Sunderland
1991–92 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerDenis Smith (until 30 December)
Malcolm Crosby (from 30 December)
StadiumRoker Park
Second Division18th
FA CupRunners up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerGoodman (11)
Average home league attendance18,390

During the 1991–92 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Sunderland subsequently struggled in the Second Division. However, in that season, the Black Cats embarked on a run leading to the FA Cup final, where they lost 2–0 to Liverpool,[1] They had previously beaten Chelsea in a quarter-final replay.[2] Smith had quit as manager during the season, and was replaced by his assistant Malcolm Crosby.[3]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Barnsley 46 16 11 19 46 57 −11 59
17 Bristol City 46 13 15 18 55 71 −16 54
18 Sunderland 46 14 11 21 61 65 −4 53
19 Grimsby Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 −15 53
20 Newcastle United 46 13 13 20 66 84 −18 52
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1991Derby CountyH1–120,509Armstrong
20 August 1991BarnsleyA3–012,454Owers, Armstrong, Pascoe
24 August 1991MillwallA1–410,016Owers (pen)
31 August 1991Oxford UnitedH2–016,151Gabbiadini, Armstrong
3 September 1991PortsmouthA0–19,621
7 September 1991Blackburn RoversH1–117,043Atkinson
14 September 1991Swindon TownA3–511,417Owers, Gabbiadini, Armstrong
17 September 1991Charlton AthleticA4–15,807Owers (pen), Gabbiadini (3)
21 September 1991Grimsby TownH1–216,535Pascoe
28 September 1991MiddlesbroughA1–219,424Brady
5 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionH4–215,119Beagrie, Rush (2), Armstrong
12 October 1991Cambridge UnitedA0–37,857
19 October 1991Port ValeA3–37,525Brady (2), Ball
26 October 1991Bristol RoversH1–114,746Bennett
2 November 1991WatfordH3–112,790Byrne (2), Armstrong
5 November 1991Ipswich TownA1–09,768Armstrong
9 November 1991Bristol CityA0–110,570
17 November 1991Newcastle UnitedH1–129,224Davenport
23 November 1991Plymouth ArgyleA0–16,007
30 November 1991Southend UnitedH1–213,575Byrne
7 December 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA0–111,922
14 December 1991Leicester CityH1–015,094Goodman
21 December 1991PortsmouthH1–014,432Awford (own goal)
26 December 1991Tranmere RoversA0–113,658
28 December 1991Oxford UnitedA0–36,140
1 January 1992BarnsleyH2–016,107Armstrong, Goodman
11 January 1992MillwallH6–216,533Hardyman, Byrne, Goodman (3), Davenport
18 January 1992Derby CountyA2–115,384Goodman, Byrne
1 February 1992Port ValeH1–119,488Armstrong
8 February 1992Bristol RoversA1–26,318Byrne
11 February 1992Tranmere RoversH1–118,060Hardyman
22 February 1992Southend UnitedA0–27,473
29 February 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH1–020,106Byrne (pen)
14 March 1992WatfordA0–18,091
21 March 1992Bristol CityH1–318,933Atkinson
29 March 1992Newcastle UnitedA0–130,306
8 April 1992Leicester CityA2–316,533Bennett, Goodman
11 April 1992Charlton AthleticH1–221,326Bennett
14 April 1992Ipswich TownH3–022,131Goodman (2), Rush
16 April 1992Plymouth ArgyleH0–123,813
18 April 1992Grimsby TownA0–28,864
20 April 1992MiddlesbroughH1–025,098Davenport
25 April 1992Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–29,851Goodman, Rogan
27 April 1992Swindon TownH0–016,716
29 April 1992Blackburn RoversA2–215,079Armstrong, Davenport
2 May 1992Cambridge UnitedH2–219,042Goodman, Rush

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1992Port ValeH3–015,564Atkinson, Davenport, Byrne
R45 February 1992Oxford UnitedA3–29,968Byrne, Hardyman, Atkinson
R515 February 1992West Ham UnitedH1–125,475Byrne
R5R26 February 1992West Ham UnitedA3–225,830Byrne (2), Rush
QF9 March 1992ChelseaA1–133,498Byrne
QFR18 March 1992ChelseaH2–126,039Davenport, Amstrong
SF5 April 1992Norwich CityN1–040,102Byrne
F9 May 1992LiverpoolN0–279,544

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg24 September 1991Huddersfield TownH1–28,161Hauser
R2 Second Leg9 October 1991Huddersfield TownA0–4 (lost 1–6 on agg)11,177

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Tim Carter
— GK Wales WAL Tony Norman
— DF England ENG Gary Bennett
— DF England ENG Paul Hardyman
— DF England ENG John Kay
— DF England ENG Richard Ord
— DF England ENG Ian Sampson
— DF England ENG Anthony Smith
— DF England ENG Paul Williams
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Anton Rogan
— MF England ENG Gordon Armstrong
— MF England ENG Brian Atkinson
— MF England ENG Kevin Ball
— MF England ENG Peter Beagrie (on loan from Everton)
— MF England ENG Paul Bracewell
— MF England ENG Tony Cullen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Peter Davenport
— MF England ENG Steve Gaughan
— MF England ENG Martin Gray
— MF England ENG Gary Owers
— MF Wales WAL Colin Pascoe
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kieron Brady[notes 1]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Mooney
— FW England ENG Steve Brodie
— FW England ENG Marco Gabbiadini
— FW England ENG Don Goodman
— FW England ENG Warren Hawke
— FW England ENG David Rush
— FW England ENG Craig Russell
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Byrne[notes 2]
— FW Germany GER Thomas Hauser

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Nigeria NGA Reuben Agboola[notes 3] (to Swansea City)

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool 2 – 0 Sunderland". LFC History. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland 2 – 1 Chelsea". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Days, pp 284–285.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "All Sunderland players: 1992".

Notes

  1. ↑ Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ↑ Byrne was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1985.
  3. ↑ Agboola was born in Camden, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in April 1991.
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