1991–92 Stoke City F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Stoke City 1991–92 Lou Macari Peter Coates Football League Third Division 4th (77 Points) Play-offs Semi-final FA Cup First round League Cup Second round League Trophy Winners Wayne Biggins (22 goals) Wayne Biggins (28 goals) 23,645 vs West Bromwich Albion (12 February 1992) 8,419 vs Wigan Athletic (14 December 1991) 13,007 1990–91 1992–93 _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes _band_white FFFFFF FF0000 The 1991–92 season was Stoke City's 85th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Third Division. Lou Macari was appointed as Stoke City manager in June 1991 with the hope that he would be the man to bring life back into the club. He made an instant impact and Stoke were fully involved in the fight for promotion and it was very nearly achieved. Stoke reached the Football League play-offs for the first time but lost 2–1 on aggregate to Stockport County, Stoke did however beat County at Wembley in the final of the Football League Trophy. Stoke did well in terms of goalscoring with both Wayne Biggins and new signing Mark Stein scoring 20+.Matthews Tony The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 Season review League The board appointed former Birmingham City manager Lou Macari on 18 June 1991. Macari had a glittering career at the highest level of the game. He was seen as a man who knew what was required to achieve results and he wasted no time in altering his squad. He brought in Steve Foley (£50,000 from Swindon Town), Vince Overson (£55,000 from Birmingham City), Ronnie Sinclair (£25,000 from Bristol City) and forward Mark Stein from Oxford United for what turned out to be a bargain £100,000. From the previous season's all-time low Stoke under Macari rose to great heights in 1991–92 and reached a Wembley final for the first time since 1972. In the Third Division Stoke were in the hunt for automatic promotion all season eventually having to settle for a play-off place where they came up against Stockport County. The first leg at Edgeley Park saw County win 1–0 thanks to a free-kick from Lee Todd after Carl Beeston had been sent-off and in the second leg Stoke went behind in the first minute and despite Stein pulling one back Stoke went out 2–1 on aggregate. Despite the obvious disappointment of missing out on promotion it was a positive season for Stoke and there was high hopes that it could be the start of the club's revival. FA Cup Stoke again drew non-league Telford United but this time the "Bucks" gained revenge beating Stoke 2–1. League Cup After beating Chesterfield in the first round Stoke drew Liverpool in the second and in the first leg at Anfield almost 8,000 Stoke fans made the trip to see Stoke make a great contest and come away with a 2–2 draw. Stoke again put up a fight in the second leg but went out of the competition losing 3–2. League Trophy After qualifying from their group which included Birmingham City and Walsall, Stoke then advanced past Cardiff City, Walsall (for a second time), Leyton Orient and Peterborough United with Paul Ware scoring the vital goal to send Stoke through to Wembley. In the final against Stockport County a single goal from Mark Stein gave Stoke a 1–0 victory. Final league table Third Division y STK Results Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Third Division 1991–92 Football League MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers1 17 August 1991 Bradford CityA0–17,5562 24 August 1991 BournemouthH1–110,011Biggins 17' (pen)3 31 August 1991 Peterborough UnitedA1–17,174Biggins 1'4 4 September 1991 Shrewsbury TownH1–010,182Biggins 53'5 7 September 1991 DarlingtonA1–04,230Ellis 57'6 14 September 1991 FulhamH2–210,567Biggins 25', Cranson 53'7 17 September 1991 Hartlepool UnitedH3–29,394Biggins (2) 37', 39', Butler 75'8 21 September 1991 Preston North EndA2–26,345Biggins (2) 41', 59'9 28 September 1991 Stockport CountyH2–26,345Biggins (2) 14', 28' (1 pen)10 5 October 1991 Chester CityA0–04,21211 12 October 1991 Bolton WanderersH2–012,420Biggins 16', Scott 80'12 19 October 1991 Swansea CityA1–23,365Ellis 88'13 26 October 1991 Leyton OrientH2–09,555Biggins 36', Cranson 71'14 2 November 1991 Huddersfield TownH0–210,11615 5 November 1991 BuryA3–13,245Ellis (2) 3', 78', Overson 83'16 19 November 1991 Exeter CityA0–05,30917 23 November 1991 Torquay UnitedH3–09,124Biggins 2', Stein (2) 34', 60'18 30 November 1991 West Bromwich AlbionA2–217,207Overson (2) 40', 52'19 14 December 1991 Wigan AthleticH3–08,419Stein 17', Kelly 43', Biggins 81'20 21 