1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1991–92 season
Chairman Leslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
Stadium Elland Road
First Division 1st (champions)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Full Members Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Chapman (16)
All: Chapman (20)
Highest home attendance 32,673 vs Norwich City
(2 May 1992, First Division)
Lowest home attendance 6,495 vs Nottingham Forest
(22 Oct 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance 27,668

The 199192 season was Leeds United A.F.C.'s 73rd season in their history, their 37th in the top tier of English football and their 2nd consecutive and final season in the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Having finished fourth the previous season, this time round Leeds clinched the First Division title, ahead of archrivals Manchester United, in only their second consecutive season as First Division club. As champions of the Football League, United qualified for the European Cup, which would be rebranded as the UEFA Champions League for the next season. They lost just four league games all season, were held to 1-1 draws by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups) and clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3-2 win at Sheffield United. The winning goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Leeds United 421380381398436247437+3782
2 Manchester United 421272341398429206333+3078
3 Sheffield Wednesday 421353392487623256249+1375
4 Arsenal 421272512378630248146+3572
5 Manchester City 421344321476829346148+1370
6 Liverpool 4213533417311713234740+764
7 Aston Villa 4213353116461117284844+460
8 Nottingham Forest 4210743627641124316058+259
9 Sheffield United 429662923731136406563+257
10 Crystal Palace 42786242577729365361– 857
11 Queens Park Rangers 426105252168723264847+154
12 Everton 428852819561024325251+153
13 Wimbledon 421056322039921335353±053
14 Chelsea 42786313066919305060– 1053
15 Tottenham Hotspur 427311333584925285863– 552
16 Southampton 42759172875922273955– 1652
17 Oldham Athletic 4211554636341417316367– 451
18 Norwich City 428672928361218354763– 1645
19 Coventry City 426781815541217293544– 944
20 Luton Town 4210742517051614543871– 3342
21 Notts County 427592429351316334062– 2240
22 West Ham United 426692224351315353759– 2238
Key
League Champions, qualified for Champions League
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1991 Nottingham ForestH1–029,457McAllister
24 August 1991 Sheffield WednesdayH1–130,260Hodge
28 August 1991 SouthamptonA4–015,862Speed (2), Strachan (2)
31 August 1991 Manchester UnitedA1–143,778Chapman
3 September 1991 ArsenalH2–229,396Chapman, Strachan
7 September 1991 Manchester CityH3–029,986Batty, Dorigo, Strachan
14 September 1991 ChelseaA1–023,439Shutt
18 September 1991 Coventry CityA0–015,488
21 September 1991 LiverpoolH1–032,917Hodge
28 September 1991 Norwich CityA2–215,828Speed, Dorigo
1 October 1991 Crystal PalaceA0–118,298
5 October 1991 Sheffield UnitedH4–328,362Hodge (2), Sterland (2)
19 October 1991 Notts CountyA4–212,964Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister
26 October 1991 Oldham AthleticH1–028,199Kilcline (own goal)
2 November 1991 WimbledonA0–07,025
16 November 1991 Queens Park RangersH2–027,087Sterland, Rod Wallace
24 November 1991 Aston VillaA4–123,713Chapman (2), Sterland, Rod Wallace
30 November 1991 EvertonH1–030,043Rod Wallace
7 December 1991 Luton TownA2–011,550Speed, Rod Wallace
14 December 1991 Tottenham HotspurH1–131,404Speed
22 December 1991 Nottingham ForestA0–027,170
26 December 1991 SouthamptonH3–322,805Hodge (2), Speed
29 December 1991 Manchester UnitedH1–132,638Sterland
1 January 1992 West Ham UnitedA3–121,766Chapman (2), McAllister
12 January 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA6–132,228Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Rod Wallace
18 January 1992 Crystal PalaceH1–127,717Fairclough
1 February 1992 Notts CountyH3–027,224Batty, Sterland, Wallace
8 February 1992 Oldham AthleticA0–218,409
23 February 1992 EvertonA1–119,248Shutt
29 February 1992 Luton TownH2–028,231Cantona, Chapman
3 March 1992 Aston VillaH0–028,896
7 March 1992 Tottenham HotspurA3–127,622Newsome, McAllister, Rod Wallace
11 March 1992 Queens Park RangersA1–414,641Speed
14 March 1992 WimbledonH5–126,760Cantona, Chapman (3), Rod Wallace
22 March 1992 ArsenalA1–127,844Chapman
28 March 1992 West Ham UnitedH0–031,101
4 April 1992 Manchester CityA0–430,239
11 April 1992 ChelseaH3–031,363Cantona, Chapman, Rod Wallace
18 April 1992 LiverpoolA0–037,186
20 April 1992 Coventry CityH2–026,582Fairclough, McAllister (pen)
26 April 1992 Sheffield UnitedA3–232,000Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Rod Wallace
2 May 1992 Norwich CityH1–032,673Rod Wallace

Goalscorers

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R315 January 1992 Manchester UnitedH0–131,819

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991 Scunthorpe UnitedA0–08,392
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991 Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0 (won 3-0 on agg)14,558Speed, Chapman, Sterland
R329 October 1991 Tranmere RoversH3–118,266Shutt, Chapman (2)
R44 December 1991 EvertonA4–125,467Speed, Chapman, Rod Wallace
QF8 January 1992 Manchester UnitedH1–328,886Speed

Goalscorers

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991 Nottingham ForestH1–36,495Rod Wallace

Goalscorers

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 Mervyn Day
Wales GK Neil Edwards
England GK John Lukic
England GK Paul Pettinger
England DF Rob Bowman
England DF Tony Dorigo
England DF Chris Fairclough
Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
Malta DF Dylan Kerr
Northern Ireland DF John McClelland
England DF Jon Newsome
England DF Mel Sterland
England DF Ray Wallace
England DF David Wetherall
England DF Mike Whitlow
England DF Chris Whyte
England MF David Batty
England MF Simon Grayson
No. Position Player
England MF Steve Hodge
England MF Chris Kamara
Scotland MF Gary McAllister
England MF Scott Sellars
England MF Glynn Snodin
Wales MF Gary Speed
Scotland MF Gordon Strachan (captain)
England MF Mark Tinkler
England MF Andy Williams
England FW Tony Agana (on loan from Notts County)
England FW Lee Chapman
England FW Bobby Davison
England FW Carl Shutt
England FW Imre Varadi
England FW Rod Wallace
England FW Noel Whelan
France FW Eric Cantona

Transfers

In

Club record transfer fee at the time.

Out

Transfers in: Decrease £5,075,000
Transfers out: Increase £340,000
Total spending: Decrease £4,735,000

Loaned out

Awards

At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.

References

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