Classic Match
Newcastle United 1-2 West Ham United
Division One
5 October 1985
West Ham United extended their seven match unbeaten run with a narrow win over the Magpies at St James Park today in 1985.
Goals from Frank McAvennie and Tony Cottee moved the Hammers up to eleventh place in the league, a position they would never fall below for the rest of the season.
John Lyall's side kept climbing the league table, eventually finishing in third place only four points off champions Liverpool - the Hammers' best ever league finish.
Complete Record
1895 Streatham 0-3 West Ham United (Thames Ironworks - Friendly)
1901 Northampton Town 3-4 West Ham United (Southern League)
1907 West Ham United 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Southern League)
1912 West Ham United 3-1 Plymouth Argyle (Southern League)
1918 West Ham United 1-4 Arsenal (War Time - London Combination Principal Tournament)
1925 West Ham United 0-4 Arsenal (Division One)
1929 Grimsby Town 2-2 West Ham United (Division One)
1935 West Ham United 2-0 Barnsely (Division Two)
1940 Chelsea1-1 West Ham United (War Time - Regional League South)
1946 West Ham United 1-0 Manchester City (Division Two)
1957 West Ham United 3-2 Leyton Orient (Division Two)
1963 West Ham United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Division One)
1966 Arsenal 1-3 West Ham United (Football League Cup - 3rd Round)
1968 West Ham United 0-0 Southampton (Division One)
1974 West Ham United 2-2 Derby County (Division One)
1985 Newcastle United 1-2 West Ham United (Division One)
1991 West Ham United 0-1 Coventry City (Division One)
1993 West Ham United 2-0 Chesterfield (Football League Cup - 2nd Round 2nd Leg (agg 7-1))
1994 West Ham United 2-0 Walsall (Football League Cup - 2nd Round 1st Leg (agg 3-2))
2002 West Ham United 1-2 Birmingham City (Premier League)
2008 West Ham United 1-3 Bolton Wanderers (Premier League)
2014 West Ham United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers (Premier League)
Played 22, Won 11, Drawn 6, Lost 5, Scored 37, Conceded 28