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| Season | 1991–92 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blackburn Rovers (Second Division) Peterborough United (Third Division) Blackpool (Fourth Division) |
| Matches | 15 |
| Goals | 41 (2.73 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Leicester 5–0Cambridge (Second Division) |
| Biggest away win | Huddersfield 1–2Peterborough (Third Division) |
| Highest scoring | Blackburn 4–2Derby (6 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 68,147 –Blackburn vLeicester (Second Division final) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,629 –Barnet vBlackpool (Fourth Division semi-final) |
| Average attendance | 18,510 |
←1991 1993 → | |
TheFootball League play-offs for the1991–92 season were held in May 1992, with the finals taking place atWembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in theFootball League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in theFootball League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in theFootball League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for thefollowing season.
The Second Division season finished withIpswich Town as champions andMiddlesbrough as runners-up gaining automatic promotion to the newFA Premier League. This leftDerby County andBlackburn Rovers, the two biggest spending teams in the division, facing each other in the one playoff semi-final, while the other was contested betweenLeicester City and aCambridge United side who successful style of long ball play had taken them to the brink of a unique third successive promotion, while Leicester had made their first serious promotion challenge since being relegated from the First Division five years earlier.
Blackburn won the first leg 4-2 atEwood Park, and Derby's 2-1 win in the return leg at theBaseball Ground was not enough to prevent theLancastrian side from going through to the final. In the other semi-final, Cambridge held Leicester to a 1-1 draw at theAbbey Stadium before losing the return leg 5-0 atFilbert Street.[1]
The final - and a place in the new Premier League - was settled by a single goal as Blackburn beat Leicester thanks to a penalty by former Leicester strikerMike Newell, securing Blackburn's return to the top flight of English football after 26 years away.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 78 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 77 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 74 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 |
| Cambridge United | 1–1 | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
O'Shea 76' | Russell 44' |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| Sellars 35' Newell 44'Speedie 66',70' | Gabbiadini 2' Johnson 14' |
| Derby County | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Comyn 23' McMinn 74' | Moran 49' |
Blackburn Rovers won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Leicester City | 5–0 | Cambridge United |
|---|---|---|
| Wright 29',60' Thompson 35'Russell 59'Ormondroyd 64' |
Leicester City won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
| Newell 45' (pen.) |
Huddersfield Town's fourth season in the Third Division since relegation in 1988 saw their most serious promotion challenge in that time, but a third-place finish meant that they had to navigate a playoff semi-final clash with aPeterborough United side in the hunt for a second successive promotion. Peterborough went through, whileStockport County overcameStoke City in the other semi-final to set up a playoff final clash between two teams who had both been promoted from the Fourth Division only a year earlier. Peterborough won the final 2-1 to reach the second tier of English football for the first time in their history; they were still among the newest ten clubs in theFootball League having joined in 1960.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 78 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 77 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 76 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 74 |
| Stockport County | 1–0 | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 41' |
| Peterborough United | 2–2 | Huddersfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| Charlery 46' Halsall 88' | Onuora 28' Robinson 68' (o.g.) |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | Stockport County |
|---|---|---|
| Stein 81' | Beaumont 1' |
Stockport County won 2–1 on aggregate.
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Peterborough United | 2–1 | Stockport County |
|---|---|---|
| Charlery 51',89' | Francis 87' |
A year after losing the Fourth Division playoff final on penalties toTorquay United,Blackpool returned toWembley for a showdown withScunthorpe United and this time were the winning side as they triumphed on penalties after a 1-1 draw.[1]
The Seasiders had overcome league newcomersBarnet in their semi-final, with Scunthorpe overcomingCrewe Alexandra in the other semi-final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 74 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 72 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 70 |
| 7 | Barnet | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 81 | 61 | +20 | 69 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United |
|---|---|---|
| Hignett 6' Naylor 39' | Helliwell 17',35' |
Blackpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|---|
| Martin 83' Hamilton 89' |
Scunthorpe United won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Blackpool | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Scunthorpe United |
|---|---|---|
| Bamber 40' | Daws 52' | |
| Penalties | ||
Cook Groves Garner Eyres | 4–3 | HamiltonLongdenElliott AlexanderWhite |
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