1991–92 Coventry City F.C. season

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

Coventry City
1991–92 season
ChairmanPeter Robins
ManagerTerry Butcher (until 6 January)
Don Howe (from 7 January)
StadiumHighfield Road
First Division19th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gallacher (8)
All: Gallacher (10)
Average home league attendance13,876

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Coventry had a poor start to the season and Butcher was sacked in January 1992 after just one year in charge. Don Howe took over as interim manager until the end of the season and managed to keep Coventry narrowly away from relegation and the club took its place in the inaugural FA Premier League.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Leeds United421380381398436247437+3782
2Manchester United421272341398429206333+3078
3Sheffield Wednesday421353392487623256249+1375
4Arsenal421272512378630248146+3572
5Manchester City421344321476829346148+1370
6Liverpool4213533417311713234740+764
7Aston Villa4213353116461117284844+460
8Nottingham Forest4210743627641124316058+259
9Sheffield United429662923731136406563+257
10Crystal Palace42786242577729365361– 857
11Queens Park Rangers426105252168723264847+154
12Everton428852819561024325251+153
13Wimbledon421056322039921335353±053
14Chelsea42786313066919305060– 1053
15Tottenham Hotspur427311333584925285863– 552
16Southampton42759172875922273955– 1652
17Oldham Athletic4211554636341417316367– 451
18Norwich City428672928361218354763– 1645
19Coventry City426781815541217293544– 944
20Luton Town4210742517051614543871– 3342
21Notts County427592429351316334062– 2240
22West Ham United426692224351315353759– 2238
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key
League Champions, qualified for Champions League
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Manchester CityH0–118,013
21 August 1991Luton TownH5–09,848Gallacher (2), Rosario, Furlong, Smith
24 August 1991Queens Park RangersA1–19,393Gynn
28 August 1991Sheffield UnitedH3–112,594Rosario, Furlong, Smith
31 August 1991WimbledonH0–19,469
3 September 1991Oldham AthleticA1–212,996Furlong
7 September 1991ArsenalA2–128,142Dixon (own goal), Ndlovu
14 September 1991Notts CountyH1–010,685Furlong
18 September 1991Leeds UnitedH0–015,488
21 September 1991EvertonA0–320,542
28 September 1991Aston VillaH1–017,851Ndlovu
5 October 1991West Ham UnitedA1–021,817Gallacher
19 October 1991Crystal PalaceH1–210,591Gynn (pen)
26 October 1991LiverpoolA0–133,339
2 November 1991ChelseaH0–111,343
16 November 1991Nottingham ForestA0–121,154
23 November 1991Norwich CityA2–312,056Gallacher (2)
30 November 1991SouthamptonH2–08,585Gallacher, Pearce
7 December 1991Manchester UnitedA0–442,549
20 December 1991Luton TownA0–17,533
26 December 1991Sheffield UnitedA3–019,638Billing, Flynn, Robson
28 December 1991WimbledonA1–13,270Robson
1 January 1992Tottenham HotspurH1–219,639Rosario
11 January 1992Queens Park RangersH2–212,003Gallacher, Rosario
18 January 1992Manchester CityA0–123,005
1 February 1992Crystal PalaceH1–013,818Smith
8 February 1992LiverpoolH0–021,540
22 February 1992SouthamptonA0–013,719
29 February 1992Manchester UnitedH0–023,967
4 March 1992Norwich CityH0–08,549
7 March 1992Sheffield WednesdayA1–123,959Gallacher
11 March 1992Nottingham ForestH0–211,158
14 March 1992ChelseaA1–010,962Robson
21 March 1992Oldham AthleticH1–112,840Pearce
28 March 1992Tottenham HotspurA3–422,744McGrath, Flynn, Smith
4 April 1992ArsenalH0–114,133
8 April 1992Sheffield WednesdayH0–013,293
11 April 1992Notts CountyA0–16,655
18 April 1992EvertonH0–114,669
20 April 1992Leeds UnitedA0–226,582
25 April 1992West Ham UnitedH1–015,392Gynn
2 May 1992Aston VillaA0–231,984

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Cambridge UnitedH1–111,428Borrows (pen)
R3R14 January 1992Cambridge UnitedA0–19,864

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg25 September 1991RochdaleH4–05,982Rosario (2), Gallacher, McGrath
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991RochdaleA0–1 (won 4–1 on agg)22,888
R330 October 1991ArsenalH1–015,337Gallacher
R44 December 1991Tottenham HotspurH1–220,095Furlong

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
NR223 October 1991Aston VillaH0–26,447

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 Steve Ogrizovic
DF England ENG Brian Borrows
DF England ENG Andy Pearce
DF England ENG Peter Atherton
DF England ENG Kenny Sansom
MF England ENG Lloyd McGrath
MF England ENG Stewart Robson
MF England ENG David Smith
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
FW England ENG Paul Furlong
DF England ENG Peter Billing
MF England ENG Micky Gynn
FW England ENG Robert Rosario
GK England ENG Paul Heald
MF England ENG Sean Flynn
MF England ENG Dean Emerson
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Zimbabwe ZIM Peter Ndlovu
MF England ENG Lee Hurst
MF England ENG Ray Woods
DF England ENG Paul Edwards
GK England ENG Les Sealey
DF England ENG Martyn Booty
DF England ENG Chris Greenman
MF England ENG Craig Middleton
FW England ENG Kevin Drinkell
DF England ENG Trevor Peake
GK England ENG Clive Baker
DF Scotland SCO Gary Gillespie
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Sheridan
MF England ENG Terry Fleming
DF England ENG David Busst

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
31 July 1991 FW Paul Furlong Enfield £130,000
16 August 1991 FW Peter Ndlovu Highlanders £10,000
23 August 1991 DF Peter Atherton Wigan Athletic £300,000
3 December 1991 MF Sean Flynn Halesowen Town £20,000
14 January 1992 DF David Busst Moor Green Free transfer

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
2 July 1991 FW Cyrille Regis Aston Villa Free transfer
22 July 1991 GK Tim Clarke Huddersfield Town £15,000
1 August 1991 DF Brian Kilcline Oldham Athletic £400,000
27 August 1991 DF Trevor Peake Luton Town £100,000
16 December 1991 MF Howard Clark Shrewsbury Town Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £460,000
Transfers out: Increase £515,000
Total spending: Increase £55,000

References

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