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1991–92 Football League

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93rd season of the Football League

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

The1991–92 season was the 93rd completed season of theFootball League.

Final league tables and results

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

First Division

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Main article:1991–92 Football League First Division
Football league season
First Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsLeeds United
3rdEnglish title
RelegatedLuton Town
Notts County
West Ham United
Champions LeagueLeeds United
Cup Winners' CupLiverpool
UEFA CupManchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
Matches462
Goals1,174 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerIan Wright
(29 goals)[2]
Biggest home winArsenal 7–1Sheffield Wednesday
(15 February 1992)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday 1–6Leeds United
(12 January 1992)
Highest scoringOldham Athletic 3–6Manchester United
(26 December 1991)
Longest winning run6 matches
Southampton
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Arsenal
Longest losing run6 matches
Norwich City

Overview

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With the announcement halfway through the season that theFootball Association would be creating a newPremier League of 22 clubs for the1992–93 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 in1969 and1974) and a Manchester United who were fresh from back-to-back successes in cup competitions, but who had not won the First Division title since1967.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 toQPR 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 atSheffield United and Alex Ferguson's side lost 2–0 toLiverpool atAnfield, although they did manage to win theFootball League Cup for the first time two weeks earlier.

The catalyst in theWest Yorkshire side's title triumph had been a mid-season signing fromFrance, 25-year-old strikerEric Cantona, who joined pre-season signingRod Wallace and established stars includingGary McAllister,Lee Chapman andGordon Strachan as well as promising midfieldersGary Speed andDavid Batty as part of the team which clinched the title. The latest additions to Manchester United's ever-changing squad were goalkeeperPeter Schmeichel, defenderPaul Parker and wingerAndrei Kanchelskis, while teenage wingerRyan 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 theFootball League Cup to end their 56-year wait for a major trophy, but were then left without a manager whenRon Atkinson accepted the offer to take over at Aston Villa. TheHillsborough club then turned to veteran strikerTrevor Francis, who was appointed player-manager and took them to third place in the final table and into theUEFA 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 strikerIan Wright fromCrystal Palace in late September helped the Gunners recover their form, and they finished fourth in the final table, although their first venture into theEuropean 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 ofGraeme Souness finished a disappointing sixth in the league but still managed to win theFA 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 managerDave Stringer resign after an eventful five seasons and hand over the reins to coachMike 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 atThe Dell being on Southampton's top scorer, 21-year-old strikerAlan Shearer, who scored on hisEngland debut in February and was subject of interest from a string of bigger clubs throughout the campaign, although he decided to remain on theSouth Coast until the end of the season before managerIan Branfoot invited offers with "cash plus unwanted players" in return for Shearer's services, with fees in the region of £3million being quoted and the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool being linked with Shearer's signature.[citation needed]

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

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Leeds United(C)42221647437+3782Qualification for theUEFA Champions League first round and qualification for theFA Premier League
2Manchester United42211566333+3078Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round and qualification for theFA Premier League[a]
3Sheffield Wednesday42211296249+1375
4Arsenal42191588146+3572Qualification for theFA Premier League
5Manchester City422010126148+1370
6Liverpool421616104740+764Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round and qualification for theFA Premier League
7Aston Villa42179164844+460Qualification for theFA Premier League
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)421012203871−3342Relegation to theFirst Division[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:
  1. ^Manchester United also won theLeague Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.[3][4]
  2. ^From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became thePremier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.



