1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1991–92 season
Chairman	Jack Harris
Manager	Graham Turner
Second Division	11th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	3rd Round
Full Members Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Bull (20) All: Steve Bull (23)
Highest home attendance	19,123 (vs Middlesbrough, 2 May 1992)
Lowest home attendance	8,536 (vs Bristol Rovers, 5 November 1991)
Average home league attendance	13,730 (league only)
Home colours
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The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.

The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.

Results[]

Football League Second Division[]

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Blackburn Rovers	46	21	11	14	70	53	+17	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	11	15	54	48	0+6	71
8	Swindon Town	46	18	15	13	69	55	+14	69
9	Portsmouth	46	19	12	15	65	51	+14	69
10	Watford	46	18	11	17	51	48	0+3	65
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	10	18	61	54	0+7	64
12	Southend United	46	17	11	18	63	63	00	62

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	10	18	61	54	+7	64	11	6	6	36	24	+12	7	4	12	25	30	−5

Results by round

FA Cup[]

League Cup[]

Full Members Cup[]

Players[]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
		League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total		Discipline
GK	Tony Lange ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Paul Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Mike Stowell	46	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	51	0	0	0
DF	Kevin Ashley	44	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	49	1	0	0
DF	Gary Bellamy ¤	1(3)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3(3)	0	0	0
DF	Nicky Clarke †	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
DF	Rob Hindmarch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Lawrie Madden	37(1)	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	42(1)	2	0	1
DF	Derek Mountfield ‡	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	1	0	1
DF	Brian Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Darren Simkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Andy Thompson	15(2)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17(2)	0	0	0
DF	Mark Venus	46	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	51	1	0	0
DF	Shane Westley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Tom Bennett	37(1)	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	42(1)	2	0	0
MF	Paul Birch	43(2)	8	1	0	3	2	1	0	48(2)	10	0	0
MF	Mark Burke	13(5)	2	1	0	1	1	0(1)	0	15(6)	3	0	0
MF	Paul Cook	43	8	1	0	2	0	1	0	47	8	0	0
MF	Robbie Dennison	12(10)	1	0(1)	0	1	0	1	0	14(11)	1	0	0
MF	Keith Downing	30(2)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	33(2)	0	0	0
MF	Jimmy Kelly	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
MF	Mark Rankine	10(5)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10(5)	1	0	0
MF	Tim Steele ¤	10(7)	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	13(7)	5	0	0
MF	Mark Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Shaun Bradbury	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
FW	Steve Bull	43	20	1	0	2	3	1	0	47	23	0	0
FW	Wayne Clarke ‡	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
FW	Paul McLoughlin ¤†	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
FW	Andy Mutch	35(2)	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	37(2)	10	0	0
FW	John Paskin ¤†	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0
FW	Darren Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Colin Taylor ¤	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0	0	0

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record^[1]

Transfers[]

In[]

Date	Player	From	Fee
23 July 1991	Paul Jones	Kidderminster Harriers	£40,000
15 August 1991	Lawrie Madden	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
24 January 1992	Derek Mountfield	Aston Villa	£150,000
31 January 1992	Mark Rankine	Doncaster Rovers	£70,000
21 February 1992	Jimmy Kelly	Wrexham	Part exchange
23 April 1992	Darren Roberts	Burton Albion	£20,000

Out[]

Date	Player	To	Fee
June 1991	Paul Jones	Released	Free
24 July 1991	Vince Bartram	Bournemouth	£70,000
December 1991	Nicky Clarke	Mansfield Town	£25,000
January 1992	Paul McLoughlin	Mansfield Town	£35,000
21 February 1992	John Paskin	Wrexham	Part exchange

Loans in[]

Start date	Player	From	End date
26 September 1991	Wayne Clarke	Manchester City	October 1991
7 November 1991	Derek Mountfield	Aston Villa	24 January 1992

Loans out[]

Start date	Player	From	End date
11 September 1991	John Paskin	Stockport County	20 November 1991
12 September 1991	Tony Lange	Torquay United	End of season
September 1991	Paul McLoughlin	Walsall	October 1991
1991	Paul McLoughlin	York City	?
21 November 1991	John Paskin	Birmingham City	12 February 1992
January 1992	Colin Taylor	Wigan Athletic	?
13 February 1992	John Paskin	Shrewsbury Town	20 February 1992
20 February 1992	Tim Steele	Stoke City	End of season
18 March 1992	Gary Bellamy	Cardiff City	End of season

Management and coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Manager	Graham Turner
Coach	Garry Pendrey
Youth Team Coach	Chris Evans
Club Doctors	Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio	Paul Darby

References[]