Frank McAvennie

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26th all-time scorer86th for appearances

Born: 22 Nov 1959Glasgow
Shirt: #8, #12, #13
Debut: 17 Aug 1985at Birmingham City, aged 25
Last game: 2 May 1992v Nottingham Forest, aged 32

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

183

Appearances

161 starts, 22 from the bench

Goals

0.31 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: 1985/86, 27 in 50 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, league

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls	CrdR
1991/92	20	16	6	0
1990/91	34	24	10	1
1989/90	5	1	0	0
1988/89	9	8	0	0
1987/88	8	8	0	0
1986/87	36	36	7	1
1985/86	41	41	26	0
Career	153	134	49	2

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

56 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

–

Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

First Division	39	114 apps
Second Division	10	39 apps
FA Cup	5	18 apps
League Cup	2	12 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 20 Aug 1985, v Queens Park Rangers 3–1

Latest goal: 2 May 1992, v Nottingham Forest 3–0

Hat-trick: 2 May 1992, v Nottingham Forest 3–0

With him, without him

17 Aug 1985 to 2 May 1992

When he played

1.58

points per game

80 W 49 D 54 L

183 games · 1.42 scored · 1.17 conceded

44% wins

When he didn't

1.33

points per game

64 W 48 D 68 L

180 games · 1.26 scored · 1.27 conceded

36% 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

17 Aug 1985Debutat Birmingham City 1–0 1985/86
20 Aug 1985First goalv Queens Park Rangers 3–1 1985/86
28 Sept 198510th goalv Nottingham Forest 4–2 1985/86
19 Apr 198625th goalat Watford 0–2 1985/86
5 May 198650th appearanceat Everton 3–1 1985/86
5 Sept 1987100th appearancev Liverpool 1–1 1987/88
16 Mar 1991150th appearancev Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 1990/91
19 Oct 199150th goalat Oldham Athletic 2–2 1991/92
2 May 1992Hat-trickv Nottingham Forest 3–0 1991/92
2 May 1992Last appearancev Nottingham Forest 3–0 1991/92

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

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Fouls committed

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Fouls drawn

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Penalties won

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Penalties conceded

Season	Min	Yel	Red	Fouls	Drawn	Pen won	Pen cons.
1991/92
1990/91			1
1989/90
1988/89
1987/88
1986/87			1
1985/86

