1991–92 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Brighton & Hove Albion
1991–92 season
ManagerBarry Lloyd
StadiumGoldstone Ground
Second Division23rd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerGall (14)
Average home league attendance8,002

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Brighton again sold their best players Mike Small and John Byrne, and lost the experienced Steve Gatting in defence. At least this time, the players were sold for a decent price, West Ham United paying £400,000 for Small and Sunderland laying out £235,000 for Byrne. Crowds fell again and the team plummeted for the second time they had sold all their best players and were relegated from Division Two to the New Division Two (after the formation of the Premier League). In the FA Cup third round, a capacity crowd of 18,031 against non-leaguers Crawley Town saw Brighton win 5–0 in what was a local derby. The dissatisfied fans formed the Brighton Independent Supporters Association and staged protests.

Final league table
Main article: 1991–92 Football League § Second Division

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
6 Blackburn Rovers (O, P) 46 21 11 14 70 53 +17 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 54 48 +6 71
8 Swindon Town 46 18 15 13 69 55 +14 69
9 Portsmouth 46 19 12 15 65 51 +14 69
10 Watford 46 18 11 17 51 48 +3 65
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 10 18 61 54 +7 64
12 Southend United 46 17 11 18 63 63 0 62
13 Bristol Rovers 46 16 14 16 60 63 −3 62
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 19 13 56 56 0 61
15 Millwall 46 17 10 19 64 71 −7 61
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
21 Oxford United 46 13 11 22 66 73 −7 50
22 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 13 9 24 42 64 −22 48 Relegated
23 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 12 11 23 56 77 −21 47
24 Port Vale (R) 46 10 15 21 42 59 −17 45
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Tranmere RoversH0–29,679
20 August 1991Bristol CityA1–211,299Bissett
24 August 1991BarnsleyA2–16,066Wade, Barham
31 August 1991Wolverhampton WanderersH3–310,621O'Reilly, Barham, Robinson
4 September 1991MillwallA2–19,266Byrne, Codner
7 September 1991PortsmouthA0–010,567
14 September 1991WatfordH0–18,741
18 September 1991Port ValeH3–15,790Byrne, Meade, Robinson
21 September 1991Derby CountyA1–312,004Meade
28 September 1991Bristol RoversH3–16,392Codner (2), Byrne
5 October 1991SunderlandA2–415,119Byrne, Robinson
12 October 1991Ipswich TownH2–29,010Byrne, Chivers
19 October 1991Charlton AthleticA0–25,598
26 October 1991Swindon TownH0–27,370
30 October 1991Leicester CityH1–26,424Codner
2 November 1991Blackburn RoversA0–19,877
6 November 1991Grimsby TownH3–04,420Meade (2), Gall
9 November 1991MiddlesbroughH1–18,720Gall
16 November 1991Cambridge UnitedA0–07,625
23 November 1991Oxford UnitedA1–34,563Gall
30 November 1991Plymouth ArgyleH1–06,713O'Reilly
7 December 1991Southend UnitedA1–26,303Wade
14 December 1991Newcastle UnitedH2–27,658O'Reilly, Farrington
21 December 1991MillwallH3–47,598Gall (2), Chapman
26 December 1991Leicester CityA1–216,767Gallacher
28 December 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA0–213,606
1 January 1992Bristol CityH0–07,555
11 January 1992BarnsleyH3–16,107Robinson, Wade, Chapman
17 January 1992Tranmere RoversA1–17,179Meade
1 February 1992Charlton AthleticH1–28,870Walker
8 February 1992Swindon TownA1–29,127Gall
15 February 1992Oxford UnitedH1–26,096Robinson
22 February 1992Plymouth ArgyleA1–15,259Gall
29 February 1992Southend UnitedH3–28,271Meade, Codner, Munday
7 March 1992Newcastle UnitedA1–024,597Gall
10 March 1992Grimsby TownA1–04,583Walker
14 March 1992Blackburn RoversH0–310,845
21 March 1992MiddlesbroughA0–413,054
28 March 1992Cambridge UnitedH1–17,702Gall
31 March 1992WatfordA1–07,589Meade
11 April 1992Port ValeA1–26,441Gall
15 April 1992Derby CountyH1–28,159Gall
20 April 1992Bristol RoversA1–46,092Gall
25 April 1992SunderlandH2–29,851Gall, Codner
29 April 1992PortsmouthH2–111,647Robinson, Meade
2 May 1992Ipswich TownA1–326,803Meade

FA Cup
Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Crawley TownH5–018,031Gall, Walker, Chapman (2, 1 pen), Meade
R425 January 1992Bolton WanderersA1–212,635Meade

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg24 September 1991BrentfordA1–44,927Robinson
R2 2nd Leg9 October 1991BrentfordH4–2 (lost 5–6 on agg)28,580Byrne (2), Codner, Meade

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR223 October 1991WimbledonH3–22,796Barham, Robinson, Chivers
SQF26 November 1991West Ham UnitedA0–28,146

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 England ENG Mark Beeney
- GK England ENG Perry Digweed
- GK United States USA Juergen Sommer (on loan from Luton Town)
- DF England ENG Nicky Bissett
- DF England ENG Ian Chapman
- DF England ENG Gary Chivers
- DF England ENG John Crumplin
- DF Scotland SCO Bernie Gallacher
- DF Romania ROU Ștefan Iovan
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McCarthy
- DF England ENG Stuart Munday
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg O'Dowd
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary O'Reilly
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Mark Barham
- MF England ENG Les Briley
- MF Australia AUS David Clarkson
- MF England ENG Robert Codner
- MF Wales WAL John Robinson
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dave Savage
- MF England ENG Clive Walker
- MF England ENG Dean Wilkins
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Byrne
- FW England ENG Mark Farrington
- FW England ENG Simon Funnell
- FW England ENG Mark Gall
- FW England ENG Raphael Meade
- FW England ENG Bryan Wade

References
  1. "Brighton and Hove Albion 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. "All Brighton and Hove Albion players: 1992".
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