1991–92 Southampton F.C. season

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

Southampton F.C.
1991–92 season
ChairmanGuy Askham
ManagerIan Branfoot
StadiumThe Dell
First Division16th
FA CupQuarter finals
Rumbelows CupFourth Round
Full Members CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Shearer (13)
All: Shearer (16)
Average home league attendance14,070

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Ian Branfoot took over as Southampton boss but their fortunes fared no better and only managed to secure a 16th-place finish despite reaching the Full Members Cup final at Wembley only to lose 3–2 against Nottingham Forest.

During the summer of 1992, Branfoot became "the most popular manager in English football", as he took telephone calls from clubs "trying to bargain with players they don't want plus cash", conceding that he would be forced to sell 21-year-old top scorer Alan Shearer, following a season of speculation about Shearer's future, with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United being linked with Shearer's signature in the autumn of 1991. Despite this interest, Shearer decided to stay at Southampton until the end of the season before making a decision about his future.

Although Branfoot eventually accepted that a sale was inevitable, he claimed that "whatever happens, we are in the driving seat".[1] Eventually, Shearer was sold to newly promoted Blackburn Rovers for a national record fee of £3.6 million, with Blackburn's top scorer David Speedie reluctantly moving to The Dell as part of the deal. Despite Branfoot's claim to be "in the driving seat", Saints failed to include a "sell-on clause" in the contract.[2]

Squad

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No. Nat. Pos Player Games Played (League) Goals Scored (League) References
13 GK Ian Andrews
1 GK Tim Flowers 41 0 [N 1]
2 DF Jason Dodd 28 0 [N 2]
5 DF Richard Hall 26 3 [N 3]
15 DF Francis Benali 22 0 [N 4]
26 DF David Hughes 0 0 [N 5]
DF Jeff Kenna 14 0 [N 6]
DF Jon Gittens
12 DF Stuart Gray
10 MF Neil Maddison
MF Steve Wood
MF Barry Horne 34 1 [N 7]
MF David Lee
4 MF Terry Hurlock 29 0 [N 8]
MF Tommy Widdrington 3 0 [N 9]
7 MF Matthew Le Tissier 32 6 [N 10]
MF Danny Hoekman
FW Nicky Banger
FW Alan Shearer 41 13 [N 11]
9 FW Iain Dowie 30 9 [N 12]
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Transfers

In
Player Nat. Pos. From Transfer Fee
Danny Hoekman MF Manchester City Free
Iain Dowie FW West Ham United £528,000
David Lee MF Bury £385,440
Steve Wood MF Millwall £422,400
David Hughes MF Weymouth Undisclosed
Terry Hurlock MF Rangers Undisclosed

Out
Player Nat. Pos. To Transfer Fee
Paul Rideout FW Notts County Undisclosed
Steve Davis DF Burnley £626,560
Alan McLoughlin MF Portsmouth £528,000
Gareth Taylor FW Bristol Rovers Free
Jimmy Case MF Bournemouth Free
Sergey Gotsmanov MF Hallescher FC Undisclosed
Rod Wallace FW Leeds United Undisclosed

Loaned Out
Player Nat. Pos. To
Paul Tisdale MF Northampton Town
Jon Gittens MF Middlesbrough
Kevin Moore DF Bristol Rovers
Alan McLoughlin MF Aston Villa

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 50 60 −10 53
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 58 63 −5 52
16 Southampton 42 14 10 18 39 55 −16 52
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 63 67 −4 51
18 Norwich City 42 11 12 19 47 63 −16 45
Source:

