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1991–92 Football League

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The 1991–92 season was the 93rd completed season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1991–92
ChampionsLeeds United
FoldedAldershot
New club in LeagueBarnet

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.

First Division

First Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsLeeds United
3rd English title
RelegatedLuton Town
Notts County
West Ham United
Champions LeagueLeeds United
Cup Winners' CupLiverpool
UEFA CupManchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
Matches played462
Goals scored1,175 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerIan Wright
(29 goals)[2]
Biggest home winArsenal 7–1 Sheffield Wednesday
(15 February 1992)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday 1–6 Leeds United
(12 January 1992)
Highest scoringOldham Athletic 3–6 Manchester United
(26 December 1991)
Longest winning run6 matches
Southampton
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Arsenal
Longest losing run6 matches
Norwich City

Overview

With the announcement halfway through the season that the Football Association would be creating a new Premier League of 22 clubs for the 1992–93 season, this was the final season of the old Football League First Division as the top flight of English football. The race for the title was mostly a two-horse race between Leeds United (promoted just two years earlier and previously league champions in 1969 and 1974) and a Manchester United who were fresh from back-to-back successes in cup competitions, but who had not won the First Division title since 1967. Alex Ferguson's side had a strong first half of the season, losing just once before the end of 1991, but then lost 4–1 at home to QPR on New Year's Day 1992, and a shortage of goals and wins during the second half of the season cost them the title, with Leeds clinching it on the penultimate weekend of the season when they won 3–2 at Sheffield United and Alex Ferguson's side lost 2–0 to Liverpool at Anfield, although they did manage to win the Football League Cup final two weeks earlier. The catalyst in the West Yorkshire side's title triumph had been a mid-season signing from France, 25-year-old striker Eric Cantona, who joined pre-season signing Rod Wallace and established stars including Gary McAllister, Lee Chapman and Gordon Strachan as well as promising midfielders Gary Speed and David Batty as part of the team which clinched the title. The latest additions to Manchester United's ever-changing squad were goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, defender Paul Parker and winger Andrei Kanchelskis, while teenage winger Ryan Giggs established himself as a regular and crucial member of the first team squad before his 18th birthday, having made his debut the previous season.

Newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday had won the Football League Cup to end their 56-year wait for a major trophy, but were then left without a manager when Ron Atkinson accepted the offer to take over at Aston Villa. The Hillsborough club then turned to veteran striker Trevor Francis, who was appointed player-manager and took them to third place in the final table and into the UEFA Cup, delivering European qualification to the club for the first time since the 1960s. Defending champions Arsenal had a disappointing start to the season, but the £2.5million signing of striker Ian Wright from Crystal Palace in late September helped the Gunners recover their form, and they finished fourth in the final table, although their first venture into the European Cup for 20 years ended in the second round, and they then suffered a shock first-hurdle exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Fourth Division side Wrexham. Manchester City finished fifth for the second season running, while a Liverpool side in transition in their first full season under the management of Graeme Souness finished a disappointing sixth in the league but still managed to win the FA Cup.

West Ham United and Notts County went straight back down to the First Division after just one season, while Luton Town were relegated on the final day of the season after a decade in the First Division, with their defeat at the season's end ensuring that Coventry City secured a 26th successive season among the elite. Norwich City, who reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the second time in four seasons but finished 18th after a dismal end to the league season, saw their manager Dave Stringer resign after an eventful five seasons and hand over the reins to coach Mike Walker. Oldham Athletic's first top flight campaign since the 1920s saw them secure survival with a 17th-place finish and book a place in the new Premier League. Southampton spent much of the season battling against relegation before a seven-match winning run during the second half of the campaign helped lift them to safety, with all eyes at The Dell being on Southampton's top scorer, 21-year-old striker Alan Shearer, who scored on his England debut in February and was subject of interest from a string of bigger clubs throughout the campaign, although he decided to remain on the South Coast until the end of the season before manager Ian Branfoot invited offers with "cash plus unwanted players" in return to Shearer's services, with fees in the region of £3million being quotes and the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool being strongly linked with Shearer's signature.

