1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1991–92 season
Chairman Leslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
Stadium Elland Road
First Division 1st (champions)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Full Members Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Lee Chapman (16)
All: Lee Chapman (20)
Highest home attendance 32,673 vs Norwich City
(2 May 1992, First Division)
Lowest home attendance 6,495 vs Nottingham Forest
(22 Oct 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance 27,668

The 1991–92 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s 73rd season in their history, their 37th in the top tier of English football and their 2nd consecutive and final season in the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Having finished fourth the previous season, this time round Leeds clinched the First Division title, ahead of archrivals Manchester United, in only their second consecutive season as First Division club. As champions of the Football League, United qualified for the European Cup, which would be rebranded as the UEFA Champions League for the next season. They lost just four league games all season, and were held to 1-1 draws both home and away by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups). Eric Cantona signed for the club in mid-season, making his debut at Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992,[1] and scored three goals in the remainder of the season. Leeds clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3-2 win at Sheffield United. The first goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.

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

Leeds United's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1991Nottingham ForestH1–029,457McAllister
24 August 1991Sheffield WednesdayH1–130,260Hodge
28 August 1991SouthamptonA4–015,862Speed (2), Strachan (2)
31 August 1991Manchester UnitedA1–143,778Chapman
3 September 1991ArsenalH2–229,396Chapman, Strachan
7 September 1991Manchester CityH3–029,986Batty, Dorigo, Strachan
14 September 1991ChelseaA1–023,439Shutt
18 September 1991Coventry CityA0–015,488
21 September 1991LiverpoolH1–032,917Hodge
28 September 1991Norwich CityA2–215,828Speed, Dorigo
1 October 1991Crystal PalaceA0–118,298
5 October 1991Sheffield UnitedH4–328,362Hodge (2), Sterland (2)
19 October 1991Notts CountyA4–212,964Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister
26 October 1991Oldham AthleticH1–028,199Kilcline (own goal)
2 November 1991WimbledonA0–07,025
16 November 1991Queens Park RangersH2–027,087Sterland, Rod Wallace
24 November 1991Aston VillaA4–123,713Chapman (2), Sterland, Rod Wallace
30 November 1991EvertonH1–030,043Rod Wallace
7 December 1991Luton TownA2–011,550Speed, Rod Wallace
14 December 1991Tottenham HotspurH1–131,404Speed
22 December 1991Nottingham ForestA0–027,170
26 December 1991SouthamptonH3–322,805Hodge (2), Speed
29 December 1991Manchester UnitedH1–132,638Sterland
1 January 1992West Ham UnitedA3–121,766Chapman (2), McAllister
12 January 1992Sheffield WednesdayA6–132,228Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Rod Wallace
18 January 1992Crystal PalaceH1–127,717Fairclough
1 February 1992Notts CountyH3–027,224Batty, Sterland, Wallace
8 February 1992Oldham AthleticA0–218,409
23 February 1992EvertonA1–119,248Shutt
29 February 1992Luton TownH2–028,231Cantona, Chapman
3 March 1992Aston VillaH0–028,896
7 March 1992Tottenham HotspurA3–127,622Newsome, McAllister, Rod Wallace
11 March 1992Queens Park RangersA1–414,641Speed
14 March 1992WimbledonH5–126,760Cantona, Chapman (3), Rod Wallace
22 March 1992ArsenalA1–127,844Chapman
28 March 1992West Ham UnitedH0–031,101
4 April 1992Manchester CityA0–430,239
11 April 1992ChelseaH3–031,363Cantona, Chapman, Rod Wallace
18 April 1992LiverpoolA0–037,186
20 April 1992Coventry CityH2–026,582Fairclough, McAllister (pen)
26 April 1992Sheffield UnitedA3–232,000Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Rod Wallace
2 May 1992Norwich CityH1–032,673Rod Wallace

Goalscorers

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R315 January 1992Manchester UnitedH0–131,819

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991Scunthorpe UnitedA0–08,392
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0 (won 3-0 on agg)14,558Speed, Chapman, Sterland
R329 October 1991Tranmere RoversH3–118,266Shutt, Chapman (2)
R44 December 1991EvertonA4–125,467Speed, Chapman (2), Rod Wallace
QF8 January 1992Manchester UnitedH1–328,886Speed

Goalscorers

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991Nottingham ForestH1–36,495Rod Wallace

Goalscorers

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Mervyn Day
Wales GK Neil Edwards
England GK John Lukic
England GK Paul Pettinger
England DF Rob Bowman
England DF Tony Dorigo
England DF Chris Fairclough
Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
Malta DF Dylan Kerr
Northern Ireland DF John McClelland
England DF Jon Newsome
England DF Mel Sterland
England DF Ray Wallace
England DF David Wetherall
England DF Mike Whitlow
England DF Chris Whyte
England MF David Batty
England MF Simon Grayson
No. Position Player
England MF Steve Hodge
England MF Chris Kamara
Scotland MF Gary McAllister
England MF Scott Sellars
England MF Glynn Snodin
Wales MF Gary Speed
Scotland MF Gordon Strachan (captain)
England MF Mark Tinkler
England MF Andy Williams
England FW Tony Agana (on loan from Notts County)
England FW Lee Chapman
England FW Bobby Davison
England FW Carl Shutt
England FW Imre Varadi
England FW Rod Wallace
England FW Noel Whelan
France FW Eric Cantona

Transfers and loans

Total spending: Decrease £4,382,500

Awards

At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.

References

  1. ↑ Falkingham, Katie (8 February 2016). "24 years ago today: Eric Cantona makes Leeds United debut". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1991-1992/results
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1992
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