1991–92 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
1991–92 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerDenis Smith (until 30 December)
Malcolm Crosby (from 30 December)
StadiumRoker Park
Second Division18th
FA CupRunners up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerDon Goodman (11)
Average home league attendance18,390

During the 1991–92 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Having been relegated from the First Division in 1990-91, Sunderland were widely expected to perform well in 1991-92, but ultimately struggled in the Second Division, finishing in a disappointing 18th position. However, in that same season, the Rokerites embarked on a run leading to the FA Cup final, becoming the first club from the second tier since 1980 to reach Wembley, where they lost 2–0 to Liverpool,[1] They had previously beaten Chelsea in a quarter-final replay.[2] Smith was sacked as manager during the season, and was replaced by his assistant Malcolm Crosby.[3]

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Barnsley 46 16 11 19 46 57 −11 59
17 Bristol City 46 13 15 18 55 71 −16 54
18 Sunderland 46 14 11 21 61 65 −4 53
19 Grimsby Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 −15 53
20 Newcastle United 46 13 13 20 66 84 −18 52
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Derby County H 1–1 20,509 Armstrong
20 August 1991 Barnsley A 3–0 12,454 Owers, Armstrong, Pascoe
24 August 1991 Millwall A 1–4 10,016 Owers (pen)
31 August 1991 Oxford United H 2–0 16,151 Gabbiadini, Armstrong
3 September 1991 Portsmouth A 0–1 9,621
7 September 1991 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 17,043 Atkinson
14 September 1991 Swindon Town A 3–5 11,417 Owers, Gabbiadini, Armstrong
17 September 1991 Charlton Athletic A 4–1 5,807 Owers (pen), Gabbiadini (3)
21 September 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–2 16,535 Pascoe
28 September 1991 Middlesbrough A 1–2 19,424 Brady
5 October 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–2 15,119 Beagrie, Rush (2), Armstrong
12 October 1991 Cambridge United A 0–3 7,857
19 October 1991 Port Vale A 3–3 7,525 Brady (2), Ball
26 October 1991 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 14,746 Bennett
2 November 1991 Watford H 3–1 12,790 Byrne (2), Armstrong
5 November 1991 Ipswich Town A 1–0 9,768 Armstrong
9 November 1991 Bristol City A 0–1 10,570
17 November 1991 Newcastle United H 1–1 29,224 Davenport
23 November 1991 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 6,007
30 November 1991 Southend United H 1–2 13,575 Byrne
7 December 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 11,922
14 December 1991 Leicester City H 1–0 15,094 Goodman
21 December 1991 Portsmouth H 1–0 14,432 Awford (own goal)
26 December 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 13,658
28 December 1991 Oxford United A 0–3 6,140
1 January 1992 Barnsley H 2–0 16,107 Armstrong, Goodman
11 January 1992 Millwall H 6–2 16,533 Hardyman, Byrne, Goodman (3), Davenport
18 January 1992 Derby County A 2–1 15,384 Goodman, Byrne
1 February 1992 Port Vale H 1–1 19,488 Armstrong
8 February 1992 Bristol Rovers A 1–2 6,318 Byrne
11 February 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 18,060 Hardyman
22 February 1992 Southend United A 0–2 7,473
29 February 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 20,106 Byrne (pen)
14 March 1992 Watford A 0–1 8,091
21 March 1992 Bristol City H 1–3 18,933 Atkinson
29 March 1992 Newcastle United A 0–1 30,306
8 April 1992 Leicester City A 2–3 16,533 Bennett, Goodman
11 April 1992 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 21,326 Bennett
14 April 1992 Ipswich Town H 3–0 22,131 Goodman (2), Rush
16 April 1992 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 23,813
18 April 1992 Grimsby Town A 0–2 8,864
20 April 1992 Middlesbrough H 1–0 25,098 Davenport
25 April 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 9,851 Goodman, Rogan
27 April 1992 Swindon Town H 0–0 16,716
29 April 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 15,079 Armstrong, Davenport
2 May 1992 Cambridge United H 2–2 19,042 Goodman, Rush

FA Cup

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Port Vale H 3–0 15,564 Atkinson, Davenport, Byrne
R4 5 February 1992 Oxford United A 3–2 9,968 Byrne, Hardyman, Atkinson
R5 15 February 1992 West Ham United H 1–1 25,475 Byrne
R5R 26 February 1992 West Ham United A 3–2 25,830 Byrne (2), Rush
QF 9 March 1992 Chelsea A 1–1 33,498 Byrne
QFR 18 March 1992 Chelsea H 2–1 26,039 Davenport, Amstrong
SF 5 April 1992 Norwich City N 1–0 40,102 Byrne
F 9 May 1992 Liverpool N 0–2 79,544

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 24 September 1991 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 8,161 Hauser
R2 Second Leg 9 October 1991 Huddersfield Town A 0–4 (lost 1–6 on agg) 11,177

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

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 Tim Carter
— GK  WAL Tony Norman
— DF  ENG Gary Bennett
— DF  ENG Paul Hardyman
— DF  ENG John Kay
— DF  ENG Richard Ord
— DF  ENG Ian Sampson
— DF  ENG Anthony Smith
— DF  ENG Paul Williams
— DF  NIR Anton Rogan
— MF  ENG Gordon Armstrong
— MF  ENG Brian Atkinson
— MF  ENG Kevin Ball
— MF  ENG Peter Beagrie (on loan from Everton)
— MF  ENG Paul Bracewell
— MF  ENG Tony Cullen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Peter Davenport
— MF  ENG Steve Gaughan
— MF  ENG Martin Gray
— MF  ENG Gary Owers
— MF  WAL Colin Pascoe
— MF  IRL Kieron Brady[notes 1]
— MF  IRL Brian Mooney
— FW  ENG Steve Brodie
— FW  ENG Don Goodman
— FW  ENG Warren Hawke
— FW  ENG David Rush
— FW  ENG Craig Russell
— FW  IRL John Byrne[notes 2]
— FW  GER Thomas Hauser

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  NGA Reuben Agboola[notes 3] (to Swansea City)
— FW  ENG Marco Gabbiadini (to Crystal Palace)

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool 2 – 0 Sunderland". LFC History. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 2 – 1 Chelsea". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ^ Days, pp 284–285.
  4. ^ "Sunderland results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ "All Sunderland players: 1992".

Notes

  1. ^ Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Byrne was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1985.
  3. ^ Agboola was born in Camden, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in April 1991.
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