1991–92 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
1991–92 season
Chairman	Roger Alwen
Manager	Alan Curbishley ; Steve Gritt (player-managers)
Stadium	Upton Park
Second Division	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Lee (12); All: Leaburn (14)
Average home league attendance	6,786
	← 1992–93 →

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

Season summary[]

In the 1991–92 season, Charlton started the campaign brilliantly and by 23 October, the Addicks were level on points with Middlesbrough at the top of the table after 7 wins in their last 9 league games which included 5 consecutive victories, but their form afterwards took a dip and with only 2 wins from their next 13 league matches, saw them slip to 10th place despite being only 5 points from the play-off positions. They also went on a 10-game unbeaten run towards the end of the season and by 25 April, Charlton sat in the final play-off position and it seemed the Addicks were going to finish in the play-offs but defeats in their final 2 league games against Tranmere and Bristol Rovers, saw eventual play-off winners Blackburn pip them to the final play-off place.

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
5	Cambridge United	46	19	17	10	65	47	+18	74	Participated in play-offs
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
9	Portsmouth	46	19	12	15	65	51	+14	69

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Blackburn Rovers won the play-offs and were promoted.

Results[]

Charlton Athletic's score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1991	Newcastle United	H	2–1	9,322	Lee, Leaburn
24 August 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	16,309	Lee
1 September 1991	Derby County	H	0–2	6,602
3 September 1991	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–2	7,609	Webster, Lee
7 September 1991	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–0	5,602	Pitcher (pen), Nelson
14 September 1991	Portsmouth	H	3–0	5,727	Nelson, Lee (2)
17 September 1991	Sunderland	H	1–4	5,807	Webster
21 September 1991	Watford	A	0–2	8,459
28 September 1991	Port Vale	H	2–0	4,049	Nelson, Leaburn
5 October 1991	Leicester City	A	2–0	11,467	Nelson, Dyer
12 October 1991	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	5,685	Leaburn
19 October 1991	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–0	5,598	Nelson, Walsh
23 October 1991	Oxford United	A	2–1	4,069	Pitcher, Lee
26 October 1991	Southend United	A	1–1	7,320	Leaburn
30 October 1991	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	6,939	Gatting
2 November 1991	Grimsby Town	A	0–1	4,743
6 November 1991	Swindon Town	H	0–0	5,398
9 November 1991	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–2	7,114
16 November 1991	Middlesbrough	A	0–2	13,093
23 November 1991	Cambridge United	H	1–2	6,350	Gorman
30 November 1991	Bristol City	A	2–0	9,123	Pardew, Gorman
7 December 1991	Barnsley	H	1–1	4,581	Pardew (pen)
26 December 1991	Ipswich Town	A	0–2	13,826
28 December 1991	Derby County	A	2–1	14,367	Leaburn, Nelson
8 January 1992	Oxford United	H	2–2	4,101	Leaburn, Lee
15 January 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2	5,703
18 January 1992	Newcastle United	A	4–3	15,663	Barness, Walsh (2), O'Brien (own goal)
1 February 1992	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–1	8,870	Gorman, Lee
8 February 1992	Southend United	H	2–0	9,724	Webster, Leaburn
15 February 1992	Cambridge United	A	0–1	6,472
22 February 1992	Bristol City	H	2–1	5,900	Walsh, Webster
26 February 1992	Millwall	A	0–1	12,882
29 February 1992	Barnsley	A	0–1	6,050
3 March 1992	Grimsby Town	H	1–3	3,658	Leaburn
7 March 1992	Millwall	H	1–0	8,177	Hendry
10 March 1992	Swindon Town	A	2–1	7,196	Leaburn, Webster
21 March 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–0	14,844	Lee, Leaburn
28 March 1992	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	8,250
31 March 1992	Portsmouth	A	2–1	14,561	Leaburn, Whyte
4 April 1992	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0	6,787
11 April 1992	Sunderland	A	2–1	21,326	Lee, Minto
18 April 1992	Watford	H	1–1	7,477	Lee
21 April 1992	Port Vale	A	1–1	8,461	Gritt
25 April 1992	Leicester City	H	2–0	15,537	Lee, Whyte
28 April 1992	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–1	7,645
2 May 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	0–1	7,630

FA Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 1992	Barnet	H	3–1	9,618	Gatting, Leaburn, Grant
R4	26 January 1992	Sheffield United	H	0–0	9,864
R4R	5 February 1992	Sheffield United	A	1–3	11,428	Gatting

League Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	21 August 1991	Fulham	H	4–2	3,027	Leaburn, Minto, Walsh, Peake
R1 2nd Leg	27 August 1991	Fulham	A	1–1 (won 5–3 on agg)	3,563	Leaburn
R2 1st Leg	25 September 1991	Norwich City	H	0–2	2,886
R2 2nd Leg	9 October 1991	Norwich City	A	0–3 (lost 0–5 on agg)	5,507

Full Members Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	2 October 1991	Cambridge United	A	1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens)	3,168	Gorman

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	ENG	Bob Bolder
-	GK	ENG	Lee Harrison
-	GK	ENG	Mike Salmon
-	DF	SCO	Stuart Balmer
-	DF	ENG	Anthony Barness
-	DF	ENG	Steve Brown
-	DF	ENG	Alex Dyer
-	DF	ENG	Steve Gatting
-	DF	ENG	Scott Minto
-	DF	ENG	Simon Webster
-	DF	ENG	Chris Wilder (on loan from Sheffield United)
-	MF	ENG	Paul Bacon
-	MF	ENG	John Bumstead
-	MF	ENG	Alan Curbishley
-	MF	ENG	Steve Gritt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Rob Lee
-	MF	ENG	Alan Pardew
-	MF	ENG	Andy Peake
-	MF	ENG	Darren Pitcher
-	MF	ENG	Mark Tivey
-	MF	SCO	Colin Walsh
-	FW	ENG	Carl Leaburn
-	FW	ENG	Paul Gorman
-	FW	GHA	Kim Grant
-	FW	SCO	John Hendry (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
-	FW	ENG	Garry Nelson
-	FW	SLE	Leroy Rosenior (on loan from West Ham United)
-	FW	ENG	David Whyte (on loan from Crystal Palace)

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "All Charlton Athletic players: 1992".

[table_note_res_PPP0.83196299654989-1] Blackburn Rovers won the play-offs and were promoted.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "All Charlton Athletic players: 1992".

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