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
1991/92	FA Cup	3	3	–	0	–
1991/92	League Cup	3	2	–	1	–
1991/92	First Division	20	16	–	6	–
1990/91	FA Cup	4	3	–	1	–
1990/91	League Cup	1	0	–	0	–
1990/91	Second Division	34	24	–	10	–
1989/90	Second Division	5	1	–	0	–
1988/89	First Division	9	8	–	0	–
1987/88	League Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1987/88	First Division	8	8	–	0	–
1986/87	FA Cup	5	5	–	4	–
1986/87	League Cup	4	4	–	0	–
1986/87	First Division	36	36	–	7	–
1985/86	FA Cup	6	6	–	0	–
1985/86	League Cup	3	3	–	1	–
1985/86	First Division	41	41	–	26	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
2 May 1992	D1	Nottingham Forest	3–0	W	(sub)	3
4 Apr 1992	D1	at Chelsea	1–2	L
1 Apr 1992	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	L	(sub)
28 Mar 1992	D1	at Leeds United	0–0	D	(sub)
21 Mar 1992	D1	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	D
14 Mar 1992	D1	Arsenal	0–2	L
4 Feb 1992	FAC	at Wrexham	1–0	W
1 Feb 1992	D1	Oldham Athletic	1–0	W
25 Jan 1992	FAC	Wrexham	2–2	D
18 Jan 1992	D1	at Luton Town	1–0	W
11 Jan 1992	D1	Wimbledon	1–1	D
4 Jan 1992	FAC	at Farnborough Town	1–1	D
1 Jan 1992	D1	Leeds United	1–3	L
28 Dec 1991	D1	at Notts County	0–3	L
26 Dec 1991	D1	at Aston Villa	1–3	L		1
21 Dec 1991	D1	Sheffield United	1–1	D
7 Dec 1991	D1	at Everton	0–4	L
4 Dec 1991	LC	at Norwich City	1–2	L
30 Nov 1991	D1	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	L
23 Nov 1991	D1	at Manchester United	1–2	L		1
17 Nov 1991	D1	Liverpool	0–0	D
2 Nov 1991	D1	at Arsenal	1–0	W
29 Oct 1991	LC	at Sheffield United	2–0	W		1
26 Oct 1991	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
19 Oct 1991	D1	at Oldham Athletic	2–2	D	(sub)	1
9 Oct 1991	LC	Bradford City	4–0	W	(sub)
11 May 1991	D2	Notts County	1–2	L	(sub)
8 May 1991	D2	Bristol Rovers	1–0	W	(sub)
17 Apr 1991	D2	at Ipswich Town	1–0	W	(sub)
1 Apr 1991	D2	Barnsley	3–2	W		1
29 Mar 1991	D2	at Oldham Athletic	1–1	D
23 Mar 1991	D2	at Hull City	0–0	D
20 Mar 1991	D2	Bristol City	1–0	W
16 Mar 1991	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	L
13 Mar 1991	D2	at Oxford United	1–2	L
11 Mar 1991	FAC	Everton	2–1	W
5 Mar 1991	D2	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	D
2 Mar 1991	D2	at West Bromwich Albion	0–0	D
24 Feb 1991	D2	Millwall	3–1	W		2
16 Feb 1991	FAC	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	W
2 Feb 1991	D2	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	L		1
30 Jan 1991	FAC	Luton Town	5–0	W		1
26 Jan 1991	FAC	at Luton Town	1–1	D	(sub)
19 Jan 1991	D2	Leicester City	1–0	W	(sub)
22 Dec 1990	D2	at Barnsley	0–1	L
15 Dec 1990	D2	Middlesbrough	0–0	D
8 Dec 1990	D2	at Portsmouth	1–0	W
1 Dec 1990	D2	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	W		1
24 Nov 1990	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–0	W		1
17 Nov 1990	D2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	W
10 Nov 1990	D2	at Millwall	1–1	D		1
27 Oct 1990	D2	Charlton Athletic	2–1	W
24 Oct 1990	D2	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	W	(sub)
20 Oct 1990	D2	at Swindon Town	1–0	W	(sub)	1
13 Oct 1990	D2	at Bristol City	1–1	D	(sub)	1
10 Oct 1990	LC	at Stoke City	2–1	W	(sub)
6 Oct 1990	D2	Hull City	7–1	W	(sub)
29 Sept 1990	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	D	(sub)
22 Sept 1990	D2	at Newcastle United	1–1	D	(sub)
19 Sept 1990	D2	Ipswich Town	3–1	W
15 Sept 1990	D2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	D
8 Sept 1990	D2	at Leicester City	2–1	W
1 Sept 1990	D2	Watford	1–0	W
29 Aug 1990	D2	Portsmouth	1–1	D		1
25 Aug 1990	D2	at Middlesbrough	0–0	D
28 Apr 1990	D2	at Newcastle United	1–2	L	(sub)
17 Apr 1990	D2	Ipswich Town	2–0	W	(sub)
11 Apr 1990	D2	AFC Bournemouth	4–1	W	(sub)
31 Mar 1990	D2	Port Vale	2–2	D	(sub)
19 Aug 1989	D2	at Stoke City	1–1	D
23 May 1989	D1	at Liverpool	1–5	L	(sub)
3 May 1989	D1	at Newcastle United	2–1	W
22 Apr 1989	D1	Millwall	3–0	W
15 Apr 1989	D1	Southampton	1–2	L
11 Apr 1989	D1	Middlesbrough	1–2	L
8 Apr 1989	D1	Derby County	1–1	D
1 Apr 1989	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	L
27 Mar 1989	D1	Norwich City	0–2	L
25 Mar 1989	D1	at Aston Villa	1–0	W
26 Sept 1987	D1	at Arsenal	0–1	L
22 Sept 1987	LC	at Barnsley	0–0	D
19 Sept 1987	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
12 Sept 1987	D1	at Wimbledon	1–1	D