December 1991 BournemouthA2–15,436Biggins 10', Kelly 76'21 26 December 1991 Peterborough UnitedH3–314,733Kevan 7', Stein 30', Biggins 70'22 28 December 1991 Bradford CityH0–012,20823 1 January 1992 Shrewsbury TownA0–18,55724 4 January 1992 Birmingham CityH2–118,914Ware 52', Biggins 77'25 11 January 1992 BrentfordA0–29,00426 18 January 1992 ReadingH3–010,835Jones 24' (o.g.), Butler 54', Stein 71'27 25 January 1992 Hull CityA1–04,996Russell 20'28 1 February 1992 Swansea CityH2–111,299Ware 41', Beeston 90'29 8 February 1992 Leyton OrientA1–07,153Beeston 4'30 12 February 1992 West Bromwich AlbionH1–023,645Stein 28'31 15 February 1992 Wigan AthleticA0–15,69532 22 February 1992 BrentfordH2–116,417Butler 10', Stein 65'33 29 February 1992 Birmingham CityA1–122,162Barnes 89'34 4 March 1992 ReadingA4–34,362Stein 28', Foley 30', Ware 60', McPherson 66' (o.g.)35 7 March 1992 Hull CityH2–313,563Barnes 52', Stein 73'36 11 March 1992 BuryH1–212,385Barnes 85'37 14 March 1992 Huddersfield TownA2–110,156Biggins 27', Stein 28'38 21 March 1992 Exeter CityH5–213,634Biggins 16', Stein 33', Beeston 42', Grimes 61', Steele 90'39 28 March 1992 Torquay UnitedA0–13,26040 31 March 1992 FulhamA1–15,779Stein 72'41 3 April 1992 DarlingtonH3–013,579Biggins (2) 10', 20' (1 pen), Stein 69'42 11 April 1992 Hartlepool UnitedA1–14,360Stein 44'43 18 April 1992 Preston North EndH2–116,151Stein 44', Biggins 50' (pen)44 20 April 1992 Stockport CountyA0–08,12945 25 April 1992 Chester CityH0–118,47446 2 May 1992 Bolton WanderersA1–39,997Stein 7' Third Division play-offs 1992 Football League play-offs RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersSemi-final 1st Leg 10 May 1992 Stockport CountyA0–17,537Semi-final 2nd Leg 13 May 1992 Stockport CountyH1–116,170Stein 81' FA Cup 1991–92 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR115 November 1991 Telford UnitedH0–09,974R1 Replay26 November 1991 Telford UnitedA1–24,032Biggins 81' League Cup 1991–92 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR1 1st Leg23 August 1991 ChesterfieldH1–07,815Ellis 20'R1 2nd Leg27 August 1991 ChesterfieldA2–15,391Kelly 22', Beeston 68'R2 1st Leg25 September 1991 LiverpoolA2–218,389Cranson 28', Kelly 88'R2 2nd Leg10 October 1991 LiverpoolH2–322,355Biggins (2) 75', 88' (1 pen) League Trophy 1991–92 Associate Members' Cup 1992 Associate Members' Cup final RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersPreliminary Round 122 October 1991 WalsallA2–03,758Sandford (2) 51', 70'Preliminary Round 218 December 1991 Birmingham CityH3–15,982Barnes 15', Stein 29' (pen), Ware 73'Southern Round 114 January 1992 Cardiff CityH3–04,851Biggins (2) 31', 80', Stein 76'Southern Quarter Final2 February 1992 WalsallH3–17,381Ware 18', Beeston 24', Stein 32'Southern Semi Final17 March 1992 Leyton OrientA1–03,792Stein 24'Southern Final 1st Leg6 April 1992 Peterborough UnitedH3–314,355Biggins (2) 3', 5', Sandford 66'Southern Final 2nd Leg15 April 1992 Peterborough UnitedA1–012,214Ware 51'Final16 May 1992 Stockport CountyN1–048,339Stein 65' Isle of Man Trophy RoundOpponentResultQuarter FinalIsle of Man XI7–0Semi FinalSC Cambuur2–0FinalSunderland2–0 Friendlies MatchOpponentVenueResult1Witton AlbionA2–22Worcester CityA3–13Newcastle TownA1–04AldershotA4–15RocesterA2–16Newcastle TownA1–07Kidsgrove AthleticA2–18Leek TownA5–09Munster XIA5–0 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyPlay-offsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Peter Fox0020405000110GKAUS Jason Kearton16000001000170GKENG Kevin Pressman400000200060GKSCO Ronnie Sinclair26000000020280DFJAM Noel Blake12(1)00(1)0201(1)02017(3)0DFENG John Butler42310407020563DFENG Ian Cranson41220418020573DFENG Lee Fowler15(1)01040102023(1)0DFENG Tony Gallimore2(1)0000000002(1)0DFENG Vince Overson34(1)32020700045(1)3DFENG Paul Rennie1000000(1)0001(1)0DFENG Lee Sandford37(1)02030832052(1)3DFENG Ian Wright30000(1)000003(1)0MFENG Carl Beeston42(1)32141711056(1)6MFIRE Ashley Grimes4(6)100001(2)0207(8)1MFIRE Mick Kennedy19(1)02030100025(1)0MFSCO Dave Kevan431202(1)0802057(1)1MFENG Ian Scott6(3)11030100011(3)1MFENG Paul Ware22(2)310004(1)30027(3)6FWENG Paul Barnes3(10)3001(1)02(1)1006(12)4FWENG Junior Bent100000000010FWENG Wayne Biggins4122204254205428FWENG Tony Ellis9(6)40(2)02(1)11(2)00012(11)5FWENG Steve Foley20100005010261FWENG Adrian Heath5(1)00000300(1)08(2)0FWENG Tony Kelly10(3)2003(1)2300(1)016(5)4FWENG Jason Percival000000000000FWENG Kevin Russell510000000051FWENG Tim Steele710000000071FWENG Mark Stein3616200075214722–Own goals–2–0–0–0–0–2 References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke