West Ham 8-1 Newcastle – Mon 21st April 1986
Scorers: McAvennie, Martin (3), Stewart, Orr, Cottee, own goal, Goddard.
Team: Parkes, Stewart, Martin, Gale, Orr, Parris, Ward, Dickens, Devonshire, Cottee, McAvennie, (Sub, Goddard for Dickens)
This is a game that had to be mentioned. It was notable for two things really.
Firstly, that Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick, but also a hat-trick against three different goalkeepers in the same match!
In a season that the Hammers were actually going for the title, we were on a bit of a roll. After a fairly inauspicious start to that campaign, where we only one two of the first nine games, we beat Nottingham Forest 4-2 at Upton Park and never really looked back.
Unfortunately for the Magpies, they lost their usual goalkeeper Martin Thomas to injury with Chris Hedworth taking the position between the sticks. Later on, and after a few more goals, Hedworth went off injured as well with a shoulder injury. So Peter Beardsley was their third goalkeeper that night and Alvin’s hat-trick became a reality against three different keepers.
The match was also to be remembered for an own goal by a former West Ham boss. On a day to forget for the Magpies players and fans, Glenn Roeder thought that West Ham hadn’t scored enough and clearly wanted to add his name to the scoresheet.
He did, just at the wrong end if you’re in black and white stripes. More please!
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