1991–92 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1991–92 season
ChairmanJohn Kerr
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumPortman Road
Second Division1st
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Kiwomya (16)
All: Chris Kiwomya (19)
Highest home attendance26,803
(vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2 May 1992, Second Division)
Lowest home attendance5,750
(vs Luton Town, 22 October 1991, League Cup)
Average home league attendance14,334

The 1991–92 season for Ipswich Town saw the team compete in the final season of the former Second Division, before it was renamed the First Division the following season. Ipswich Town won the league to become one of the forming teams for the new Premier League that was contested from the 1992–93 season onwards.

Season summary

John Lyall began his second season as Ipswich manager by watching his team draw 3–3 at Bristol Rovers on the opening day of the Second Division campaign. Three successive wins followed, ensuring that Ipswich finished August as leaders of the Second Division.

However, an eight-match winless run left Ipswich's promotion hopes fading by the middle of November. A 2–1 win at Wolves ended the long wait for victory, and Ipswich Town back in the heat of the race for automatic promotion to the new FA Premier League. They were up against big-spending clubs Blackburn Rovers and Derby County in the race for promotion, but also found themselves with some surprise rivals in the race in the shape of their distant local rivals Cambridge United and Southend United.

By the end of April, Ipswich had sealed promotion to the new Premier League and clinched the Second Division title, ending their six-year absence from the top flight. The season ended with a 3–1 home win over doomed Brighton.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  CAN Craig Forrest
— GK  ENG Phil Morgan
— DF  ENG David Linighan
— DF  ENG Steve Palmer
— DF  ENG Glenn Pennyfather
— DF  ENG Neil Thompson
— DF  ENG Phil Whelan
— DF  CAN Frank Yallop
— DF  ENG Eddie Youds
— MF  NED Romeo Zondervan (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jason Dozzell
— MF  ENG David Gregory
— MF  ENG Gavin Johnson
— MF  ENG Simon Milton
— MF  ENG Mick Stockwell
— MF  SCO John Wark
— FW  ENG Paul Goddard
— FW  ENG Chris Kiwomya
— FW  ENG Steve Whitton

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Tony Humes (to Wrexham)
— MF  ENG John Moncur (loan return to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG David Lowe (on loan to Port Vale)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Matt Weston
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ZAM Neil Gregory

Pre-season

During their pre-season travels, Ipswich travelled to Finland to face Rips Riihimaki, Kemin Palloseura and Kontulan Uheilsat where Ipswich were defeated in their opening two matches but managed to win their last. Ipswich returned to England to face Lincoln City, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United which saw the Tractor Boys draw against Lincoln and Peterborough but were defeated when up against Scunthorpe.

Friendlies

Legend

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 July 1991 Rips Rihhimaki A 0–1 Unknown
25 July 1991 Kemin Palloseura A 1–2 Unknown Unknown
27 July 1991 Kontulan Uheilsat A 3–0 Unknown Unknown (3)
31 July 1991 Lincoln City A 1–1 Unknown Unknown
2 August 1991 Peterborough United A 3–3 Unknown Unknown (3)
6 August 1991 Scunthorpe United A 0–3 1,700

