1991–92 season of Manchester City
Manchester City 1991–92 football season
The 1991–92 season was Manchester City 's third consecutive season in the top tier of English football, the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
The 1991–92 season saw another solid campaign for Peter Reid 's Manchester City side as they finished 5th in the top flight for a second season running.
Kit [ ]
City's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother .
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
3
Sheffield Wednesday
42
21
12
9
62
49
+13
75
Qualification for the UEFA Cup [a]
4
Arsenal
42
19
15
8
81
47
+34
72
5
Manchester City
42
20
10
12
61
48
+13
70
6
Liverpool
42
16
16
10
47
40
+7
64
Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7
Aston Villa
42
17
9
16
48
44
+4
60
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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 [ ]
Manchester City's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1991
Coventry City
A
1–0
18,013
Quinn
21 August 1991
Liverpool
H
2–1
37,322
White (2)
24 August 1991
Crystal Palace
H
3–2
28,028
Brennan (2), White
28 August 1991
Norwich City
A
0–0
15,376
31 August 1991
Arsenal
A
1–2
35,009
I Brightwell
4 September 1991
Nottingham Forest
H
2–1
29,146
Hill , Quinn
7 September 1991
Leeds United
A
0–3
29,986
14 September 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–1
29,453
17 September 1991
Everton
H
0–1
27,509
21 September 1991
West Ham United
A
2–1
25,558
Hendry , Redmond
28 September 1991
Oldham Athletic
H
1–2
31,271
White
6 October 1991
Notts County
A
3–1
11,878
Allen (2), Sheron
19 October 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–0
30,502
Quinn
26 October 1991
Sheffield United
H
3–2
25,495
Hughes , Quinn , Sheron
2 November 1991
Southampton
A
3–0
13,933
Quinn , Sheron , Gittens (own goal)
16 November 1991
Manchester United
H
0–0
38,180
23 November 1991
Luton Town
A
2–2
10,031
Curle , White
30 November 1991
Wimbledon
H
0–0
22,429
7 December 1991
Aston Villa
A
1–3
26,265
White
14 December 1991
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–2
21,437
Curle , White
21 December 1991
Liverpool
A
2–2
36,743
White (2)
26 December 1991
Norwich City
H
2–1
28,164
Quinn , White
28 December 1991
Arsenal
H
1–0
32,325
White
1 January 1992
Chelsea
A
1–1
18,196
Sheron
11 January 1992
Crystal Palace
A
1–1
14,766
Curle
18 January 1992
Coventry City
H
1–0
23,005
White
1 February 1992
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
30,123
White
8 February 1992
Sheffield United
A
2–4
25,839
Curle , Hill
15 February 1992
Luton Town
H
4–0
22,137
White (2), Heath , Hill
22 February 1992
Wimbledon
A
1–2
5,082
Sheron
29 February 1992
Aston Villa
H
2–0
28,268
Quinn , White
7 March 1992
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–4
10,791
15 March 1992
Southampton
H
0–1
24,265
21 March 1992
Nottingham Forest
A
0–2
24,115
28 March 1992
Chelsea
H
0–0
23,633
4 April 1992
Leeds United
H
4–0
30,239
Brennan , Hill , Quinn , Sheron
7 April 1992
Manchester United
A
1–1
46,781
Curle
11 April 1992
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0–2
32,138
18 April 1992
West Ham United
H
2–0
25,601
Clarke , Pointon
20 April 1992
Everton
A
2–1
21,101
Quinn (2)
25 April 1992
Notts County
H
2–0
23,426
Quinn , Simpson
2 May 1992
Oldham Athletic
A
5–2
18,588
White (3), Mike , Sheron
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
4 January 1992
Middlesbrough
A
1–2
21,174
Reid 25'
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
25 September 1991
Chester City
H
3–1
10,987
White (2), Quinn
R2 2nd leg
8 October 1991
Chester City
A
3–0 (won 6–1 on agg)
4,146
Allen , Brennan , Sheron
R3
29 October 1991
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–0
15,512
R3R
20 November 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
3–1
11,033
Heath (2), Quinn
R4
3 December 1991
Middlesbrough
A
1–2
17,286
White
Full Members' Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
23 October 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–3
7,951
Hendry (2)
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 [ ]
Date
Pos
Name
To
Fee
30 July 1991
FW
Ashley Ward
Leicester City
£80,000
12 August 1991
DF
Alan Harper
Everton
£200,000
12 August 1991
MF
Mark Ward
Everton
£1,100,000
8 November 1991
DF
Colin Hendry
Blackburn Rovers
£700,000
6 December 1991
FW
Clive Allen
Chelsea
£250,000
1 January 1992
DF
Steve Macauley
Fleetwood Town
Free transfer
2 January 1992
FW
Jason Beckford
Birmingham City
£50,000
27 March 1992
FW
Adrian Heath
Stoke City
£50,000
Transfers in: £4,400,000
Transfers out: £2,430,000
Total spending: £1,970,000
References [ ]
Ardwick A.F.C. Manchester City F.C.
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