The Football League 1991-92

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Statistics of The Football League in season 1991/1992.

Contents

[edit] Overview

[edit] First Division

The last-ever league championship before the creation of the Premier League was won by Leeds United who overhauled Manchester United thanks to the efforts of players like Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, David Batty and Gary McAllister. After runners-up United came newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday, who were quickly emerging as one of the most feared sides in England.

Defending champions Arsenal slipped to fourth place in the 1991-92 season and never made a serious threat to retain their title. The previous season's runners-up Liverpool slipped to sixth in their first full season under the management of Graeme Souness.

Newly promoted West Ham United were relegated in bottom place, with another newly promoted side - Notts County - following days later. The last day of the season saw Luton Town lose their top flight status after 10 seasons.

[edit] Second Division

John Lyall took Ipswich Town back to the First Division after a six-year absence for the Suffolk club. The Tractor Boys were followed up by runners-up Middlesbrough, but it was playoff winners Blackburn Rovers whose promotion made the biggest headlines. Bankrolled by millionaire chairman Jack Walker and managed by former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, Rovers beat Leicester 1-0 in the playoff final to end a 26-year exile from the top flight.

The Second Division relegation places were occupied by Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion - the latter team had been playoff losing finalists just 12 months before going down, but their fortunes had been ruined by financial problems.

[edit] Third Division

New manager Phil Holder guided Brentford to a surprise Third Division championship success, while Terry Cooper's Birmingham occupied runners-up spot and the playoffs were won by Chris Turner's Peterborough United.

The Third Division drop zone was occupied by Shrewsbury Town, Bury, Torquay United and Darlington.

[edit] Fourth Division

Burnley won the Fourth Division title to join Wolverhampton Wanderers as champions of all four divisions of the Football League. Also going up were Rotherham United, Mansfield Town and play-off winners Blackpool.

On 25 March 1992, Aldershot were declared bankrupt and obliged to resign from the Football League - their record was expunged. There was no relegation from the Football League in 1991-92. Carlisle United finished bottom, and Conference champions Colchester United returned to the league after a two-year absence.

[edit] League Standings

[edit] First Division

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Leeds United 42 13 8 0 38 13 9 8 4 36 24 82
2 Manchester United 42 12 7 2 34 13 9 8 4 29 20 78
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 5 3 39 24 8 7 6 23 25 75
4 Arsenal 42 12 7 2 51 23 7 8 6 30 24 72
5 Manchester City 42 13 4 4 32 14 7 6 8 29 34 70
6 Liverpool 42 13 5 3 34 17 3 11 7 13 23 64
7 Aston Villa 42 13 3 5 31 16 4 6 11 17 28 60
8 Nottingham Forest 42 10 7 4 36 27 6 4 11 24 31 59
9 Sheffield United 42 9 6 6 29 23 7 3 11 36 40 57
10 Crystal Palace 42 7 8 6 24 25 7 7 7 29 36 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 6 10 5 25 21 6 8 7 23 26 54
12 Everton 42 8 8 5 28 19 5 6 10 24 32 53
13 Wimbledon 42 10 5 6 32 20 3 9 9 21 33 53
14 Chelsea 42 7 8 6 31 30 6 6 9 19 30 53
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 7 3 11 33 35 8 4 9 25 28 52
16 Southampton 42 7 5 9 17 28 7 5 9 22 27 52
17 Oldham Athletic 42 11 5 5 46 36 3 4 14 17 31 51
18 Norwich City 42 8 6 7 29 28 3 6 12 18 35 45
19 Coventry City 42 6 7 8 18 15 5 4 12 17 29 44
20 Luton Town 42 10 7 4 25 17 0 5 16 14 54 42
21 Notts County 42 7 5 9 24 29 3 5 13 16 33 40
22 West Ham United 42 6 6 9 22 24 3 5 13 15 35 38

