1991–92 Football League First Division

1991–92 season of Football League First Division May 2022 Football League First Division 1991–92 Leeds United3rd English title Luton TownNotts CountyWest Ham United Champions League Leeds United European Cup Winners' Cup Liverpool UEFA Cup Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Ian Wright(29 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 31 October 2010 Arsenal 7–1 Sheffield Wednesday(15 February 1992) Sheffield Wednesday 1–6 Leeds United(12 January 1992) Oldham Athletic 3–6 Manchester United(26 December 1991) 462 1174 6 matchesSouthampton 17 matchesArsenal 6 matchesNorwich City 1990–91 1992–931992–93 FA Premier League (top-flight) The 1991–92 Football League First Division was the 93rd edition in Football League First Division existence, and the division's final season as the top flight of English football. Overview Leeds United won the last ever league championship before the launch of the Premier League, thanks to the efforts of players such as Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, David Batty and Gary McAllister. On 26 April 1992, Leeds beat Sheffield United 3–2 at Bramall Lane, and their title triumph was confirmed with Manchester United's 2–0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. Newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday finished in third and secured UEFA Cup qualification. The previous season's defending champions Arsenal slipped to 4th place and never made a serious threat to retain their title. The previous season's runners-up Liverpool slipped to 6th in their first full season under the management of Graeme Souness, although they did win the FA Cup. Liverpool's Merseyside rivals Everton finished a disappointing 12th – a three-place setback on their finish the previous season. On 25 April 1992, newly promoted West Ham United were relegated after their 1–0 defeat at Coventry City. This win for Coventry also relegated Notts County – another newly promoted side – rendering their 2–0 defeat at Manchester City on the same day as academic. The last day of the season saw Luton Town lose their top flight status after ten seasons. They needed to win at Notts County and for Coventry to lose at Aston Villa. Coventry did lose 2–0 at Villa Park but unfortunately for Luton, they lost 2–1 which kept Coventry up and sent Luton down. For much of the season, Southampton's 21-year-old striker Alan Shearer was the target of much media speculation about a move to a leading First Division club. The likes of Liverpool and Manchester United were strongly linked with his signature during the autumn, but Shearer decided to stay put on the south coast before making a decision about his future at the end of the season. Shearer was capped for the senior England side for the first time in February 1992, and scored on his debut. Another English striker who established himself as a top scorer at this level this season was the Sheffield Wednesday striker David Hirst, scoring the goals that helped the Owls win the League Cup and an instant return to the First Division in 1990–91, and finishing among the First Division's leading scorers in 1991–92. Manchester United's teenage winger Ryan Giggs, who had played twice for the first team the previous season, received plaudits for his outstanding performances and picked up the PFA Young Player of the Year award as well as a League Cup winner's medal, establishing himself as a regular player before his 18th birthday. Other young players who made the headlines this season were Liverpool's teenage winger Steve McManaman and new signing Rob Jones, Aston Villa's Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke and Nottingham Forest midfielder Roy Keane. As a wave of new names began to dominate the English game, Tottenham Hotspur's high scoring striker Gary Lineker announced in November that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season to sign for the Japanese side Grampus Eight, and also confirmed his decision to retire from the England team after the European championships that summer. Personnel and kits (As of May 1992) Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalSCO George GrahamENG Tony AdamsAdidasJVCAston VillaENG Ron AtkinsonENG Stuart GrayUmbroMita CopiersChelseaSCO Ian PorterfieldIRL Andy TownsendUmbroCommodore InternationalCoventry CityENG Terry ButcherENG Brian BorrowsAsicsPeugeotCrystal PalaceENG Steve CoppellENG Geoff ThomasBuktaTulip Computers NVEvertonENG Howard KendallWAL Kevin RatcliffeUmbroNECLeeds UnitedENG Howard WilkinsonSCO Gordon StrachanUmbroYorkshire Evening PostLiverpoolSCO Graeme SounessLiverpoolmgr aENG Mark WrightAdidasCandyLuton TownSCO Jimmy RyanENG Trevor PeakeLutoncap bUmbroUniversal Salvage AuctionsManchester CityENG Peter ReidENG Steve RedmondUmbroBrother IndustriesManchester UnitedSCO Alex FergusonENG Bryan RobsonAdidasSharpNorwich CityWAL David Williams (caretaker)ENG Ian ButterworthAsicsAsicsNottingham ForestENG Brian CloughENG Stuart PearceUmbroShipstones (home), Labatts (away)Notts CountyENG Neil WarnockENG Craig ShortMatchwinnerHome Bitter (home), McEwan's Lager (away)Oldham AthleticENG Joe RoyleIRL Mike MilliganUmbroBovisQueens Park RangersENG Gerry FrancisENG Ray WilkinsBrooksBrooksSheffield UnitedENG Dave BassettENG Brian GayleUmbroLaverSheffield WednesdayENG Trevor FrancisENG Nigel PearsonUmbroNone (Until December)Mr. Tom (From January)SouthamptonENG Ian BranfootENG Glenn CockerillAdmiralDraper ToolsTottenham HotspurWAL Peter ShreevesENG Gary MabbuttUmbroHolstenWest Ham UnitedENG Billy BondsENG Ian BishopBuktaBAC WindowsWimbledonIRL Joe KinnearENG John ScalesAdmiralNo sponsor a.Liverpoolmgr Souness was absent from his duties after being diagnosed with a heart condition on 8 April 1992. Though Souness officially remained team manager, Ronnie Moran effectively took over the role for the remainder of the season.https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/profile-tougher-than-his-old-boots-graeme-souness-still-managing-liverpool-1480208.html Profile: Tougher than his old boots: Graeme Souness, still managing Liverpool The Independent 23 January 1993 4 October 2015 b.Lutoncap Trevor Peake is understood to have been team Captain in January but it is unknown when he was appointed.https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/968-More-than-a-match/6570-nottingham-forest-1-luton-town-1 Nottingham Forest 1 Luton Town 1 When Saturday Comes (WSC) 9 February 2022 Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Aston Villa TCH Jozef Vengloš Mutual consent 28 May 1991 Pre-season ENG Ron Atkinson 8 June 1991 Queens Park Rangers ENG Don Howe Sacked 31 May 1991 ENG Gerry Francis 1 June 1991 Tottenham Hotspur ENG Terry Venables Became general manager 1 June 1991 WAL Peter Shreeves 1 June 1991 Sheffield Wednesday ENG Ron Atkinson Signed by Aston Villa 8 June 1991 ENG Trevor Francis 8 June 1991 Luton Town SCO Jim Ryan Sacked 13 June 1991 ENG David Pleat 15 June 1991 Wimbledon ENG Ray Harford Resigned 7 October 1991 8th ENG Peter Withe 10 October 1991 Coventry City ENG Terry Butcher Sacked 6 January 1992 17th ENG Don Howe 7 January 1992 Wimbledon ENG Peter Withe 19 January 1992 19th IRE Joe Kinnear 19 January 1992 Norwich City ENG Dave Stringer Resigned 1 May 1992 18th WAL David Williams 1 May 1992 League standings main WDL First Division World Football LEE, MUN, SHW, ARS, MCI, LIV, AVL, NFO, SHU, CRY, QPR, EVE, WIM, CHE, TOT, SOU, OLD, NOR, COV, LUT, NTC, WHU CL1RPL UC1RPL UC1RPL PL PL CWC1RPL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL PL REL REL REL complete 19 15 8 81 46 17 9 16 48 44 13 14 15 50 60 11 11 20 35 44 14 15 13 53 61 13 14 15 52 51 22 16 4 74 37 16 16 10 47 40 10 12 20 38 71 20 10 12 61 48 21 15 6 63 33 11 12 19 47 63 16 11 15 60 58 10 10 22 40 62 14 9 19 63 67 12 18 12 48 47 16 9 17 65 63 21 12 9 62 49 14 10 18 39 55 15 7 20 58 63 9 11 22 37 59 13 14 15 53 53 C R R R Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Everton Leeds United Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League first round and qualification for the FA Premier League green2 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round and qualification for the FA Premier League green3 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round and qualification for the FA Premier League green4 Qualification for the FA Premier League Relegation to the First Division red1 Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.https://www.efl.com/carabao-cup/about-the-carabao-cup/ The Competition – EFL English Football Leaguehttps://www.premierleague.com/european-qualification-explained European qualification for UEFA competitions explained premierleague.com 30 April 2022 25 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170525124517/https://www.premierleague.com/european-qualification-explained dead From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division. Results main FBR grey ARS AST CHE COV CRY EVE LEE LIV LUT MCI MUN NWC NOT NTC OLD QPR SHU SHW SOU TOT WHU WDN Arsenal 0–0 3–2 1–2 4–1 4–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 5–2 7–1 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 Aston Villa 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–4 1–0 4–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 Chelsea 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 Coventry City 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 5–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 Crystal Palace 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–4 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 3–2 Everton 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 Leeds United 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 5–1 Liverpool 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–3 Luton Town 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 Manchester City 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 Manchester United 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 Norwich City 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 4–3 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 