Results

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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 theFootball League First Division 1991–1992 teams
Locations of theFootball League First Division London teams 1991–1992

Second Division

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Football league season
Second Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsIpswich Town
PromotedIpswich Town
Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers
RelegatedPlymouth Argyle
Brighton & Hove Albion
Port Vale
Matches552
Goals1,418 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Speedie
Duncan Shearer
(23 goals each)[2]

Overview

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The Second Division title was won byIpswich Town, withJohn Lyall taking theSuffolk 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 winnersBlackburn Rovers whose promotion made the biggest headlines. Bankrolled by millionaire chairmanJack Walker and managed by former Liverpool bossKenny Dalglish, Rovers spent several million pounds of building a promotion-winning squad, clinching their promotion with a 1–0 win overLeicester 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 toEast Anglia for the first leg, where they were paired with aCambridge United managed byJohn Beck and the attack being led by Leicester-born forwardDion Dublin, in hunt of a unique third successive promotion. The first leg at theAbbey Stadium had ended in a 1–1 draw, before Leicester triumphed 5–0 in the return leg atFilbert Street.

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

By the turn of 1992, fallen giantsNewcastle 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 millionaireJohn Hall, who sackedOssie Ardiles as manager in early February and appointed former England strikerKevin 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 theFA 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 byPort Vale,Plymouth Argyle andBrighton & 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 managerDavid Kemp with the former England goalkeeperPeter 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 scorerMike Small and rising debt restricting their options on the transfer market ultimately sent them down to the third tier.

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ipswich Town(C, P)462412107050+2084Promotion to theFA Premier League
2Middlesbrough(P)462311125841+1780
3Derby County46239146951+1878Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs
4Leicester City46238156255+777
5Cambridge United461917106547+1874
6Blackburn Rovers(O, P)462111147053+1774
7Charlton Athletic462011155448+671Qualification for theFirst Division[a]
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)46139244264−2248Relegation to theSecond Division[a]
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
Notes:
  1. ^abFrom the 1992–93 season, the first tier became thePremier League, the second tier - then known as the Second Division - was renamed to the First Division, and the third tier - then known as the Third Division - was renamed to the Second Division.

Results

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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

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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 atWembley
25 May 1992
        
3rdDerby County224
6thBlackburn Rovers415
6thBlackburn Rovers1
4thLeicester City0
4thLeicester City156
5thCambridge United101

Map

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Locations of theFootball League Second Division 1991–1992 teams
Locations of theFootball League Second Division London teams 1991–1992

Third Division

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Football league season
Football LeagueThird Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsBrentford (1st title)
PromotedBirmingham City
Peterborough United
Relegation to theFootball League Third DivisionNone
Matches552
Goals1,435 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerDean Holdsworth(Brentford), 24;
Iwan Roberts(Huddersfield Town) 24[2]
Biggest home winShrewsbury Town 6–1Exeter City
(31 August 1991)
Reading 6–1Torquay United
(11 April 1992)
Stockport 5–0Swansea City
(17 August 1991)
Stockport 5–0Bournemouth
(13 March 1992)
Biggest away winStockport 0–4Chester City
(18 October 1991)
Hartlepool United 0–4Bolton Wanderers
(3 March 1992)
Highest scoringBradford City 4–6Swansea City
(23 November 1991)

Overview

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In their first full season under the management ofPhil 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 ofTerry 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 ofBobby 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 managerPhil Neal after nearly seven years in charge, turning toBruce 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 managerFrank Gray unable to adjust theCounty Durham side to the pace of a higher division following the departure of his predecessorBrian 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 atPlainmoor, with not even the mid-season signing of strikerJustin 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

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Brentford(C, P)46257148155+2682Promotion to theFirst Division[a]
2Birmingham City(P)462312116952+1781
3Huddersfield Town462212125938+2178Qualification for theThird Division play-offs
4Stoke City462114116949+2077
5Stockport County462210147551+2476
6Peterborough United(O, P)462014126558+774
7West Bromwich Albion461914136449+1571Qualification for theSecond Division[a]
8Bournemouth462011155248+471
9Fulham461913145753+470
10Leyton Orient461811176252+1065
11Hartlepool United461811175757065
12Reading461613175962−361
13Bolton Wanderers461417155756+159
14Hull City461611195454059
15Wigan Athletic461514175864−659
16Bradford City461319146261+158
17Preston North End461512196172−1157
18Chester City461414185659−356
19Swansea City461414185565−1056
20Exeter City461411215780−2353
21Bury(R)461312215574−1951Relegation to theThird Division[a]
22Shrewsbury Town(R)461211235368−1547
23Torquay United(R)46138254268−2647
24Darlington(R)46107295690−3437
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^abcFrom the 1992–93 season, the second tier - then known as the Second Division - was renamed to the First Division, the third tier - then known as the Third Division - was renamed to the Second Division, and the fourth tier - then known as the Fourth Division - was renamed to the Third Division.

