1991–92 Football League

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
Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division
Football League, 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 (Crystal Palace and Arsenal), 29 [2]
Biggest home winArsenal 7–1 Sheffield Wednesday (15 Feb 1992)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday 1–6 Leeds United (12 Jan 1992)
Highest scoringOldham Athletic 3–6 Manchester United (26 Dec 1991)
Longest winning runSouthampton (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runArsenal (17 games)
Longest losing runNorwich City (6 games)

Overview

The last First Division before the creation of the Premier League was won by Leeds United, who overhauled Manchester United thanks to the efforts of players like Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, Gary Speed, David Batty and Gary McAllister. After runners-up Manchester United came newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday, despite suffering the first division's heaviest defeats both home and away.

Defending champions Arsenal slipped to fourth place and never made a serious threat to retain their title. The previous season’s runners-up, Liverpool, slipped to sixth in their first full season under the management of Graeme Souness.

Newly promoted West Ham United were relegated in bottom place, with another newly promoted side – Notts County – following days later. The last day of the season saw Luton Town lose their top-flight status after ten seasons.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 22 16 4 74 37 +37 82 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League first round
2 Manchester United 42 21 15 6 63 33 +30 78 Qualification for the UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 12 9 62 49 +13 75
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 47 +34 72
5 Manchester City 42 20 10 12 61 48 +13 70
6 Liverpool 42 16 16 10 47 40 +7 64 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 48 44 +4 60
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
13 Wimbledon 42 13 14 15 53 53 0 53
14 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 50 60 −10 53
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 58 63 −5 52
16 Southampton 42 14 10 18 39 55 −16 52
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 63 67 −4 51
18 Norwich City 42 11 12 19 47 63 −16 45
19 Coventry City 42 11 11 20 35 44 −9 44
20 Luton Town (R) 42 10 12 20 39 71 −32 42 Relegation to the Football League First Division[lower-alpha 2]
21 Notts County (R) 42 10 10 22 40 62 −22 40
22 West Ham United (R) 42 9 11 22 37 59 −22 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 1991–92 Football League Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the UEFA Cup by league position, the spot given to the Football League Cup winners was passed down to the third-placed team.
  2. The first tier became the Premier League from the 1992–93 season, therefore the Second Division was renamed to the First Division.

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST CHE COV CRY EVE LEE LIV LUT MCI MUN NWC NOT NTC OLD QPR SHU SHW SOU TOT WHU WDN
Arsenal 0–0 3–2 1–2 4–1 4–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 7–1 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
Aston Villa 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–4 1–0 4–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1
Chelsea 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2
Coventry City 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 5–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1
Crystal Palace 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–4 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 3–2
Everton 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 2–0
Leeds United 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 5–1
Liverpool 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–3
Luton Town 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1
Manchester City 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0
Manchester United 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0
Norwich City 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 4–3 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
Nottingham Forest 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–5 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 4–2
Notts County 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 2–4 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 5–1 2–5 3–6 2–2 2–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1
Queens Park Rangers 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–1
Sheffield United 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–6 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Southampton 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 2–5 1–3 4–3 0–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 3–2
West Ham United 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1
Wimbledon 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–5 2–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Second Division
Football League, Second Division
Season1991–92
ChampionsIpswich Town (3rd title)
PromotedBlackburn Rovers,
Middlesbrough
RelegatedBrighton & Hove Albion,
Plymouth Argyle,
Port Vale
Matches played552
Goals scored1,418 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerDuncan Shearer (Swindon Town / Blackburn Rovers), 23;
David Speedie (Blackburn Rovers), 23 [2]

Overview

The Second Division title was won by Ipswich Town, John Lyall thus taking the Suffolk club back to the top flight after a six-year absence. Middlesbrough were also automatically promoted as runners-up, 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 beat Leicester City 1–0 in the play-off final to end a 26-year exile from the top flight.

The relegation places were occupied by Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion – the latter team had been play-off finalists the previous season, but their fortunes had been ruined by financial problems.

