Chelsea 1991–92 football season
The 1991–92 season saw Chelsea F.C. compete in the last season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ ]
In the summer of 1991, Bobby Campbell was succeeded as team manager by first team coach Ian Porterfield . The 1991–92 season looked promising for Chelsea and were in 6th place at the beginning of February with a possible destination of European football but only three wins in their final 15 league games of the season saw Chelsea finish in 14th place.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
12
Everton
42
13
14
15
52
51
+1
53
13
Wimbledon
42
13
14
15
53
53
0
53
14
Chelsea
42
13
14
15
50
60
−10
53
15
Tottenham Hotspur
42
15
7
20
58
63
−5
52
16
Southampton
42
14
10
18
39
55
−16
52
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results [ ]
Chelsea's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1991
Wimbledon
H
2–2
22,574
Elliott , Allon
21 August 1991
Oldham Athletic
A
0–3
14,997
24 August 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
A
3–1
34,645
Dixon , Wilson , Townsend
28 August 1991
Notts County
H
2–2
15,847
Elliott , Allon
31 August 1991
Luton Town
H
4–1
17,457
Le Saux , Townsend , Dixon , Wise
3 September 1991
Sheffield United
A
1–0
17,400
Wise
7 September 1991
West Ham United
A
1–1
18,875
Dixon
14 September 1991
Leeds United
H
0–1
23,439
18 September 1991
Aston Villa
H
2–0
17,182
Jones , Townsend
21 September 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–2
19,579
Townsend , Wise
28 September 1991
Everton
H
2–2
19,038
Wilson , Wise
5 October 1991
Arsenal
A
2–3
42,074
Le Saux , Wise
19 October 1991
Liverpool
H
2–2
30,230
Jones , Myers
26 October 1991
Crystal Palace
A
0–0
21,841
2 November 1991
Coventry City
A
1–0
11,343
Le Saux
16 November 1991
Norwich City
H
0–3
15,755
23 November 1991
Southampton
A
0–1
14,933
30 November 1991
Nottingham Forest
H
1–0
19,420
Dixon
7 December 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0–3
27,383
15 December 1991
Manchester United
H
1–3
23,120
Allen
21 December 1991
Oldham Athletic
H
4–2
13,136
Wise (pen), Allen (2), Elliott
26 December 1991
Notts County
A
0–2
11,933
28 December 1991
Luton Town
A
0–2
10,738
1 January 1992
Manchester City
H
1–1
18,196
Allen
11 January 1992
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–0
28,628
Allen , Wise
18 January 1992
Wimbledon
A
2–1
8,413
Townsend , Allen
1 February 1992
Liverpool
A
2–1
38,681
Jones , Wise
8 February 1992
Crystal Palace
H
1–1
17,810
Cascarino
12 February 1992
Southampton
H
1–1
7,148
Townsend
22 February 1992
Nottingham Forest
A
1–1
24,095
Allen
26 February 1992
Manchester United
A
1–1
44,872
Donaghy (own goal)
29 February 1992
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–3
17,538
11 March 1992
Norwich City
A
1–0
13,430
Dixon
14 March 1992
Coventry City
H
0–1
10,962
21 March 1992
Sheffield United
H
1–2
11,247
Cundy
28 March 1992
Manchester City
A
0–0
23,633
4 April 1992
West Ham United
H
2–1
20,684
Wise , Cascarino
11 April 1992
Leeds United
A
0–3
31,363
18 April 1992
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–1
18,952
Clarke , Wise (pen)
20 April 1992
Aston Villa
A
1–3
19,269
Sinclair
25 April 1992
Arsenal
H
1–1
26,003
Wise
2 May 1992
Everton
A
1–2
20,163
Newton
FA Cup [ ]
Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
4 January 1992
Hull City
A
2–0
13,580
Jones , Wise
R4
26 January 1992
Everton
H
1–0
21,152
Allen
R5
15 February 1992
Sheffield United
H
1–0
34,447
Stuart
QF
9 March 1992
Sunderland
H
1–1
33,948
Allen
QFR
18 March 1992
Sunderland
A
1–2
26,039
Wise
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
25 September 1991
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–1
11,311
Townsend
R2 2nd leg
8 October 1991
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–3 (lost 2–4 on agg)
11,165
Wise
Full Members Cup [ ]
Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
23 October 1991
Swindon Town
H
1–0
5,784
Jones
R3
26 November 1991
Ipswich Town
H
2–2 (won 4–3 on pens)
6,325
Jones , Allon
Area SF
10 December 1991
Crystal Palace
A
1–0
8,416
Dixon
S Area F 1st leg
21 January 1992
Southampton
A
0–2
8,726
S Area F 2nd leg
29 January 1992
Southampton
H
1–3 (lost 1–5 on agg)
9,781
Wise (pen) 37'
Squad [ ]
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £1,875,000
Transfers out: £5,020,000
Total spending: £3,145,000
References [ ]
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League competitions
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Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
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Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
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Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
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