Results

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First Division
16 August 1991 1Southampton2–3Tottenham HotspurSouthampton, Hampshire
Hall
Shearer 		Report Lineker
Durie 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,581
20 August 1991 2Notts County1–0SouthamptonNottingham, Nottinghamshire
Stadium: Meadow Lane
23 August 1991 3Sheffield United0–2SouthamptonSheffield, Yorkshire
Report Shearer
Le Tissier 		Stadium: Bramall Lane
28 August 1991 4Southampton0–4Leeds UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Speed
Strachan 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,862
30 August 1991 5Southampton1–1Aston VillaSouthampton, Hampshire
Shearer Report Richardson Stadium: The Dell
3 September 1991 6Luton Town2–1SouthamptonLuton, Bedfordshire
Gray
Harvey 		Le Tissier (P) Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,055
6 September 1991 7Queens Park Rangers2–2SouthamptonShepherd's Bush, London
Dowie
Shearer 		Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,237
14 September 1991 8Southampton0–1Manchester UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Hughes  48' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,264
17 September 1991 9Southampton1–0WimbledonSouthampton, Hampshire
Cockerill Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,280
20 September 1991 10Sheffield Wednesday2–0SouthamptonSheffield, Yorkshire
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,291
28 September 1991 11Southampton0–4ArsenalSouthampton, Hampshire
Wright
Rocastle 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,050
5 October 1991 12Oldham Athletic1–1SouthamptonOldham, Greater Manchester
Shearer Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13,133
19 October 1991 13Southampton0–0Norwich CitySouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,516
26 October 1991 14Nottingham Forest1–3SouthamptonNottingham, Nottinghamshire
Black Shearer
Le Tissier (P) 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,026
1 November 1991 15Southampton0–3Manchester CitySouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,933
16 November 1991 16Crystal Palace1–0SouthamptonSelhurst, London
Thomas Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,861
23 November 1991 17Southampton1–0ChelseaSouthampton, Hampshire
Shearer Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,933
29 November 1991 18Coventry City2–0SouthamptonCoventry, West Midlands
Gallacher
Pearce 		Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 8,585
6 December 1991 19Southampton1–1LiverpoolSouthampton, Hampshire
Shearer Redknapp  74' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,053
20 December 1991 20Southampton1–1Notts CountySouthampton, Hampshire
Dowie Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,054
26 December 1991 21Leeds United3–3SouthamptonLeeds, Yorkshire
Hodge
Speed 		Dowie
Shearer 		Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,805
28 December 1991 22Aston Villa2–1SouthamptonWitton, West Midlands
Yorke
Regis 		Shearer Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,094
1 January 1992 23Southampton1–2EvertonSouthampton, Hampshire
Adams Ward
Beardsley 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,546
10 January 1992 24Southampton2–4Sheffield UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Le Tissier
Hall 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,502
18 January 1992 25Tottenham Hotspur1–2SouthamptonTottenham, London
Linekar Dowie
Adams 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,191
31 January 1992 26Norwich City2–1SouthamptonNorwich, Norfolk
Cockerill Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 10,660
12 February 1992 27Chelsea1–1SouthamptonFulham, London
Townsend Horne Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 7,148
21 February 1992 28Southampton0–0Coventry CitySouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,719
28 February 1992 29Liverpool0–0SouthamptonAnfield, Merseyside
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,449
3 March 1992 30Southampton1–0West Ham UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Dowie Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,548
11 March 1992 31Southampton1–0Crystal PalaceSouthampton, Hampshire
Le Tissier Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,926
14 March 1992 32Manchester City0–1SouthamptonMoss Side, Greater Manchester
Dowie Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,265
21 March 1992 33Southampton2–1Luton TownSouthampton, Hampshire
Dowie
Shearer 		Pembridge Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,192
1 April 1992 34Everton0–1SouthamptonWalton, Merseyside
Cockerill Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 15,201
3 April 1992 35Southampton2–1Queens Park RangersSouthampton, Hampshire
Dowie
Shearer (P)		 Ferdinand Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,849
8 April 1992 36Southampton0–1Nottingham ForestSouthampton, Hampshire
Tiler Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,905
14 April 1992 37West Ham United0–1SouthamptonUpton Park, London
Adams Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,298
16 April 1992 38Manchester United1–0SouthamptonOld Trafford, Greater Manchester
Kanchelskis  65' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,972
17 April 1992 39Southampton0–1Sheffield WednesdaySouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,715
19 April 1992 40Wimbledon0–1SouthamptonSelhurst, London
Hall Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 4,025
24 April 1992 41Southampton1–0Oldham AthleticSouthampton, Hampshire
Shearer Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,875
2 May 1992 42Arsenal5–1SouthamptonHighbury, London
Wright
Smith
Campbell 		Cockerill Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,702
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ResultLLWLDLDLWLLDDWLLWLDDDLLLWLDDDWWWWWWLWLLWWL
Source: statto.com
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League Cup (Rumbelows Cup)
24 September 1991 R2 L1Scarborough1–3SouthamptonScarborough, Yorkshire
Stadium: McCain Stadium
9 October 1991 R2 L2Southampton2–2
(Agg: 5–3)		ScarboroughSouthampton, Hampshire
Cockerill
Le Tissier 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 4,036
30 October 1991 R3Sheffield Wednesday1–1SouthamptonSheffield, Yorkshire
Stadium: Hillsborough
20 November 1991 R3RSouthampton1–0Sheffield WednesdaySouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
4 December 1991 R4Nottingham Forest0–0SouthamptonNottingham, Nottinghamshire
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,939
17 December 1991 R4RSouthampton0–1Nottingham ForestSouthampton, Hampshire
Gemmill Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,861

FA Cup
3 January 1992 R3Southampton2–0Queens Park RangersSouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
26 January 1992 R4Southampton0–0Manchester UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,506
4 February 1992 R4RManchester United2–2
(AET)
(2–4 on penalties)		SouthamptonOld Trafford, Greater Manchester
Kanchelskis  42'
McClair  90'		 Gray  8'
Shearer  21'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 33,414
15 February 1992 R5Bolton Wanderers2–2SouthamptonBurnden, Greater Manchester
Walker
Green 		Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 20,136
25 February 1992 R5RSouthampton3–2
(AET)		Bolton WanderersSouthampton, Hampshire
Walker
Darby 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,009
7 March 1992 R6Southampton0–0Norwich CitySouthampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
18 March 1992 R6RNorwich City2–1SouthamptonNorwich, Norfolk
Stadium: Carrow Road

Full Members Cup (Zenith Data Systems Cup)
22 October 1991 R2SBristol City1–2SouthamptonAshton Gate, Bristol
Taylor  9' Shearer  69'
Le Tissier  84'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 5,672
26 November 1991 R3SPlymouth Argyle0–1SouthamptonPlymouth, Devon
Le Tissier  70' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,578
7 January 1992 SFSSouthampton2–1West Ham UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Shearer  67'
Le Tissier  85'		 Bishop  34' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 6,861
21 January 1992 FS L1Southampton2–0ChelseaSouthampton, Hampshire
Shearer  15'
Hurlock  79'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 8,726
29 January 1992 FS L2Chelsea1–3
(Agg: 1–5)		SouthamptonFulham, London
Wise  37' (pen) Le Tissier  6', 20', 51' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 9,781
29 March 1992 FNottingham Forest3–2
(AET)		SouthamptonWembley, London
Gemmill  15', 112'
Black  45'		 Le Tissier  64'
Moore  70'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 67,688

References
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  2. Holley & Chalk (2003). In That Number. p. 224.
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