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

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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

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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
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 38 71 −33 42 Relegated[b]
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

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Wimbledon'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 Chelsea A 2–2 22,574 Fashanu, Earle
24 August 1991 West Ham United H 2–0 10,081 Earle, Fashanu
27 August 1991 Crystal Palace A 2–3 16,736 Fashanu, Earle
31 August 1991 Coventry City A 1–0 9,469 Cork
3 September 1991 Manchester United H 1–2 13,824 Fashanu
7 September 1991 Luton Town H 3–0 3,231 Clarke, Ryan (2)
14 September 1991 Nottingham Forest A 2–4 19,707 Fashanu, McGee
18 September 1991 Southampton A 0–1 11,280
21 September 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–5 11,927 Fashanu, Cork, Bennett
28 September 1991 Sheffield United A 0–0 16,062
2 October 1991 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 3,121 Blackwell, Newhouse
5 October 1991 Norwich City H 3–1 3,531 Fitzgerald, Fashanu, Clarke
19 October 1991 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 4,133
26 October 1991 Aston Villa A 1–2 16,928 Fashanu
2 November 1991 Leeds United H 0–0 7,025
16 November 1991 Everton A 0–2 18,762
23 November 1991 Liverpool H 0–0 13,373
30 November 1991 Manchester City A 0–0 22,429
7 December 1991 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 4,011 Earle (2)
21 December 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–2 20,574
26 December 1991 Crystal Palace H 1–1 15,009 Barton
28 December 1991 Coventry City H 1–1 3,270 Earle
1 January 1992 Arsenal A 1–1 26,339 Miller
11 January 1992 West Ham United A 1–1 18,485 Sanchez
18 January 1992 Chelsea H 1–2 8,413 Earle
1 February 1992 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 9,194 Fashanu
8 February 1992 Aston Villa H 2–0 5,534 Fashanu, Phelan
22 February 1992 Manchester City H 2–1 5,802 Fashanu, Earle
25 February 1992 Notts County A 1–1 6,192 Fashanu (pen)
29 February 1992 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 12,166 McGee
7 March 1992 Notts County H 2–0 4,196 Fashanu, Earle
10 March 1992 Everton H 0–0 3,569
14 March 1992 Leeds United A 1–5 26,760 Miller
21 March 1992 Manchester United A 0–0 45,428
28 March 1992 Arsenal H 1–3 11,299 Earle
2 April 1992 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 3,542 Earle, Fashanu (2)
4 April 1992 Luton Town A 1–2 7,753 Fashanu
8 April 1992 Liverpool A 3–2 26,134 Sanchez, Clarke, Fashanu (pen)
18 April 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 23,934 Earle, Sanchez
20 April 1992 Southampton H 0–1 4,025
25 April 1992 Norwich City A 1–1 11,061 Elkins
2 May 1992 Sheffield United H 3–0 8,768 Earle (2), Fashanu

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Bristol City A 1–1 12,679 Fashanu
R3R 14 January 1992 Bristol City H 0–1 3,747

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 24 September 1991 Peterborough United H 1–2 2,081
R2 2nd leg 8 October 1991 Peterborough United A 2–2 (lost 3–4 on agg) 5,939

Full Members Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 23 October 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–3 3,291

Squad

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

Transfers

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

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. ^ "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