1991–92 Wimbledon F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Wimbledon competed in the Football League First Division. They finished the season 13th in the First Division and secured a place in the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season.

Wimbledon
1991–92 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerRay Harford (until 7 October)
Peter Withe (from 7 October - 19 January)
Joe Kinnear (from 19 January)
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: John Fashanu (20)
Average home league attendance6,905

Season summary

Wimbledon had three different managers during this season. The season began with Ray Harford as manager, but Harford resigned on 7 October 1991. He was succeeded by Peter Withe, who was in charge for just over three months before being replaced by Joe Kinnear on 19 January 1992.

Final league table
Main article: 1991–92 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 22 16 4 74 37 +37 82 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League first round
2 Manchester United 42 21 15 6 63 33 +30 78 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 12 9 62 49 +13 75
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 47 +34 72
5 Manchester City 42 20 10 12 61 48 +13 70
6 Liverpool 42 16 16 10 47 40 +7 64 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 48 44 +4 60
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
12 Everton 42 13 14 15 52 51 +1 53
13 Wimbledon 42 13 14 15 53 53 0 53
14 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 50 60 −10 53
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 58 63 −5 52
16 Southampton 42 14 10 18 39 55 −16 52
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 63 67 −4 51
18 Norwich City 42 11 12 19 47 63 −16 45
19 Coventry City 42 11 11 20 35 44 −9 44
20 Luton Town (R) 42 10 12 20 39 71 −32 42 Relegated[lower-alpha 2]
21 Notts County (R) 42 10 10 22 40 62 −22 40
22 West Ham United (R) 42 9 11 22 37 59 −22 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.[1][2]
  2. From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991ChelseaA2–222,574Fashanu, Earle
24 August 1991West Ham UnitedH2–010,081Earle, Fashanu
27 August 1991Crystal PalaceA2–316,736Fashanu, Earle
31 August 1991Coventry CityA1–09,469Cork
3 September 1991Manchester UnitedH1–213,824Fashanu
7 September 1991Luton TownH3–03,231Clarke, Ryan (2)
14 September 1991Nottingham ForestA2–419,707Fashanu, McGee
18 September 1991SouthamptonA0–111,280
21 September 1991Tottenham HotspurH3–511,927Fashanu, Cork, Bennett
28 September 1991Sheffield UnitedA0–016,062
2 October 1991Sheffield WednesdayH2–13,121Blackwell, Newhouse
5 October 1991Norwich CityH3–13,531Fitzgerald, Fashanu, Clarke
19 October 1991Queens Park RangersH0–14,133
26 October 1991Aston VillaA1–216,928Fashanu
2 November 1991Leeds UnitedH0–07,025
16 November 1991EvertonA0–218,762
23 November 1991LiverpoolH0–013,373
30 November 1991Manchester CityA0–022,429
7 December 1991Oldham AthleticH2–14,011Earle (2)
21 December 1991Sheffield WednesdayA0–220,574
26 December 1991Crystal PalaceH1–115,009Barton
28 December 1991Coventry CityH1–13,270Earle
1 January 1992ArsenalA1–126,339Miller
11 January 1992West Ham UnitedA1–118,485Sanchez
18 January 1992ChelseaH1–28,413Earle
1 February 1992Queens Park RangersA1–19,194Fashanu
8 February 1992Aston VillaH2–05,534Fashanu, Phelan
22 February 1992Manchester CityH2–15,802Fashanu, Earle
25 February 1992Notts CountyA1–16,192Fashanu (pen)
29 February 1992Oldham AthleticA1–012,166McGee
7 March 1992Notts CountyH2–04,196Fashanu, Earle
10 March 1992EvertonH0–03,569
14 March 1992Leeds UnitedA1–526,760Miller
21 March 1992Manchester UnitedA0–045,428
28 March 1992ArsenalH1–311,299Earle
2 April 1992Nottingham ForestH3–03,542Earle, Fashanu (2)
4 April 1992Luton TownA1–27,753Fashanu
8 April 1992LiverpoolA3–226,134Sanchez, Clarke, Fashanu (pen)
18 April 1992Tottenham HotspurA2–323,934Earle, Sanchez
20 April 1992SouthamptonH0–14,025
25 April 1992Norwich CityA1–111,061Elkins
2 May 1992Sheffield UnitedH3–08,768Earle (2), Fashanu

FA Cup
Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Bristol CityA1–112,679Fashanu
R3R14 January 1992Bristol CityH0–13,747

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991Peterborough UnitedH1–22,081
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991Peterborough UnitedA2–2 (lost 3–4 on agg)5,939

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR223 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–33,291

Squad

[4] 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 Netherlands NED Hans Segers
- GK England ENG Neil Sullivan
- DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
- DF England ENG Gary Elkins
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald
- DF England ENG Roger Joseph
- DF Scotland SCO Brian McAllister
- DF England ENG Chris Perry
- DF England ENG Terry Phelan
- DF England ENG John Scales
- MF England ENG Neal Ardley
- MF England ENG Warren Barton
- MF England ENG Mickey Bennett
- MF England ENG Stewart Castledine
- MF England ENG Gerald Dobbs
- MF Jamaica JAM Robbie Earle
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Carlton Fairweather
- MF England ENG Martin Hayes (on loan from Celtic)
- MF Poland POL Zbigniew Kruszyński
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGee
- MF England ENG Paul Miller
- MF England ENG Vaughan Ryan
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Lawrie Sanchez
- MF England ENG Steve Talboys
- FW England ENG Steve Anthrobus
- FW England ENG Andy Clarke
- FW England ENG Alan Cork
- FW England ENG Steve Cotterill
- FW England ENG John Fashanu
- FW England ENG Terry Gibson
- FW England ENG Aidan Newhouse

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
19 July 1991 MF Robbie Earle Port Vale £775,000
10 January 1992 MF Steve Talboys Gloucester City £10,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
14 August 1991 DF Keith Curle Manchester City £2,500,000
Transfers in: Decrease £785,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,500,000
Total spending: Increase £1,715,000

References
  1. "The Competition – EFL". English Football League.
  2. "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". premierleague.com.
  3. "Wimbledon results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. AFC Wimbledon: 1977/78 - 2003/04 & 2011/12-2013/14
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