1891–92 Sunderland A.F.C. season
The 1891-92 season was Sunderland's 12th season in existence, and their second season as a Football League club.
| 1891–92 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Tom Watson | |
| Stadium | Newcastle Road | |
| Football League | 1st (Champions) | |
| FA Cup | Semi-Final | |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Campbell (30) All: John Campbell (37) | |
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 (vs. Aston Villa) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 (vs. Darwen) | |
| Average home league attendance | 8,000 | |
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| All statistics correct as of 11 November 2018. | ||
Sunderland overcame a sluggish start (losing the first three away games consecutively) and went on to win all but two games for the rest of the season; including a back-to-back thirteen game winning sequence. They finished the season as English Champions for the first time, marking the first title of the 'Team of All Talents' era; the most successful in the club's history. The team scored a total of 93 league goals in 26 games - an average of 3.6 goals per game. They put seven goals past Derby and put seven past Darwen in both home and away games. Forward John Campbell ended the season as the league's top scorer, scoring a total of 37 goals in just 29 games. The season was unusual in the fact that Sunderland didn't draw a single league match.
Sunderland reached the FA Cup Semi-final for the second year in a row, losing to Aston Villa.
The season saw a number of changes introduced to the sport, with Sunderland's first penalty kick awarded in a game against Bolton and goal nets introduced for the first time.
First team squad
| Name | Nationality | Positions(s) | DOB | Signed From (91-92) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Doig |  |
Goalkeeper | 29 October 1866 | |
| Donald Gow | |
Defender | 8 February 1868 | Rangers |
| Tom Porteous |  |
Defender | October 1865 | |
| John Oliver | |
Defender | 1867 | |
| John Auld | |
Defender | 7 January 1862 | |
| John Murray | |
Defender | 24 April 1865 | |
| Will Gibson | |
Midfielder | ||
| Jimmy Hannah | |
Midfielder | 1868 | Sunderland Albion |
| John Harvey | |
Midfielder | ||
| Hughie Wilson | |
Inside Forward | 18 March 1869 | |
| John Smith | |
Inside Right | 19 December 1865 | |
| Jimmy Millar | |
Centre Forward | 2 March 1870 | |
| James Logan | |
Forward | 24 June 1870 | Ayr |
| James Gillespie | |
Outside Right | ||
| John Campbell | |
Centre Forward | 19 February 1870 | |
| John Scott | |
Forward | ||
| David Hannah |  |
Forward |
Players Out
| Name | Nationality | Positions(s) | Signed To |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Spence | |
Wing Half | Newcastle East End |
Competitions
Football League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 36 | 2.583 | 42 | League Champions |
| 2 | Preston North End | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 31 | 1.968 | 37 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 1.378 | 36 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 89 | 56 | 1.589 | 30 | |
| 5 | Everton | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 1.000 | 28 |
Source:
Matches
| 5 September 1891 1 | Sunderland | 5-2 | Wolves | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 10,000 |
| 12 September 1891 2 | Preston North End | 3-1 | Sunderland | Preston |
| Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,000 |
| 19 September 1891 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-3 | Sunderland | Bolton |
| Stadium: Pike's Lane Attendance: 9,000 | ||||
| Note: Sunderland's first ever penalty kick awarded and converted by Wilson in this game. | ||||
| 28 September 1891 4 | Aston Villa | 5-3 | Sunderland | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Wellington Road Attendance: 10,000 |
| 3 October 1891 5 | Sunderland | 2-1 | Everton | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 10,000 |
| 17 October 1891 6 | West Brom | 2-5 | Sunderland | West Bromwich |
| Stadium: Stoney Lane Attendance: 5,500 |
| 24 October 1891 7 | Sunderland | 4-0 | West Brom | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 7,000 |
| 31 October 1891 8 | Sunderland | 4-1 | Accrington | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 7,000 |
| 7 November 1891 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
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Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 14 November 1891 10 | Sunderland | 7-1 | Derby County | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 21 November 1891 11 | Sunderland | 2-1 | Burnley | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 28 November 1891 12 | Stoke City | 1-3 | Sunderland | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 1,500 |
| 5 December 1891 13 | Sunderland | 4-0 | Notts County | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 12 December 1891 14 | Sunderland | 7-0 | Darwen | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 4,000 |
| 26 December 1891 16 | Wolves | 1-3 | Sunderland | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,000 |
| 1 March 1892 17 | Sunderland | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 5 March 1892 18 | Accrington | 3-5 | Sunderland | Accrington |
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Stadium: Thorneyholme Road Attendance: 2,000 |
| 12 March 1892 19 | Sunderland | 4-1 | Preston North End | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 12,000 |
| 19 March 1892 20 | Derby County | 0-1 | Sunderland | Derby |
| Stadium: County Cricket Ground, Derby Attendance: 6,000 |
| 26 March 1892 21 | Sunderland | 2-1 | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 18,000 |
| 2 April 1892 22 | Sunderland | 4-1 | Stoke City | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 9 April 1892 23 | Notts County | 1-0 | Sunderland | Nottingham |
| Stadium: Castle Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
| 16 April 1892 24 | Sunderland | 6-1 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 10,000 |
| 23 April 1892 25 | Darwen | 1-7 | Sunderland | Darwen |
| Stadium: Barley Bank Attendance: 4,000 |
FA Cup
Matches
| 16 January 1892 1 | Sunderland | 3-0 (void) | Notts County | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road | ||||
| Note: Match was declared void after a successful protest from Notts County regarding the state of the pitch.[1] | ||||
| 23 January 1892 1 | Sunderland | 4-0 | Notts County | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 12,000 |
| 6 February 1892 2 | Accrington | 1-3 | Sunderland | Accrington |
| Stadium: Thorneyholme Road Attendance: 8,000 |
| 13 February 1892 3 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Sunderland | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 9,000 |
| 20 February 1892 3 (Replay) | Sunderland | 4-0 | Stoke City | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 9,000 |
| 27 February 1892 Semi-Final | Sunderland | 1-4 | Aston Villa | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,000 |
Squad Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League | FA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | |
Ned Doig | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Donald Gow | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tom Porteous | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Oliver | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Auld | 29 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Murray | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Will Gibson | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jimmy Hannah | 26 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Hughie Wilson | 25 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | |
James Logan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
John Smith | 15 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Millar | 28 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
| FW | |
John Campbell | 29 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 7 | |
| FW | |
John Scott | 29 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
| FW |  |
David Hannah | 23 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
References
- Hutchinson, Roger (2011). Into the Light: A Complete History of Sunderland Football Club. Random House.
- All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C., Dykes, Gareth & Lamming, Douglas, Polar Print Group Ltd, 1999
- Sunderland AFC: The Official History 1879-2000, Days, Paul, Business Education Publishers Ltd, 1999
- The StatCat, www.thestatcat.co.uk, last accessed: 2018-11-02
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