1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1991–92 season of Leeds United February 2015 February 2015 Leeds United 1991–92 Howard Wilkinson Leslie Silver Elland Road First Division 1st (champions) FA Cup Third round League Cup Fifth round Full Members Cup Second round Lee Chapman (16) Lee Chapman (20) 32,673 vs Norwich City (2 May 1992, First Division) 6,495 vs Nottingham Forest (22 October 1991, Full Members Cup) 27,668 1990–91 1992–93 The 1991–92 season saw Leeds United competing in the final season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League, doing so by being crowned champions. Season summary Having finished fourth the previous season, Leeds clinched the First Division title in the 1991-1992 campaign, finishing ahead of archrivals Manchester United, which was only their second consecutive season as a First Division club. As champions of the Football League, Leeds United qualified for the European Cup, which was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League the next season. They lost just four league games all season, and were held to 1–1 draws both home and away by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups). Eric Cantona signed for the club mid-season, making his debut against Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992,Falkingham Katie 24 years ago today: Eric Cantona makes Leeds United debut https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/24-years-ago-today-eric-cantona-makes-leeds-united-debut-1-7721233 12 January 2018 Yorkshire Post 8 February 2016 and scored three goals in the remainder of the season. Leeds clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3–2 win over Sheffield United. The first goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton. Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFee 6 June 1991 DF ENG Tony Dorigo ENG Chelsea £1,300,000† 11 June 1991 DF ENG Jon Newsome ENG Sheffield Wednesday £150,000 1 July 1991 FW ENG Rod Wallace ENG Southampton £1,600,000† 1 July 1991 DF ENG Ray Wallace ENG Southampton £100,000 1 July 1991 MF ENG Steve Hodge ENG Nottingham Forest £900,000 15 July 1991 DF ENG David Wetherall ENG Sheffield Wednesday £137,500 4 February 1992 FW FRA Eric Cantona FRA Nîmes £900,000 †Club record transfer fee at the time. Transfers out DatePositionNameToFee 1 June 1991 DF ENG Peter Haddock Retired — 1 June 1991 DF IRE Jim Beglin Retired — 1 July 1991 FW ENG John Pearson ENG Barnsley £135,000 3 September 1991 GK WAL Neil Edwards ENG Stockport County £5,000 1 November 1991 DF ENG Chris Kamara ENG Luton Town £150,000 1 February 1992 MF ENG Andy Williams ENG Notts County £115,000 13 March 1992 MF ENG Simon Grayson ENG Leicester City £50,000 27 March 1992 DF ENG Mike Whitlow ENG Leicester City £250,000 Loans in Start datePositionNameFromEnd date 22 February 1992 FW ENG Tony Agana ENG Notts County 1 June 1992 Loans out Start datePositionNameToEnd date 1 August 1991 DF ENG Glynn Snodin ENG Oldham Athletic 1 January 1992 1 August 1991 DF MLT Dylan Kerr ENG Doncaster Rovers 1 December 1991 1 September 1991 FW ENG Bobby Davison ENG Derby County 1 February 1992 1 December 1991 MF ENG Andy Williams ENG Port Vale 1 January 1992 1 December 1991 DF MLT Dylan Kerr ENG Blackpool 1 June 1992 1 February 1992 MF ENG Imre Varadi ENG Luton Town 1 March 1992 1 February 1992 DF ENG Glynn Snodin ENG Rotherham United 1 June 1992 1 March 1992 FW ENG Bobby Davison ENG Sheffield United 1 June 1992 1 March 1992 GK ENG Mervyn Day ENG Luton Town 1 April 1992 1 March 1992 DF ENG John McClelland ENG Notts County 1 June 1992 1 March 1992 DF ENG Ray Wallace WAL Swansea City 1 June 1992 1 April 1992 GK ENG Mervyn Day ENG Luton Town 1 June 1992 First-team squad All Leeds United players: 1992 https://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1992/ www.11v11.com yes yes ENG GK Mervyn Day yes WAL GK Neil Edwards yes ENG GK John Lukic yes ENG GK Paul Pettinger yes ENG DF Rob Bowman yes ENG DF Tony Dorigo yes ENG DF Chris Fairclough yes IRL DF Gary Kelly yes MLT DF Dylan Kerr yes NIR DF John McClelland yes ENG DF Jon Newsome yes ENG DF Mel Sterland yes ENG DF Ray Wallace yes ENG DF David Wetherall yes ENG DF Mike Whitlow yes ENG DF Chris Whyte yes ENG MF David Batty yes ENG MF