1991–92 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1991–92 season
Chairman Ray Hardman
Manager Glenn Hoddle (player-manager)
Stadium County Ground
Second Division 8th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Fourth round
Full Members Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Shearer (22)
All: Shearer (32)
Average home league attendance 10,009

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

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Hoddle's first full season in charge saw a complete change in fortune where in November Swindon were at the top of the table. Unfortunately though, a run of two defeats and then six draws on the bounce saw Swindon slip out of the play-off places, and though they made their way back up the table, four defeats in early March put them just off the pace. Blackburn then attempted to put a huge dent in Swindon's promotion push - making an offer of £800,000 for 32-goal Shearer - and it was an offer that cash-strapped Swindon couldn't afford to refuse. Shearer left, and Swindon managed just seven goals in the nine games following his departure, finishing in eighth place.

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

Swindon Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Leicester CityH0–012,426
24 August 1991Cambridge UnitedA2–36,232Shearer, Hazard (pen)
31 August 1991BarnsleyH3–17,449White, Ling, Shearer
3 September 1991Ipswich TownA4–111,002White, Calderwood, Taylor, Hazard
7 September 1991Port ValeA2–27,168White, MacLaren
14 September 1991SunderlandH5–311,417White, Simpson, Hazard (2, 1 pen), Shearer
17 September 1991Bristol RoversH1–011,391Jones
21 September 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA1–215,219White
28 September 1991WatfordH3–18,863Shearer, Simpson, Taylor
5 October 1991Plymouth ArgyleA4–06,208Shearer (4)
12 October 1991Derby CountyH1–211,883Hazard (pen)
19 October 1991Blackburn RoversH2–110,717White, Calderwood
26 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–07,370Shearer (2)
2 November 1991Newcastle UnitedH2–110,731Calderwood, White
6 November 1991Charlton AthleticA0–05,398
9 November 1991Southend UnitedA2–37,709White, Shearer
16 November 1991PortsmouthH1–010,738White (2)
22 November 1991Tranmere RoversA0–09,585
30 November 1991Grimsby TownH1–18,397Simpson
7 December 1991MiddlesbroughA2–213,300Simpson, Shearer
20 December 1991Ipswich TownH0–07,404
26 December 1991Bristol CityA1–114,636Shearer
28 December 1991BarnsleyA1–18,357Shearer
1 January 1992MillwallH3–19,746Shearer (2), Ling
11 January 1992Cambridge UnitedH0–210,878
18 January 1992Leicester CityA1–314,226Bodin
28 January 1992Oxford UnitedH2–18,926Kerslake, Shearer
1 February 1992Blackburn RoversA1–214,887Mitchell
4 February 1992Bristol CityH2–09,627Jones, Shearer
8 February 1992Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–19,127Calderwood (2)
22 February 1992Grimsby TownA0–06,817
29 February 1992MiddlesbroughH0–110,379
7 March 1992Oxford UnitedA3–57,795Close, Mitchell (2)
10 March 1992Charlton AthleticH1–27,196Shearer
14 March 1992Newcastle UnitedA1–323,138Mitchell
17 March 1992Tranmere RoversH2–06,780Shearer (2)
21 March 1992Southend UnitedH3–18,628Shearer, Bodin (pen), Mitchell
28 March 1992PortsmouthA1–116,007Jones
4 April 1992Port ValeH1–08,014Jones
8 April 1992MillwallA1–16,722Gibson
12 April 1992Bristol RoversA1–16,905Taylor
18 April 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH1–010,863Ling
20 April 1992WatfordA0–09,911
25 April 1992Plymouth ArgyleH1–010,463Taylor
27 April 1992SunderlandA0–016,716
2 May 1992Derby CountyA1–222,608Hazard

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992WatfordH3–210,133Shearer (2), Mitchell
R425 January 1992Cambridge UnitedA3–07,428Calderwood, Shearer (2)
R516 February 1992Aston VillaH1–216,402Mitchell

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg20 August 1991West Bromwich AlbionH2–06,611Mitchell, Hazard
R1 Second Leg28 August 1991West Bromwich AlbionA2–2 (won 4-2 on agg)8,522Shearer (2)
R2 First Leg25 September 1991MillwallA2–26,048White (2)
R2 Second Leg8 October 1991MillwallH3–1 (won 5-3 on agg)7,137Shearer (2), White
R329 October 1991Huddersfield TownA4–110,088Shearer (2), Summerbee, Taylor
R417 December 1991Crystal PalaceH0–110,044

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR11 October 1991Oxford UnitedH3–3 (won 4-3 on pens)5,868White (2), MacLaren
SR223 October 1991ChelseaA0–15,784

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 Nick Hammond
- England GK Fraser Digby
- Scotland DF Colin Calderwood
- England DF Shaun Taylor
- England DF David Kerslake
- England DF Glenn Hoddle (player-manager)
- Wales DF Paul Bodin
- England DF Adrian Viveash
- Argentina DF Néstor Lorenzo
- England MF Micky Hazard
- England MF Tom Jones
- Scotland MF Ross MacLaren
- Jamaica MF Fitzroy Simpson
No. Position Player
- England MF Nicky Summerbee
- England MF Martin Ling
- England MF Steve Foley
- Republic of Ireland MF Gary Waddock (on loan from QPR)
- England MF John Moncur
- England MF Dave Bennett
- England MF Paul Trollope
- Scotland FW Duncan Shearer
- Australia FW Dave Mitchell
- England FW Steve White
- England FW Terry Gibson (on loan from Wimbledon)
- England FW Shaun Close
- England FW Paul Hunt

References

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