1991–92 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
1991–92 season
OwnerJack Walker
Chairman (until 9 December)
ManagerDon Mackay (until 2 September)
Tony Parkes (caretaker from 2 September - 12 October)
Kenny Dalglish (from 12 October)
StadiumEwood Park
Second Division6th (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Full Members CupFirst round
Average home league attendance13,250
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1992–93 →

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

Season summary[]

In the 1991–92 season, Blackburn Rovers began with Don Mackay still manager, but he was soon sacked to make way for Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish made several substantial signings during the season. After his appointment Blackburn climbed up the league table, but later lost six games in a row, causing them to fall out of the play-off places, but Blackburn fought back and a 3–1 victory at Plymouth got Rovers to the final play off place. The club reached the play-off final at Wembley where they beat Leicester City 1–0 thanks to a Mike Newell penalty.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1991–92 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Leicester City 46 23 8 15 62 55 +7 77 Participated in play-offs
5 Cambridge United 46 19 17 10 65 47 +18 74
6 Blackburn Rovers 46 21 11 14 70 53 +17 74 Promoted through play-offs[a]
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 54 48 +6 71
8 Swindon Town 46 18 15 13 69 55 +14 69
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Blackburn Rovers won the play-offs and were promoted.

Results[]

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[1]

Football League Second Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Portsmouth H 1–1 11,118 Moran
24 August 1991 Bristol City A 0–1 11,317
31 August 1991 Ipswich Town H 1–2 8,898 Speedie
4 September 1991 Derby County A 2–0 12,078 Speedie, Wilcox
7 September 1991 Sunderland A 1–1 17,043 Speedie
14 September 1991 Port Vale H 1–0 10,225 Speedie
17 September 1991 Watford H 1–0 9,542 Richardson
21 September 1991 Leicester City A 0–3 13,287
28 September 1991 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 11,449
5 October 1991 Millwall A 3–1 8,026 Johnrose, Speedie, Garner
12 October 1991 Plymouth Argyle H 5–2 10,830 Moran, Speedie (2), Garner (2)
19 October 1991 Swindon Town A 1–2 10,717 Speedie
26 October 1991 Grimsby Town H 2–1 11,096 Garner, Atkins
2 November 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 9,877 Livingstone
5 November 1991 Southend United A 0–3 4,860
9 November 1991 Charlton Athletic A 2–0 7,114 Speedie, Sellars
16 November 1991 Barnsley H 3–0 13,797 Wilcox, Speedie, Newell
23 November 1991 Newcastle United A 0–0 23,639
30 November 1991 Middlesbrough H 2–1 15,541 Atkins, Newell
7 December 1991 Oxford United A 3–1 5,924 Cowans, Garner, Sellars
14 December 1991 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 12,295 Sellars, Atkins (2)
26 December 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 18,277
28 December 1991 Ipswich Town A 1–2 17,675 Wright
1 January 1992 Cambridge United H 2–1 15,001 Speedie, Reid
11 January 1992 Bristol City H 4–0 12,964 Speedie, (own goal), Newell (2)
18 January 1992 Portsmouth A 2–2 20,106 Speedie (2)
1 February 1992 Swindon Town H 2–1 14,887 Speedie, Hendry
8 February 1992 Grimsby Town A 3–2 10,014 Price, Sellars, Wilcox
11 February 1992 Derby County H 2–0 15,350 Price, Atkins
15 February 1992 Newcastle United H 3–1 19,511 Speedie (3)
22 February 1992 Middlesbrough A 0–0 19,353
25 February 1992 Cambridge United A 1–2 7,857 Hendry
29 February 1992 Oxford United H 1–1 13,917 Sellars
7 March 1992 Bristol Rovers A 0–3 6,313
10 March 1992 Southend United H 2–2 14,404 Price, Speedie
14 March 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–0 10,845 Hendry, Speedie, Wegerle
21 March 1992 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 14,844
28 March 1992 Barnsley A 1–2 13,346 Shearer
31 March 1992 Port Vale A 0–2 10,384
11 April 1992 Watford A 1–2 10,552 Wegerle
14 April 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 14,114 Sellars
18 April 1992 Leicester City H 0–1 18,075
20 April 1992 Tranmere Rovers A 2–2 13,705
25 April 1992 Millwall H 2–1 12,820 Newell, Atkins
29 April 1992 Sunderland H 2–2 15,079 Hendry, Sellars
2 May 1992 Plymouth Argyle A 3–1 17,459 Speedie (3)

Second Division play-offs[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 10 May 1992 Derby County H 4–2 19,677 Sellars, Newell, Speedie (2)
SF 2nd Leg 13 May 1992 Derby County A 1–2 (won 5-4 on agg) 22,920 Moran
F 25 May 1992 Leicester City N 1–0 68,147 Newell (pen)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Kettering Town H 4–1 13,821 Cowans, Speedie, Newell (2)
R4 4 February 1992 Notts County A 1–2 12,173 Newell

League Cup[]

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1991 Hull City H 1–1 6,308 (own goal)
R1 2nd Leg 27 August 1991 Hull City A 0–1 (lost 1-2 on agg) 3,227

Full Members Cup[]

Main article: 1991–92 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 1 October 1991 Port Vale A 0–1 2,355

Squad[]

[2] 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 Bobby Mimms
- GK England ENG Matt Dickins
- DF England ENG Richard Brown
- DF England ENG Rob Dewhurst
- DF England ENG Tony Dobson
- DF England ENG Mike Duxbury
- DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry
- DF England ENG Keith Hill
- DF England ENG David May
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Moran
- DF Scotland SCO Stuart Munro
- DF England ENG Chris Price
- DF England ENG Nicky Reid
- DF England ENG Chris Sulley
- DF England ENG Alan Wright
- MF England ENG Steve Agnew
- MF England ENG Mark Atkins
- MF England ENG Peter Baah
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Russell Beardsmore (on loan from Manchester United)
- MF England ENG Gordon Cowans
- MF Scotland SCO Alan Irvine
- MF England ENG Lenny Johnrose
- MF England ENG Lee Richardson
- MF England ENG Scott Sellars
- MF England ENG Paul Shepstone
- MF England ENG Tim Sherwood
- MF England ENG Craig Skinner
- MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
- FW England ENG Simon Garner
- FW England ENG Howard Gayle
- FW England ENG Steve Livingstone
- FW England ENG Mike Newell
- FW Scotland SCO Duncan Shearer
- FW Scotland SCO David Speedie
- FW England ENG Peter Thorne
- FW United States USA Roy Wegerle

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/1991-1992/results
  2. ^ "All Blackburn Rovers players: 1992". www.11v11.com.
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