1991–92 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1991–92 season
Chairman Ray Hardman
Manager Glenn Hoddle (player-manager)
Stadium County Ground
Second Division 8th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Fourth round
Full Members Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Shearer (22)
All: Shearer (32)
Average home league attendance 10,009

During the 1991–92 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Hoddle's first full season in charge saw a complete change in fortune where in November Swindon were at the top of the table. Unfortunately though, a run of two defeats and then six draws on the bounce saw Swindon slip out of the play-off places, and though they made their way back up the table, four defeats in early March put them just off the pace. Blackburn then attempted to put a huge dent in Swindon's promotion push - making an offer of £800,000 for 32-goal Shearer - and it was an offer that cash-strapped Swindon couldn't afford to refuse. Shearer left, and Swindon managed just seven goals in the nine games following his departure, finishing in eighth place.

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

Swindon Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991 Leicester CityH0–012,426
24 August 1991 Cambridge UnitedA2–36,232Shearer, Hazard (pen)
31 August 1991 BarnsleyH3–17,449White, Ling, Shearer
3 September 1991 Ipswich TownA4–111,002White, Calderwood, Taylor, Hazard
7 September 1991 Port ValeA2–27,168White, MacLaren
14 September 1991 SunderlandH5–311,417White, Simpson, Hazard (2, 1 pen), Shearer
17 September 1991 Bristol RoversH1–011,391Jones
21 September 1991 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–215,219White
28 September 1991 WatfordH3–18,863Shearer, Simpson, Taylor
5 October 1991 Plymouth ArgyleA4–06,208Shearer (4)
12 October 1991 Derby CountyH1–211,883Hazard (pen)
19 October 1991 Blackburn RoversH2–110,717White, Calderwood
26 October 1991 Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–07,370Shearer (2)
2 November 1991 Newcastle UnitedH2–110,731Calderwood, White
6 November 1991 Charlton AthleticA0–05,398
9 November 1991 Southend UnitedA2–37,709White, Shearer
16 November 1991 PortsmouthH1–010,738White (2)
22 November 1991 Tranmere RoversA0–09,585
30 November 1991 Grimsby TownH1–18,397Simpson
7 December 1991 MiddlesbroughA2–213,300Simpson, Shearer
20 December 1991 Ipswich TownH0–07,404
26 December 1991 Bristol CityA1–114,636Shearer
28 December 1991 BarnsleyA1–18,357Shearer
1 January 1992 MillwallH3–19,746Shearer (2), Ling
11 January 1992 Cambridge UnitedH0–210,878
18 January 1992 Leicester CityA1–314,226Bodin
28 January 1992 Oxford UnitedH2–18,926Kerslake, Shearer
1 February 1992 Blackburn RoversA1–214,887Mitchell
4 February 1992 Bristol CityH2–09,627Jones, Shearer
8 February 1992 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–19,127Calderwood (2)
22 February 1992 Grimsby TownA0–06,817
29 February 1992 MiddlesbroughH0–110,379
7 March 1992 Oxford UnitedA3–57,795Close, Mitchell (2)
10 March 1992 Charlton AthleticH1–27,196Shearer
14 March 1992 Newcastle UnitedA1–323,138Mitchell
17 March 1992 Tranmere RoversH2–06,780Shearer (2)
21 March 1992 Southend UnitedH3–18,628Shearer, Bodin (pen), Mitchell
28 March 1992 PortsmouthA1–116,007Jones
4 April 1992 Port ValeH1–08,014Jones
8 April 1992 MillwallA1–16,722Gibson
12 April 1992 Bristol RoversA1–16,905Taylor
18 April 1992 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–010,863Ling
20 April 1992 WatfordA0–09,911
25 April 1992 Plymouth ArgyleH1–010,463Taylor
27 April 1992 SunderlandA0–016,716
2 May 1992 Derby CountyA1–222,608Hazard

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992 WatfordH3–210,133Shearer (2), Mitchell
R425 January 1992 Cambridge UnitedA3–07,428Calderwood, Shearer (2)
R516 February 1992 Aston VillaH1–216,402Mitchell

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 August 1991 West Bromwich AlbionH2–06,611Mitchell, Hazard
R1 Second Leg 28 August 1991 West Bromwich AlbionA2–2 (won 4-2 on agg)8,522Shearer (2)
R2 First Leg 25 September 1991 MillwallA2–26,048White (2)
R2 Second Leg 8 October 1991 MillwallH3–1 (won 5-3 on agg)7,137Shearer (2), White
R329 October 1991 Huddersfield TownA4–110,088Shearer (2), Summerbee, Taylor
R417 December 1991 Crystal PalaceH0–110,044

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR11 October 1991 Oxford UnitedH3–3 (won 4-3 on pens)5,868White (2), MacLaren
SR223 October 1991 ChelseaA0–15,784

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 Nick Hammond
- England GK Fraser Digby
- Scotland DF Colin Calderwood
- England DF Shaun Taylor
- England DF David Kerslake
- England DF Glenn Hoddle (player-manager)
- Wales DF Paul Bodin
- England DF Adrian Viveash
- Argentina DF Néstor Lorenzo
- England MF Micky Hazard
- England MF Tom Jones
- Scotland MF Ross MacLaren
- Jamaica MF Fitzroy Simpson
No. Position Player
- England MF Nicky Summerbee
- England MF Martin Ling
- England MF Steve Foley
- Republic of Ireland MF Gary Waddock (on loan from QPR)
- England MF John Moncur
- England MF Dave Bennett
- England MF Paul Trollope
- Scotland FW Duncan Shearer
- Australia FW Dave Mitchell
- England FW Steve White
- England FW Terry Gibson (on loan from Wimbledon)
- England FW Shaun Close
- England FW Paul Hunt

References

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