1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1991–92 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
First Division1st (champions)
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Chapman (16)
All:
Lee Chapman (20)
Highest home attendance32,673 vs Norwich City
(2 May 1992, First Division)
Lowest home attendance6,495 vs Nottingham Forest
(22 October 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance27,668

The 1991–1992 season saw Leeds United competing in the final season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League, doing so by being crowned champions.

Season summary

Having finished fourth the previous season, this time round Leeds clinched the First Division title, ahead of archrivals Manchester United, in only their second consecutive season as a First Division club. As champions of the Football League, United qualified for the European Cup, which would be rebranded as the UEFA Champions League for the next season. They lost just four league games all season, and were held to 1–1 draws both home and away by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups). Eric Cantona signed for the club in mid-season, making his debut at Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992, and scored three goals in the remainder of the season. Leeds clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3–2 win at Sheffield United. The first goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name From Fee
6 June 1991 DF Tony Dorigo Chelsea £1,300,000†
11 June 1991 DF Jon Newsome Sheffield Wednesday £150,000
1 July 1991 FW Rod Wallace Southampton £1,600,000†
1 July 1991 DF Ray Wallace Southampton £100,000
1 July 1991 MF Steve Hodge Nottingham Forest £900,000
15 July 1991 DF David Wetherall Sheffield Wednesday £137,500
4 February 1992 FW Eric Cantona Nîmes £900,000

†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out

Date Position Name To Fee
1 June 1991 DF Peter Haddock Retired —
1 June 1991 DF Jim Beglin Retired —
1 July 1991 FW John Pearson Barnsley £135,000
3 September 1991 GK Neil Edwards Stockport County £5,000
1 November 1991 DF Chris Kamara Luton Town £150,000
1 February 1992 MF Andy Williams Notts County £115,000
13 March 1992 MF Simon Grayson Leicester City £50,000
27 March 1992 DF Mike Whitlow Leicester City £250,000

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date
22 February 1992 FW Tony Agana Notts County 1 June 1992

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date
1 August 1991 DF Glynn Snodin Oldham Athletic 1 January 1992
1 August 1991 DF Dylan Kerr Doncaster Rovers 1 December 1991
1 September 1991 FW Bobby Davison Derby County 1 February 1992
1 December 1991 MF Andy Williams Port Vale 1 January 1992
1 December 1991 DF Dylan Kerr Blackpool 1 June 1992
1 February 1992 MF Imre Varadi Luton Town 1 March 1992
1 February 1992 DF Glynn Snodin Rotherham United 1 June 1992
1 March 1992 FW Bobby Davison Sheffield United 1 June 1992
1 March 1992 GK Mervyn Day Luton Town 1 April 1992
1 March 1992 DF John McClelland Notts County 1 June 1992
1 March 1992 DF Ray Wallace Swansea City 1 June 1992
1 April 1992 GK Mervyn Day Luton Town 1 June 1992

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Mervyn Day
— GK  WAL Neil Edwards
— GK  ENG John Lukic
— GK  ENG Paul Pettinger
— DF  ENG Rob Bowman
— DF  ENG Tony Dorigo
— DF  ENG Chris Fairclough
— DF  IRL Gary Kelly
— DF  MLT Dylan Kerr
— DF  NIR John McClelland
— DF  ENG Jon Newsome
— DF  ENG Mel Sterland
— DF  ENG Ray Wallace
— DF  ENG David Wetherall
— DF  ENG Mike Whitlow
— DF  ENG Chris Whyte
— MF  ENG David Batty
— MF  ENG Simon Grayson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Steve Hodge
— MF  ENG Chris Kamara
— MF  SCO Gary McAllister
— MF  ENG Scott Sellars
— MF  ENG Glynn Snodin
— MF  WAL Gary Speed
— MF  SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
— MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
— MF  ENG Andy Williams
— FW  ENG Tony Agana (on loan from Notts County)
— FW  ENG Lee Chapman
— FW  ENG Bobby Davison
— FW  ENG Carl Shutt
— FW  ENG Imre Varadi
— FW  ENG Rod Wallace
— FW  ENG Noel Whelan
— FW  FRA Eric Cantona

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 22 16 4 74 37 +37 82 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League first round
2 Manchester United 42 21 15 6 63 33 +30 78 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 12 9 62 49 +13 75
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 46 +35 72
5 Manchester City 42 20 10 12 61 48 +13 70
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.


