1991–92 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.

Sheffield Wednesday
1991–92 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerTrevor Francis (player-manager)
StadiumHillsborough
First Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Hirst (18)
All: Hirst (21)
Average home league attendance29,578

Season summary

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Having guided Sheffield Wednesday to promotion to the First Division and League Cup glory the previous season, Ron Atkinson left Wednesday for Aston Villa (in somewhat controversial circumstances, having claimed that he was staying on at Wednesday before departing a week later). He was replaced by striker Trevor Francis, who juggled his playing responsibilities with his management role. Under Francis, Wednesday enjoyed a fabulous season, finishing third, behind Leeds United and Manchester United and ahead of bigger clubs like Liverpool and Arsenal; this gave Wednesday qualification to the UEFA Cup.

Despite their overall good form, Wednesday still found themselves on the receiving ends of the season's heaviest home (6–1 to Leeds) and away (7–1 to Arsenal) defeats. Wednesday also lost both of that season's derbies against arch-rivals Sheffield United, losing 1–3 at home and 2–0 at Bramall Lane.

Final league table

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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[a]
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 12 9 62 49 +13 75
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 46 +35 72
5 Manchester City 42 20 10 12 61 48 +13 70
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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]


Results

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Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Aston Villa H 2–3 36,749 Hirst, Wilson
24 August 1991 Leeds United A 1–1 30,260 Hirst
28 August 1991 Everton H 2–1 28,690 Anderson, Wilson
31 August 1991 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 25,022 Palmer (3), Sheridan
3 September 1991 Notts County A 1–2 12,297 Pearson
7 September 1991 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 31,289 Francis, P Williams
14 September 1991 Manchester City A 1–0 29,453 P Williams
18 September 1991 Norwich City A 0–1 12,503
21 September 1991 Southampton H 2–0 27,291 P Williams, Worthington
28 September 1991 Liverpool A 1–1 37,071 Harkes
2 October 1991 Wimbledon A 1–2 3,121 Pearson
5 October 1991 Crystal Palace H 4–1 26,230 Hirst (2), Palmer, Worthington
19 October 1991 Luton Town A 2–2 9,401 Hirst, Sheridan
26 October 1991 Manchester United H 3–2 38,260 Jemson (2), Hirst
2 November 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 31,573
17 November 1991 Sheffield United A 0–2 31,832
23 November 1991 Arsenal H 1–1 32,174 Hirst
30 November 1991 West Ham United A 2–1 24,116 Harkes, Jemson
7 December 1991 Chelsea H 3–0 27,383 Hirst (2), P Williams
21 December 1991 Wimbledon H 2–0 20,574 Sheridan (2)
26 December 1991 Everton A 1–0 30,788 Hirst
28 December 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 12,990 Hirst
1 January 1992 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 32,679 Sharp (own goal)
12 January 1992 Leeds United H 1–6 32,228 Sheridan
18 January 1992 Aston Villa A 1–0 28,036 Jemson
1 February 1992 Luton Town H 3–2 22,291 Harkes, Hirst, P Williams
8 February 1992 Manchester United A 1–1 47,074 Hirst
15 February 1992 Arsenal A 1–7 26,805 Worthington
22 February 1992 West Ham United H 2–1 26,150 Anderson, Palmer
29 February 1992 Chelsea A 3–0 17,538 P Williams, Wilson, Worthington
7 March 1992 Coventry City H 1–0 23,959 Anderson
11 March 1992 Sheffield United H 1–3 40,327 King
14 March 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 23,027 Hirst, P Williams
21 March 1992 Notts County H 1–0 23,910 Hirst
28 March 1992 Oldham Athletic A 0–3 15,897
4 April 1992 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 26,105 Hirst, P Williams
8 April 1992 Coventry City A 0–0 13,293
11 April 1992 Manchester City H 2–0 32,138 Hirst, Worthington
18 April 1992 Southampton A 1–0 17,715 Hirst
20 April 1992 Norwich City H 2–1 27,362 Nilsson, Sheridan
25 April 1992 Crystal Palace A 1–1 21,573 P Williams
2 May 1992 Liverpool H 0–0 34,861

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Preston North End A 2–0 14,337 Bart-Williams, Sheridan
R4 4 February 1992 Middlesbrough H 1–2 29,772 Hirst

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 24 September 1991 Leyton Orient A 0–0 6,231
R2 2nd leg 9 October 1991 Leyton Orient H 4–1 (won 4–1 on agg) 14,938 Francis (2), Anderson, P Williams
R3 30 October 1991 Southampton H 1–1 17,627 Hirst
R3R 20 November 1991 Southampton A 0–1 10,801

Full Members Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR2 23 October 1991 Manchester City H 3–2 7,951 Hirst, Hyde, Jemson
NQF 26 November 1991 Notts County A 0–1 4,118

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[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   ENG Marlon Beresford
GK   ENG Lance Key
GK   ENG Kevin Pressman
GK   ENG Chris Woods
DF   ENG Viv Anderson
DF   ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 1]
DF   ENG Phil King
DF   SWE Roland Nilsson
DF   ENG Nigel Pearson (captain)
DF   ENG Peter Shirtliff
DF   ENG Paul Warhurst
DF   ENG Julian Watts
DF   NIR Nigel Worthington
MF   USA John Harkes
MF   ENG Graham Hyde
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Ryan Jones[notes 2]
MF   ENG Steve MacKenzie
MF   ENG Steve McCall
MF   ENG Carlton Palmer
MF   IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
MF   ENG Mark Taylor
MF   NIR Danny Wilson[notes 4]
FW   ENG Leroy Chambers
FW   ENG Trevor Francis
FW   ENG David Hirst
FW   ENG Nigel Jemson
FW   ENG David Johnson
FW   ENG Gordon Watson
FW   ENG Mike Williams
FW   ENG Paul Williams

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
17 July 1991 DF Paul Warhurst Oldham Athletic £750,000
15 August 1991 GK Chris Woods Rangers £1,200,000
17 September 1991 FW Nigel Jemson Nottingham Forest £800,000
21 November 1991 MF Chris Bart-Williams Leyton Orient £275,000
13 March 1992 DF Julian Watts Rotherham United £80,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
11 June 1991 DF Jon Newsome Leeds United £150,000
15 July 1991 DF David Wetherall Leeds United £125,000
15 August 1991 DF Lawrie Madden Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer
13 September 1991 MF Mark Taylor Shrewsbury Town £70,000
26 March 1992 MF Steve McCall Plymouth Argyle £25,000
Transfers in:   £3,105,000
Transfers out:   £370,000
Total spending:   £2,735,000

References

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  1. ^ "The Competition – EFL". English Football League.
  2. ^ "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ "All Sheffield Wednesday players: 1992".

Notes

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  1. ^ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  2. ^ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.
  3. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. ^ Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.