1991–92 Cambridge United F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Cambridge United competed in the Football League Second Division.

Cambridge United
1991–92 season
Manager John Beck
StadiumAbbey Stadium
Second Division5th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dion Dublin (15)
All: Dion Dublin (19)

Season summary

Cambridge had returned to English football's second tier after an absence of seven seasons, following two successive promotions. Few expected Cambridge to succeed at a high level after their rapid rise, five years after having to reapply for Football League status, but Cambridge managed to make the play-offs for promotion to the inaugural Premier League season with a fifth-place finish - their highest-ever placing in the Football League. Cambridge lost in the semi-finals to Leicester City - following a 1–1 draw at home in the first leg, they were hammered 5–0 at Filbert Street for a 6-1 aggregate loss - but even this cruel end to their promotion hopes did little to detract from what Cambridge had achieved in such a short period of time.

Crucial to Cambridge's success was free-scoring striker Dion Dublin; but in the off-season he left to join First Division runners-up Manchester United in a £1 million transfer, spreading doubt that Cambridge would be capable of improving and clinching promotion the next season.

Kit

Influence became Cambridge's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The kit saw a return to tradition for Cambridge, with the club returning to its tradition dark orange shirts and black shorts, with black socks also worn. Fujitsu retained their sponsorship for away kits and, following the end of Cambridge's sponsorship deal with Howlett, became the home sponsors too.[1]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Jon Sheffield
— GK  ENG John Vaughan
— DF  ENG Phil Chapple
— DF  ENG Alan Kimble
— DF  ENG Gary Rowett
— DF  IRL Liam Daish[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Dave Penney
— MF  ENG Lee Philpott
— FW  ENG Steve Claridge
— FW  ENG Dion Dublin
— FW  ENG Devon White

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG John Taylor (to Bristol Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  WAL Lee Nogan (to Watford)

Transfers

In

Out

Results

League Table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ipswich Town 46 16 3 4 42 22 8 9 6 28 28 +20 84 Division Champions, promoted
2 Middlesbrough 46 15 6 2 37 13 8 5 10 21 28 +17 80 Promoted
3 Derby County 46 11 4 8 35 24 12 5 6 34 27 +18 78 Participated in play-offs
4 Leicester City 46 14 4 5 41 24 9 4 10 21 31 +7 77
5 Cambridge United 46 10 9 4 34 19 9 8 6 31 28 +18 74
6 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 5 4 41 21 7 6 10 29 32 +17 74 Promoted through play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
7 Charlton Athletic 46 9 7 7 25 23 11 4 8 29 25 +6 71
8 Swindon Town 46 15 3 5 38 22 3 12 8 31 33 +14 69
9 Portsmouth 46 15 6 2 41 12 4 6 13 24 39 +14 69
10 Watford 46 9 5 9 25 23 9 6 8 26 25 +3 65
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 11 6 6 36 24 7 4 12 25 30 +7 64
12 Southend United 46 11 5 7 37 26 6 6 11 26 37 0 62
13 Bristol Rovers 46 11 9 3 43 29 5 5 13 17 34 −3 62
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 9 5 37 32 5 10 8 19 24 0 61
15 Millwall 46 10 4 9 32 32 7 6 10 32 39 −7 61
16 Barnsley 46 11 4 8 27 25 5 7 11 19 32 −11 59
17 Bristol City 46 10 8 5 30 24 3 7 13 25 47 −16 54
18 Sunderland 46 10 8 5 36 23 4 3 16 25 42 −4 53
19 Grimsby Town 46 7 5 11 25 28 7 6 10 22 34 −15 53
20 Newcastle United 46 9 8 6 38 30 4 5 14 28 54 −18 52
21 Oxford United 46 10 6 7 39 30 3 5 15 27 43 −7 50
22 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 5 7 26 26 2 4 17 16 38 −22 48 Relegated
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 7 7 9 36 37 5 4 14 20 40 −21 47
24 Port Vale 46 7 8 8 23 25 3 7 13 19 34 −17 45
Source:
Notes:
  1. Blackburn Rovers won the play-offs and were promoted.

Results

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  • 17 August: Port Vale 2–1 Oxford United (Foyle x2; ?) attendance 6,984
7 September 1991 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Dennison  3'
Bull  8'
Steele  43'		 Nogan  80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,549
  • 5 October: Ipswich Town 2-1 Oxford United (Milton, Whitton; ?) attendance 9,922
19 October 1991 13 Newcastle United 4 - 3 Oxford United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST [ Report] Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 16,454
  • 26 October: Oxford United 1–2 Leicester United (?; Wright, Thompson) attendance 5,206
  • 9 November: Portsmouth 2-1 Oxford United
  • 18 January: Oxford United 2–2 Port Vale (?; Houchen, Swan) attendance 4,199
  • 8 February: Leicester City 2–1 Oxford United (Kitson, Wright; ?) attendance 12,128
  • 21 March: Oxford United 2-1 Portsmouth
4 April 1992 39 Oxford United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Penney  87' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,165
  • 25 April: Oxford United 1-1 Ipswich Town (?; Johnson) attendance 10,525
  • Derby County 2-2 Oxford United
  • Oxford United 2-0 Derby County

Play-Offs
10 May 1992 SF (1) Cambridge United F.C. 1–1 Leicester City F.C. Cambridge
15:00 BST Russell Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 9,225
13 May 1992 SF (2) Leicester City F.C. 5–0
(6-1 agg.)		 Cambridge United F.C. Leicester
19:45 BST Wright (2), Thompson, Russell, Ormondroyd Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,024

FA Cup
4 January 1992 Rd 3 Coventry City F.C. 1–1 Cambridge United F.C. Coventry
15:00 BST Borrows (Pen) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,428
14 January 1992 Rd 3 (R) Cambridge United F.C. 1–0 Coventry City F.C. Cambridge
19:45 BST Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 9,864
25 January 1992 Rd 4 Cambridge United F.C. 0–3 Swindon Town F.C. Cambridge
15:00 BST Shearer (2), Calderwood Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,428

League Cup
21 August 1991 Rd 1 (1) Cambridge United F.C. 1–0 Reading F.C. Cambridge
19:45 BST Stadium: Abbey Stadium
28 August 1991 Rd 1 (2) Reading F.C. 0–3
(0-4 agg.)		 Cambridge United F.C. Reading
19:45 BST Stadium: Elm Park
25 September 1991 Rd 2 (1) Manchester United F.C. 3–0 Cambridge United F.C. Manchester
19:45 BST Giggs 44', McClair 48', Bruce 66' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 30,934
9 October 1991 Rd 2 (2) Cambridge United F.C. 1–1
(1-4 agg.)		 Manchester United F.C. Cambridge
19:45 BST McClair 2' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 9,248

References
  1. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Cambridge_United/Cambridge_United.htm
  2. Daish was born in Portsmouth, England.
  3. http://www.cambridgeunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmst.asp?ssnno=121&teamno=117
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