Aug 1953Hat-trickv Rotherham United 3–0 1953/54
21 Nov 195310th goalv Everton 1–1 1953/54
16 Oct 195450th appearanceat Leeds United 2–1 1954/55
5 Feb 195525th goalv Plymouth Argyle 6–1 1954/55
5 Feb 1955Hat-trickv Plymouth Argyle 6–1 1954/55
28 Apr 1956Last appearancev Bristol City 3–0 1955/56

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1955/56	Second Division	15	15	–	2	–
1954/55	Second Division	25	25	–	12	–
1953/54	FA Cup	3	3	–	2	–
1953/54	Second Division	31	31	–	12	–
1952/53	Second Division	3	3	–	1	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
28 Apr 1956	D2	Bristol City	3–0	W	2
10 Mar 1956	D2	Bristol Rovers	2–1	W
27 Dec 1955	D2	Middlesbrough	1–0	W
26 Nov 1955	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	D
19 Nov 1955	D2	Nottingham Forest	1–2	L
12 Nov 1955	D2	at Hull City	1–3	L
5 Nov 1955	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	L
29 Oct 1955	D2	at Lincoln City	1–1	D
22 Oct 1955	D2	Doncaster Rovers	6–1	W
15 Oct 1955	D2	at Liverpool	1–3	L
8 Oct 1955	D2	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	W
1 Oct 1955	D2	Barnsley	4–0	W
24 Sept 1955	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
17 Sept 1955	D2	Fulham	2–1	W
10 Sept 1955	D2	at Leeds United	3–3	D
26 Apr 1955	D2	Liverpool	0–3	L
24 Feb 1955	D2	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	L
12 Feb 1955	D2	at Port Vale	1–1	D
5 Feb 1955	D2	Plymouth Argyle	6–1	W	3
22 Jan 1955	D2	at Bristol Rovers	4–2	W
4 Dec 1954	D2	Bury	3–3	D
27 Nov 1954	D2	at Rotherham United	2–2	D
20 Nov 1954	D2	Luton Town	2–1	W
13 Nov 1954	D2	at Ipswich Town	3–0	W	1
6 Nov 1954	D2	Birmingham City	2–2	D
30 Oct 1954	D2	at Middlesbrough	0–6	L
23 Oct 1954	D2	Stoke City	3–0	W	1
16 Oct 1954	D2	at Leeds United	1–2	L
9 Oct 1954	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–0	W
2 Oct 1954	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–2	L	1
25 Sept 1954	D2	Port Vale	2–0	W	1
18 Sept 1954	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D	1
13 Sept 1954	D2	at Hull City	1–0	W
11 Sept 1954	D2	Bristol Rovers	5–2	W	1
6 Sept 1954	D2	Hull City	1–1	D
4 Sept 1954	D2	at Liverpool	2–1	W	1
30 Aug 1954	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–5	L	2
28 Aug 1954	D2	Notts County	3–0	W
23 Aug 1954	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	2–5	L
21 Aug 1954	D2	at Swansea City	2–5	L
10 Apr 1954	D2	at Bury	0–2	L
20 Mar 1954	D2	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	W
13 Mar 1954	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–4	L
6 Mar 1954	D2	Derby County	0–0	D
27 Feb 1954	D2	at Brentford	1–3	L	1
3 Feb 1954	FAC	at Blackpool	1–3	L	1
30 Jan 1954	FAC	Blackpool	1–1	D
23 Jan 1954	D2	Bristol Rovers	1–1	D
16 Jan 1954	D2	at Fulham	4–3	W	1
9 Jan 1954	FAC	Huddersfield Town	4–0	W	1
25 Dec 1953	D2	Luton Town	1–0	W
19 Dec 1953	D2	at Leicester City	1–2	L
12 Dec 1953	D2	at Lincoln City	2–1	W
5 Dec 1953	D2	Notts County	1–2	L
28 Nov 1953	D2	at Hull City	1–2	L	1
21 Nov 1953	D2	Everton	1–1	D	1
14 Nov 1953	D2	at Oldham Athletic	1–3	L
7 Nov 1953	D2	Bury	5–0	W	1
31 Oct 1953	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	0–2	L
24 Oct 1953	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W
17 Oct 1953	D2	at Derby County	1–2	L
10 Oct 1953	D2	Brentford	0–1	L
3 Oct 1953	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–4	L
26 Sept 1953	D2	Birmingham City	1–2	L
19 Sept 1953	D2	at Leeds United	2–1	W
14 Sept 1953	D2	Swansea City	4–1	W	1
12 Sept 1953	D2	at Bristol Rovers	2–2	D	1
10 Sept 1953	D2	at Swansea City	1–1	D
5 Sept 1953	D2	Fulham	3–1	W
31 Aug 1953	D2	Rotherham United	3–0	W	3
29 Aug 1953	D2	at Stoke City	1–1	D
24 Aug 1953	D2	at Rotherham United	0–5	L
22 Aug 1953	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W
19 Aug 1953	D2	Lincoln City	5–0	W	2
6 Apr 1953	D2	at Fulham	3–2	W	1
4 Apr 1953	D2	at Swansea City	1–4	L
3 Apr 1953	D2	Fulham	1–2	L

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