1991–92 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1991–92 season
Chairman Reg Brealey
Manager Dave Bassett
Stadium Bramall Lane
First Division 9th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
Full Members Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Deane (12)
Average home league attendance 22,097

During the 1991–92 English football season, Sheffield United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, the Blades had a poor start to the season and were bottom of the table at the beginning of November with just 2 wins in their first 15 league games and were destined for relegation but from mid-January, Bassett's team went on an impressive run, losing only 2 of their next 15 league games, picking up 34 points from the possible 45 during that run which saw them rise from being relegation candidates to an impressive 9th-place finish. Their highlight of the season was doing the double over their rivals Sheffield Wednesday, who finished 3rd that season.

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

Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Norwich CityA2–216,380Deane, Hill
20 August 1991West Ham UnitedH1–121,473Beesley
24 August 1991SouthamptonH0–218,029
28 August 1991Coventry CityA1–312,594Bryson
31 August 1991Crystal PalaceA1–215,507Hodges
3 September 1991ChelseaH0–120,588
7 September 1991Oldham AthleticA1–215,064Deane
14 September 1991EvertonH2–119,817Hoyland, Bryson
17 September 1991Notts CountyH1–319,375Agana
21 September 1991ArsenalA2–530,244Agana, Mendonca
28 September 1991WimbledonH0–016,062
5 October 1991Leeds UnitedA3–428,694Hoyland, Agana, Bradshaw
19 October 1991Nottingham ForestH4–223,080Whitehouse, Agana, Bryson, Hoyland
26 October 1991Manchester CityA2–325,495Gayle (2)
2 November 1991Manchester UnitedA0–242,942
17 November 1991Sheffield WednesdayH2–031,832Whitehouse, Deane
23 November 1991Tottenham HotspurA1–028,168Gage
30 November 1991Luton TownH1–121,804Bryson
7 December 1991Queens Park RangersA0–110,106
14 December 1991Aston VillaH2–018,401Ward, McGrath (own goal)
21 December 1991West Ham UnitedA1–119,287Deane
26 December 1991Coventry CityH0–319,638
28 December 1991Crystal PalaceH1–117,969Hoyland
1 January 1992LiverpoolA1–235,993Deane
11 January 1992SouthamptonA4–212,502Ward, Lake (2), Marwood
18 January 1992Norwich CityH1–017,549Bryson
1 February 1992Nottingham ForestA5–222,412Lake, Gannon, Bryson, Bradshaw, Deane
8 February 1992Manchester CityH4–225,839Lake, Gayle, Deane, Whitehouse
22 February 1992Luton TownA1–29,003Bryson
29 February 1992Queens Park RangersH0–017,958
11 March 1992Sheffield WednesdayA3–140,327Whitehouse, Davison (2)
14 March 1992Manchester UnitedH1–230,183Deane
21 March 1992ChelseaA2–111,247Whitehouse (2)
28 March 1992LiverpoolH2–026,943Deane (2)
31 March 1992Aston VillaA1–115,745Gage
4 April 1992Oldham AthleticH2–019,843Whitehouse, Hoyland
11 April 1992EvertonA2–017,820Bryson, Cork
14 April 1992Tottenham HotspurH2–021,526Deane (2)
18 April 1992ArsenalH1–125,034Davison
20 April 1992Notts CountyA3–112,605Beesley, Hodges, Davison
26 April 1992Leeds UnitedH2–331,084Cork, Chapman (own goal)
2 May 1992WimbledonA0–38,768

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Luton TownH4–012,201
R426 January 1992Charlton AthleticA0–09,864
R4R5 February 1992Charlton AthleticH3–111,428Deane, Gayle, Hodges
R515 February 1992ChelseaA0–134,447

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991Wigan AthleticA2–23,647
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991Wigan AthleticH1–0 (won 3-2 on agg)6,608
R329 October 1991West Ham UnitedH0–211,144

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991Notts CountyH3–3 (lost 1-2 on pens)3,291Whitehouse (2), Gayle

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 Mervyn Day (on loan from Leeds United)
England GK Phil Kite
Wales GK Mel Rees
England GK Simon Tracey
England DF David Barnes
England DF Carl Bradshaw
England DF Paul Beesley
Scotland DF Tom Cowan
England DF Ashley Fickling
England DF Brian Gayle
Northern Ireland DF Colin Hill
England DF John Pemberton
England DF Dave Walton
England DF Chris Wilder
England MF Bob Booker
Scotland MF Ian Bryson
England MF Kevin Gage
England MF John Gannon
England MF Charlie Hartfield
Wales MF Glyn Hodges
No. Position Player
England MF Jamie Hoyland
Wales MF Vinnie Jones
England MF Mike Lake
England MF Brian Marwood
England MF John Reed
England MF Paul Rogers
Northern Ireland MF Mark Todd
England MF Mitch Ward
England MF Dane Whitehouse
England FW Tony Agana
England FW Alan Cork
England FW Bobby Davison (on loan from Leeds United)
England FW Brian Deane
England FW Peter Duffield
England FW Adrian Littlejohn
England FW Clive Mendonca
England FW Nathan Peel
England FW Paul Wood

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 August 1991 DF Tom Cowan Rangers £350,000
1 August 1991 FW Clive Mendonca Rotherham United £110,000
1 August 1991 FW Nathan Peel Preston North End £50,000
6 August 1991 FW Adrian Littlejohn Walsall Free transfer
6 August 1991 MF Charlie Hartfield Arsenal Free transfer
17 September 1991 DF Brian Gayle Ipswich Town £750,000
15 November 1991 MF Kevin Gage Aston Villa £150,000
29 January 1992 MF Paul Rogers Sutton United £35,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
31 July 1991 DF Mark Morris Bournemouth £100,000
30 August 1991 MF Vinnie Jones Chelsea £575,000
11 September 1991 MF Mark Todd Rotherham United £35,000
3 October 1991 FW Paul Wood Bournemouth £40,000
12 November 1991 FW Tony Agana Notts County £750,000
Transfers in: Decrease £1,445,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,500,000
Total spending: Increase £55,000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/1991-1992/results
  2. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1992
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