1991–92 Crystal Palace F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League First Division.

Crystal Palace
1991–92 season
ChairmanRon Noades
ManagerSteve Coppell
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division10th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter finals
Full Members CupSemi finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bright (17)
All: Bright (22)
Highest home attendance29,017 (vs. Manchester United 30 November)
Lowest home attendance7,185 (vs. Southend United, 22 October)
Average home league attendance15,979

Season summary

The 1991–92 season for Crystal Palace was somewhat anticlimactic football-wise, but controversial in another way. A statement by Ron Noades, which he claimed was reported out of context, stunned Palace's many black players. Noades had apparently claimed that black players didn't play hard enough in winter, but that they made up for it at the end of the season. Although he later stated that he was describing a general attitude amongst managers in earlier decades, and that this was not his own opinion, many of Palace's black players began planning to leave, the most notable departure being that of Ian Wright to Arsenal for £2.5 million (a record for both clubs) in September.

Palace finished 10th in the First Division, having never looked in danger of relegation, but they never challenged the leading pack and would be among the 22 founder members of the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season. However, they would be without the services of another key player - Mark Bright - who was sold to Sheffield Wednesday. The Yorkshire club had just finished third in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup, and were looking more likely to be chasing honours than a Palace side who were now looking like a thin shadow of what they had been a year or two earlier.

Final league table
Main article: 1991–92 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Nottingham Forest 42 16 11 15 60 58 +2 59
9 Sheffield United 42 16 9 17 65 63 +2 57
10 Crystal Palace 42 14 15 13 53 61 −8 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 12 18 12 48 47 +1 54
12 Everton 42 13 14 15 52 51 +1 53
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 August 1991Manchester CityA2–328,028Thomas, Bright
27 August 1991WimbledonH3–216,736Bright, Gray (pen), Wright
31 August 1991Sheffield UnitedH2–115,507Thomas, Wright
4 September 1991Aston VillaA1–020,740Wright
7 September 1991EvertonA2–221,065Gray (pen), Bright
14 September 1991ArsenalH1–424,228Bright
17 September 1991West Ham UnitedH2–321,363Salako, Wright
21 September 1991Oldham AthleticA3–213,391Salako, Wright, Bright
28 September 1991Queens Park RangersH2–215,372Bright, Collymore
1 October 1991Leeds UnitedH1–018,298Bright
5 October 1991Sheffield WednesdayA1–426,230Bright
19 October 1991Coventry CityA2–110,591Bright, Gabbiadini
26 October 1991ChelseaH0–021,841
2 November 1991LiverpoolA2–134,231Gabbiadini, Thomas
16 November 1991SouthamptonH1–015,861Thomas
23 November 1991Nottingham ForestA1–522,387Thomas
30 November 1991Manchester UnitedH1–329,017Mortimer
7 December 1991Norwich CityA3–312,667Newman (own goal), McGoldrick, Osborn
22 December 1991Tottenham HotspurH1–222,491
26 December 1991WimbledonA1–115,009Gabbiadini
28 December 1991Sheffield UnitedA1–117,969Gabbiadini
1 January 1992Notts CountyH1–014,202Gabbiadini
11 January 1992Manchester CityH1–114,766Bright
18 January 1992Leeds UnitedA1–127,717Thomas
1 February 1992Coventry CityH0–113,818
8 February 1992ChelseaA1–117,810Whyte
16 February 1992Tottenham HotspurA1–019,834McGoldrick
22 February 1992Manchester UnitedA0–246,347
25 February 1992Luton TownH1–112,109Bright
29 February 1992Norwich CityH3–414,201Bright (2), Osborn
3 March 1992Nottingham ForestH0–012,608
7 March 1992Luton TownA1–18,591McGoldrick
11 March 1992SouthamptonA0–112,926
14 March 1992LiverpoolH1–023,680Young
21 March 1992Aston VillaH0–015,368
28 March 1992Notts CountyA3–27,674Coleman, Bright, Mortimer
4 April 1992EvertonH2–014,338Coleman, Bright (pen)
11 April 1992ArsenalA1–436,016Coleman
18 April 1992Oldham AthleticH0–012,267
20 April 1992West Ham UnitedA2–017,710Bright, Coleman
25 April 1992Sheffield WednesdayH1–121,573Bright
2 May 1992Queens Park RangersA0–114,903

FA Cup
Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Leicester CityA0–119,613

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg25 September 1991Hartlepool UnitedA1–16,697Bright
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991Hartlepool UnitedH6–1 (won 7–2 on agg)9,153
R329 October 1991Birmingham CityA1–117,270Gray
R3R19 November 1991Birmingham CityH1–110,698
R3R23 December 1991Birmingham CityH2–111,384Gray (pen), Thorn
R417 December 1991Swindon TownA1–010,044Gray
QF8 January 1992Nottingham ForestH1–114,941
QFR5 February 1992Nottingham ForestA2–418,918

Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991Southend UnitedH4–2 (a.e.t.)7,185
R326 November 1991Queens Park RangersA3–24,492
S Area SF10 December 1991ChelseaH0–18,416

Squad

[2] 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 Jimmy Glass
— GK  ENG Nigel Martyn
— GK  ENG Perry Suckling
— GK  ENG Neil Sullivan (on loan from Wimbledon)
— GK  ENG Andy Woodman
— DF  WAL Paul Bodin
— DF  WAL Chris Coleman
— DF  ENG Dean Gordon
— DF  ENG Rudi Hedman
— DF  WAL Jeff Hopkins
— DF  ENG John Humphrey
— DF  ENG Richard Shaw
— DF  ENG Lee Sinnott
— DF  ENG Gareth Southgate (captain)
— DF  ENG Andy Thorn
— DF  WAL Eric Young[3]
— MF  SKN Bobby Bowry
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Andy Gray
— MF  ENG Eddie McGoldrick
— MF  ENG Paul Mortimer
— MF  ENG Ricky Newman
— MF  ENG Simon Osborn
— MF  ENG Alan Pardew
— MF  ENG Simon Rodger
— MF  ENG John Salako
— MF  ENG Geoff Thomas
— FW  ENG Andy Barnes
— FW  ENG Mark Bright
— FW  ENG Stan Collymore
— FW  ENG Marco Gabbiadini
— FW  ENG Jamie Moralee
— FW  ENG David Whyte
— FW  ENG Ian Wright

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
19 July 1991 DF Chris Coleman Swansea City £275,000
8 August 1991 DF Lee Sinnott Bradford City £300,000
1 October 1991 FW Marco Gabbiadini Sunderland £1,800,000
18 October 1991 MF Paul Mortimer Aston Villa £500,000
18 October 1991 MF Bobby Bowry Queens Park Rangers Free transfer

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
25 July 1991 MF Phil Barber Millwall £100,000
19 August 1991 FW Garry Thompson Queens Park Rangers £125,000
19 August 1991 DF Tony Witter Queens Park Rangers £125,000
24 September 1991 FW Ian Wright Arsenal £2,500,000
21 November 1991 MF Alan Pardew Charlton Athletic Free transfer
10 January 1992 DF Paul Bodin Swindon Town £225,000
31 January 1992 FW Marco Gabbiadini Derby County £1,000,000
5 March 1992 DF Jeff Hopkins Bristol Rovers Free transfer
27 May 1992 MF Andy Gray Tottenham Hotspur £700,000
Transfers in: £2,875,000
Transfers out: £4,775,000
Total spending: £1,900,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1992
  3. Young was born in Singapore, but qualified to represent any of the Home Nations internationally as he was a British passport holder.
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