5 Sept 1987	D1	Liverpool	1–1	D
31 Aug 1987	D1	at Portsmouth	1–2	L
29 Aug 1987	D1	Norwich City	2–0	W
22 Aug 1987	D1	at Luton Town	2–2	D
15 Aug 1987	D1	Queens Park Rangers	0–3	L
9 May 1987	D1	Manchester City	2–0	W
4 May 1987	D1	at Southampton	0–1	L
2 May 1987	D1	Newcastle United	1–1	D
25 Apr 1987	D1	at Aston Villa	0–4	L
20 Apr 1987	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W		1
18 Apr 1987	D1	at Leicester City	0–2	L
14 Apr 1987	D1	Manchester United	0–0	D
28 Mar 1987	D1	Watford	1–0	W
24 Mar 1987	D1	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	L
21 Mar 1987	D1	at Chelsea	0–1	L
7 Mar 1987	D1	at Charlton Athletic	1–2	L
28 Feb 1987	D1	at Luton Town	1–2	L
25 Feb 1987	FAC	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	L
21 Feb 1987	FAC	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	D		1
14 Feb 1987	D1	at Nottingham Forest	1–1	D
9 Feb 1987	FAC	Sheffield United	4–0	W		2
7 Feb 1987	D1	Oxford United	0–1	L
2 Feb 1987	LC	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–5	L
31 Jan 1987	FAC	Leyton Orient	4–1	W		1
27 Jan 1987	LC	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	D
24 Jan 1987	D1	at Coventry City	3–1	W
10 Jan 1987	FAC	at Leyton Orient	1–1	D
3 Jan 1987	D1	at Liverpool	0–1	L
1 Jan 1987	D1	Leicester City	4–1	W		1
27 Dec 1986	D1	Wimbledon	2–3	L
26 Dec 1986	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–4	L
20 Dec 1986	D1	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	D
13 Dec 1986	D1	at Manchester City	1–3	L
6 Dec 1986	D1	Southampton	3–1	W
30 Nov 1986	D1	at Newcastle United	0–4	L
22 Nov 1986	D1	Aston Villa	1–1	D
15 Nov 1986	D1	at Wimbledon	1–0	W
8 Nov 1986	D1	at Arsenal	0–0	D
11 Oct 1986	D1	Chelsea	5–3	W		1
7 Oct 1986	LC	Preston North End	4–1	W
4 Oct 1986	D1	at Watford	2–2	D		1
27 Sept 1986	D1	at Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	D
23 Sept 1986	LC	at Preston North End	1–1	D
20 Sept 1986	D1	Luton Town	2–0	W
13 Sept 1986	D1	at Queens Park Rangers	3–2	W
6 Sept 1986	D1	Liverpool	2–5	L
2 Sept 1986	D1	Nottingham Forest	1–2	L		1
30 Aug 1986	D1	at Oxford United	0–0	D
25 Aug 1986	D1	at Manchester United	3–2	W		2
23 Aug 1986	D1	Coventry City	1–0	W
5 May 1986	D1	at Everton	1–3	L
3 May 1986	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	3–2	W		1
30 Apr 1986	D1	Ipswich Town	2–1	W
28 Apr 1986	D1	Manchester City	1–0	W
26 Apr 1986	D1	Coventry City	1–0	W
21 Apr 1986	D1	Newcastle United	8–1	W		1
19 Apr 1986	D1	at Watford	2–0	W		1
15 Apr 1986	D1	Chelsea	1–2	L
12 Apr 1986	D1	Oxford United	3–1	W		1
8 Apr 1986	D1	Southampton	1–0	W
2 Apr 1986	D1	at Nottingham Forest	1–2	L
31 Mar 1986	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W		1
29 Mar 1986	D1	at Chelsea	4–0	W		1
22 Mar 1986	D1	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W		1
19 Mar 1986	D1	at Aston Villa	1–2	L
15 Mar 1986	D1	at Arsenal	0–1	L
12 Mar 1986	FAC	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	L
9 Mar 1986	FAC	Manchester United	2–0	W
6 Feb 1986	FAC	at Ipswich Town	1–0	W
4 Feb 1986	FAC	at Ipswich Town	1–1	D
2 Feb 1986	D1	Manchester United	2–1	W
25 Jan 1986	FAC	Ipswich Town	0–0	D
18 Jan 1986	D1	at Liverpool	1–3	L
11 Jan 1986	D1	at Leicester City	1–0	W		1
5 Jan 1986	FAC	at Charlton Athletic	1–0	W
26 Dec 1985	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
21 Dec 1985	D1	at Luton Town	0–0	D
14 Dec 1985	D1	Birmingham City	2–0	W		1
7 Dec 1985	D1	at Queens Park Rangers	1–0	W		1
23 Nov 1985	D1	at Coventry City	1–0	W		1
16 Nov 1985	D1	Watford	2–1	W		1
9 Nov 1985	D1	at Oxford United	2–1	W
2 Nov 1985	D1	Everton	2–1	W		2
29 Oct 1985	LC	at Manchester United	0–1	L
26 Oct 1985	D1	at Ipswich Town	1–0	W
19 Oct 1985	D1	Aston Villa	4–1	W		2
12 Oct 1985	D1	Arsenal	0–0	D
8 Oct 1985	LC	at Swansea City	3–2	W
5 Oct 1985	D1	at Newcastle United	2–1	W		1
28 Sept 1985	D1	Nottingham Forest	4–2	W		2
24 Sept 1985	LC	Swansea City	3–0	W		1
21 Sept 1985	D1	at Manchester City	2–2	D
14 Sept 1985	D1	Leicester City	3–0	W		1
7 Sept 1985	D1	at Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	D		1
3 Sept 1985	D1	at Southampton	1–1	D		1
31 Aug 1985	D1	Liverpool	2–2	D		2
26 Aug 1985	D1	at Manchester United	0–2	L
24 Aug 1985	D1	Luton Town	0–1	L
20 Aug 1985	D1	Queens Park Rangers	3–1	W		2
17 Aug 1985	D1	at Birmingham City	0–1	L

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