1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s 73rd season in their history, their 37th in the top tier of English football and their second consecutive and final season in the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League.

Leeds United
1991–92 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
First Division1st (champions)
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lee Chapman (16)
All: Lee Chapman (20)
Highest home attendance32,673 vs Norwich City
(2 May 1992, First Division)
Lowest home attendance6,495 vs Nottingham Forest
(22 Oct 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance27,668

Season summary

Having finished fourth the previous season, this time round Leeds clinched the First Division title, ahead of archrivals Manchester United, in only their second consecutive season as First Division club. As champions of the Football League, United qualified for the European Cup, which would be rebranded as the UEFA Champions League for the next season. They lost just four league games all season, and were held to 1–1 draws both home and away by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups). Eric Cantona signed for the club in mid-season, making his debut at Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992,[1] and scored three goals in the remainder of the season. Leeds clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3–2 win at Sheffield United. The first goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Name From Fee
6 June 1991DF Tony Dorigo Chelsea£1,300,000†
11 June 1991DF Jon Newsome Sheffield Wednesday£150,000
1 July 1991FW Rod Wallace Southampton£1,600,000†
1 July 1991DF Ray Wallace Southampton£100,000
1 July 1991MF Steve Hodge Nottingham Forest£900,000
15 July 1991DF David Wetherall Sheffield Wednesday£137,500
4 February 1992FW Eric Cantona Nîmes£900,000

†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out
Date Position Name To Fee
1 June 1991DF Peter HaddockRetired—
1 June 1991DF Jim BeglinRetired—
1 July 1991FW John Pearson Barnsley£135,000
3 September 1991GK Neil Edwards Stockport County£5,000
1 November 1991DF Chris Kamara Luton Town£150,000
1 February 1992MF Andy Williams Notts County£115,000
13 March 1992MF Simon Grayson Leicester City£50,000
27 March 1992DF Mike Whitlow Leicester City£250,000

Loans in
Start date Position Name From End date
22 February 1992FW Tony Agana Notts County1 June 1992

Loans out
Start date Position Name To End date
1 August 1991DF Glynn Snodin Oldham Athletic1 January 1992
1 August 1991DF Dylan Kerr Doncaster Rovers1 December 1991
1 September 1991FW Bobby Davison Derby County1 February 1992
1 December 1991MF Andy Williams Port Vale1 January 1992
1 December 1991DF Dylan Kerr Blackpool1 June 1992
1 February 1992MF Imre Varadi Luton Town1 March 1992
1 February 1992DF Glynn Snodin Rotherham United1 June 1992
1 March 1992FW Bobby Davison Sheffield United1 June 1992
1 March 1992GK Mervyn Day Luton Town1 April 1992
1 March 1992DF John McClelland Notts County1 June 1992
1 March 1992DF Ray Wallace Swansea City1 June 1992
1 April 1992GK Mervyn Day Luton Town1 June 1992

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 Mervyn Day
— GK  WAL Neil Edwards
— GK  ENG John Lukic
— GK  ENG Paul Pettinger
— DF  ENG Rob Bowman
— DF  ENG Tony Dorigo
— DF  ENG Chris Fairclough
— DF  IRL Gary Kelly
— DF  MLT Dylan Kerr
— DF  NIR John McClelland
— DF  ENG Jon Newsome
— DF  ENG Mel Sterland
— DF  ENG Ray Wallace
— DF  ENG David Wetherall
— DF  ENG Mike Whitlow
— DF  ENG Chris Whyte
— MF  ENG David Batty
— MF  ENG Simon Grayson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Steve Hodge
— MF  ENG Chris Kamara
— MF  SCO Gary McAllister
— MF  ENG Scott Sellars
— MF  ENG Glynn Snodin
— MF  WAL Gary Speed
— MF  SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
— MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
— MF  ENG Andy Williams
— FW  ENG Tony Agana (on loan from Notts County)
— FW  ENG Lee Chapman
— FW  ENG Bobby Davison
— FW  ENG Carl Shutt
— FW  ENG Imre Varadi
— FW  ENG Rod Wallace
— FW  ENG Noel Whelan
— FW  FRA Eric Cantona

