Wikipedia

1991–92 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

Sunderland
1991–92 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerDenis Smith (until 30 December)
Malcolm Crosby (from 30 December)
StadiumRoker Park
Second Division18th
FA CupRunners up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerDon Goodman (11)
Average home league attendance18,390

Season summary

edit

Having been relegated from the First Division in 1990-91, Sunderland were widely expected to perform well in 1991-92, but ultimately struggled in the Second Division, finishing in a disappointing 18th position. However, in that same season, the Rokerites embarked on a run leading to the FA Cup final, becoming the first club from the second tier since 1980 to reach Wembley, where they lost 2–0 to Liverpool,[1] They had previously beaten Chelsea in a quarter-final replay.[2] Smith was sacked as manager during the season, and was replaced by his assistant Malcolm Crosby.[3]

Final league table

edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Barnsley 46 16 11 19 46 57 −11 59 Qualification for the First Division[a]
17 Bristol City 46 13 15 18 55 71 −16 54
18 Sunderland 46 14 11 21 61 65 −4 53
19 Grimsby Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 −15 53
20 Newcastle United 46 13 13 20 66 84 −18 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, the second tier - then known as the Second Division - was renamed to the First Division, and the third tier - then known as the Third Division - was renamed to the Second Division.

Results

edit

Sunderland's score comes first[4]

Legend

edit
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

edit
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Derby CountyH1–120,509Armstrong
20 August 1991BarnsleyA3–012,454Owers, Armstrong, Pascoe
24 August 1991MillwallA1–410,016Owers (pen)
31 August 1991Oxford UnitedH2–016,151Gabbiadini, Armstrong
3 September 1991PortsmouthA0–19,621
7 September 1991Blackburn RoversH1–117,043Atkinson
14 September 1991Swindon TownA3–511,417Owers, Gabbiadini, Armstrong
17 September 1991Charlton AthleticA4–15,807Owers (pen), Gabbiadini (3)
21 September 1991Grimsby TownH1–216,535Pascoe
28 September 1991MiddlesbroughA1–219,424Brady
5 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionH4–215,119Beagrie, Rush (2), Armstrong
12 October 1991Cambridge UnitedA0–37,857
19 October 1991Port ValeA3–37,525Brady (2), Ball
26 October 1991Bristol RoversH1–114,746Bennett
2 November 1991WatfordH3–112,790Byrne (2), Armstrong
5 November 1991Ipswich TownA1–09,768Armstrong
9 November 1991Bristol CityA0–110,570
17 November 1991Newcastle UnitedH1–129,224Davenport
23 November 1991Plymouth ArgyleA0–16,007
30 November 1991Southend UnitedH1–213,575Byrne
7 December 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA0–111,922
14 December 1991Leicester CityH1–015,094Goodman
21 December 1991PortsmouthH1–014,432Awford (own goal)
26 December 1991Tranmere RoversA0–113,658
28 December 1991Oxford UnitedA0–36,140
1 January 1992BarnsleyH2–016,107Armstrong, Goodman
11 January 1992MillwallH6–216,533Hardyman, Byrne, Goodman (3), Davenport
18 January 1992Derby CountyA2–115,384Goodman, Byrne
1 February 1992Port ValeH1–119,488Armstrong
8 February 1992Bristol RoversA1–26,318Byrne
11 February 1992Tranmere RoversH1–118,060Hardyman
22 February 1992Southend UnitedA0–27,473
29 February 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH1–020,106Byrne (pen)
14 March 1992WatfordA0–18,091
21 March 1992Bristol CityH1–318,933Atkinson
29 March 1992Newcastle UnitedA0–130,306
8 April 1992Leicester CityA2–316,533Bennett, Goodman
11 April 1992Charlton AthleticH1–221,326Bennett
14 April 1992Ipswich TownH3–022,131Goodman (2), Rush
16 April 1992Plymouth ArgyleH0–123,813
18 April 1992Grimsby TownA0–28,864
20 April 1992MiddlesbroughH1–025,098Davenport
25 April 1992Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–29,851Goodman, Rogan
27 April 1992Swindon TownH0–016,716
29 April 1992Blackburn RoversA2–215,079Armstrong, Davenport
2 May 1992Cambridge UnitedH2–219,042Goodman, Rush

FA Cup

edit
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Port ValeH3–015,564Atkinson, Davenport, Byrne
R45 February 1992Oxford UnitedA3–29,968Byrne, Hardyman, Atkinson
R515 February 1992West Ham UnitedH1–125,475Byrne
R5R26 February 1992West Ham UnitedA3–225,830Byrne (2), Rush
QF9 March 1992ChelseaA1–133,498Byrne
QFR18 March 1992ChelseaH2–126,039Davenport, Amstrong
SF5 April 1992Norwich CityN1–040,102Byrne
F9 May 1992LiverpoolN0–279,544

League Cup

edit
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg24 September 1991Huddersfield TownH1–28,161Hauser
R2 Second Leg9 October 1991Huddersfield TownA0–4 (lost 1–6 on agg)11,177

Players

edit

First-team squad

edit
Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Tim Carter
GK  WAL Tony Norman
DF  ENG Gary Bennett
DF  ENG Paul Hardyman
DF  ENG John Kay
DF  ENG Richard Ord
DF  ENG Ian Sampson
DF  ENG Anthony Smith
DF  ENG Paul Williams
DF  NIR Anton Rogan
MF  ENG Gordon Armstrong
MF  ENG Brian Atkinson
MF  ENG Kevin Ball
MF  ENG Peter Beagrie (on loan from Everton)
MF  ENG Paul Bracewell
MF  ENG Tony Cullen
Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Peter Davenport
MF  ENG Steve Gaughan
MF  ENG Martin Gray
MF  ENG Gary Owers
MF  WAL Colin Pascoe
MF  IRL Kieron Brady[notes 1]
MF  IRL Brian Mooney
FW  ENG Steve Brodie
FW  ENG Don Goodman
FW  ENG Warren Hawke
FW  ENG David Rush
FW  ENG Craig Russell
FW  IRL John Byrne[notes 2]
FW  GER Thomas Hauser

Left club during season

edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player
DF  NGA Reuben Agboola[notes 3] (to Swansea City)
FW  ENG Marco Gabbiadini (to Crystal Palace)

References

edit
  1. ↑ "Liverpool 2 – 0 Sunderland". LFC History. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland 2 – 1 Chelsea". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Days, pp 284–285.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "All Sunderland players: 1992".

Notes

edit
  1. ↑ Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ↑ Byrne was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1985.
  3. ↑ Agboola was born in Camden, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in April 1991.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1991–92_Sunderland_A.F.C._season&oldid=1335542395"