1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1991–92 season
ChairmanJack Harris
ManagerGraham Turner
Second Division11th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup3rd Round
Full Members Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Bull (20)
All: Steve Bull (23)
Highest home attendance19,123 (vs Middlesbrough,
2 May 1992)
Lowest home attendance8,536 (vs Bristol Rovers,
5 November 1991)
Average home league attendance13,730 (league only)

The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.

Results

Football League Second Division
See also: 1991–92 Football League

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

17 August 1991 1Watford0–2Wolverhampton WanderersWatford
15:00 BST Mutch  61'
Bull  71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,547
24 August 1991 2Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Charlton AthleticWolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull  33' Lee  6' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,309
31 August 1991 3Brighton & Hove Albion3–3Wolverhampton WanderersHove
15:00 BST O'Reilly  26'
Barham  31'
Robinson  79'		 Mutch  24', 74'
Bull  33'		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 10,621
3 September 1991 4Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Port ValeWolverhampton
19:30 BST Houchen  60'
Madden  77' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,115
7 September 1991 5Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Oxford UnitedWolverhampton
15:00 BST Dennison  3'
Bull  8'
Steele  43'		 Nogan  80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,549
14 September 1991 6Newcastle United1–2Wolverhampton WanderersNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Madden  83' (o.g.) Scott  49' (o.g.)
Bull  74'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 20,195
17 September 1991 7Cambridge United2–1Wolverhampton WanderersCambridge
19:30 BST Taylor  25'
Wilkins  34'		 Bull  78' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,552
21 September 1991 8Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Swindon TownWolverhampton
15:00 BST Steele  8'
Bull  78'		 White  87' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,219
28 September 1991 9Southend United0–2Wolverhampton WanderersSouthend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Birch  61'
Ashley  89'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,368
5 October 1991 10Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2BarnsleyWolverhampton
15:00 BST Cook  30' Saville  56'
O'Connell  81'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,082
12 October 1991 11Middlesbrough0–0Wolverhampton WanderersMiddlesbrough
15:00 BST Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,253
19 October 1991 12Leicester City3–0Wolverhampton WanderersLeicester
15:00 BST Gordon  5', 48'
Wright  39'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 14,428
26 October 1991 13Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Tranmere RoversWolverhampton
15:00 BST Birch  44' Steel  76' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,266
2 November 1991 14Plymouth Argyle1–0Wolverhampton WanderersPlymouth
15:00 GMT Marshall  35' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,198
5 November 1991 15Wolverhampton Wanderers2–3Bristol RoversWolverhampton
19:30 GMT Bull  40', 77' Reece  5'
Pounder  67'
Saunders  75'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 8,536
9 November 1991 16Wolverhampton Wanderers2–3Derby CountyWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Coleman  21' (o.g.)
Cook  68' (pen.)		 Davison  11', 90'
Ormondroyd  85'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,672
16 November 1991 17Millwall2–1Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
15:00 GMT Barber  31'
McGinley  34'		 Cook  42' (pen.) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,469
23 November 1991 18Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Ipswich TownWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Birch  7' Linighan  55'
Dozzell  61'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,915
26 November 1991 19Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Grimsby TownWolverhampton
19:30 GMT Madden  26'
Birch  82'		 Dobbin  76' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,378
30 November 1991 20Portsmouth1–0Wolverhampton WanderersPortsmouth
15:00 GMT Burns  13' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,101
