1991–92 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1991–92 season
Chairman Reg Brealey
Manager Dave Bassett
Stadium Bramall Lane
First Division 9th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
Full Members Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Deane (12)
Average home league attendance 22,097

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

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, the Blades had a poor start to the season and were bottom of the table at the beginning of November with just 2 wins in their first 15 league games and were destined for relegation but from mid-January, Bassett's team went on an impressive run, losing only 2 of their next 15 league games, picking up 34 points from the possible 45 during that run which saw them rise from being relegation candidates to an impressive 9th place finish. Their highlight of the season was doing the double over their rivals Sheffield Wednesday, who finished 3rd that season.

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

Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991 Norwich CityA2–216,380Deane, Hill
20 August 1991 West Ham UnitedH1–121,473Beesley
24 August 1991 SouthamptonH0–218,029
28 August 1991 Coventry CityA1–312,594Bryson
31 August 1991 Crystal PalaceA1–215,507Hodges
3 September 1991 ChelseaH0–120,588
7 September 1991 Oldham AthleticA1–215,064Deane
14 September 1991 EvertonH2–119,817Hoyland, Bryson
17 September 1991 Notts CountyH1–319,375Agana
21 September 1991 ArsenalA2–530,244Agana, Mendonca
28 September 1991 WimbledonH0–016,062
5 October 1991 Leeds UnitedA3–428,694Hoyland, Agana, Bradshaw
19 October 1991 Nottingham ForestH4–223,080Whitehouse, Agana, Bryson, Hoyland
26 October 1991 Manchester CityA2–325,495Gayle (2)
2 November 1991 Manchester UnitedA0–242,942
17 November 1991 Sheffield WednesdayH2–031,832Whitehouse, Deane
23 November 1991 Tottenham HotspurA1–028,168Gage
30 November 1991 Luton TownH1–121,804Bryson
7 December 1991 Queens Park RangersA0–110,106
14 December 1991 Aston VillaH2–018,401Ward, McGrath (own goal)
21 December 1991 West Ham UnitedA1–119,287Deane
26 December 1991 Coventry CityH0–319,638
28 December 1991 Crystal PalaceH1–117,969Hoyland
1 January 1992 LiverpoolA1–235,993Deane
11 January 1992 SouthamptonA4–212,502Ward, Lake (2), Marwood
18 January 1992 Norwich CityH1–017,549Bryson
1 February 1992 Nottingham ForestA5–222,412Lake, Gannon, Bryson, Bradshaw, Deane
8 February 1992 Manchester CityH4–225,839Lake, Gayle, Deane, Whitehouse
22 February 1992 Luton TownA1–29,003Bryson
29 February 1992 Queens Park RangersH0–017,958
11 March 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA3–140,327Whitehouse, Davison (2)
14 March 1992 Manchester UnitedH1–230,183Deane
21 March 1992 ChelseaA2–111,247Whitehouse (2)
28 March 1992 LiverpoolH2–026,943Deane (2)
31 March 1992 Aston VillaA1–115,745Gage
4 April 1992 Oldham AthleticH2–019,843Whitehouse, Hoyland
11 April 1992 EvertonA2–017,820Bryson, Cork
14 April 1992 Tottenham HotspurH2–021,526Deane (2)
18 April 1992 ArsenalH1–125,034Davison
20 April 1992 Notts CountyA3–112,605Beesley, Hodges, Davison
26 April 1992 Leeds UnitedH2–331,084Cork, Chapman (own goal)
2 May 1992 WimbledonA0–38,768

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992 Luton TownH4–012,201
R426 January 1992 Charlton AthleticA0–09,864
R4R5 February 1992 Charlton AthleticH3–111,428Deane, Gayle, Hodges
R515 February 1992 ChelseaA0–134,447

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg24 September 1991 Wigan AthleticA2–23,647
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991 Wigan AthleticH1–0 (won 3-2 on agg)6,608
R329 October 1991 West Ham UnitedH0–211,144

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R222 October 1991 Notts CountyH3–3 (lost 1-2 on pens)3,291Whitehouse (2), Gayle

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 (on loan from Leeds United)
England GK Phil Kite
Wales GK Mel Rees
England GK Simon Tracey
England DF David Barnes
England DF Carl Bradshaw
England DF Paul Beesley
Scotland DF Tom Cowan
England DF Ashley Fickling
England DF Brian Gayle
Northern Ireland DF Colin Hill
England DF John Pemberton
England DF Dave Walton
England DF Chris Wilder
England MF Bob Booker
Scotland MF Ian Bryson
England MF Kevin Gage
England MF John Gannon
England MF Charlie Hartfield
Wales MF Glyn Hodges
No. Position Player
England MF Jamie Hoyland
Wales MF Vinnie Jones
England MF Mike Lake
England MF Brian Marwood
England MF John Reed
England MF Paul Rogers
Northern Ireland MF Mark Todd
England MF Mitch Ward
England MF Dane Whitehouse
England FW Tony Agana
England FW Alan Cork
England FW Bobby Davison (on loan from Leeds United)
England FW Brian Deane
England FW Peter Duffield
England FW Adrian Littlejohn
England FW Clive Mendonca
England FW Nathan Peel
England FW Paul Wood

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 August 1991 DF Tom Cowan Rangers £350,000
1 August 1991 FW Clive Mendonca Rotherham United £110,000
1 August 1991 FW Nathan Peel Preston North End £50,000
6 August 1991 FW Adrian Littlejohn Walsall Free transfer
6 August 1991 MF Charlie Hartfield Arsenal Free transfer
17 September 1991 DF Brian Gayle Ipswich Town £750,000
15 November 1991 MF Kevin Gage Aston Villa £150,000
29 January 1992 MF Paul Rogers Sutton United £35,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
31 July 1991 DF Mark Morris Bournemouth £100,000
30 August 1991 MF Vinnie Jones Chelsea £575,000
11 September 1991 MF Mark Todd Rotherham United £35,000
3 October 1991 FW Paul Wood Bournemouth £40,000
12 November 1991 FW Tony Agana Notts County £750,000
Transfers in: Decrease £1,445,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,500,000
Total spending: Increase £55,000

References

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