Competitions

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Second Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Town (C, P) 46 24 12 10 70 50 +20 84 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 23 11 12 58 41 +17 80
3 Derby County 46 23 9 14 69 51 +18 78 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Leicester City 46 23 8 15 62 55 +7 77
5 Cambridge United 46 19 17 10 65 47 +18 74
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[2]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers[3]
17 August 1991 Bristol Rovers A 3–3 6,444 Dozzell, Goddard, Stockwell
20 August 1991 Port Vale H 2–1 8,937 Kiwomya, Thompson
24 August 1991 Middlesbrough H 2–1 9,822 Dozzell, Goddard
31 August 1991 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 8,898 Kiwomya, Goddard
3 September 1991 Swindon Town H 1–4 11,002 Kiwomya
7 September 1991 Southend United H 1–0 12,732 Thompson
14 September 1991 Barnsley A 0–1 6,786
17 September 1991 Newcastle United A 1–1 16,336 Kiwomya
21 September 1991 Bristol City H 4–2 9,692 Thompson, Lininghan, Kiwomya, Goddard
28 September 1991 Grimsby Town A 2–1 6,621 Lowe, Johnson
5 October 1991 Oxford United H 2–1 9,922 Milton, Whitton
12 October 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 9,010 Milton, Dozzell
19 October 1991 Millwall H 0–0 11,175
26 October 1991 Portsmouth A 1–1 8,007 Milton
30 October 1991 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 6,939 Whitton
2 November 1991 Leicester City A 2–2 11,331 Wark, Johnson
5 November 1991 Sunderland H 0–1 9,768
9 November 1991 Cambridge United H 1–2 20,586 Stockwell
16 November 1991 Derby County A 0–1 12,495
23 November 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 11,915 Linighan, Dozzell
30 November 1991 Tranmere Rovers H 4–0 11,072 Thompson, Wark, Milton, Linighan
7 December 1991 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 4,986
20 December 1991 Swindon Town A 0–0 7,404
26 December 1991 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 13,826 Kiwomya (2)
28 December 1991 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 17,675 Dozzell, Johnson
1 January 1992 Port Vale A 2–1 8,075 Kiwomya (2)
11 January 1992 Middlesbrough A 0–1 15,104
18 January 1992 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 10,435 Milton
1 February 1992 Millwall A 3–2 8,847 Dozzell, Thompson, Kiwomya
8 February 1992 Portsmouth H 5–2 13,494 Awford (o.g.), Kiwomya (2), Dozzell
21 February 1992 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 9,161 Milton
29 February 1992 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 12,852 Kiwomya, Whitton
7 March 1992 Watford A 1–0 9,199 Whitton
14 March 1992 Leicester City H 0–0 16,194
17 March 1992 Watford H 1–2 12,484 Dozzell
21 March 1992 Cambridge United A 1–1 9,166 Milton
28 March 1992 Derby County H 2–1 15,305 Dozzell (2)
31 March 1992 Barnsley H 2–0 14,148 Kiwomya (2)
4 April 1992 Southend United A 2–1 10,003 Whelan, Thompson
7 April 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 17,379 Whelan, Whitton
11 April 1992 Newcastle United H 3–2 20,000 Kiwomya, Wark, Whitton
14 April 1992 Sunderland A 0–3 22,131
18 April 1992 Bristol City A 1–2 16,941 Whitton
21 April 1992 Grimsby Town H 0–0 22,393
25 April 1992 Oxford United A 1–1 10,525 Johnson
2 May 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 26,803 Whitton (2), Johnson

FA Cup

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Reference
R3 4 January 1992 Hartlepool United H 1–1 12,507 Dozzell [4]
R3R 15 January 1992 Hartlepool United A 2–0 6,700 Dozzell, Milton [5]
R4 5 February 1992 Bournemouth H 3–0 17,193 Dozzell, Whitton, Kiwomya
R5 16 February 1992 Liverpool H 0–0 26,140 [6]
R5R 26 February 1992 Liverpool A 2–3 27,355 Johnson, Dozzell [7]

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 1st Leg 25 September 1991 Derby County H 0–0 10,215
R2 2nd Leg 8 October 1991 Derby County A 0–2 8,982

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 2 October 1991 Bristol Rovers A 3–1 1,490 Dozzell, Lowe (2)
R2 22 October 1991 Luton Town H 1–1 (won 2–1 on Penalties) 5,750 Lowe
R3 26 November 1991 Chelsea A 2–2 (lost 3–4 on Penalties) 6,325 Kiwomya (2)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 1991 FW Paul Goddard Millwall Free transfer [8]
21 September 1991 MF John Wark Middlesbrough Free transfer [9]
15 November 1991 DF Eddie Youds Everton £250,000 [10]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
24 October 1991 MF John Moncur Tottenham Hotspur 1 January 1992 [11]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1991 MF Ian Redford St Johnstone Free transfer [12]
17 September 1991 DF Brian Gayle Sheffield United £750,000 [13]
27 March 1992 DF Tony Humes Wrexham £40,000 [14]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
19 March 1992 MF David Lowe Port Vale 30 May 1992 [15]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player
Player of the Year John Wark

PFA First Division Team of the Year

Player Ref
David Linighan [16]

References

  1. ^ "All Ipswich Town players: 1992".
  2. ^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/matches/season/1992 Match Record from 11vs11.com
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  4. ^ "Ipswich Town 1 Hartlepool United 1". inthemadcrowd. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Hartlepool United 0 Ipswich Town 2". inthemadcrowd. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Ipswich Town 0 Liverpool 0". Liverweb. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Liverpool 3 Ipswich Town 2". Liverweb. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Paul Goddard Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ "John Wark at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Eddie Youds at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. ^ "John Moncur at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Brian Gayle at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Tony Humes at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  15. ^ "David Lowe at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  16. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
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