7 December 1991 21Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0SunderlandWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Cook  83' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,922
21 December 1991 22Port Vale1–1Wolverhampton WanderersBurslem
15:00 GMT van der Laan  87' Bull  13' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,480
26 December 1991 23Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Blackburn RoversWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,277
28 December 1991 24Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Brighton & Hove AlbionWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Burke  2'
Mutch  26'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,606
1 January 1992 25Grimsby Town0–2Wolverhampton WanderersCleethorpes
19:30 GMT Birch  16'
Cook  80'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 9,158
15 January 1992 26Charlton Athletic0–2Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
19:30 GMT Bull  43'
Bennett  84'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 5,703
18 January 1992 27Wolverhampton Wanderers3–0WatfordWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Cook  62'
Bull  75'
Holdsworth  80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,175
1 February 1992 28Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Leicester CityWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  36' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,574
8 February 1992 29Tranmere Rovers4–3Wolverhampton WanderersBirkenhead
15:00 GMT Aldridge  3' (pen.)
Malkin  6'
Morrissey  63', 90'		 Cook  8'
Bull  12'
Burke  55'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,371
22 February 1992 30Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0PortsmouthWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,707
29 February 1992 31Sunderland1–0Wolverhampton WanderersSunderland
15:00 GMT Byrne  30' (pen.) Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 20,106
7 March 1992 32Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Bristol CityWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  45' Osman  41' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,542
11 March 1992 33Bristol Rovers1–1Wolverhampton WanderersBath
19:30 GMT White  53' Bull  77' Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 6,968
14 March 1992 34Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Plymouth ArgyleWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Venus  70' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,556
17 March 1992 35Bristol City2–0Wolverhampton WanderersBristol
19:30 GMT Dziekanowski  85', 87' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,623
21 March 1992 36Derby County1–2Wolverhampton WanderersDerby
15:00 GMT Kitson  44' Birch  73' (pen.)
Bull  74'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 21,024
28 March 1992 37Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0MillwallWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,880
31 March 1992 38Wolverhampton Wanderers6–2Newcastle UnitedWolverhampton
19:30 BST Mutch  5', 10', 84'
Bennett  25'
Cook  48'
Bull  87'		 Quinn  12'
Peacock  72'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,880
4 April 1992 39Oxford United1–0Wolverhampton WanderersOxford
15:00 BST Penney  87' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,165
7 April 1992 40Ipswich Town2–1Wolverhampton WanderersIpswich
19:30 BST Whelan  58'
Whitton  90' (pen.)		 Mutch  84' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,379
11 April 1992 41Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Cambridge UnitedWolverhampton
15:00 BST Rankine  73'
Mutch  82'		 Norbury  64' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,188
14 April 1992 42Blackburn Rovers1–2Wolverhampton WanderersBlackburn
19:30 BST Sellars  23' Bull  54'
Birch  90'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,144
18 April 1992 43Swindon Town1–0Wolverhampton WanderersSwindon
15:00 BST Ling  10' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,863
20 April 1992 44Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Southend UnitedWolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull  37'
Mountfield  52'
Birch  60'		 Benjamin  39' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 10,953
25 April 1992 45Barnsley2–0Wolverhampton WanderersBarnsley
15:00 BST Bullimore  29'
Rammell  87'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,244
2 May 1992 46Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2MiddlesbroughWolverhampton
15:00 BST Mutch  66' Slaven  72'
Wilkinson  77'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,123

