1991–92 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City
1991–92 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerDave Stringer (until 1 May)
David Williams (caretaker from 1 May)
First Division18th
FA CupSemi finals
League CupQuarter finals
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerFleck (11)
Average home league attendance13,858

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Norwich's form for most of the season was satisfying which saw them by 21 March sitting in 13th, but afterwards things started to go downhill with a poor run which saw the Canaries lose 7 of their final 8 league games, collecting only one point which saw Norwich finish in a disappointing 18th place and one day before final game of the season, Dave Stringer handed in his resignation. Their cup form that season though was excellent where they reached the FA Cup semi finals where they ended up losing 1-0 to eventual finalists Sunderland, and also reached the League Cup quarter finals where they lost 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur.

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
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

Norwich City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Sheffield UnitedH2–216,380Fleck (2)
21 August 1991Queens Park RangersA2–010,626Gordon, Newman
24 August 1991Oldham AthleticA2–26,944Crook, Newman
28 August 1991Manchester CityH0–015,376
31 August 1991Tottenham HotspurH0–119,460
3 September 1991EvertonA1–119,197Phillips
7 September 1991Manchester UnitedA0–344,946
14 September 1991West Ham UnitedH2–115,348Fox, Gordon
18 September 1991Sheffield WednesdayH1–012,503Fleck (pen)
21 September 1991Notts CountyA2–29,488Ullathorne, Bowen (pen)
28 September 1991Leeds UnitedH2–215,828Gordon (2)
5 October 1991WimbledonA1–33,531Beckford
19 October 1991SouthamptonA0–012,516
26 October 1991Luton TownH1–010,514Newman
2 November 1991Nottingham ForestH0–013,014
16 November 1991ChelseaA3–015,755Fleck (2), Bowen
23 November 1991Coventry CityH3–212,056Bowen, Fleck, Sutton
30 November 1991LiverpoolA1–234,881Beckford
7 December 1991Crystal PalaceH3–312,667Own Goal, Beckford, Newman
21 December 1991Queens Park RangersH0–111,436
26 December 1991Manchester CityA1–228,164Newman
28 December 1991Tottenham HotspurA0–327,969
1 January 1992Aston VillaH2–115,318Fleck (pen), Ullathorne
11 January 1992Oldham AthleticH1–210,986Beckford
18 January 1992Sheffield UnitedA0–117,549
1 February 1992SouthamptonH2–110,660Ullathorne, Fleck
8 February 1992Luton TownA0–28,554
11 February 1992ArsenalA1–122,352Fox
22 February 1992LiverpoolH3–020,411Woodthorpe, Fleck (2)
29 February 1992Crystal PalaceA4–314,201Sutton, Newman, Polston, Goss
4 March 1992Coventry CityA0–08,549
11 March 1992ChelseaH0–113,413
14 March 1992Nottingham ForestA0–220,721
21 March 1992EvertonH4–311,900Newman, Beckford (3)
28 March 1992Aston VillaA0–116,985
31 March 1992Manchester UnitedH1–317,489Power
8 April 1992ArsenalH1–312,971Butterworth
11 April 1992West Ham UnitedA0–416,896
18 April 1992Notts CountyH0–112,100
20 April 1992Sheffield WednesdayA0–227,362
25 April 1992WimbledonH1–111,061Fleck
2 May 1992Leeds UnitedA0–132,673

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992BarnsleyH1–012,189
R45 February 1992MillwallH2–117,010Bowen, Fleck
R515 February 1992Notts CountyH3–014,511Sutton (2), Phillips
QF7 March 1992SouthamptonA0–020,088
QFR18 March 1992SouthamptonH2–1 (a.e.t.)21,017Newman, Sutton
SF5 April 1992SunderlandN0–140,102

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg25 September 1991Charlton AthleticA2–02,886Gordon, Newman
R2 2nd Leg9 October 1991Charlton AthleticH3–0 (won 5-0 on agg)5,507Fleck (2), Beckford
R330 October 1991BrentfordH4–17,394
R44 December 1991West Ham UnitedH2–116,325
R58 January 1992Tottenham HotspurA1–229,471

Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR223 October 1991Queens Park RangersH1–24,436Beckford

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  SCO Bryan Gunn
- DF  ENG Ian Culverhouse
- DF  ENG Ian Butterworth
- DF  ENG Robert Ullathorne
- DF  WAL Mark Bowen
- MF  ENG Ian Crook
- MF  WAL David Phillips
- MF  ENG Ruel Fox
- MF  WAL Jeremy Goss
- FW  SCO Robert Fleck
- FW  ENG Chris Sutton
- DF  ENG Daryl Sutch
- GK  WAL Mark Walton
- DF  ENG John Polston
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF  ENG Colin Woodthorpe
- MF  ENG Tim Sherwood
- FW  ENG Darren Beckford
- DF  ENG Rob Newman
- FW  IRL Lee Power
- MF  ENG Dale Gordon
- MF  WAL Andy Johnson
- DF  ENG Paul Blades
- MF  ENG David Smith
- MF  ENG Jason Minett
- MF  ENG Steve Ball
- FW  USA Casey Carden
- DF  ENG Adrian Pennock
- GK  IRL Gerry Peyton (on loan from Everton)
- FW  DEN Henrik Mortensen

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
14 June 1991 FW Darren Beckford Port Vale £925,000
28 June 1991 FW Casey Carden RAF Lakenheath-USAF £Free
15 July 1991 DF Rob Newman Bristol City £600,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
31 August 1991 FW Rob Taylor Birmingham City Signed
8 November 1991 MF Dale Gordon Rangers £1,200,000
12 February 1992 MF Tim Sherwood Blackburn Rovers £500,000
Transfers in: £1,525,000
Transfers out: £1,700,000
Total spending: £175,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/players/season/1992
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