1991–92 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

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

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 Qualification or relegation
7 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 48 44 +4 60 Qualification for the FA Premier League
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

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Norwich City A 2–2 16,380 Deane, Hill
20 August 1991 West Ham United H 1–1 21,473 Beesley
24 August 1991 Southampton H 0–2 18,029
28 August 1991 Coventry City A 1–3 12,594 Bryson
31 August 1991 Crystal Palace A 1–2 15,507 Hodges
3 September 1991 Chelsea H 0–1 20,588
7 September 1991 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 15,064 Deane
14 September 1991 Everton H 2–1 19,817 Hoyland, Bryson
17 September 1991 Notts County H 1–3 19,375 Agana
21 September 1991 Arsenal A 2–5 30,244 Agana, Mendonca
28 September 1991 Wimbledon H 0–0 16,062
5 October 1991 Leeds United A 3–4 28,694 Hoyland, Agana, Bradshaw
19 October 1991 Nottingham Forest H 4–2 23,080 Whitehouse, Agana, Bryson, Hoyland
26 October 1991 Manchester City A 2–3 25,495 Gayle (2)
2 November 1991 Manchester United A 0–2 42,942
17 November 1991 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 31,832 Whitehouse, Deane
23 November 1991 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–0 28,168 Gage
30 November 1991 Luton Town H 1–1 21,804 Bryson
7 December 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 10,106
14 December 1991 Aston Villa H 2–0 18,401 Ward, McGrath (own goal)
21 December 1991 West Ham United A 1–1 19,287 Deane
26 December 1991 Coventry City H 0–3 19,638
28 December 1991 Crystal Palace H 1–1 17,969 Hoyland
1 January 1992 Liverpool A 1–2 35,993 Deane
11 January 1992 Southampton A 4–2 12,502 Ward, Lake (2), Marwood
18 January 1992 Norwich City H 1–0 17,549 Bryson
1 February 1992 Nottingham Forest A 5–2 22,412 Lake, Gannon, Bryson, Bradshaw, Deane
8 February 1992 Manchester City H 4–2 25,839 Lake, Gayle, Deane, Whitehouse
22 February 1992 Luton Town A 1–2 9,003 Bryson
29 February 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 17,958
11 March 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 40,327 Whitehouse, Davison (2)
14 March 1992 Manchester United H 1–2 30,183 Deane
21 March 1992 Chelsea A 2–1 11,247 Whitehouse (2)
28 March 1992 Liverpool H 2–0 26,943 Deane (2)
31 March 1992 Aston Villa A 1–1 15,745 Gage
4 April 1992 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 19,843 Whitehouse, Hoyland
11 April 1992 Everton A 2–0 17,820 Bryson, Cork
14 April 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 21,526 Deane (2)
18 April 1992 Arsenal H 1–1 25,034 Davison
20 April 1992 Notts County A 3–1 12,605 Beesley, Hodges, Davison
26 April 1992 Leeds United H 2–3 31,084 Cork, Chapman (own goal)
2 May 1992 Wimbledon A 0–3 8,768

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Luton Town H 4–0 12,201 Deane, Ward, Hodges, Gayle
R4 26 January 1992 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 9,864
R4R 5 February 1992 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 11,428 Deane, Gayle, Hodges
R5 15 February 1992 Chelsea A 0–1 34,447

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 24 September 1991 Wigan Athletic A 2–2 3,647 Whitehouse (2)
R2 2nd leg 8 October 1991 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 (won 3–2 on agg) 6,608 Deane
R3 29 October 1991 West Ham United H 0–2 11,144

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 22 October 1991 Notts County H 3–3 (lost 1–2 on pens) 3,291 Whitehouse (2), Gayle

Squad

[2] 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  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. ^ "Sheffield United results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ^ "All Sheffield United players: 1992". www.11v11.com.
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