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Blackburn Rovers 46 21 11 14 70 53 +17 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 54 48 0+6 71
8 Swindon Town 46 18 15 13 69 55 +14 69
9 Portsmouth 46 19 12 15 65 51 +14 69
10 Watford 46 18 11 17 51 48 0+3 65
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 10 18 61 54 0+7 64
12 Southend United 46 17 11 18 63 63 00 62

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 10 18 61 54  +7 64 11 6 6 36 24  +12 7 4 12 25 30  −5

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDDLWWLWWLDLDLLLLLWLWDDWWWWWLDLDDWLWDWLLWWLWLL
Position1581498964671010161718202118201517181511111010101112121211111111111111111010101011
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup
See also: 1991–92 FA Cup
4 January 1992 R3Nottingham Forest1–0Wolverhampton WanderersNottingham
15:00 GMT Clough  82' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,068

League Cup
See also: 1991–92 Football League Cup
24 September 1991 R2.1Wolverhampton Wanderers6–1Shrewsbury TownWolverhampton
19:30 BST Birch  13', 36'
Burke  33'
Bull  44', 49'
Steele  65'		 Summerfield  22' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,229
8 October 1991 R2.2Shrewsbury Town3–1
(4–7 agg.)		Wolverhampton WanderersShrewsbury
19:30 BST Summerfield  2'
Lyne  51', 90'		 Steele  7' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 5,784
30 October 1991 R3Everton4–1Wolverhampton WanderersLiverpool
19:30 GMT Beagrie  17', 23'
Cottee  61'
Beardsley  88'		 Bull  22' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,065

Full Members Cup
1 October 1991 R1Grimsby Town1–0Wolverhampton WanderersCleethorpes
19:30 BST Rees  29' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,593

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPG Notes
League FA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDiscipline
GK Tony Lange ¤ 000000000000
GK Paul Jones 000000000000
GK Mike Stowell 46010301051000
DF Kevin Ashley 44110301049100
DF Gary Bellamy ¤ 1(3)00010103(3)000
DF Nicky Clarke † 100000001000
DF Rob Hindmarch 000000000000
DF Lawrie Madden 37(1)210301042(1)201
DF Derek Mountfield ‡ 28100000028101
DF Brian Roberts 000000000000
DF Darren Simkin 000000000000
DF Andy Thompson 15(2)010100017(2)000
DF Mark Venus 46110301051100
DF Shane Westley 000000000000
MF Tom Bennett 37(1)210301042(1)200
MF Paul Birch 43(2)810321048(2)1000
MF Mark Burke 13(5)210110(1)015(6)300
MF Paul Cook 43810201047800
MF Robbie Dennison 12(10)10(1)0101014(11)100
MF Keith Downing 30(2)000201033(2)000
MF Jimmy Kelly 0(3)00000000(3)000
MF Mark Rankine 10(5)100000010(5)100
MF Tim Steele ¤ 10(7)300320013(7)500
MF Mark Turner 000000000000
FW Shaun Bradbury 000010001000
FW Steve Bull 4320102310472300
FW Wayne Clarke ‡ 100000001000
FW Paul McLoughlin ¤† 300000003000
FW Andy Mutch 35(2)1010100037(2)1000
FW John Paskin ¤† 1(1)00000001(1)000
FW Darren Roberts 000000000000
FW Colin Taylor ¤ 1(2)00000001(2)000

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
23 July 1991 Paul JonesKidderminster Harriers£40,000
15 August 1991 Lawrie MaddenSheffield WednesdayFree
24 January 1992 Derek MountfieldAston Villa£150,000
31 January 1992 Mark RankineDoncaster Rovers£70,000
21 February 1992 Jimmy KellyWrexhamPart exchange
23 April 1992 Darren RobertsBurton Albion£20,000

Out
Date Player To Fee
June 1991 Paul JonesReleasedFree
24 July 1991 Vince BartramBournemouth£70,000
December 1991 Nicky ClarkeMansfield Town£25,000
January 1992 Paul McLoughlinMansfield Town£35,000
21 February 1992 John PaskinWrexhamPart exchange

Loans in
Start date Player From End date
26 September 1991 Wayne ClarkeManchester CityOctober 1991
7 November 1991 Derek MountfieldAston Villa24 January 1992

Loans out
Start date Player From End date
11 September 1991 John PaskinStockport County20 November 1991
12 September 1991 Tony LangeTorquay UnitedEnd of season
September 1991 Paul McLoughlinWalsallOctober 1991
1991 Paul McLoughlinYork City?
21 November 1991 John PaskinBirmingham City12 February 1992
January 1992 Colin TaylorWigan Athletic?
13 February 1992 John PaskinShrewsbury Town20 February 1992
20 February 1992 Tim SteeleStoke CityEnd of season
18 March 1992 Gary BellamyCardiff CityEnd of season

Management and coaching staff
Position Name
Manager Graham Turner
Coach Garry Pendrey
Youth Team Coach Chris Evans
Club Doctors Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Paul Darby

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
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