[edit] Second Division

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Ipswich Town 46 16 3 4 42 22 8 9 6 28 28 84
2 Middlesbrough 46 15 6 2 37 13 8 5 10 21 28 80
3 Derby County 46 11 4 8 35 24 12 5 6 34 27 78
4 Leicester City 46 14 4 5 41 24 9 4 10 21 31 77
5 Cambridge United 46 10 9 4 34 19 9 8 6 31 28 74
6 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 5 4 41 21 7 6 10 29 32 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 9 7 7 25 23 11 4 8 29 25 71
8 Swindon Town 46 15 3 5 38 22 3 12 8 31 33 69
9 Portsmouth 46 15 6 2 41 12 4 6 13 24 39 69
10 Watford 46 9 5 9 25 23 9 6 8 26 25 65
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 11 6 6 36 24 7 4 12 25 29 64
12 Southend United 46 11 5 7 37 26 6 6 11 26 37 62
13 Bristol Rovers 46 11 9 3 43 29 5 5 13 17 34 62
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 9 5 37 32 5 10 8 19 24 61
15 Millwall 46 10 4 9 32 32 7 6 10 32 39 61
16 Barnsley 46 11 4 8 26 25 5 7 11 19 32 59
17 Bristol City 46 10 8 5 30 24 3 7 13 25 47 54
18 Sunderland 46 10 8 5 36 23 4 3 16 25 42 53
19 Grimsby Town 46 7 5 11 25 28 7 6 10 22 34 53
20 Newcastle United 46 9 8 6 38 30 4 5 14 28 54 52
21 Oxford United 46 10 6 7 39 30 3 5 15 27 43 50
22 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 5 7 26 26 2 4 17 16 38 48
23 Brighton & Halbion 46 7 7 9 36 37 5 4 14 20 40 47
24 Port Vale 46 7 8 8 23 25 3 7 13 19 34 45

[edit] Third Division

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Brentford 46 17 2 4 55 29 8 5 10 26 26 82
2 Birmingham City 46 15 6 2 42 22 8 6 9 27 30 81
3 Huddersfield Town 46 15 4 4 36 15 7 8 8 23 23 78
4 Stoke City 46 14 5 4 45 24 7 9 7 24 25 77
5 Stockport County 46 15 5 3 47 19 7 5 11 28 32 76
6 Peterborough United 46 13 7 3 38 20 7 7 9 27 38 74
7 West Bromwich Albion 46 12 6 5 45 25 7 8 8 19 24 71
8 Bournemouth 46 13 4 6 33 18 7 7 9 19 30 71
9 Fulham 46 11 7 5 29 16 8 6 9 28 37 70
10 Leyton Orient 46 12 7 4 36 18 6 4 13 26 34 65
11 Hartlepool United 46 12 5 6 30 21 6 6 11 27 36 65
12 Reading 46 9 8 6 33 27 7 5 11 26 35 61
13 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 9 4 26 19 4 8 11 31 37 59
14 Hull City 46 9 4 10 28 23 7 7 9 26 31 59
15 Wigan Athletic 46 11 6 6 33 21 4 8 11 25 43 59
16 Bradford City 46 8 10 5 36 30 5 9 9 26 31 58
17 Preston North End 46 12 7 4 42 32 3 5 15 19 40 57
18 Chester City 46 10 6 7 34 29 4 8 11 22 30 56
19 Swansea City 46 10 9 4 35 24 4 5 14 20 41 56
20 Exeter City 46 11 7 5 34 25 3 4 16 23 55 53
21 Bury 46 8 7 8 31 31 5 5 13 24 43 51
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 7 7 9 30 31 5 4 14 23 37 47
23 Torquay United 46 13 3 7 29 19 0 5 18 13 49 47
24 Darlington 46 5 5 13 31 39 5 2 16 25 51 37

[edit] Fourth Division

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Burnley 42 14 4 3 42 16 11 4 6 37 27 83
2 Rotherham United 42 12 6 3 38 16 10 5 6 32 21 77
3 Mansfield Town 42 13 4 4 43 26 10 4 7 32 27 77
4 Blackpool 42 17 3 1 48 13 5 7 9 23 32 76
5 Scunthorpe United 42 14 5 2 38 18 7 4 10 25 41 72
6 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 6 3 33 20 8 4 9 33 31 70
7 Barnet 42 16 1 4 48 23 5 5 11 33 38 69
8 Rochdale 42 12 6 3 34 22 6 7 8 23 31 67
9 Cardiff City 42 13 3 5 42 26 4 12 5 24 27 66
10 Lincoln City 42 9 5 7 21 24 8 6 7 29 20 62
11 Gillingham 42 12 5 4 41 19 3 7 11 22 34 57
12 Scarborough 42 12 5 4 39 28 3 7 11 25 40 57
13 Chesterfield 42 6 7 8 26 28 8 4 9 23 33 53
14 Wrexham 42 11 4 6 31 26 3 5 13 21 47 51
15 Walsall 42 5 10 6 28 26 7 3 11 20 32 49
16 Northampton 42 5 9 7 25 23 6 4 11 21 33 46
17 Hereford United 42 9 4 8 31 24 3 4 14 13 33 44
18 Maidstone United 42 6 9 6 24 22 2 9 10 21 34 42
19 York City 42 6 9 6 26 23 2 7 12 16 35 40
20 Halifax Town 42 7 5 9 23 35 3 3 15 11 40 38
21 Doncaster Rovers 42 6 2 13 21 35 3 6 12 19 30 35
22 Carlisle United 42 5 9 7 24 27 2 4 15 17 40 34

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