1991–92 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
1991–92 season
Manager Barry Lloyd
Stadium Goldstone Ground
Second Division 23rd (relegated)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Full Members Cup Quarter finals
Top goalscorer Gall (14)
Average home league attendance 8,002

During the 1991–92 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Brighton again sold their best players Mike Small and John Byrne, and lost the experienced Steve Gatting in defence. At least this time, the players were sold for a decent price, West Ham United paying £400,000 for Small and Sunderland laying out £235,000 for Byrne. Crowds fell again and the team plummeted for the second time they had sold all their best players and were relegated from Division Two to the New Division Two (after the formation of the Premier League). In the FA Cup Third Round, a capacity crowd of 18,031 against non-leaguers Crawley Town saw Brighton win 5-0 in what was a local derby. The dissatisfied fans formed the Brighton Independent Supporters Association and staged protests.

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

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991 Tranmere RoversH0–29,679
20 August 1991 Bristol CityA1–211,299Bissett
24 August 1991 BarnsleyA2–16,066Wade, Barham
31 August 1991 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–310,621O'Reilly, Barham, Robinson
4 September 1991 MillwallA2–19,266Byrne, Codner
7 September 1991 PortsmouthA0–010,567
14 September 1991 WatfordH0–18,741
18 September 1991 Port ValeH3–15,790Byrne, Meade, Robinson
21 September 1991 Derby CountyA1–312,004Meade
28 September 1991 Bristol RoversH3–16,392Codner (2), Byrne
5 October 1991 SunderlandA2–415,119Byrne, Robinson
12 October 1991 Ipswich TownH2–29,010Byrne, Chivers
19 October 1991 Charlton AthleticA0–25,598
26 October 1991 Swindon TownH0–27,370
30 October 1991 Leicester CityH1–26,424Codner
2 November 1991 Blackburn RoversA0–19,877
6 November 1991 Grimsby TownH3–04,420Meade (2), Gall
9 November 1991 MiddlesbroughH1–18,720Gall
16 November 1991 Cambridge UnitedA0–07,625
23 November 1991 Oxford UnitedA1–34,563Gall
30 November 1991 Plymouth ArgyleH1–06,713O'Reilly
7 December 1991 Southend UnitedA1–26,303Wade
14 December 1991 Newcastle UnitedH2–27,658O'Reilly, Farrington
21 December 1991 MillwallH3–47,598Gall (2), Chapman
26 December 1991 Leicester CityA1–216,767Gallacher
28 December 1991 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–213,606
1 January 1992 Bristol CityH0–07,555
11 January 1992 BarnsleyH3–16,107Robinson, Wade, Chapman
17 January 1992 Tranmere RoversA1–17,179Meade
1 February 1992 Charlton AthleticH1–28,870Walker
8 February 1992 Swindon TownA1–29,127Gall
15 February 1992 Oxford UnitedH1–26,096Robinson
22 February 1992 Plymouth ArgyleA1–15,259Gall
29 February 1992 Southend UnitedH3–28,271Meade, Codner, Munday
7 March 1992 Newcastle UnitedA1–024,597Gall
10 March 1992 Grimsby TownA1–04,583Walker
14 March 1992 Blackburn RoversH0–310,845
21 March 1992 MiddlesbroughA0–413,054
28 March 1992 Cambridge UnitedH1–17,702Gall
31 March 1992 WatfordA1–07,589Meade
11 April 1992 Port ValeA1–26,441Gall
15 April 1992 Derby CountyH1–28,159Gall
20 April 1992 Bristol RoversA1–46,092Gall
25 April 1992 SunderlandH2–29,851Gall, Codner
29 April 1992 PortsmouthH2–111,647Robinson, Meade
2 May 1992 Ipswich TownA1–326,803Meade

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992 Crawley TownH5–018,031Gall, Walker, Chapman (2, 1 pen), Meade
R425 January 1992 Bolton WanderersA1–212,635Meade

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 24 September 1991 BrentfordA1–44,927Robinson
R2 2nd Leg 9 October 1991 BrentfordH4–2 (lost 5-6 on agg)28,580Byrne (2), Codner, Meade

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR223 October 1991 WimbledonH3–22,796Barham, Robinson, Chivers
SQF26 November 1991 West Ham UnitedA0–28,146

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 Mark Beeney
- England GK Perry Digweed
- United States GK Juergen Sommer (on loan from Luton Town)
- England DF Nicky Bissett
- England DF Ian Chapman
- England DF Gary Chivers
- England DF John Crumplin
- Scotland DF Bernie Gallacher
- Romania DF Ștefan Iovan
- Republic of Ireland DF Paul McCarthy
- England DF Stuart Munday
- Republic of Ireland DF Greg O'Dowd
- Republic of Ireland DF Gary O'Reilly
No. Position Player
- England MF Mark Barham
- England MF Les Briley
- Australia MF David Clarkson
- England MF Robert Codner
- Wales MF John Robinson
- Republic of Ireland MF Dave Savage
- England MF Clive Walker
- England MF Dean Wilkins
- Republic of Ireland FW John Byrne
- England FW Mark Farrington
- England FW Simon Funnell
- England FW Mark Gall
- England FW Raphael Meade
- England FW Bryan Wade

References

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