Francois Van der Elst

🇧🇪 Belgium

107th all-time scorer237th for appearances

Born: 1 Dec 1954Opwijk, Belgium
Shirt: #7, #9, #12
Debut: 16 Jan 1982at Brighton & Hove Albion, aged 27
Last game: 14 May 1983at Coventry City, aged 28

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

68 starts, 2 from the bench

Goals

0.24 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: 1982/83, 12 in 47 appearances.

Shooting by season, all competitions

	Standard
Season	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT
1982/83	12
1981/82	5
Career	17

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

17 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

First Division	14	62 apps
League Cup	3	6 apps
FA Cup	0	2 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 6 Feb 1982, at Stoke City 2–1

Latest goal: 10 May 1983, v Arsenal 1–3

Hat-trick: 7 Dec 1982, at Notts County 3–3

With him, without him

16 Jan 1982 to 14 May 1983

When he played

1.44

points per game

30 W 11 D 29 L

70 games · 1.5 scored · 1.41 conceded

43% wins

When he didn't

1.17

points per game

1 W 4 D 1 L

6 games · 1.5 scored · 1.33 conceded

17% 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

16 Jan 1982Debutat Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 1981/82
6 Feb 1982First goalat Stoke City 2–1 1981/82
20 Nov 198210th goalat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 1982/83
7 Dec 1982Hat-trickat Notts County 3–3 1982/83
4 Jan 198350th appearancev Luton Town 2–3 1982/83
14 May 1983Last appearanceat Coventry City 2–4 1982/83

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
1982/83	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1982/83	League Cup	6	5	–	3	–
1982/83	First Division	40	40	–	9	–
1981/82	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1981/82	First Division	22	21	–	5	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
14 May 1983	D1	at Coventry City	4–2	W
10 May 1983	D1	Arsenal	1–3	L		1
7 May 1983	D1	Notts County	2–0	W		1
3 May 1983	D1	at Ipswich Town	2–1	W
30 Apr 1983	D1	at Everton	0–2	L
23 Apr 1983	D1	Aston Villa	2–0	W
16 Apr 1983	D1	at Manchester City	0–2	L
9 Apr 1983	D1	Sunderland	2–1	W
5 Apr 1983	D1	at Swansea City	5–1	W
2 Apr 1983	D1	Watford	2–1	W		1
22 Mar 1983	D1	at Manchester United	1–2	L
19 Mar 1983	D1	Stoke City	1–1	D
12 Mar 1983	D1	at Liverpool	0–3	L
5 Mar 1983	D1	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	W
26 Feb 1983	D1	Southampton	1–1	D
5 Feb 1983	D1	at Birmingham City	0–3	L
22 Jan 1983	D1	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	L
18 Jan 1983	LC	at Liverpool	1–2	L
15 Jan 1983	D1	at Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
8 Jan 1983	FAC	at Manchester United	0–2	L
4 Jan 1983	D1	Luton Town	2–3	L
1 Jan 1983	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	W
29 Dec 1982	D1	at Watford	1–2	L
27 Dec 1982	D1	Swansea City	3–2	W		1
21 Dec 1982	LC	Notts County	3–0	W
18 Dec 1982	D1	at Notts County	2–1	W
11 Dec 1982	D1	Coventry City	0–3	L
7 Dec 1982	LC	at Notts County	3–3	D		3
4 Dec 1982	D1	at Aston Villa	0–1	L
29 Nov 1982	LC	Lincoln City	2–1	W
27 Nov 1982	D1	Everton	2–0	W
20 Nov 1982	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L		1
13 Nov 1982	D1	Norwich City	1–0	W
10 Nov 1982	LC	at Lincoln City	1–1	D	(sub)
6 Nov 1982	D1	at Stoke City	2–5	L
30 Oct 1982	D1	Manchester United	3–1	W
26 Oct 1982	LC	Stoke City	2–1	W
23 Oct 1982	D1	at Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	L
16 Oct 1982	D1	at Southampton	0–3	L
2 Oct 1982	D1	at Arsenal	3–2	W		1
25 Sept 1982	D1	Manchester City	4–1	W		1
18 Sept 1982	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W		1
11 Sept 1982	D1	Birmingham City	5–0	W		1
7 Sept 1982	D1	Ipswich Town	1–1	D
4 Sept 1982	D1	at Sunderland	0–1	L
31 Aug 1982	D1	at Luton Town	2–0	W
28 Aug 1982	D1	Nottingham Forest	1–2	L
4 May 1982	D1	Sunderland	1–1	D
1 May 1982	D1	at Arsenal	0–2	L
24 Apr 1982	D1	Leeds United	4–3	W
17 Apr 1982	D1	at Coventry City	0–1	L
13 Apr 1982	D1	at Ipswich Town	2–3	L
10 Apr 1982	D1	Swansea City	1–1	D
6 Apr 1982	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	W
3 Apr 1982	D1	at Manchester City	1–0	W
30 Mar 1982	D1	at Swansea City	1–0	W		1
27 Mar 1982	D1	Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
20 Mar 1982	D1	at Middlesbrough	3–2	W		1
13 Mar 1982	D1	Notts County	1–0	W
6 Mar 1982	D1	Aston Villa	2–2	D		1
2 Mar 1982	D1	Ipswich Town	2–0	W		1
27 Feb 1982	D1	at Everton	0–0	D
20 Feb 1982	D1	at Southampton	1–2	L
13 Feb 1982	D1	Birmingham City	2–2	D
6 Feb 1982	D1	at Stoke City	1–2	L		1
2 Feb 1982	D1	Manchester City	1–1	D
30 Jan 1982	D1	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	W
27 Jan 1982	D1	at Manchester United	0–1	L
23 Jan 1982	FAC	at Watford	0–2	L
16 Jan 1982	D1	at Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	L	(sub)

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