1991–92 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

Sheffield United
1991–92 season
ChairmanReg Brealey
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division9th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerDeane (12)
Average home league attendance22,097

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, the Blades had a poor start to the season and were bottom of the table at the beginning of November with just 2 wins in their first 15 league games and were destined for relegation but from mid-January, Bassett's team went on an impressive run, losing only 2 of their next 15 league games, picking up 34 points from the possible 45 during that run which saw them rise from being relegation candidates to an impressive 9th-place finish. Their highlight of the season was doing the double over their rivals Sheffield Wednesday, who finished 3rd that season.

Final league table
Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Norwich CityA2–216,380Deane, Hill
20 August 1991West Ham UnitedH1–121,473Beesley
24 August 1991SouthamptonH0–218,029
28 August 1991Coventry CityA1–312,594Bryson
31 August 1991Crystal PalaceA1–215,507Hodges
3 September 1991ChelseaH0–120,588
7 September 1991Oldham AthleticA1–215,064Deane
14 September 1991EvertonH2–119,817Hoyland, Bryson
17 September 1991Notts CountyH1–319,375Agana
21 September 1991ArsenalA2–530,244Agana, Mendonca
28 September 1991WimbledonH0–016,062
5 October 1991Leeds UnitedA3–428,694Hoyland, Agana, Bradshaw
19 October 1991Nottingham ForestH4–223,080Whitehouse, Agana, Bryson, Hoyland
26 October 1991Manchester CityA2–325,495Gayle (2)
2 November 1991Manchester UnitedA0–242,942
17 November 1991Sheffield WednesdayH2–031,832Whitehouse, Deane
23 November 1991Tottenham HotspurA1–028,168Gage
30 November 1991Luton TownH1–121,804Bryson
7 December 1991Queens Park RangersA0–110,106
14 December 1991Aston VillaH2–018,401Ward, McGrath (own goal)
21 December 1991West Ham UnitedA1–119,287Deane
26 December 1991Coventry CityH0–319,638
28 December 1991Crystal PalaceH1–117,969Hoyland
1 January 1992LiverpoolA1–235,993Deane
11 January 1992SouthamptonA4–212,502Ward, Lake (2), Marwood
18 January 1992Norwich CityH1–017,549Bryson
1 February 1992Nottingham ForestA5–222,412Lake, Gannon, Bryson, Bradshaw, Deane
8 February 1992Manchester CityH4–225,839Lake, Gayle, Deane, Whitehouse
22 February 1992Luton TownA1–29,003Bryson
29 February 1992Queens Park RangersH0–017,958
11 March 1992Sheffield WednesdayA3–140,327Whitehouse, Davison (2)
14 March 1992Manchester UnitedH1–230,183Deane
21 March 1992ChelseaA2–111,247Whitehouse (2)
28 March 1992LiverpoolH2–026,943Deane (2)
31 March 1992Aston VillaA1–115,745Gage
4 April 1992Oldham AthleticH2–019,843Whitehouse, Hoyland
11 April 1992EvertonA2–017,820Bryson, Cork
14 April 1992Tottenham HotspurH2–021,526Deane (2)
18 April 1992ArsenalH1–125,034Davison
20 April 1992Notts CountyA3–112,605Beesley, Hodges, Davison
26 April 1992Leeds UnitedH2–331,084Cork, Chapman (own goal)
2 May 1992WimbledonA0–38,768

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Luton TownH4–012,201Deane, Ward, Hodges, Gayle
R426 January 1992Charlton AthleticA0–09,864
R4R5 February 1992Charlton AthleticH3–111,428Deane, Gayle, Hodges
R515 February 1992ChelseaA0–134,447

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991Wigan AthleticA2–23,647Whitehouse (2)
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991Wigan AthleticH1–0 (won 3–2 on agg)6,608Deane
R329 October 1991West Ham UnitedH0–211,144

Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991Notts CountyH3–3 (lost 1–2 on pens)3,291Whitehouse (2), Gayle

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 (on loan from Leeds United)
— GK  ENG Phil Kite
— GK  WAL Mel Rees
— GK  ENG Simon Tracey
— DF  ENG David Barnes
— DF  ENG Carl Bradshaw
— DF  ENG Paul Beesley
— DF  SCO Tom Cowan
— DF  ENG Ashley Fickling
— DF  ENG Brian Gayle
— DF  NIR Colin Hill
— DF  ENG John Pemberton
— DF  ENG Dave Walton
— DF  ENG Chris Wilder
— MF  ENG Bob Booker
— MF  SCO Ian Bryson
— MF  ENG Kevin Gage
— MF  ENG John Gannon
— MF  ENG Charlie Hartfield
— MF  WAL Glyn Hodges
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jamie Hoyland
— MF  WAL Vinnie Jones
— MF  ENG Mike Lake
— MF  ENG Brian Marwood
— MF  ENG John Reed
— MF  ENG Paul Rogers
— MF  NIR Mark Todd
— MF  ENG Mitch Ward
— MF  ENG Dane Whitehouse
— FW  ENG Tony Agana
— FW  ENG Alan Cork
— FW  ENG Bobby Davison (on loan from Leeds United)
— FW  ENG Brian Deane
— FW  ENG Peter Duffield
— FW  ENG Adrian Littlejohn
— FW  ENG Clive Mendonca
— FW  ENG Nathan Peel
— FW  ENG Paul Wood

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
1 August 1991 DF Tom Cowan Rangers £350,000
1 August 1991 FW Clive Mendonca Rotherham United £110,000
1 August 1991 FW Nathan Peel Preston North End £50,000
6 August 1991 FW Adrian Littlejohn Walsall Free transfer
6 August 1991 MF Charlie Hartfield Arsenal Free transfer
17 September 1991 DF Brian Gayle Ipswich Town £750,000
15 November 1991 MF Kevin Gage Aston Villa £150,000
29 January 1992 MF Paul Rogers Sutton United £35,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
31 July 1991 DF Mark Morris Bournemouth £100,000
30 August 1991 MF Vinnie Jones Chelsea £575,000
11 September 1991 MF Mark Todd Rotherham United £35,000
3 October 1991 FW Paul Wood Bournemouth £40,000
12 November 1991 FW Tony Agana Notts County £750,000
Transfers in: £1,445,000
Transfers out: £1,500,000
Total spending: £55,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1992
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