Nottingham Forest 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–5 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 4–2 Notts County 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 2–4 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 Oldham Athletic 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 5–1 2–5 3–6 2–2 2–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 Sheffield United 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–6 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 Southampton 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 2–5 1–3 4–3 0–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 3–2 West Ham United 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 Wimbledon 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–5 2–0 complete Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 ENG Ian Wright Crystal Palace/Arsenal 29 2 ENG Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur 28 3 ENG John Fashanu Wimbledon 18 ENG David Hirst Sheffield Wednesday SCO Brian McClair Manchester United ENG David White Manchester City 7 ENG Mark Bright Crystal Palace 17 8 ENG Lee Chapman Leeds United 16 9 ENG Peter Beardsley Everton 15 10 ENG Robbie Earle Wimbledon 14 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref ENG Carlton Palmer Sheffield Wednesday Queens Park Rangers 4–1 (H) dmy 1991 8 31 ENG Peter Beardsley Everton Coventry City 3–0 (H) dmy 1991 9 21 ENG Gary Lineker (4) Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon 5–3 (A) dmy 1991 9 21 ENG Ian Wright Arsenal Southampton 4–0 (A) dmy 1991 9 28 ENG Tony Cottee Everton Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 (H) dmy 1991 10 5 ENG Ian Wright (4) Arsenal Everton 4–2 (H) dmy 1991 12 21 ENG Dennis Bailey Dennis Bailey (footballer, born 1965) Queens Park Rangers Manchester United 4–1 (A) dmy 1992 1 1 Hat-trick hero still going strong, BBC Sport, 3 February 2006 ENG Lee Chapman Leeds United Sheffield Wednesday 6–1 (A) dmy 1992 1 12 ENG Lee Chapman Leeds United Wimbledon 5–1 (H) dmy 1992 3 14 ENG Darren Beckford Norwich City Everton 4–3 (H) dmy 1992 3 21 SCO Gordon Durie Tottenham Hotspur Coventry City 4–3 (H) dmy 1992 3 28 ENG Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United 3–0 (H) dmy 1992 4 1 ENG Paul Merson Arsenal Crystal Palace 4–1 (H) dmy 1992 4 11 SCO Graeme Sharp (4) Oldham Athletic Luton Town 5–1 (H) dmy 1992 4 11 ENG David White David White (English footballer) Manchester City Oldham Athletic 5–2 (A) dmy 1992 5 2 ENG Ian Wright Arsenal Southampton 5–1 (H) dmy 1992 5 2 SCO Frank McAvennie West Ham United Nottingham Forest 3–0 (H) dmy 1992 5 2 Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club PFA Players' Player of the YearPFA Players' Player of the Year Winners https://fbref.com/en/awards/pfa_poy/PFA-Players-Player-of-the-Year FBref 19 September 2026 ENG Gary Pallister Manchester United PFA Young Player of the YearRyan Giggs https://welsh-sports-hall-of-fame.wales/hall-of-fame/ryan-giggs/ Welsh Sports Hall of Fame 19 September 2026 WAL Ryan Giggs Manchester United FWA Footballer of the YearFWA Footballer of the Year Winners https://fbref.com/en/awards/fwa_foy/FWA-Footballer-of-the-Year FBref 19 September 2026 ENG Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur PFA Team of the YearLynch The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes Goalkeeper England Tony Coton(Manchester City) Defenders England Rob Jones(Liverpool) England Gary Pallister(Manchester United) England Des Walker(Nottingham Forest) England Stuart Pearce(Nottingham Forest) Midfielders Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton(Liverpool) Scotland Gary McAllister(Leeds United) England Andy Townsend(Chelsea) Forwards England Gary Lineker(Tottenham Hotspur) England Alan Shearer(Southampton) Wales Mark Hughes(Manchester United) Attendances Source:https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/england-premier-league/se4725/1991-1992/attendance/ Premier League 1991/1992 » Team-Statistics: Attendance Home Worldfootball.net 31 August 2026 No. Club Matches Total attendance Average 1 Manchester United 21 944,678 44,985 2 Liverpool 21 733,769 34,941 3 Arsenal 21 669,915 31,901 4 Sheffield Wednesday 21 621,140 29,578 5 Leeds United 21 619,349 29,493 6 Tottenham Hotspur 21 582,978 27,761 7 Manchester City 21 581,451 27,688 8 Aston Villa 21 521,039 24,811 9 Nottingham Forest 21 498,138 23,721 10 Everton 21 485,954 23,141 11 Sheffield United 21 462,468 22,022 12 West Ham United 21 447,024 21,287 13 Chelsea 21 394,366 18,779 14 Crystal Palace 21 369,644 17,602 15 Oldham Athletic 21 316,825 15,087 16 Southampton 21 312,097 14,862 17 Coventry City 21 291,884 13,899 18 Norwich City 21 290,918 13,853 19 Queens Park Rangers 21 285,783 13,609 20 Notts County 21 233,828 11,135 21 Luton Town 21 204,822 9,753 22 Wimbledon 21 148,181 7,056 References External links RSSSF Category:Football League First Division seasons Eng Category:1991–92 Football League Category:1991–92 in English men's football leagues lt:Anglijos futbolo varžybos 1991–1992 m.