1991–92 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Blackpool F.C. 1991–92 Division Four Owner and chairman Owen Oyston Billy Ayre 4th (promoted via play-offs to Division Two) Dave Bamber (28) Dave Bamber (36) 8,007 (v. Burnley) 2,155 (v. Mansfield Town) FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round _whiteborder _collarnavy _whiteborder _2 white stripes ff9020 ff9020 ff9020 ffffff ff9020 1990–91 1992–93 The 1991–92 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 84th season (81st consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football. They finished fourth, missing out on automatic promotion by one point for the second consecutive season after a final-day defeat at Lincoln City, and were promoted via the play-offs to the new Division Two.After formation of the Premier League, the Football League restructured and Division Three became Division Two It was Billy Ayre's first full season as manager. The first two home League fixtures saw Blackpool extend their win streak at Bloomfield Road to fifteen League games. Their 24-game unbeaten run at home ended, after just over a year, with a defeat by Crewe Alexandra on 23 November. Dave Bamber was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 36 goals (28 in the league, one in the play-offs, one in the FA Cup and six in the League Cup). The six goals Blackpool scored against Aldershot were expunged from the record books when the latter went out of business in March 1992, hence only 71 of Blackpool's actual 77 league goals scored in the 1991–92 season are accounted for in the table below. Table Fourth Division y BLP Play-offs Semi-finals Blackpool and Barnet met in the two-legged semi-finals of the play-offs. Barnet won the first leg by a single goal, at Underhill on 10 May. Blackpool, however, managed to turn the tie around in the return leg at Bloomfield Road three days later. Paul Groves (40') and an Andy Garner penalty in front of the South Stand, ten minutes into the second half, gave the Seasiders a 2–0 victory on the night and 2–1 on aggregate. A pitch invasion ensued at the final whistle. Final On 23 May, Blackpool met Scunthorpe United in the final at Wembley. Blackpool manager Billy Ayre was accompanied by the club mascot — his son, David — during the pre-match walk out to the centre circle. The game finished 1–1 after normal time and extra time, a Tony Daws strike equalising Dave Bamber's close-range header. It went to a penalty-shootout, which Blackpool won 4–3. Mitch Cook, Paul Groves, Andy Garner and David Eyres were the successful takers for Blackpool, but it was Steve McIlhargey's save from substitute Graham Alexander that set up the victory. After Eyres' effort, Scunthorpe's other substitute, Jason White, stepped up, put the ball over the bar, and Blackpool were promoted. 23 May 199215:00 BST Blackpool 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) Scunthorpe United (Report) Bamber Daws Wembley Stadium, London 22,741 Keith Hackett, Sheffield Blackpool 1McIlhargey 2Burgess 3Cook 4Groves (c) 5Davies (for Murphy) 6Gore 7Rodwell 8Horner (for Sinclair) 9Bamber 10Garner 11Eyres Substitutes: 12Murphy (for Davies) 14Sinclair (for Horner) Manager: Billy Ayre Scunthorpe United 1Samways 2Joyce 3Longden 4Hill 5Elliott 6Humphries 7Martin 8Hamilton 9Daws (for White) 10Buckley (for Alexander) 11Helliwell Substitutes: 12White (for Daws) 14Alexander (for Buckley) Manager: Bill Green Player statistics Appearances NameLeaguePlay-offsFA CupLeague CupTotalDave Bamber Dave Bamber4432453Ever-presentPaul Groves Paul Groves (footballer)4432453David Eyres David Eyres4331451Ian Gore Ian Gore4331451Tony Rodwell Tony Rodwell4232451Steve McIlhargey Steve McIlhargey2932438Mike Davies Mike Davies (footballer)3031438Andy Garner Andy Garner3121337Phil Horner Phil Horner2931235Trevor Sinclair Trevor Sinclair2922235Gary Briggs Gary Briggs (footballer)2601229Andy Gouck Andy Gouck2510228Paul Stoneman Paul Stoneman2002325Dave Burgess Dave Burgess (footballer)1731021Alan Wright Alan Wright1200416Jason Kearton Jason Kearton1500015Dylan Kerr Dylan Kerr1300013Mitch Cook Mitch Cook830011Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (footballer born 1964)901010Grant Leitch Grant Leitch70007Mark Bonner Mark Bonner (footballer)40105Chris Hedworth Chris Hedworth40105Carl Richards Carl Richards30014Mark Murray Mark Murray (footballer)21003Andy Howard Andy Howard10102Jamie Murphy Jamie Murphy (footballer born 1973)01102Gary Brook Gary Brook10001Neil Mitchell Neil Mitchell (footballer)10001 Players used: 28 Goals NameLeaguePlay-offsFA CupLeague CupTotalDave Bamber Dave Bamber2811636Paul Groves Paul Groves (footballer)1011113Tony Rodwell Tony Rodwell1100011David Eyres David Eyres1000010Andy Garner Andy Garner41005Phil Horner Phil Horner40004Trevor Sinclair Trevor Sinclair30003Andy Gouck Andy Gouck20002Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (footballer born 1964)20002Mike Davies Mike Davies (footballer)10001Dylan Kerr Dylan Kerr10001 Total goals scored: 88 Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee 1991 Mark BonnerTrainee 1991 Andy HowardUnknownUnknown 1991 Dylan Kerr Leeds United Loan 1991 Grant LeitchTrainee 1991 Neil MitchellTrainee 1991 Mark MurrayUnknownUnknown 1991 Paul StonemanUnknownUnknown 9 January 1992 Jason KeartonEvertonTwo-month loan 26 March 1992 Mitch CookDarlingtonUnknown Out DatePlayerToFee1991Dave LancasterUnknownUnknown1991Alan WrightBlackburn Rovers£400,000 Notes 2 References Roy Calley Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 Breedon Books Sport 1992 1-873626-07-X Blackpool 1991-92