1991–92 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1991–92 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerIan Porterfield
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division14th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupSouthern Area final
Top goalscorerWise (14)
Average home league attendance18,686

The 1991–92 season saw Chelsea F.C. compete in the last season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League.

Season summary

In the summer of 1991, Bobby Campbell was succeeded as team manager by first team coach Ian Porterfield. The 1991–92 season looked promising for Chelsea and were in 6th place at the beginning of February with a possible destination of European football but only three wins in their final 15 league games of the season saw Chelsea finish in 14th place.

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Everton 42 13 14 15 52 51 +1 53
13 Wimbledon 42 13 14 15 53 53 0 53
14 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 50 60 −10 53
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 58 63 −5 52
16 Southampton 42 14 10 18 39 55 −16 52
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Results

Chelsea's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Wimbledon H 2–2 22,574 Elliott, Allon
21 August 1991 Oldham Athletic A 0–3 14,997
24 August 1991 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–1 34,645 Dixon, Wilson, Townsend
28 August 1991 Notts County H 2–2 15,847 Elliott, Allon
31 August 1991 Luton Town H 4–1 17,457 Le Saux, Townsend, Dixon, Wise
3 September 1991 Sheffield United A 1–0 17,400 Wise
7 September 1991 West Ham United A 1–1 18,875 Dixon
14 September 1991 Leeds United H 0–1 23,439
18 September 1991 Aston Villa H 2–0 17,182 Jones, Townsend
21 September 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 19,579 Townsend, Wise
28 September 1991 Everton H 2–2 19,038 Wilson, Wise
5 October 1991 Arsenal A 2–3 42,074 Le Saux, Wise
19 October 1991 Liverpool H 2–2 30,230 Jones, Myers
26 October 1991 Crystal Palace A 0–0 21,841
2 November 1991 Coventry City A 1–0 11,343 Le Saux
16 November 1991 Norwich City H 0–3 15,755
23 November 1991 Southampton A 0–1 14,933
30 November 1991 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 19,420 Dixon
7 December 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 27,383
15 December 1991 Manchester United H 1–3 23,120 Allen
21 December 1991 Oldham Athletic H 4–2 13,136 Wise (pen), Allen (2), Elliott
26 December 1991 Notts County A 0–2 11,933
28 December 1991 Luton Town A 0–2 10,738
1 January 1992 Manchester City H 1–1 18,196 Allen
11 January 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 28,628 Allen, Wise
18 January 1992 Wimbledon A 2–1 8,413 Townsend, Allen
1 February 1992 Liverpool A 2–1 38,681 Jones, Wise
8 February 1992 Crystal Palace H 1–1 17,810 Cascarino
12 February 1992 Southampton H 1–1 7,148 Townsend
22 February 1992 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 24,095 Allen
26 February 1992 Manchester United A 1–1 44,872 Donaghy (own goal)
29 February 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–3 17,538
11 March 1992 Norwich City A 1–0 13,430 Dixon
14 March 1992 Coventry City H 0–1 10,962
21 March 1992 Sheffield United H 1–2 11,247 Cundy
28 March 1992 Manchester City A 0–0 23,633
4 April 1992 West Ham United H 2–1 20,684 Wise, Cascarino
11 April 1992 Leeds United A 0–3 31,363
18 April 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 18,952 Clarke, Wise (pen)
20 April 1992 Aston Villa A 1–3 19,269 Sinclair
25 April 1992 Arsenal H 1–1 26,003 Wise
2 May 1992 Everton A 1–2 20,163 Newton

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Hull City A 2–0 13,580 Jones, Wise
R4 26 January 1992 Everton H 1–0 21,152 Allen
R5 15 February 1992 Sheffield United H 1–0 34,447 Stuart
QF 9 March 1992 Sunderland H 1–1 33,948 Allen
QFR 18 March 1992 Sunderland A 1–2 26,039 Wise

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 25 September 1991 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 11,311 Townsend
R2 2nd leg 8 October 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 (lost 2–4 on agg) 11,165 Wise

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 23 October 1991 Swindon Town H 1–0 5,784 Jones
R3 26 November 1991 Ipswich Town H 2–2 (won 4–3 on pens) 6,325 Jones, Allon
Area SF 10 December 1991 Crystal Palace A 1–0 8,416 Dixon
S Area F 1st leg 21 January 1992 Southampton A 0–2 8,726
S Area F 2nd leg 29 January 1992 Southampton H 1–3 (lost 1–5 on agg) 9,781 Wise (pen) 37'

Squad

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
— DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke
— DF England ENG Paul Elliott
— DF Netherlands NED Ken Monkou
— DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
— MF England ENG Dennis Wise
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend
— MF Wales WAL Vinnie Jones
— FW England ENG Kerry Dixon
— FW England ENG Kevin Wilson
— FW England ENG Clive Allen
— DF Scotland SCO Tom Boyd
— MF England ENG Graham Stuart
— GK England ENG Dave Beasant
— DF England ENG Jason Cundy
— DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Cascarino
— DF England ENG Andy Myers
— DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair
— MF England ENG Alan Dickens
— MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
— DF Norway NOR Erland Johnsen
— MF England ENG Damian Matthew
— FW England ENG Joe Allon
— DF Wales WAL Darren Barnard
— DF England ENG David Lee
— GK Wales WAL Roger Freestone
— DF England ENG Ian Pearce
— MF England ENG Eddie Newton
— MF England ENG Michael Gilkes
— MF England ENG Nigel Spackman

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
27 June 1991 DF Tom Boyd Motherwell £800,000
14 August 1991 FW Joe Allon Hartlepool United £250,000
30 August 1991 MF Vinnie Jones Sheffield United £575,000
6 December 1991 FW Clive Allen Manchester City £250,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
6 June 1991 DF Tony Dorigo Leeds United £1,300,000
13 August 1991 MF Kevin McAllister Falkirk £225,000
16 August 1991 FW Gordon Durie Tottenham Hotspur £2,200,000
5 September 1991 GK Roger Freestone Swansea City £45,000
6 February 1992 DF Tom Boyd Celtic £750,000
27 March 1992 FW Clive Allen West Ham United £275,000
27 March 1992 FW Kevin Wilson Notts County £225,000
Transfers in: Decrease £1,875,000
Transfers out: Increase £5,020,000
Total spending: Increase £3,145,000

References

  1. ^ "Chelsea 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "All Chelsea players: 1992".