1991–92 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
1991–92 season
Chairman Bob Murray
Manager Denis Smith (until 30 December)
Malcolm Crosby (from 30 December)
Stadium Roker Park
Second Division 18th
FA Cup Runners up
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Goodman (11)
Average home league attendance 18,390

During the 1991–92 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Sunderland subsequently struggled in the Second Division. However, in that season, the Black Cats embarked on a run leading to the FA Cup final, where they lost 2–0 to Liverpool,[1] They had previously beaten Chelsea in a quarter-final replay.[2] Smith had quit as manager during the season, and was replaced by his assistant Malcolm Crosby.[3]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts
1Ipswich Town (C)461634422289628287050+ 2084
2Middlesbrough (P)4615623713851021285841+ 1780
3Derby County4611483524125634276951+ 1878
4Leicester City4614454124941021316255+ 777
5Cambridge United461094341998631286547+ 1874
6Blackburn Rovers (P)4614544121761029327053+ 1774
7Charlton Athletic469772523114829255448+ 671
8Swindon Town4615353822312831336955+ 1469
9Portsmouth4615624112461324396551+ 1469
10Watford46959252396826255148+ 365
11Wolverhampton Wanderers4611663624741225306154+ 764
12Southend United4611573726661126376161± 062
13Bristol Rovers4611934329551317346063– 362
14Tranmere Rovers469953732510819245656± 061
15Millwall4610493232761032396471– 761
16Barnsley4611482725571119324657– 1159
17Bristol City4610853024371325475571– 1654
18Sunderland4610853623431625426165– 453
19Grimsby Town4675112528761022344762– 1553
20Newcastle United469863830451428546684– 1852
21Oxford United4610673930351527436673– 750
22Plymouth Argyle4611572626241716384264– 2248
23Brighton & HA467793637541420405677– 2147
24Port Vale467882325371319344259– 1745

NB Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Derby CountyH1–120,509Armstrong
20 August 1991BarnsleyA3–012,454Owers, Armstrong, Pascoe
24 August 1991MillwallA1–410,016Owers (pen)
31 August 1991Oxford UnitedH2–016,151Gabbiadini, Armstrong
3 September 1991PortsmouthA0–19,621
7 September 1991Blackburn RoversH1–117,043Atkinson
14 September 1991Swindon TownA3–511,417Owers, Gabbiadini, Armstrong
17 September 1991Charlton AthleticA4–15,807Owers (pen), Gabbiadini (3)
21 September 1991Grimsby TownH1–216,535Pascoe
28 September 1991MiddlesbroughA1–219,424Brady
5 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionH4–215,119Beagrie, Rush (2), Armstrong
12 October 1991Cambridge UnitedA0–37,857
19 October 1991Port ValeA3–37,525Brady (2), Ball
26 October 1991Bristol RoversH1–114,746Bennett
2 November 1991WatfordH3–112,790Byrne (2), Armstrong
5 November 1991Ipswich TownA1–09,768Armstrong
9 November 1991Bristol CityA0–110,570
17 November 1991Newcastle UnitedH1–129,224Davenport
23 November 1991Plymouth ArgyleA0–16,007
30 November 1991Southend UnitedH1–213,575Byrne
7 December 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA0–111,922
14 December 1991Leicester CityH1–015,094Goodman
21 December 1991PortsmouthH1–014,432Awford (own goal)
26 December 1991Tranmere RoversA0–113,658
28 December 1991Oxford UnitedA0–36,140
1 January 1992BarnsleyH2–016,107Armstrong, Goodman
11 January 1992MillwallH6–216,533Hardyman, Byrne, Goodman (3), Davenport
18 January 1992Derby CountyA2–115,384Goodman, Byrne
1 February 1992Port ValeH1–119,488Armstrong
8 February 1992Bristol RoversA1–26,318Byrne
11 February 1992Tranmere RoversH1–118,060Hardyman
22 February 1992Southend UnitedA0–27,473
29 February 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH1–020,106Byrne (pen)
14 March 1992WatfordA0–18,091
21 March 1992Bristol CityH1–318,933Atkinson
29 March 1992Newcastle UnitedA0–130,306
8 April 1992Leicester CityA2–316,533Bennett, Goodman
11 April 1992Charlton AthleticH1–221,326Bennett
14 April 1992Ipswich TownH3–022,131Goodman (2), Rush
16 April 1992Plymouth ArgyleH0–123,813
18 April 1992Grimsby TownA0–28,864
20 April 1992MiddlesbroughH1–025,098Davenport
25 April 1992Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–29,851Goodman, Rogan
27 April 1992Swindon TownH0–016,716
29 April 1992Blackburn RoversA2–215,079Armstrong, Davenport
2 May 1992Cambridge UnitedH2–219,042Goodman, Rush

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Port ValeH3–015,564Atkinson, Davenport, Byrne
R45 February 1992Oxford UnitedA3–29,968Byrne, Hardyman, Atkinson
R515 February 1992West Ham UnitedH1–125,475Byrne
R5R26 February 1992West Ham UnitedA3–225,830Byrne (2), Rush
QF9 March 1992ChelseaA1–133,498Byrne
QFR18 March 1992ChelseaH2–126,039Davenport, Amstrong
SF5 April 1992Norwich CityN1–040,102Byrne
F9 May 1992LiverpoolN0–279,544

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg24 September 1991Huddersfield TownH1–28,161Hauser
R2 Second Leg9 October 1991Huddersfield TownA0–4 (lost 1-6 on agg)11,177

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

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 Tim Carter
Wales GK Tony Norman
England DF Gary Bennett
England DF Paul Hardyman
England DF John Kay
England DF Richard Ord
England DF Ian Sampson
England DF Anthony Smith
England DF Paul Williams
Northern Ireland DF Anton Rogan
England MF Gordon Armstrong
England MF Brian Atkinson
England MF Kevin Ball
England MF Peter Beagrie (on loan from Everton)
England MF Paul Bracewell
England MF Tony Cullen
No. Position Player
England MF Peter Davenport
England MF Steve Gaughan
England MF Martin Gray
England MF Gary Owers
Wales MF Colin Pascoe
Republic of Ireland MF Kieron Brady[notes 1]
Republic of Ireland MF Brian Mooney
England FW Steve Brodie
England FW Marco Gabbiadini
England FW Don Goodman
England FW Warren Hawke
England FW David Rush
England FW Craig Russell
Republic of Ireland FW John Byrne[notes 2]
Germany FW Thomas Hauser

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
Nigeria DF Reuben Agboola[notes 3] (to Swansea City)

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool 2 – 0 Sunderland". LFC History. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland 2 – 1 Chelsea". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Days, pp 284–285.
  4. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sunderland/1991-1992/results
  5. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/1992

Notes

  1. ↑ Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ↑ Byrne was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1985.
  3. ↑ Agboola was born in Camden, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in April 1991.
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