Results

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
20 August 1991 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 McAllister 29,457
24 August 1991 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 Hodge 30,260
28 August 1991 Southampton A 4–0 Speed (2), Strachan (2) 15,862
31 August 1991 Manchester United A 1–1 Chapman 43,778
3 September 1991 Arsenal H 2–2 Chapman, Strachan 29,396
7 September 1991 Manchester City H 3–0 Batty, Dorigo, Strachan 29,986
14 September 1991 Chelsea A 1–0 Shutt 23,439
18 September 1991 Coventry City A 0–0 — 15,488
21 September 1991 Liverpool H 1–0 Hodge 32,917
28 September 1991 Norwich City A 2–2 Speed, Dorigo 15,828
1 October 1991 Crystal Palace A 0–1 — 18,298
5 October 1991 Sheffield United H 4–3 Hodge (2), Sterland (2) 28,362
19 October 1991 Notts County A 4–2 Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister 12,964
26 October 1991 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 Kilcline (own goal) 28,199
2 November 1991 Wimbledon A 0–0 — 7,025
16 November 1991 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 Sterland, Wallace 27,087
24 November 1991 Aston Villa A 4–1 Chapman (2), Sterland, Wallace 23,713
30 November 1991 Everton H 1–0 Wallace 30,043
7 December 1991 Luton Town A 2–0 Speed, Wallace 11,550
14 December 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 Speed 31,404
22 December 1991 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 — 27,170
26 December 1991 Southampton H 3–3 Hodge (2), Speed 22,805
29 December 1991 Manchester United H 1–1 Sterland (pen) 32,638
1 January 1992 West Ham United A 3–1 Chapman (2), McAllister 21,766
12 January 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 6–1 Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Wallace 32,228
18 January 1992 Crystal Palace H 1–1 Fairclough 27,717
1 February 1992 Notts County H 3–0 Batty, Sterland, Wallace 27,224
8 February 1992 Oldham Athletic A 0–2 — 18,409
23 February 1992 Everton A 1–1 Shutt 19,248
29 February 1992 Luton Town H 2–0 Cantona, Chapman 28,231
3 March 1992 Aston Villa H 0–0 — 28,896
7 March 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–1 Newsome, McAllister, Wallace 27,622
11 March 1992 Queens Park Rangers A 1–4 Speed 14,641
14 March 1992 Wimbledon H 5–1 Cantona, Chapman (3), Wallace 26,760
22 March 1992 Arsenal A 1–1 Chapman 27,844
28 March 1992 West Ham United H 0–0 — 31,101
4 April 1992 Manchester City A 0–4 — 30,239
11 April 1992 Chelsea H 3–0 Cantona, Chapman, Wallace 31,363
18 April 1992 Liverpool A 0–0 — 37,186
20 April 1992 Coventry City H 2–0 Fairclough, McAllister (pen) 26,582
26 April 1992 Sheffield United A 3–2 Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Wallace 32,000
2 May 1992 Norwich City H 1–0 Wallace 32,673

FA Cup

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Third round 15 January 1992 Manchester United H 0–1 — 31,819

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Second round first leg 24 September 1991 Scunthorpe United A 0–0 — 8,392
Second round second leg 8 October 1991 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 (won 3–0 on agg) Speed, Chapman, Sterland 14,558
Third round 29 October 1991 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 Shutt, Chapman (2) 18,266
Fourth round 4 December 1991 Everton A 4–1 Speed 27', Chapman 39', Rod Wallace 54', 55' 25,467
Quarter-final 8 January 1992 Manchester United H 1–3 Speed 17' 28,886

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Goalscorers Attendance
Second round 22 October 1991 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 Rod Wallace 6,495

Awards

At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Leeds United's score written first

References

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  4. ^ "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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