Results

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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

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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 atWembley
1 June 1992
        
3rdHuddersfield Town213
6thPeterborough United224
6thPeterborough United2
5thStockport County1
4thStoke City011
5thStockport County112

Map

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Locations of theFootball League Third Division teams 1991–1992
Locations of theFootball League Third Division London teams 1991–1992

Fourth Division

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Football league season
Football LeagueFourth Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsBurnley (1st title)
PromotedMansfield Town
Rotherham United
Blackpool
FoldedAldershot
New club in the leagueBarnet
Matches462
Goals1,247 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerDave Bamber(Blackpool), 26;
Phil Stant(Mansfield Town), 26[2]

Overview

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Following a slow start to the season which saw managerFrank Casper replaced byJimmy Mullen in October 1991,Burnley made huge progress in the league and won the Fourth Division title to joinWolverhampton 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 theHampshire town was formed within weeks, butAldershot Town had to start the 1992–93 season in the Third Division ofIsthmian 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 championsColchester 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 theRacecourse 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 atDartford 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 championsColchester United, who were promoted back to the league after a two-year absence following a two-horse promotion race withWycombe Wanderers.

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Burnley(C, P)4225897943+3683Promotion to theSecond Division[a]
2Rotherham United(P)42221197037+3377
3Mansfield Town(P)42238117553+2277
4Blackpool(O, P)422210107145+2676Qualification for theFourth Division play-offs
5Scunthorpe United42219126459+572
6Crewe Alexandra422010126651+1570
7Barnet42216158161+2069
8Rochdale421813115753+467Qualification for theThird Division[a]
9Cardiff City421715106653+1366Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round and qualification for theThird Division[a]
10Lincoln City421711145044+662Qualification for theThird Division[a]
11Gillingham421512156353+1057
12Scarborough421512156468−457
13Chesterfield421411174961−1253
14Wrexham42149195273−2151
15Walsall421213174858−1049
16Northampton Town421113184657−1146
17Hereford United42128224457−1344
18Maidstone United42818164556−1142
19York City42816184258−1640
20Halifax Town42108243475−4138
21Doncaster Rovers4298254065−2535
22Carlisle United42713224167−2634
23Aldershot00000000[b]Club folded
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^abcdFrom the 1992–93 season, the third tier - then known as the Third Division - was renamed to the Second Division, and the fourth tier - then known as the Fourth Division - was renamed to the Third Division.
  2. ^Aldershot resigned from the Football League on 25 March 1992 and subsequently folded; the club's playing record of Pld36 W3 D8 L25 GF21 GA63 Pts17 was expunged.

Results

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Home \ AwayBARBLPBURCARCRLCHFCREDONGILHALHERLINMDSMANNORROCROTSCASCUWALWREYOR
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

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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 atWembley
23 May 1992
        
4thBlackpool022
7thBarnet101
4thBlackpool1 (4)
5thScunthorpe United (pen.)1 (3)
5thScunthorpe United224
6thCrewe Alexandra202

Map

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Locations of theFootball League Fourth Division teams 1991–1992

See also

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References

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  1. ^"England 1991–92".RSSSF. Retrieved24 February 2010.
  2. ^abcd"English League Leading Goalscorers".RSSSF. Retrieved31 October 2010.
  3. ^"The Competition – EFL".English Football League.
  4. ^"European qualification for UEFA competitions explained".premierleague.com. Archived fromthe original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved30 April 2022.
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