Weekend dossier: West Ham poised to leap into elite of English game
Compared with most London clubs West Ham have only just begun tapping into the wider market of virgin football fans
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Stoke City | 42 | 2.00 | 56 | |||
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.88 | 55 | W2-0 | L2-3 | |
| 3 | Fulham | 42 | 1.20 | 50 | L0-1 | W3-1 | |
| 4 | Bury | 42 | 1.42 | 49 | L2-3 | L2-3 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.14 | 49 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.04 | 43 | D0-0 | W2-0 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 42 | 1.03 | 43 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 1.08 | 42 | W4-0 | D2-2 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.06 | 42 | D1-1 | W3-1 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.93 | 42 | W2-0 | W2-0 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 42 | 1.07 | 41 | W4-1 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 1.00 | 41 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.94 | 41 | W2-0 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 0.94 | 41 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 0.86 | 40 | L0-2 | W4-3 | |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 0.84 | 38 | W4-0 | W4-0 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.83 | 38 | W1-0 | W3-1 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 0.83 | 37 | W5-2 | W3-2 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 0.85 | 36 | W3-0 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.81 | 35 | D0-0 | W2-1 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 42 | 0.73 | 34 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.66 | 31 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| Stoke City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 1st | 8th | 1st |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Drawn | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Lost | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 11th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-0-2 | 4-0-2 | 4-0-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 15-8 | 14-7 | 11-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 4th | 14th | 1st |
| Goals scored | 78 | 40 | 38 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Goals conceded | 39 | 15 | 24 |
| Clean sheets | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 4th | 1st |
| Goal difference | +39 | +25 | +14 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 20th | 20th | 16th |
| Goal total | 117 | 55 | 62 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | won last 3 | ||
| Away | lost last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-1-2 | 6-1-2 | 3-1-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 11-6 | 8-3 | 6-3 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 |
W2-0 |
L0-1 |
| Occurence | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Stoke City | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 1st | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 39 | +39 | .659 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 80 | 43 | +37 | .652 | |