Sunderland 1991–92 football season
During the 1991–92 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
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 ]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results [ edit ] Sunderland's score comes first [4]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1991 Derby County H 1–1 20,509 Armstrong 20 August 1991 Barnsley A 3–0 12,454 Owers , Armstrong , Pascoe 24 August 1991 Millwall A 1–4 10,016 Owers (pen) 31 August 1991 Oxford United H 2–0 16,151 Gabbiadini , Armstrong 3 September 1991 Portsmouth A 0–1 9,621 7 September 1991 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 17,043 Atkinson 14 September 1991 Swindon Town A 3–5 11,417 Owers , Gabbiadini , Armstrong 17 September 1991 Charlton Athletic A 4–1 5,807 Owers (pen), Gabbiadini (3) 21 September 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–2 16,535 Pascoe 28 September 1991 Middlesbrough A 1–2 19,424 Brady 5 October 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–2 15,119 Beagrie , Rush (2), Armstrong 12 October 1991 Cambridge United A 0–3 7,857 19 October 1991 Port Vale A 3–3 7,525 Brady (2), Ball 26 October 1991 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 14,746 Bennett 2 November 1991 Watford H 3–1 12,790 Byrne (2), Armstrong 5 November 1991 Ipswich Town A 1–0 9,768 Armstrong 9 November 1991 Bristol City A 0–1 10,570 17 November 1991 Newcastle United H 1–1 29,224 Davenport 23 November 1991 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 6,007 30 November 1991 Southend United H 1–2 13,575 Byrne 7 December 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 11,922 14 December 1991 Leicester City H 1–0 15,094 Goodman 21 December 1991 Portsmouth H 1–0 14,432 Awford (own goal) 26 December 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 13,658 28 December 1991 Oxford United A 0–3 6,140 1 January 1992 Barnsley H 2–0 16,107 Armstrong , Goodman 11 January 1992 Millwall H 6–2 16,533 Hardyman , Byrne , Goodman (3), Davenport 18 January 1992 Derby County A 2–1 15,384 Goodman , Byrne 1 February 1992 Port Vale H 1–1 19,488 Armstrong 8 February 1992 Bristol Rovers A 1–2 6,318 Byrne 11 February 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 18,060 Hardyman 22 February 1992 Southend United A 0–2 7,473 29 February 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 20,106 Byrne (pen) 14 March 1992 Watford A 0–1 8,091 21 March 1992 Bristol City H 1–3 18,933 Atkinson 29 March 1992 Newcastle United A 0–1 30,306 8 April 1992 Leicester City A 2–3 16,533 Bennett , Goodman 11 April 1992 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 21,326 Bennett 14 April 1992 Ipswich Town H 3–0 22,131 Goodman (2), Rush 16 April 1992 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 23,813 18 April 1992 Grimsby Town A 0–2 8,864 20 April 1992 Middlesbrough H 1–0 25,098 Davenport 25 April 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 9,851 Goodman , Rogan 27 April 1992 Swindon Town H 0–0 16,716 29 April 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 15,079 Armstrong , Davenport 2 May 1992 Cambridge United H 2–2 19,042 Goodman , Rush
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 4 January 1992 Port Vale H 3–0 15,564 Atkinson , Davenport , Byrne R4 5 February 1992 Oxford United A 3–2 9,968 Byrne , Hardyman , Atkinson R5 15 February 1992 West Ham United H 1–1 25,475 Byrne R5R 26 February 1992 West Ham United A 3–2 25,830 Byrne (2), Rush QF 9 March 1992 Chelsea A 1–1 33,498 Byrne QFR 18 March 1992 Chelsea H 2–1 26,039 Davenport , Amstrong SF 5 April 1992 Norwich City N 1–0 40,102 Byrne F 9 May 1992 Liverpool N 0–2 79,544
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 First Leg 24 September 1991 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 8,161 Hauser R2 Second Leg 9 October 1991 Huddersfield Town A 0–4 (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 . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South Midlands League (Premier , One ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions