1992 Football League play-offs

April 2022 June 2025 Football League play-offs 1991–92 Blackburn Rovers(Second Division)Peterborough United(Third Division)Blackpool(Fourth Division) Leicester 5–0 Cambridge(Second Division) Huddersfield 1–2 Peterborough(Third Division) Blackburn 4–2 Derby(6 goals) 15 41 68,147 – Blackburn v Leicester(Second Division final) 5,629 – Barnet v Blackpool(Fourth Division semi-final) 18,510 1991 1993 The Football League play-offs for the 1991–92 season were held in May 1992, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season. Second Division 1991–92 Football League Second Division The Second Division season finished with Ipswich Town as champions and Middlesbrough as runners-up gaining automatic promotion to the new FA Premier League. This left Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, the two biggest spending teams in the division, facing each other in the one playoff semi-final, while the other was contested between Leicester City and a Cambridge United side who successful style of long ball play had taken them to the brink of a unique third successive promotion, while Leicester had made their first serious promotion challenge since being relegated from the First Division five years earlier. Blackburn won the first leg 4-2 at Ewood Park, and Derby's 2-1 win in the return leg at the Baseball Ground was not enough to prevent the Lancastrian side from going through to the final. In the other semi-final, Cambridge held Leicester to a 1-1 draw at the Abbey Stadium before losing the return leg 5-0 at Filbert Street.Rollin Jack Rothmans book of football records 1998 London : Headline 978-0-7472-1954-5 95 https://archive.org/details/rothmansbookoffo0000unse/page/95 1 June 2025 The final - and a place in the new Premier League - was settled by a single goal as Blackburn beat Leicester thanks to a penalty by former Leicester striker Mike Newell, securing Blackburn's return to the top flight of English football after 26 years away. Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Derby County46239146951+18784Leicester City46238156255+7775Cambridge United461917106547+18746Blackburn Rovers462111147053+1774 Semi-finals First leg 10 May 1992 12:00 Cambridge United 1–1 Leicester City O'Shea 76 Russell 44 Abbey Stadium, Cambridge 9,225 John Martin 10 May 1992 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Derby County Sellars 35Newell 44Speedie 66 70 Gabbiadini 2Johnson 14 Ewood Park, Blackburn 19,677 Keith Hackett Second leg 13 May 1992 19:45 Derby County 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Comyn 23 McMinn 74 Moran 49 Baseball Ground, Derby 22,920 David Elleray Blackburn Rovers won 5–4 on aggregate. 13 May 1992 19:45 Leicester City 5–0 Cambridge United Wright 29 60Thompson 35Russell 59Ormondroyd 64 Filbert Street, Leicester 21,024 Martin Bodenham Leicester City won 6–1 on aggregate. Final 1992 Football League Second Division play-off final 25 May 1992 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leicester City Newell 45 pen. Wembley Stadium, London 68,147 George Courtney Third Division 1991–92 Football League Third Division Huddersfield Town's fourth season in the Third Division since relegation in 1988 saw their most serious promotion challenge in that time, but a third-place finish meant that they had to navigate a playoff semi-final clash with a Peterborough United side in the hunt for a second successive promotion. Peterborough went through, while Stockport County overcame Stoke City in the other semi-final to set up a playoff final clash between two teams who had both been promoted from the Fourth Division only a year earlier. Peterborough won the final 2-1 to reach the second tier of English football for the first time in their history; they were still among the newest ten clubs in the Football League having joined in 1960. Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Huddersfield Town462212125938+21784Stoke City462114116949+20775Stockport County462210147551+24766Peterborough United462014126558+774 Semi-finals First leg 10 May 1992 12:00 Stockport County 1–0 Stoke City Ward 41 Edgeley Park, Stockport 7,537 11 May 1992 19:45 Peterborough United 2–2 Huddersfield Town Charlery 46Halsall 88 Onuora 28Robinson 68 o.g. London Road, Peterborough 11,751 David Elleray Second leg 13 May 1992 19:45 Stoke City 1–1 Stockport County Stein 81 Beaumont 1 Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent 16,170 Stockport County won 2–1 on aggregate. 14 May 1992 19:45 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Peterborough United Starbuck 2 Sterling 69Cooper 86 Leeds Road, Huddersfield 16,167 George Courtney Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate. Final 1992 Football League Third Division play-off final 24 May 1992 15:00 Peterborough United 2–1 Stockport County Charlery 51 89 Francis 87 Wembley Stadium, London 35,087 Martin Bodenham Fourth Division 1991–92 Football League Fourth Division A year after losing the Fourth Division playoff final on penalties to Torquay United, Blackpool returned to Wembley for a showdown with Scunthorpe United and this time were the winning side as they triumphed on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The Seasiders had overcome league newcomers Barnet in their semi-final, with Scunthorpe overcoming Crewe Alexandra in the other semi-final. Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points4Blackpool422210107145+26745Scunthorpe United42219126459+5726Crewe Alexandra422010126651+15707Barnet42216158161+2069 Semi-finals First leg 10 May 1992 13:00 Barnet 1–0 Blackpool Carter 29 Underhill, London 5,629 10 May 1992 15:00 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Scunthorpe United Hignett 6Naylor 39 Helliwell 17 35 Gresty Road, Crewe 6,063 Second leg 13 May 1992 19:30 Blackpool 2–0 Barnet Groves 41Garner 57 pen. Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,588 Blackpool won 2–1 on aggregate. 13 May 1992 19:30 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Martin 83Hamilton 89 Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 7,938 Scunthorpe United won 4–2 on aggregate. Final 1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off final 23 May 1992 15:00 Blackpool 1–1 yes Scunthorpe United Bamber 40 Daws 52 Wembley Stadium, London 22,741 Keith Hackett Cook Groves Garner Eyres 4–3 Hamilton Longden Elliott Alexander White References External links Football League website Category:English Football League play-offs