As one highly promising English striker's career was taking off, a goal scoring legend was on his way out of the English league. In November 1991, Tottenham and England striker Gary Lineker accepted an offer to sign for Japanese side Grampus Eight at the end of the season. Lineker finished the season as PFA Player of the Year and was among the top scorers with 28 First Division goals, before bowing out of the international scene at the European Championships in Sweden, making the last of his 80 appearances for the national side in a 2–1 defeat to Sweden at the end of an international career where a total of 48 goals left him just one goal short of Bobby Charlton's (then) record of 49 England goals.

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Leeds United (C)42221647437+3782Qualification for the UEFA Champions League first round
2Manchester United42211566333+3078Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
3Sheffield Wednesday42211296249+1375
4Arsenal42191588146+3572
5Manchester City422010126148+1370
6Liverpool421616104740+764Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7Aston Villa42179164844+460
8Nottingham Forest421611156058+259
9Sheffield United42169176563+257
10Crystal Palace421415135361−857
11Queens Park Rangers421218124847+154
12Everton421314155251+153
13Wimbledon421314155353053
14Chelsea421314155060−1053
15Tottenham Hotspur42157205863−552
16Southampton421410183955−1652
17Oldham Athletic42149196367−451
18Norwich City421112194763−1645
19Coventry City421111203544−944
20Luton Town (R)421012203871−3342Relegated[b]
21Notts County (R)421010224062−2240
22West Ham United (R)42911223759−2238
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:



Results

Home \ AwayARSASTCHECOVCRYEVELEELIVLUTMCIMUNNWCNOTNTCOLDQPRSHUSHWSOUTOTWHUWDN
Arsenal0–03–21–24–14–21–14–02–02–11–11–13–32–02–11–15–27–15–12–00–11–1
Aston Villa3–13–12–00–10–01–41–04–03–10–11–03–11–01–00–11–10–12–10–03–12–1
Chelsea1–12–00–11–12–20–12–24–11–11–30–31–02–24–22–11–20–31–12–02–12–2
Coventry City0–11–00–11–20–10–00–05–00–10–00–00–21–01–12–23–10–02–01–21–00–1
Crystal Palace1–40–00–00–12–01–01–01–11–11–33–40–01–00–02–22–11–11–01–22–33–2
Everton3–10–22–13–02–21–11–11–11–20–01–11–11–02–10–00–20–10–13–14–02–0
Leeds United2–20–03–02–01–11–01–02–03–01–11–01–03–01–02–04–31–13–31–10–05–1
Liverpool2–01–11–21–01–23–10–02–12–22–02–12–04–02–11–02–11–10–02–11–02–3
Luton Town1–02–02–01–01–10–10–20–02–21–12–02–11–12–10–12–12–22–10–00–12–1
Manchester City1–02–00–01–03–20–14–02–14–00–02–12–12–01–22–23–20–10–11–02–00–0
Manchester United1–11–01–14–02–01–01–10–05–01–13–01–22–01–01–42–01–11–03–12–10–0
Norwich City1–32–10–13–23–34–32–23–01–00–01–30–00–11–20–12–21–02–10–12–11–1
Nottingham Forest3–22–01–11–05–12–10–01–11–12–01–02–01–13–11–12–50–21–31–32–24–2
Notts County0–10–02–01–02–30–02–41–22–11–31–12–20–42–00–11–32–11–00–23–01–1
Oldham Athletic1–13–23–02–12–32–22–02–35–12–53–62–22–14–32–12–13–01–11–02–20–1
Queens Park Rangers0–00–12–21–11–03–14–10–02–14–00–00–20–21–11–31–01–12–21–20–01–1
Sheffield United1–12–00–10–31–12–12–32–01–14–21–21–04–21–32–00–02–00–22–01–10–0
Sheffield Wednesday1–12–33–01–14–12–11–60–03–22–03–22–02–11–01–14–11–32–00–02–12–0
Southampton0–41–11–00–01–01–20–41–12–10–30–10–00–11–11–02–12–40–12–31–01–0
Tottenham Hotspur1–12–51–34–30–13–31–31–24–10–11–23–01–22–10–02–00–10–21–23–03–2
West Ham United0–23–11–10–10–20–21–30–00–01–21–04–03–00–21–02–21–11–20–12–11–1
Wimbledon1–32–01–21–11–10–00–00–03–02–11–23–13–02–02–10–13–02–10–13–52–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Map

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1991–1992 teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1991–1992

Second Division

Second Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsIpswich Town
PromotedIpswich Town
Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers
RelegatedPlymouth Argyle
Brighton & Hove Albion
Port Vale
Matches played552
Goals scored1,418 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Speedie
Duncan Shearer
(23 goals each)[2]

Overview

The Second Division title was won by Ipswich Town, with John Lyall taking the Suffolk club back to the top flight after a six-year absence. Middlesbrough were also automatically promoted as runners-up on the final day of the season, but it was play-off winners Blackburn Rovers whose promotion made the biggest headlines. Bankrolled by millionaire chairman Jack Walker and managed by former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, Rovers spent several million pounds of building a promotion-winning squad, clinching their promotion with a 1–0 win over Leicester City in the play-off final, booking a place in the new Premier League after 26 years away from the elite of the English league. Blackburn had also overcome the Second Division's other heavy-spending side, Derby County in the semi-finals of the playoffs. Leicester had faced a different sort of challenge in their semi-final clash, travelling to East Anglia for the first leg, where they were paired with a Cambridge United managed by John Beck and the attack being led by Leicester-born forward Dion Dublin, in hunt of a unique third successive promotion. The first leg at the Abbey Stadium had ended in a 1–1 draw, before Leicester triumphed 5–0 in the return leg at Filbert Street.

In manager Jim Smith's first full season as manager, Portsmouth just missed out on the Second Division playoffs but enjoyed a memorable run in the FA Cup, taking eventual winners Liverpool to a replay in the semi-finals before losing on penalties.

By the turn of 1992, fallen giants Newcastle United were struggling at the foot of the Second Division, millions of pounds in debt and facing relegation to the third tier for the first time ever. However, the club's future was secured in a takeover deal by millionaire John Hall, who sacked Ossie Ardiles as manager in early February and appointed former England striker Kevin Keegan as manager of the club where he had ended his playing career eight years earlier. Keegan kept Newcastle up and the club's new owners made money available to build a team capable of winning promotion in the 1992–93 season.

Newcastle's local rivals Sunderland were disappointing in the league, failing to mount a promotion challenge in the Second Division following their relegation the previous campaign, but reached the FA Cup final – the first team from the Second Division to do so for more than a decade – where they lost 2–0 to Liverpool.

The relegation places were occupied by Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion. The Valiants had been in the Second Division for the previous three seasons and had spent most of that time in the bottom half of the table, while Plymouth (who replaced manager David Kemp with the former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton in February 1992) had enjoyed six seasons in the Second Division but had also struggled for much of that time apart from a seventh-place finish in 1987. Brighton, however, had been on the brink of First Division football 12 months before being relegated, being beaten finalists in the previous season's playoff final, but the sale of players including top scorer Mike Small and rising debt restricting their options on the transfer market ultimately sent them down to the third tier.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ipswich Town (C, P)462412107050+2084Promotion to the Premier League
2Middlesbrough (P)462311125841+1780
3Derby County46239146951+1878Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4Leicester City46238156255+777
5Cambridge United461917106547+1874
6Blackburn Rovers (O, P)462111147053+1774
7Charlton Athletic462011155448+671
8Swindon Town461815136955+1469
9Portsmouth461912156551+1469
10Watford461811175148+365
11Wolverhampton Wanderers461810186154+764
12Southend United461711186363062
13Bristol Rovers461614166063−362
14Tranmere Rovers461419135656061
15Millwall461710196471−761
16Barnsley461611194657−1159
17Bristol City461315185571−1654
18Sunderland461411216165−453
19Grimsby Town461411214762−1553
20Newcastle United461313206684−1852
21Oxford United461311226673−750
22Plymouth Argyle (R)46139244264−2248Relegated
23Brighton & Hove Albion (R)461211235677−2147
24Port Vale (R)461015214259−1745
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBARBLBB&HABRIBRRCAMCHADERGRIIPSLEIMIDMILNEWOXFPLYPTVPORSTDSUNSWITRAWATWOL
Barnsley2–11–21–20–10–01–00–34–11–03–12–10–23–01–01–30–02–01–00–31–11–10–32–0
Blackburn Rovers3–01–04–03–02–10–22–02–11–20–12–12–13–11–15–21–01–12–22–22–10–01–01–2
Brighton & Hove Albion3–10–30–03–11–11–21–23–02–21–21–13–42–21–21–03–12–13–22–20–20–20–13–3
Bristol City0–21–02–11–01–20–21–21–12–12–11–12–21–11–12–03–00–22–21–01–12–21–02–0
Bristol Rovers0–03–04–13–22–21–02–32–33–31–12–13–21–22–10–03–31–04–12–11–11–01–11–1
Cambridge United2–12–10–00–06–11–00–00–11–15–10–01–00–21–11–14–22–20–13–03–20–00–12–1
Charlton Athletic1–10–22–02–11–01–20–21–31–12–00–01–02–12–20–02–03–02–01–40–00–11–10–2
Derby County1–10–23–14–11–00–01–20–01–01–22–00–24–12–22–03–12–01–21–22–10–13–11–2
Grimsby Town0–12–30–13–10–13–41–00–11–20–11–01–11–11–02–11–21–13–22–00–02–20–10–2
Ipswich Town2–02–13–14–21–01–22–02–10–00–02–10–03–22–12–02–15–21–00–11–44–01–22–1
Leicester City3–13–02–12–11–12–10–21–22–02–22–11–11–22–12–00–12–22–03–23–11–01–23–0
Middlesbrough0–10–04–03–12–11–12–01–12–01–03–01–03–02–12–11–02–01–12–12–21–01–20–0
Millwall1–11–31–22–30–11–21–01–21–12–32–02–02–12–12–11–01–12–04–11–10–30–42–1
Newcastle United1–10–00–13–02–11–13–42–22–01–12–00–10–14–32–22–21–03–21–03–12–32–21–2
Oxford United0–11–33–11–12–21–01–22–01–21–11–21–22–25–23–22–22–10–13–05–31–00–01–0
Plymouth Argyle2–11–31–11–00–00–10–21–11–21–02–21–13–22–03–11–03–20–21–00–41–00–11–0
Port Vale0–02–02–11–10–11–01–11–00–11–21–21–20–20–12–11–00–20–03–32–21–12–11–1
Portsmouth2–02–20–01–02–03–01–20–12–01–11–04–06–13–12–14–11–01–11–01–12–00–01–0
Southend United2–13–02–11–12–01–11–11–03–11–21–20–12–34–02–32–10–02–32–03–21–11–00–2
Sunderland2–01–14–21–31–12–21–21–11–23–01–01–06–21–12–00–11–11–01–20–01–13–11–0
Swindon Town3–12–12–12–01–00–21–21–21–10–00–00–13–12–12–11–01–02–33–15–32–03–11–0
Tranmere Rovers2–12–21–12–22–21–22–24–31–10–11–21–22–13–21–21–02–12–01–11–00–01–14–3
Watford1–12–10–15–21–01–32–01–22–00–10–11–20–22–22–01–00–02–11–21–00–00–00–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–20–02–01–12–32–11–12–32–11–21–01–20–06–23–11–00–20–03–11–02–11–13–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The semi-finals were decided over two legs, while the final consisted a single match.

Semi-finals
1st leg – 10 May; 2nd leg – 13 May 1992		Final at Wembley
25 May 1992
        
3rdDerby County224
6thBlackburn Rovers415
6thBlackburn Rovers1
4thLeicester City0
4thLeicester City156
5thCambridge United101

Map

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Locations of the Football League Second Division 1991–1992 teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1991–1992

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsBrentford (1st title)
PromotedBirmingham City,
Peterborough United
Relegation to the Football League Third DivisionNone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,435 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerDean Holdsworth (Brentford), 24;
Iwan Roberts (Huddersfield Town) 24[2]
Biggest home winShrewsbury Town 6–1 Exeter City
(31 August 1991)
Reading 6–1 Torquay United
(11 April 1992)
Stockport 5–0 Swansea City
(17 August 1991)
Stockport 5–0 Bournemouth
(13 March 1992)
Biggest away winStockport 0–4 Chester City
(18 October 1991)
Hartlepool United 0–4 Bolton Wanderers
(3 March 1992)
Highest scoringBradford City 4–6 Swansea City
(23 November 1991)

Overview

In their first full season under the management of Phil Holder, Brentford clinched in the Third Division title and won promotion to the newly rebranded Division One for the 1992–93 season, ending their 14-year run in the league's third tier. Birmingham City, another team with a new manager in the shape of Terry Cooper, finished runners-up to claim their return to the league's second tier at the third time of asking. In the playoffs, two newly promoted teams battled it out for a second successive promotion. Peterborough United came out 2-1 winners against Stockport County to reach the league's second tier for the first time.