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
Home \ Away BAR BLB B&HA BRI BRR CAM CHA DER GRI IPS LEI MID MIL NEW OXF PLY PTV POR STD SUN SWI TRA WAT WOL
Barnsley 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0
Blackburn Rovers 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 5–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–4 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 3–3
Bristol City 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0
Bristol Rovers 0–0 3–0 4–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–3 3–3 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Cambridge United 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 6–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–1
Charlton Athletic 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2
Derby County 1–1 0–2 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–2
Grimsby Town 0–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–2
Ipswich Town 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 4–0 1–2 2–1
Leicester City 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–0
Middlesbrough 0–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0
Millwall 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–3 0–4 2–1
Newcastle United 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–2 1–2
Oxford United 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 5–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 5–3 1–0 0–0 1–0
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–0
Port Vale 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Portsmouth 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 6–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0
Southend United 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 4–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–2
Sunderland 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 6–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0
Swindon Town 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 5–3 2–0 3–1 1–0
Tranmere Rovers 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 4–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–3
Watford 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 6–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0
Source:
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
                     
3rd Derby County 2 2 4  
6th Blackburn Rovers 4 1 5  
    6th Blackburn Rovers 1
  4th Leicester City 0
4th Leicester City 1 5 6
5th Cambridge United 1 0 1  

Map
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1991–1992 teams
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
RelegatedNone
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

To the surprise of many, new manager Phil Holder guided Brentford to the Third Division title, while Terry Cooper’s Birmingham City occupied runners-up spot and the play-offs were won by Chris Turner’s Peterborough United.

The relegation places were occupied by Shrewsbury Town, Bury, Torquay United and Darlington.

Table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brentford 46 17 2 4 55 29 8 5 10 26 26 +26 82 Division Champions, promoted
2 Birmingham City 46 15 6 2 42 22 8 6 9 27 30 +17 81 Promoted
3 Huddersfield Town 46 15 4 4 36 15 7 8 8 23 23 +21 78 Participated in play-offs
4 Stoke City 46 14 5 4 45 24 7 9 7 24 25 +20 77
5 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 47 19 7 5 11 28 32 +24 76
6 Peterborough United 46 13 7 3 38 20 7 7 9 27 38 +7 74 Promoted through play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
7 West Bromwich Albion 46 12 6 5 45 25 7 8 8 19 24 +15 71
8 Bournemouth 46 13 4 6 33 18 7 7 9 19 30 +4 71
9 Fulham 46 11 7 5 29 16 8 6 9 28 37 +4 70
10 Leyton Orient 46 12 7 4 36 18 6 4 13 26 34 +10 65
11 Hartlepool United 46 12 5 6 30 21 6 6 11 27 36 0 65
12 Reading 46 9 8 6 33 27 7 5 11 26 35 −3 61
13 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 9 4 26 19 4 8 11 31 37 +1 59
14 Hull City 46 9 4 10 28 23 7 7 9 26 31 0 59
15 Wigan Athletic 46 11 6 6 33 21 4 8 11 25 43 −6 59
16 Bradford City 46 8 10 5 36 30 5 9 9 26 31 +1 58
17 Preston North End 46 12 7 4 42 32 3 5 15 19 40 −11 57
18 Chester City 46 10 6 7 34 29 4 8 11 22 30 −3 56
19 Swansea City 46 10 9 4 35 24 4 5 14 20 41 −10 56
20 Exeter City 46 11 7 5 34 25 3 4 16 23 55 −23 53
21 Bury 46 8 7 8 31 31 5 5 13 24 43 −19 51
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 7 7 9 30 31 5 4 14 23 37 −15 47
23 Torquay United 46 13 3 7 29 19 0 5 18 13 49 −26 47
24 Darlington 46 5 5 13 31 39 5 2 16 25 51 −34 37
Source:
Notes:
  1. Peterborough United won the play-offs and were promoted.

Results
Home \ Away BIR BOL BOU BRA BRE BRY CHR DAR EXE FUL HAR HUD HUL LEY PET PNE REA SHR STP STK SWA TOR WBA WIG
Birmingham City 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 3–3
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1
Bournemouth 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0
Bradford City 1–2 4–4 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–6 2–0 1–1 1–1
Brentford 2–2 3–2 2–2 3–4 0–3 2–0 4–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 4–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 4–0
Bury 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–4 3–2 4–2 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–4
Chester 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–5 5–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–4 3–2 2–2 1–4 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0
Darlington 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 5–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–4 3–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1
Exeter City 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 5–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
Fulham 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Hartlepool United 1–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–3
Huddersfield Town 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–1
Hull City 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 5–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 4–0 0–2 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–1
Leyton Orient 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1
Peterborough United 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 5–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
Preston North End 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–4 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0
Reading 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–4 1–0 6–1 1–2 3–2
Shrewsbury Town 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 6–1 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–0
Stockport County 2–0 2–2 5–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–4 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 3–3
Stoke City 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 5–2 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–0
Swansea City 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0
Torquay United 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 6–3 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–1
Wigan Athletic 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
Source:
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
                     
3rd Huddersfield Town 2 1 3  
6th Peterborough United 2 2 4  
    6th Peterborough United 2
  5th Stockport County 1
4th Stoke City 0 1 1
5th Stockport County 1 1 2  

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

Burnley won the Fourth Division title to join Wolverhampton Wanderers as champions of all four divisions of the Football League. Also promoted were Rotherham United, Mansfield Town and play-off winners Blackpool.

