1991–92 Derby County F.C. season

July 2024 February 2015 Derby County 1991–92 Arthur Cox Brian Fearn Baseball Ground Second Division 3rd Playoffs Semi-finals FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round _black_hoops _white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 _yellow_hoops _white _yellow_hoops 0D98BA FFFF00 0D98BA 0D98BA FFFF00 1990–91 1992–93 During the 1991–92 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season. Season summary Despite the loss of key players like Mark Wright and Dean Saunders, Derby County emerged as genuine contenders for an automatic return to English football's top flight (which would be renamed the FA Premier League from the start of the next season) after the takeover by Lionel Pickering made Derby one of the richest clubs in the Second Division. Derby smashed their transfer record twice during the season, signing striker Paul Kitson for £1.3 million from East Midlands rivals Leicester City in March, followed by the signing of striker Tommy Johnson from First Division strugglers Notts County for the same fee. Club legend Bobby Davison was also re-signed, on loan from Leeds United; he scored 8 goals in 10 games to reach a century of goals for the Rams. However, in spite of this flurry of transfer activity and breaking the club's record for away wins (12) Derby were unable to gain automatic promotion, finishing two points adrift of second-placed Middlesbrough. Derby qualified for the playoffs, but were knocked out in the semi-finals by Blackburn Rovers on a 5–4 scoreline over two legs. At the end of the season, Scottish winger Ted McMinn was named the club's player of the season. November saw the death of former chairman Robert Maxwell, who had just sold the club to Lionel Pickering earlier in the year. Maxwell disappeared from his luxury yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, while it was cruising off the Canary Islands; his body was later found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean. His death was officially ruled as accidental drowning after he supposedly fell off the yacht, though commentators have alleged it was murder or suicide. Kit Derby's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and were sponsored by Auto Windscreens. First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te476/derby-county/squad/ Derby County – Squad 1991/1992 yes yes ENG GK Peter Shilton yes ENG GK Steve Sutton yes ENG GK Martin Taylor yes ENG DF Simon Coleman yes ENG DF Andy Comyn yes ENG DF Steve Cross yes ENG DF Jonathan Davidson yes ENG DF Michael Forsyth yes ENG DF Jason Kavanagh yes ENG DF Shane Nicholson yes ENG DF Mark Patterson yes ENG DF Steve Round yes ENG DF Mel Sage yes ENG DF Paul Williams yes yes ENG MF Martin Chalk yes ENG MF Tom Curtis yes ENG MF Steve Hayward yes ENG MF Gary Micklewhite yes ENG MF Craig Ramage yes ENG MF Paul Simpson from February yes WAL MF Geraint Williams yes SCO MF Ted McMinn yes ENG FW Marco Gabbiadini yes ENG FW Tommy Johnson yes ENG FW Paul Kitson from March yes ENG FW Mark Stallard yes ENG FW Dean Sturridge yes ENG FW Jason White Left club during season yes yes ENG MF Nick Pickering to Darlington yes ENG FW Phil Gee to Leicester City yes ENG FW Mick Harford to Luton Town yes yes ENG FW Ian Ormondroyd to Leicester City yes ENG FW Bobby Davison on loan from Leeds United Transfers In ENG Marco Gabbiadini – ENG Crystal Palace, £1,000,000 ENG Paul Simpson – ENG Oxford United, £500,000, February ENG Paul Kitson – ENG Leicester City, £1,300,000, March ENG Tommy Johnson – ENG Notts County, £1,300,000, March ENG Bobby Davison – ENG Leeds United, loan Out ENG Mark Wright – ENG Liverpool, £2,500,000, 15 July (national record for defender) WAL Dean Saunders – ENG Liverpool, £2,900,000, 19 July (national record for any player) ENG Phil Gee – ENG Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March ENG Ian Ormondroyd – ENG Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March Results Football League Second Division League table Second Division DER y Matches +Second Division resultsDerby County 1991-1992, League Results https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055349/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/1991-1992/results http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/1991-1992/results 4 March 2016DateMatchNo.OpponentsHome/AwayResultF–ADerby ScorersAttendancePos17 August 19911SunderlandA1–1921 August 19912MiddlesbroughH2–0224 August 19913Southend UnitedH1–271 September 19914Charlton AthleticA2–054 September 19915Blackburn RoversH0–297 September 19916BarnsleyH1–11113 September 19917Cambridge UnitedA0–0818 September 19918Oxford UnitedA0–21521 September 19919Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–11128 September 199110Newcastle UnitedA2–2135 October 199111Bristol CityH4–1812 October 199112Swindon TownA2–1619 October 199113PortsmouthH2–0626 October 199114MillwallA2–162 November 199115Tranmere RoversH0–176 November 199116Port ValeA0–179 November 199117Wolverhampton WanderersA3–2616 November 199118Ipswich TownH1–0323 November 199119Bristol RoversA3–2330 November 199120Leicester CityH1–237 December 199121WatfordA2–1426 December 199122Grimsby TownH0–0528 December 199123Charlton AthleticH1–281 January 199224MiddlesbroughA1–1811 January 199225Southend UnitedA0–1918 January 199226SunderlandH1–2111 February 199227PortsmouthA1–0118 February 199228MillwallH0–21111 February 199229Blackburn RoversA0–21115 February 199230Bristol RoversH1–01022 February 199231Leicester CityA2–1929 February 199232WatfordH3–167 March 199233Plymouth ArgyleA1–1611 March 199234Port ValeH3–1414 March 199235Tranmere RoversA3–4521 March 199236Wolverhampton WanderersH1–2925 March 199237Plymouth ArgyleH2–0528 March 199238Ipswich TownA1–281 April 199239Cambridge UnitedH0–074 April 199240BarnsleyA3–057 April 199241Grimsby TownA1–0411 April 199242Oxford UnitedH2–2515 April 199243Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–1420 April 199244Newcastle UnitedH4–1325 April 199245Bristol CityA2–132 May 199246Swindon TownH2–13 League Cup FA Cup 4–6 January: Burnley 2–2 Derby County (Chalk, Comyn) 14–15 January: Derby County 2–0 Burnley (replay; abandoned 75' due to freezing fog) (Gee, Patterson) 25 January: Derby County 2–0 Burnley (replay) (Williams, Ormondroyd) 25–27 January: Derby County 3–4 Aston Villa (Gee 2, P. Williams) Playoffs Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Derby County Derby County 2–1 Blackburn Rovers References Category:Derby County F.C. seasons Derby County F.C.