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
	← 1990–91 1992–93 →

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 scored just seven goals in the nine games that followed, finishing eighth.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Blackburn Rovers (O, P)	46	21	11	14	70	53	+17	74	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Swindon Town's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1991	Leicester City	H	0–0	12,426
24 August 1991	Cambridge United	A	2–3	6,232	Shearer, Hazard (pen)
31 August 1991	Barnsley	H	3–1	7,449	White, Ling, Shearer
3 September 1991	Ipswich Town	A	4–1	11,002	White, Calderwood, Taylor, Hazard
7 September 1991	Port Vale	A	2–2	7,168	White, MacLaren
14 September 1991	Sunderland	H	5–3	11,417	White, Simpson, Hazard (2, 1 pen), Shearer
17 September 1991	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	11,391	Jones
21 September 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2	15,219	White
28 September 1991	Watford	H	3–1	8,863	Shearer, Simpson, Taylor
5 October 1991	Plymouth Argyle	A	4–0	6,208	Shearer (4)
12 October 1991	Derby County	H	1–2	11,883	Hazard (pen)
19 October 1991	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	10,717	White, Calderwood
26 October 1991	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–0	7,370	Shearer (2)
2 November 1991	Newcastle United	H	2–1	10,731	Calderwood, White
6 November 1991	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	5,398
9 November 1991	Southend United	A	2–3	7,709	White, Shearer
16 November 1991	Portsmouth	H	1–0	10,738	White (2)
22 November 1991	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–0	9,585
30 November 1991	Grimsby Town	H	1–1	8,397	Simpson
7 December 1991	Middlesbrough	A	2–2	13,300	Simpson, Shearer
20 December 1991	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	7,404
26 December 1991	Bristol City	A	1–1	14,636	Shearer
28 December 1991	Barnsley	A	1–1	8,357	Shearer
1 January 1992	Millwall	H	3–1	9,746	Shearer (2), Ling
11 January 1992	Cambridge United	H	0–2	10,878
18 January 1992	Leicester City	A	1–3	14,226	Bodin
28 January 1992	Oxford United	H	2–1	8,926	Kerslake, Shearer
1 February 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2	14,887	Mitchell
4 February 1992	Bristol City	H	2–0	9,627	Jones, Shearer
8 February 1992	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	9,127	Calderwood (2)
22 February 1992	Grimsby Town	A	0–0	6,817
29 February 1992	Middlesbrough	H	0–1	10,379
7 March 1992	Oxford United	A	3–5	7,795	Close, Mitchell (2)
10 March 1992	Charlton Athletic	H	1–2	7,196	Shearer
14 March 1992	Newcastle United	A	1–3	23,138	Mitchell
17 March 1992	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–0	6,780	Shearer (2)
21 March 1992	Southend United	H	3–1	8,628	Shearer, Bodin (pen), Mitchell
28 March 1992	Portsmouth	A	1–1	16,007	Jones
4 April 1992	Port Vale	H	1–0	8,014	Jones
8 April 1992	Millwall	A	1–1	6,722	Gibson
12 April 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	1–1	6,905	Taylor
18 April 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	10,863	Ling
20 April 1992	Watford	A	0–0	9,911
25 April 1992	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–0	10,463	Taylor
27 April 1992	Sunderland	A	0–0	16,716
2 May 1992	Derby County	A	1–2	22,608	Hazard

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 1992	Watford	H	3–2	10,133	Shearer (2), Mitchell
R4	25 January 1992	Cambridge United	A	3–0	7,428	Calderwood, Shearer (2)
R5	16 February 1992	Aston Villa	H	1–2	16,402	Mitchell

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 First Leg	20 August 1991	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	6,611	Mitchell, Hazard
R1 Second Leg	28 August 1991	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–2 (won 4–2 on agg)	8,522	Shearer (2)
R2 First Leg	25 September 1991	Millwall	A	2–2	6,048	White (2)
R2 Second Leg	8 October 1991	Millwall	H	3–1 (won 5–3 on agg)	7,137	Shearer (2), White
R3	29 October 1991	Huddersfield Town	A	4–1	10,088	Shearer (2), Summerbee, Taylor
R4	17 December 1991	Crystal Palace	H	0–1	10,044

Full Members Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	1 October 1991	Oxford United	H	3–3 (won 4–3 on pens)	5,868	White (2), MacLaren
SR2	23 October 1991	Chelsea	A	0–1	5,784

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Nick Hammond
-	GK	ENG	Fraser Digby
-	DF	SCO	Colin Calderwood
-	DF	ENG	Shaun Taylor
-	DF	ENG	David Kerslake
-	DF	ENG	Glenn Hoddle (player-manager)
-	DF	WAL	Paul Bodin
-	DF	ENG	Adi Viveash
-	DF	ARG	Néstor Lorenzo
-	MF	ENG	Micky Hazard
-	MF	ENG	Tom Jones
-	MF	SCO	Ross MacLaren
-	MF	JAM	Fitzroy Simpson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Nicky Summerbee
-	MF	ENG	Martin Ling
-	MF	ENG	Steve Foley
-	MF	IRL	Gary Waddock (on loan from QPR)
-	MF	ENG	John Moncur
-	MF	ENG	Dave Bennett
-	MF	ENG	Paul Trollope
-	FW	SCO	Duncan Shearer
-	FW	AUS	Dave Mitchell
-	FW	ENG	Steve White
-	FW	ENG	Terry Gibson (on loan from Wimbledon)
-	FW	ENG	Shaun Close
-	FW	ENG	Paul Hunt