On 25 March 1992, Aldershot were declared bankrupt and obliged to resign from the Football League – their record was expunged. The successor club, Aldershot Town, restored league football to the Hampshire town sixteen years later. 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.

Table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Burnley 42 14 4 3 42 16 11 4 6 37 27 +36 83 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United 42 12 6 3 38 16 10 5 6 32 21 +33 77 Promoted
3 Mansfield Town 42 13 4 4 43 26 10 4 7 32 27 +22 77
4 Blackpool 42 17 3 1 48 13 5 7 9 23 32 +26 76 Promoted through play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Scunthorpe United 42 14 5 2 39 18 7 4 10 25 41 +5 72 Participated in play-offs
6 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 6 3 33 20 8 4 9 33 31 +15 70
7 Barnet[lower-alpha 2] 42 16 1 4 48 23 5 5 11 33 38 +20 69
8 Rochdale 42 12 6 3 34 22 6 7 8 23 31 +4 67
9 Cardiff City 42 13 3 5 42 26 4 12 5 24 27 +13 66 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 First round
10 Lincoln City 42 9 5 7 21 24 8 6 7 29 20 +6 62
11 Gillingham 42 12 5 4 41 19 3 7 11 22 34 +10 57
12 Scarborough 42 12 5 4 39 28 3 7 11 25 40 −4 57
13 Chesterfield 42 6 7 8 26 28 8 4 9 23 33 −12 53
14 Wrexham 42 11 4 6 31 26 3 5 13 21 47 −21 51
15 Walsall 42 5 10 6 28 26 7 3 11 20 32 −10 49
16 Northampton 42 5 9 7 25 23 6 4 11 21 34 −11 46
17 Hereford United 42 9 4 8 31 24 3 4 14 13 33 −13 44
18 Maidstone United 42 6 9 6 24 22 2 9 10 21 34 −11 42
19 York City 42 6 9 6 26 23 2 7 12 16 35 −16 40
20 Halifax Town 42 7 5 9 23 35 3 3 15 11 40 −41 38
21 Doncaster Rovers 42 6 2 13 21 35 3 6 12 19 30 −25 35
22 Carlisle United 42 5 9 7 24 27 2 4 15 17 40 −26 34
23 Aldershot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled from the Football League[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Blackpool won the play-offs and were promoted.
  2. New club in the league
  3. Aldershot expelled from the Football League but immediately refounded as Aldershot Town

Results
Home \ Away BAR BLP BUR CAR CRL CHF CRE DON GIL HAL HER LIN MDS MAN NOR ROC ROT SCA SCU WAL WRE YOR
Barnet 3–0 0–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 4–7 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–5 5–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–0
Blackpool 4–2 5–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 3–1
Burnley 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 5–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–1
Cardiff City 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–5 3–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 3–0
Carlisle United 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–1
Chesterfield 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–3 4–0 2–0 1–5 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–3
Crewe Alexandra 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0
Doncaster Rovers 1–0 0–2 1–4 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–5 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–1
Gillingham 3–3 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 5–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1
Halifax Town 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–3 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 1–4 1–0 4–3 0–0
Hereford United 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1
Lincoln City 0–6 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–0
Maidstone United 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 5–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–0
Mansfield Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–3 2–2 4–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–0 5–2
Northampton Town 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2
Rochdale 1–0 4–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Rotherham United 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 4–0
Scarborough 0–4 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–3 4–1 2–3 4–1 1–0
Scunthorpe United 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–4 3–0 6–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0
Walsall 2–0 4–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Wrexham 1–0 1–1 2–6 0–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–3 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–1
York City 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–2
Source:
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
                     
4th Blackpool 0 2 2  
7th Barnet 1 0 1  
    4th Blackpool 1 (4)
  5th Scunthorpe United (pen.) 1 (3)
5th Scunthorpe United 2 2 4
6th Crewe Alexandra 2 0 2  

Map
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1991–1992

See also

References
  1. "England 1991–92". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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