Simon Grayson yes yes ENG MF Steve Hodge yes ENG MF Chris Kamara yes SCO MF Gary McAllister yes ENG MF Scott Sellars yes ENG MF Glynn Snodin yes WAL MF Gary Speed yes SCO MF Gordon Strachan captain yes ENG MF Mark Tinkler yes ENG MF Andy Williams yes ENG FW Tony Agana on loan from Notts County yes ENG FW Lee Chapman yes ENG FW Bobby Davison yes ENG FW Carl Shutt yes ENG FW Imre Varadi yes ENG FW Rod Wallace yes ENG FW Noel Whelan yes FRA FW Eric Cantona Final league table 1991–92 Football League First Division y LEE Results Leeds United's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1991-1992/results Leeds United 1991-1992 Results - statto.com 3 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110907004807/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1991-1992/results 7 September 2011 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division +DateOpponentVenueResultLeeds United's score written firstScorersAttendance 20 August 1991 Nottingham ForestH1–0McAllister29,457 24 August 1991 Sheffield WednesdayH1–1Hodge30,260 28 August 1991 SouthamptonA4–0Speed (2), Strachan (2)15,862 31 August 1991 Manchester UnitedA1–1Chapman43,778 3 September 1991 ArsenalH2–2Chapman, Strachan29,396 7 September 1991 Manchester CityH3–0Batty, Dorigo, Strachan29,986 14 September 1991 ChelseaA1–0Shutt23,439 18 September 1991 Coventry CityA0–0—15,488 21 September 1991 LiverpoolH1–0Hodge32,917 28 September 1991 Norwich CityA2–2Speed, Dorigo15,828 1 October 1991 Crystal PalaceA0–1—18,298 5 October 1991 Sheffield UnitedH4–3Hodge (2), Sterland (2)28,362 19 October 1991 Notts CountyA4–2Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister12,964 26 October 1991 Oldham AthleticH1–0Kilcline (own goal)28,199 2 November 1991 WimbledonA0–0—7,025 16 November 1991 Queens Park RangersH2–0Sterland, Wallace27,087 24 November 1991 Aston VillaA4–1Chapman (2), Sterland, Wallace23,713 30 November 1991 EvertonH1–0Wallace30,043 7 December 1991 Luton TownA2–0Speed, Wallace11,550 14 December 1991 Tottenham HotspurH1–1Speed31,404 22 December 1991 Nottingham ForestA0–0—27,170 26 December 1991 SouthamptonH3–3Hodge (2), Speed22,805 29 December 1991 Manchester UnitedH1–1Sterland (pen)32,638 1 January 1992 West Ham UnitedA3–1Chapman (2), McAllister21,766 12 January 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA6–1Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Wallace32,228 18 January 1992 Crystal PalaceH1–1Fairclough27,717 1 February 1992 Notts CountyH3–0Batty, Sterland, Wallace27,224 8 February 1992 Oldham AthleticA0–2—18,409 23 February 1992 EvertonA1–1Shutt19,248 29 February 1992 Luton TownH2–0Cantona, Chapman28,231 3 March 1992 Aston VillaH0–0—28,896 7 March 1992 Tottenham HotspurA3–1Newsome, McAllister, Wallace27,622 11 March 1992 Queens Park RangersA1–4Speed14,641 14 March 1992 WimbledonH5–1Cantona, Chapman (3), Wallace26,760 22 March 1992 ArsenalA1–1Chapman27,844 28 March 1992 West Ham UnitedH0–0—31,101 4 April 1992 Manchester CityA0–4—30,239 11 April 1992 ChelseaH3–0Cantona, Chapman, Wallace31,363 18 April 1992 LiverpoolA0–0—37,186 20 April 1992 Coventry CityH2–0Fairclough, McAllister (pen)26,582 26 April 1992 Sheffield UnitedA3–2Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Wallace32,000 2 May 1992 Norwich CityH1–0Wallace32,673 FA Cup 1991–92 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceThird round5 January 1992 Manchester UnitedH0–1—31,819 League Cup 1991–92 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance1 Second round first leg24 September 1991 Scunthorpe UnitedA0–0—8,3922 Second round second leg8 October 1991 Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0 (won 3–0 on agg)Speed, Chapman, Sterland14,5583 Third round29 October 1991 Tranmere RoversH3–1Shutt, Chapman (2)18,2664 Fourth round4 December 1991 EvertonA4–1Speed 27', Chapman 39', Rod Wallace 54', 55'25,4675 Quarter-final8 January 1992 Manchester UnitedH1–3Speed 17'28,886 Full Members Cup 1991–92 Full Members Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendanceSecond round22 October 1991 Nottingham ForestH1–3Rod Wallace6,495 Awards At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year. Notes References 1991-92 Leeds United Category:English football championship–winning seasons Foot