Lou Macari's first season as manager of Stoke City ended in disappointment as they finished fourth in the league but saw their promotion hopes ended by a defeat to Stockport County in the playoffs. West Bromwich Albion, in the Third Division for the first time, failed to win promotion at the first time of asking, a win at doomed Shrewsbury Town on the final day of the season not being enough to secure a playoff place. This disappointment was swiftly followed by the end of Bobby Gould's unpopular 15-month reign as manager. Bolton Wanderers, who had narrowly missed out on promotion the previous season, finished a disappointing 13th in the league and sacked manager Phil Neal after nearly seven years in charge, turning to Bruce Rioch as the man to mastermind their Division Two promotion challenge for the 1992–93 season.

Darlington suffered an immediate relegation back to the Fourth Division following two successive promotions, with manager Frank Gray unable to adjust the County Durham side to the pace of a higher division following the departure of his predecessor Brian Little in the summer of 1991. Torquay United also went straight back down to the league's basement division, following a turbulent season which saw three different men occupy the manager's seat at Plainmoor, with not even the mid-season signing of striker Justin Fashanu and his 10 goals from 21 Third Division fixtures being enough to secure survival. Shrewsbury Town also went down, as did a Bury side who had almost won promotion the previous season.

Table

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Brentford461724552985102626+2682Division Champions, promoted
2Birmingham City46156242228692730+1781Promoted
3Huddersfield Town46154436157882323+2178Participated in play-offs
4Stoke City46145445247972425+2077
5Stockport County461553471975112832+2476
6Peterborough United46137338207792738+774Promoted through play-offs[a]
7West Bromwich Albion46126545257881924+1571
8Bournemouth46134633187791930+471
9Fulham46117529168692837+470
10Leyton Orient461274361864132634+1065
11Hartlepool United461256302166112736065
12Reading46986332775112635−361
13Bolton Wanderers461094261948113137+159
14Hull City46941028237792631059
15Wigan Athletic461166332148112543−659
16Bradford City46810536305992631+158
17Preston North End461274423235151940−1157
18Chester City461067342948112230−356
19Swansea City461094352445142041−1056
20Exeter City461175342534162355−2353
21Bury46878313155132443−1951Relegated
22Shrewsbury Town46779303154142337−1547
23Torquay United461337291905181349−2647
24Darlington465513313952162551−3437
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBIRBOLBOUBRABREBRYCHRDAREXEFULHARHUDHULLEYPETPNEREASHRSTPSTKSWATORWBAWIG
Birmingham City2–10–12–01–03–23–21–01–03–12–12–02–22–21–13–12–01–03–01–11–13–00–33–3
Bolton Wanderers1–10–21–11–22–10–02–01–20–32–21–11–01–02–11–01–11–00–03–10–01–03–01–1
Bournemouth2–11–21–30–04–02–01–21–00–02–01–10–00–11–21–03–21–01–01–23–02–12–13–0
Bradford City1–24–43–10–11–11–10–11–13–41–11–12–11–12–11–11–03–01–01–04–62–01–11–1
Brentford2–23–22–23–40–32–04–13–04–01–02–34–14–32–11–01–02–02–12–03–23–21–24–0
Bury1–01–10–10–10–31–21–03–13–11–14–43–24–23–02–30–10–00–01–31–00–01–11–4
Chester0–10–10–10–01–13–12–55–22–02–00–01–11–02–43–22–21–43–20–02–02–01–21–0
Darlington1–13–20–01–31–20–21–15–23–14–01–30–10–11–20–22–43–31–30–11–13–20–10–1
Exeter City2–12–20–31–01–25–20–04–11–11–10–10–32–02–24–12–11–02–10–02–11–01–10–1
Fulham0–11–12–02–10–14–22–24–00–01–01–00–02–10–11–01–00–11–21–13–02–10–01–1
Hartlepool United1–00–41–01–01–00–01–02–03–12–00–02–32–30–12–02–04–20–11–10–11–10–04–3
Huddersfield Town3–21–00–01–02–13–02–02–10–03–11–01–11–00–01–21–22–10–11–21–04–03–03–1
Hull City1–22–00–10–00–30–11–05–21–20–00–21–01–01–22–20–14–00–20–13–04–11–01–1
Leyton Orient0–02–11–11–14–24–01–02–11–00–14–01–01–01–20–01–12–03–30–11–22–01–13–1
Peterborough United2–31–02–02–10–10–02–01–11–14–13–22–03–00–21–05–31–03–21–13–11–10–00–0
Preston North End3–22–12–21–13–22–00–32–11–31–21–41–03–12–11–11–12–23–22–21–13–02–03–0
Reading1–11–00–01–20–03–20–02–21–00–20–11–00–13–21–12–22–11–13–41–06–11–23–2
Shrewsbury Town1–11–31–23–21–01–12–20–26–10–01–41–12–30–12–02–01–20–11–00–02–21–31–0
Stockport County2–02–25–04–12–12–00–42–04–12–00–10–01–11–03–02–01–01–40–05–02–13–03–3
Stoke City2–12–01–10–02–11–20–13–05–22–23–20–22–32–03–32–13–01–02–22–13–01–03–0
Swansea City0–21–13–12–21–12–13–04–21–02–21–10–10–02–21–02–21–21–22–12–11–00–03–0
Torquay United1–22–01–01–11–10–23–23–01–00–13–10–12–11–02–21–01–21–22–01–01–01–00–1
West Bromwich Albion0–12–24–01–12–01–11–13–16–32–31–22–11–01–34–03–02–02–01–02–22–31–01–1
Wigan Athletic3–01–12–02–12–12–02–11–24–10–21–11–30–11–13–03–01–11–11–31–01–00–00–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The semi-finals were decided over two legs, while the final consisted of a single match.

Semi-finals
1st leg – 10/11 May;
2nd leg – 13/14 May 1992		Final at Wembley
1 June 1992
        
3rdHuddersfield Town213
6thPeterborough United224
6thPeterborough United2
5thStockport County1
4thStoke City011
5thStockport County112

Map

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1991–1992
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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1991–1992

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsBurnley (1st title)
PromotedMansfield Town,
Rotherham United,
Blackpool
FoldedAldershot
New club in the leagueBarnet
Matches played462
Goals scored1,247 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerDave Bamber (Blackpool), 26;
Phil Stant (Mansfield Town), 26[2]

Overview

Following a slow start to the season which saw manager Frank Casper replaced by Jimmy Mullen in October 1991, Burnley made huge progress in the league and won the Fourth Division title to join Wolverhampton Wanderers as champions of all four divisions of the Football League, also ending their seven-year stay in the Fourth Division.

Runners-up Rotherham United and third-placed Mansfield Town achieved immediate promotion from the Fourth Division, one season after relegation. They were joined by the previous season's beaten playoff finalists Blackpool, who found themselves level with their opponents at the end of extra time as had happened a year earlier, but this time emerged victorious after defeating Scunthorpe United in the shootout. Barnet, in the Football League for the first time, reached the playoff semi-finals but their hopes of a second successive promotion were ended when they were beaten by Blackpool. Crewe Alexandra's hopes of an instant return to the league's third tier were ended in a similar fashion by Scunthorpe United.

On 25 March 1992, Aldershot were declared bankrupt and obliged to resign from the Football League – their record was expunged. A new club to represent the Hampshire town was formed within weeks, but Aldershot Town had to start the 1992–93 season in the Third Division of Isthmian League – five divisions below the original club's final division. Carlisle United eventually finished bottom, but there was no relegation from the Football League in 1991–92 – although Conference champions Colchester United were still promoted, returning to the league after a two-year absence.

Wrexham, the league's lowest placed club the previous season, made good progress in 1991–92 to finish 14th, but the big story of the season came in January 1992 when they defeated defending First Division champions Arsenal 2–1 at the Racecourse Ground in their FA Cup third round tie.

As the season drew to its close, speculation was mounting about the future of another club, Maidstone United, who had been without a home of their own since becoming tenants at Dartford in 1988 and were now hundreds of thousands of pounds in debt.

Returning to the Football League for the 1992–93 season were the Conference champions Colchester United, who were promoted back to the league after a two-year absence following a two-horse promotion race with Wycombe Wanderers.

Table

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Burnley421443421611463727+3683Division Champions, promoted
2Rotherham United421263381610563221+3377Promoted
3Mansfield Town421344432610473227+2277
4Blackpool42173148135792332+2676Promoted through play-offs[a]
5Scunthorpe United421452391874102541+572Participated in play-offs
6Crewe Alexandra42126333208493331+1570
7Barnet[b]421614482355113338+2069
8Rochdale42126334226782331+467
9Cardiff City421335422641252427+1366Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 First round
10Lincoln City4295721248672920+662
11Gillingham421254411937112234+1057
12Scarborough421254392837112540−457
13Chesterfield4267826288492333−1253
14Wrexham421146312635132147−2151
15Walsall425106282673112032−1049
16Northampton42597252364112134−1146
17Hereford United42948312434141333−1344
18Maidstone United42696242229102134−1142
19York City42696262327121635−1640
20Halifax Town42759233533151140−4138
21Doncaster Rovers426213213536121930−2535
22Carlisle United42597242724151740−2634
23Aldershot0000000000000Expelled from the Football League[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Results

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Barnet3–00–03–14–21–24–71–02–03–01–01–03–22–03–03–02–55–13–20–12–02–0
Blackpool4–25–21–11–03–10–21–02–03–02–03–01–12–11–03–03–01–12–13–04–03–1
Burnley3–01–13–12–03–01–12–14–11–02–01–02–13–25–00–11–21–11–12–01–23–1
Cardiff City3–11–10–21–04–01–12–12–34–01–01–20–53–23–21–21–02–12–22–15–03–0
Carlisle United1–31–21–12–21–22–11–00–01–11–00–23–01–22–10–01–32–20–03–30–11–1
Chesterfield3–21–10–22–20–02–10–03–34–02–01–53–00–21–20–11–11–00–10–11–11–3
Crewe Alexandra3–01–01–01–12–13–11–02–13–24–21–01–11–21–11–10–13–31–10–12–11–0
Doncaster Rovers1–00–21–41–20–30–11–31–10–22–01–53–00–10–32–01–13–21–20–13–10–1
Gillingham3–33–23–00–01–20–10–12–12–02–11–31–12–03–10–05–12–04–04–02–11–1
Halifax Town3–11–20–21–13–22–02–10–00–30–21–41–11–30–11–10–41–01–41–04–30–0
Hereford United2–21–22–02–21–01–01–20–12–00–23–02–20–11–21–11–04–11–21–23–12–1
Lincoln City0–62–00–30–01–01–22–22–01–00–03–01–02–01–20–30–20–24–21–00–00–0
Maidstone United1–10–00–11–15–10–12–02–21–10–13–20–20–01–11–10–02–10–12–12–41–0
Mansfield Town1–21–10–13–02–12–14–32–24–33–21–10–02–02–02–11–01–21–33–13–05–2
Northampton Town1–11–11–20–02–21–10–13–10–04–00–11–01–01–22–21–23–20–10–11–12–2
Rochdale1–04–21–32–03–13–31–01–12–11–03–11–01–20–21–01–12–22–01–12–11–1
Rotherham United3–02–02–11–21–01–11–23–11–11–00–01–13–31–11–02–00–25–02–13–04–0
Scarborough0–41–23–12–22–23–22–11–02–13–01–11–12–00–02–13–20–34–12–34–11–0
Scunthorpe United1–12–12–21–04–02–01–03–22–01–01–10–22–01–43–06–21–01–11–13–11–0
Walsall2–04–22–20–00–02–22–31–30–13–03–00–01–13–31–21–30–20–02–10–01–1
Wrexham1–01–12–60–33–00–11–01–22–12–00–11–10–03–22–22–10–32–04–02–12–1
York City1–41–01–21–32–00–11–11–11–11–11–01–11–11–20–00–11–14–13–02–02–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The semi-finals were decided over two legs, while the final consisted of a single match.

Semi-finals
1st leg – 10 May; 2nd leg – 13 May 1992		Final at Wembley
23 May 1992
        
4thBlackpool022
7thBarnet101
4thBlackpool1 (4)
5thScunthorpe United (pen.)1 (3)
5thScunthorpe United224
6thCrewe Alexandra202

Map

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Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1991–1992

See also

References

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