Final league table
Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
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.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendance
20 August 1991Nottingham ForestH1–0McAllister29,457
24 August 1991Sheffield WednesdayH1–1Hodge30,260
28 August 1991SouthamptonA4–0Speed (2), Strachan (2)15,862
31 August 1991Manchester UnitedA1–1Chapman43,778
3 September 1991ArsenalH2–2Chapman, Strachan29,396
7 September 1991Manchester CityH3–0Batty, Dorigo, Strachan29,986
14 September 1991ChelseaA1–0Shutt23,439
18 September 1991Coventry CityA0–0—15,488
21 September 1991LiverpoolH1–0Hodge32,917
28 September 1991Norwich CityA2–2Speed, Dorigo15,828
1 October 1991Crystal PalaceA0–1—18,298
5 October 1991Sheffield UnitedH4–3Hodge (2), Sterland (2)28,362
19 October 1991Notts CountyA4–2Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister12,964
26 October 1991Oldham AthleticH1–0Kilcline (own goal)28,199
2 November 1991WimbledonA0–0—7,025
16 November 1991Queens Park RangersH2–0Sterland, Rod Wallace27,087
24 November 1991Aston VillaA4–1Chapman (2), Sterland, Rod Wallace23,713
30 November 1991EvertonH1–0Rod Wallace30,043
7 December 1991Luton TownA2–0Speed, Rod Wallace11,550
14 December 1991Tottenham HotspurH1–1Speed31,404
22 December 1991Nottingham ForestA0–0—27,170
26 December 1991SouthamptonH3–3Hodge (2), Speed22,805
29 December 1991Manchester UnitedH1–1Sterland (pen)32,638
1 January 1992West Ham UnitedA3–1Chapman (2), McAllister21,766
12 January 1992Sheffield WednesdayA6–1Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Rod Wallace32,228
18 January 1992Crystal PalaceH1–1Fairclough27,717
1 February 1992Notts CountyH3–0Batty, Sterland, Wallace27,224
8 February 1992Oldham AthleticA0–2—18,409
23 February 1992EvertonA1–1Shutt19,248
29 February 1992Luton TownH2–0Cantona, Chapman28,231
3 March 1992Aston VillaH0–0—28,896
7 March 1992Tottenham HotspurA3–1Newsome, McAllister, Rod Wallace27,622
11 March 1992Queens Park RangersA1–4Speed14,641
14 March 1992WimbledonH5–1Cantona, Chapman (3), Rod Wallace26,760
22 March 1992ArsenalA1–1Chapman27,844
28 March 1992West Ham UnitedH0–0—31,101
4 April 1992Manchester CityA0–4—30,239
11 April 1992ChelseaH3–0Cantona, Chapman, Rod Wallace31,363
18 April 1992LiverpoolA0–0—37,186
20 April 1992Coventry CityH2–0Fairclough, McAllister (pen)26,582
26 April 1992Sheffield UnitedA3–2Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Rod Wallace32,000
2 May 1992Norwich CityH1–0Rod Wallace32,673

FA Cup
Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendance
Third round15 January 1992Manchester UnitedH0–1—31,819

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendance
Second round first leg24 September 1991Scunthorpe UnitedA0–0—8,392
Second round second leg8 October 1991Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0 (won 3–0 on agg)Speed, Chapman, Sterland14,558
Third round29 October 1991Tranmere RoversH3–1Shutt, Chapman (2)18,266
Fourth round4 December 1991EvertonA4–1Speed, Chapman (2), Rod Wallace25,467
Quarter-final8 January 1992Manchester UnitedH1–3Speed28,886

Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance
Second round22 October 1991Nottingham ForestH1–3Rod Wallace6,495

Player statistics

Football League First Division

Football League Cup

Full Members Cup

Awards

At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.

Notes
  1. Leeds United's score written first

References
  1. Falkingham, Katie (8 February 2016). "24 years ago today: Eric Cantona makes Leeds United debut". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1992
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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