1991–92 season of Leeds United
Leeds United 1991–92 football season
The 1991–92 season was Leeds United A.F.C. ' s 73rd season in their history , their 37th in the top tier of English football and their second consecutive and final season in the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League .
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 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,[1] 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 [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Squad [ ]
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Final league table [ ]
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 [a]
3
Sheffield Wednesday
42
21
12
9
62
49
+13
75
4
Arsenal
42
19
15
8
81
47
+34
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) Champion
Notes:
^ Since the winners of the 1991–92 Football League Cup , Manchester United, qualified for the UEFA Cup by league position, the spot given to the Football League Cup winners was passed down to the third-placed team.
Results [ ]
Leeds United's score comes first [3]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result[a]
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 , Rod Wallace
27,087
24 November 1991
Aston Villa
A
4–1
Chapman (2), Sterland , Rod Wallace
23,713
30 November 1991
Everton
H
1–0
Rod Wallace
30,043
7 December 1991
Luton Town
A
2–0
Speed , Rod 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 , Rod 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 , Rod 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), Rod 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 , Rod 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 , Rod Wallace
32,000
2 May 1992
Norwich City
H
1–0
Rod Wallace
32,673
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result[a]
Scorers
Attendance
Third round
15 January 1992
Manchester United
H
0–1
—
31,819
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result[a]
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 , Chapman (2), Rod Wallace
25,467
Quarter-final
8 January 1992
Manchester United
H
1–3
Speed
28,886
Full Members Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Goalscorers
Attendance
Second round
22 October 1991
Nottingham Forest
H
1–3
Rod Wallace
6,495
Player statistics [ ]
Goalscorers [ ]
[ ]
[ ]
Full Members Cup [ ]
Rod Wallace 1
Awards [ ]
At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.
Notes [ ]
^ a b c Leeds United's score written first
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
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 )
(, )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions