1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1991–92 season
Chairman Jack Harris
Manager Graham Turner
Second Division 11th
FA Cup 3rd Round
League Cup 3rd Round
Full Members Cup 1st round
Top goalscorer League: Steve Bull (20)
All: Steve Bull (23)
Highest home attendance 19,123 (vs Middlesbrough,
2 May 1992)
Lowest home attendance 8,536 (vs Bristol Rovers,
5 November 1991)
Average home league attendance 13,730 (league only)

The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.

The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.

Results

Football League Second Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Blackburn Rovers 46 21 11 14 70 53 +17 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 54 48 +6 71
8 Swindon Town 46 18 15 13 69 55 +14 69
9 Portsmouth 46 19 12 15 65 51 +14 69
10 Watford 46 18 11 17 51 48 +3 65
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 10 18 61 54 +7 64
12 Southend United 46 17 11 18 63 63 0 62

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 10 18 61 54 +7 64 11 6 6 36 24 +12 7 4 12 25 30 −5

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result W D D L W W L W W L D L D L L L L L W L W D D W W W W W L D L D D W L W D W L L W W L W L L
Position 1 5 8 14 9 8 9 6 4 6 7 10 10 16 17 18 20 21 18 20 15 17 18 15 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 11

Source: Statto.com

FA Cup

League Cup

Full Members Cup

Players

Key

      ‡ On loan from another club       * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

A yellow card = Yellow cards

A red card = Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos Name P G P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Discipline
GKEngland Lange, TonyTony Lange ¤ 000000000000
GKWales Jones, PaulPaul Jones 000000000000
GKEngland Stowell, MikeMike Stowell 46010301051000
DFEngland Ashley, KevinKevin Ashley 44110301049100
DFEngland Bellamy, GaryGary Bellamy ¤ 1(3)00010103(3)000
DFEngland Clarke, NickyNicky Clarke 100000001000
DFEngland Hindmarch, RobRob Hindmarch 000000000000
DFEngland Madden, LawrieLawrie Madden 37(1)210301042(1)201
DFEngland Mountfield, DerekDerek Mountfield 28100000028101
DFEngland Roberts, BrianBrian Roberts 000000000000
DFEngland Simkin, DarrenDarren Simkin 000000000000
DFEngland Thompson, AndyAndy Thompson 15(2)010100017(2)000
DFEngland Venus, MarkMark Venus 46110301051100
DFEngland Westley, ShaneShane Westley 000000000000
MFScotland Bennett, TomTom Bennett 37(1)210301042(1)200
MFEngland Birch, PaulPaul Birch 43(2)810321048(2)1000
MFEngland Burke, MarkMark Burke 13(5)210110(1)015(6)300
MFEngland Cook, PaulPaul Cook 43810201047800
MFNorthern Ireland Dennison, RobbieRobbie Dennison 12(10)10(1)0101014(11)100
MFEngland Downing, KeithKeith Downing 30(2)000201033(2)000
MFEngland Kelly, JimmyJimmy Kelly 0(3)00000000(3)000
MFEngland Rankine, MarkMark Rankine 10(5)100000010(5)100
MFEngland Steele, TimTim Steele ¤ 10(7)300320013(7)500
MFEngland Turner, MarkMark Turner 000000000000
FWEngland Bradbury, ShaunShaun Bradbury 000010001000
FWEngland Bull, SteveSteve Bull 4320102310472300
FWEngland Clarke, WayneWayne Clarke 100000001000
FWEngland McLoughlin, PaulPaul McLoughlin ¤† 300000003000
FWEngland Mutch, AndyAndy Mutch 35(2)1010100037(2)1000
FWSouth Africa Paskin, JohnJohn Paskin ¤† 1(1)00000001(1)000
FWEngland Roberts, DarrenDarren Roberts 000000000000
FWEngland Taylor, ColinColin Taylor ¤ 1(2)00000001(2)000

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
23 July 1991Wales Paul JonesKidderminster Harriers£40,000
15 August 1991England Lawrie MaddenSheffield WednesdayFree
24 January 1992England Derek MountfieldAston Villa£150,000
31 January 1992England Mark RankineDoncaster Rovers£70,000
21 February 1992England Jimmy KellyWrexhamPart exchange
23 April 1992England Darren RobertsBurton Albion£20,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 1991England Paul JonesReleasedFree
24 July 1991England Vince BartramBournemouth£70,000
December 1991England Nicky ClarkeMansfield Town£25,000
January 1992England Paul McLoughlinMansfield Town£35,000
21 February 1992South Africa John PaskinWrexhamPart exchange

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
26 September 1991England Wayne ClarkeManchester CityOctober 1991
7 November 1991England Derek MountfieldAston Villa24 January 1992

Loans out

Start date Player From End date
11 September 1991South Africa John PaskinStockport County20 November 1991
12 September 1991England Tony LangeTorquay UnitedEnd of season
September 1991England Paul McLoughlinWalsallOctober 1991
1991England Paul McLoughlinYork City?
21 November 1991South Africa John PaskinBirmingham City12 February 1992
January 1992England Colin TaylorWigan Athletic?
13 February 1992South Africa John PaskinShrewsbury Town20 February 1992
20 February 1992England Tim SteeleStoke CityEnd of season
18 March 1992England Gary BellamyCardiff CityEnd of season

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Graham Turner
Coach Garry Pendrey
Youth Team Coach Chris Evans
Club Doctors Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Paul Darby

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
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