1991–92 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
1991–92 season
Chairman Derek Pavis
Manager Neil Warnock
Stadium Meadow Lane
First Division 21st (relegated)
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Second round
Full Members Cup Semi finals
Top goalscorer League: T. Johnson (9)
All: T. Johnson (12)
Average home league attendance 10,987

During the 1991–92 English football season, Notts County competed in the Football League First Division, having won promotion, via the play-offs, from the Second Division the previous season. It was Notts County's first season at this level since 1984, but ended in relegation after just one season and deprived the club of a place in the new FA Premier League.

Season summary

Notts County were unable to extend their stay in the First Division beyond the single season and were relegated from English football's top flight, along with West Ham United and Luton Town; to County's credit, they managed to steer clear of the relegation zone until late in March. However, County still remained in the First Division: due to the restructuring of the Football League as a result of the formation of the FA Premier League, the Second Division was renamed the First Division.

County's first game of the season saw them take on eventual runners-up Manchester United at Old Trafford; County lost 2–0. However, in the home match against United, in January, County managed to scrape a 1–1 draw.

Kit

Notts County retained their kit manufacturing deal with Matchwinner, who introduced a new home kit for the season. Nottingham-based brewers Home Bitter remained as kit sponsors, but for home games only; away from home Notts County wore kits sponsored by Edinburgh-based brewers McEwan's Lager.

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

Notts County's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Manchester UnitedA0–246,278
20 August 1991SouthamptonH1–09,613Yates
24 August 1991Nottingham ForestH0–421,044
28 August 1991ChelseaA2–215,847Johnson, Bartlett
31 August 1991West Ham UnitedA2–020,093Bartlett (2)
3 September 1991Sheffield WednesdayH2–112,297Johnson (2, 1 pen)
7 September 1991LiverpoolH1–216,051Johnson
14 September 1991Coventry CityA0–110,685
17 September 1991Sheffield UnitedA3–119,375Bartlett (2), Rideout
21 September 1991Norwich CityH2–29,488Rideout, Bowen (own goal)
28 September 1991Luton TownA1–17,629Johnson (pen)
6 October 1991Manchester CityH1–311,878Thomas
19 October 1991Leeds UnitedH2–412,964Lund, Johnson
26 October 1991ArsenalA0–230,011
2 November 1991Oldham AthleticH2–07,634Rideout, Johnson
16 November 1991Aston VillaA0–123,020
23 November 1991EvertonA0–124,230
30 November 1991Queens Park RangersH0–17,901
7 December 1991Tottenham HotspurA1–223,364Short
20 December 1991SouthamptonA1–111,054Slawson
26 December 1991ChelseaH2–011,933Yates, Johnson
28 December 1991West Ham UnitedH3–011,163Turner, Harding, Agana
1 January 1992Crystal PalaceA0–114,202
11 January 1992Nottingham ForestA1–130,168Dryden
18 January 1992Manchester UnitedH1–121,055Johnson (pen)
1 February 1992Leeds UnitedA0–327,224
8 February 1992ArsenalH0–111,221
22 February 1992Queens Park RangersA1–18,300Bartlett
25 February 1992WimbledonH1–16,198Short
7 March 1992WimbledonA0–24,196
10 March 1992Aston VillaH0–08,389
14 March 1992Oldham AthleticA3–412,125Draper, Williams, Lund
17 March 1992EvertonH0–07,480
21 March 1992Sheffield WednesdayA0–123,910
28 March 1992Crystal PalaceH2–37,674Short, Wilson
31 March 1992LiverpoolA0–425,457
7 April 1992Tottenham HotspurH0–29,205
11 April 1992Coventry CityH1–06,665Sansom (own goal)
18 April 1992Norwich CityA1–012,100Matthews
20 April 1992Sheffield UnitedH1–312,605Bartlett
25 April 1992Manchester CityA0–223,426
2 May 1992Luton TownH2–111,380Matthews (2)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1992Wigan AthleticH2–05,913Johnson, Turner
R44 February 1992Blackburn RoversH2–112,173Lund, Draper
R515 February 1992Norwich CityA0–314,511

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991Port ValeA1–24,722Johnson
R2 2nd leg9 October 1991Port ValeH3–2 (lost on away goals)4,419Bartlett (2), Johnson (pen)

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
NR222 October 1991Sheffield UnitedA3–3 (won 2-1 on pens)3,291Draper, Bartlett, Slawson
NQF26 November 1991Sheffield WednesdayH1–04,118Harding
NSF8 January 1992Leicester CityH1–211,559Short

Squad

[2] 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 Kevin Blackwell
England GK Steve Cherry
England GK Jimmy Walker
England DF Steve Blatherwick
England DF John Brough
England DF Paul Cox
England DF Richard Dryden
Jamaica DF Michael Johnson
Northern Ireland DF John McClelland (on loan from Leeds United)
England DF Charlie Palmer
England DF Alan Paris
England DF Chris Short
England DF Craig Short
England DF Phil Turner
England DF Richard Walker
England DF Dean Yates
Scotland MF Paul Devlin
England MF Mark Draper
No. Position Player
England MF Paul Harding
Republic of Ireland MF Don O'Riordan
England MF Phil Robinson
England MF Dean Thomas
England MF Phil Turner
England MF Mark Wells
England MF Andy Williams
England FW Tony Agana
England FW Kevin Bartlett
England FW Gary Chapman
Australia FW Frank Farina (on loan from Bari)
England FW Tommy Johnson
England FW Gary Lund
England FW Rob Matthews
England FW Dave Regis
England FW Paul Rideout
England FW Steve Slawson
Northern Ireland FW Kevin Wilson

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
9 August 1991 DF Richard Dryden Exeter City £250,000
16 September 1991 FW Paul Rideout Southampton £250,000
12 November 1991 FW Tony Agana Sheffield United £750,000
4 February 1992 MF Andy Williams Port Vale £115,000
22 February 1992 MF Paul Devlin Stafford Rangers £40,000
26 March 1992 FW Rob Matthews Loughborough University Free transfer
27 March 1992 FW Kevin Wilson Chelsea £225,000
1 May 1992 FW Gavin Worboys Doncaster Rovers £100,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
19 July 1991 DF Nick Platnauer Leicester City Free transfer
16 August 1991 MF Dave Norton Hull City £80,000
7 November 1991 FW Dave Regis Plymouth Argyle £200,000
10 January 1992 FW Paul Rideout Rangers £500,000
12 March 1992 FW Tommy Johnson Derby County £1,300,000
Transfers in: Decrease £1,730,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,080,000
Total spending: Increase £350,000

References

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