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1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1991–92 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
First Division1st (champions)
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Chapman (16)
All:
Lee Chapman (20)
Highest home attendance32,673 vs Norwich City
(2 May 1992, First Division)
Lowest home attendance6,495 vs Nottingham Forest
(22 October 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance27,668

The 1991–92 season saw Leeds United competing in the final season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League, doing so by being crowned champions.

Season summary

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Having finished fourth the previous season, Leeds clinched the First Division title in the 1991-1992 campaign, finishing ahead of archrivals Manchester United, which was only their second consecutive season as a First Division club. As champions of the Football League, Leeds United qualified for the European Cup, which was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League 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 mid-season, making his debut against 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 over Sheffield United. The first goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Name From Fee
6 June 1991DFEngland Tony DorigoEngland Chelsea£1,300,000†
11 June 1991DFEngland Jon NewsomeEngland Sheffield Wednesday£150,000
1 July 1991FWEngland Rod WallaceEngland Southampton£1,600,000†
1 July 1991DFEngland Ray WallaceEngland Southampton£100,000
1 July 1991MFEngland Steve HodgeEngland Nottingham Forest£900,000
15 July 1991DFEngland David WetherallEngland Sheffield Wednesday£137,500
4 February 1992FWFrance Eric CantonaFrance Nîmes£900,000

†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out

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Date Position Name To Fee
1 June 1991DFEngland Peter HaddockRetired—
1 June 1991DFRepublic of Ireland Jim BeglinRetired—
1 July 1991FWEngland John PearsonEngland Barnsley£135,000
3 September 1991GKWales Neil EdwardsEngland Stockport County£5,000
1 November 1991DFEngland Chris KamaraEngland Luton Town£150,000
1 February 1992MFEngland Andy WilliamsEngland Notts County£115,000
13 March 1992MFEngland Simon GraysonEngland Leicester City£50,000
27 March 1992DFEngland Mike WhitlowEngland Leicester City£250,000

Loans in

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Start date Position Name From End date
22 February 1992FWEngland Tony AganaEngland Notts County1 June 1992

Loans out

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Start date Position Name To End date
1 August 1991DFEngland Glynn SnodinEngland Oldham Athletic1 January 1992
1 August 1991DFMalta Dylan KerrEngland Doncaster Rovers1 December 1991
1 September 1991FWEngland Bobby DavisonEngland Derby County1 February 1992
1 December 1991MFEngland Andy WilliamsEngland Port Vale1 January 1992
1 December 1991DFMalta Dylan KerrEngland Blackpool1 June 1992
1 February 1992MFEngland Imre VaradiEngland Luton Town1 March 1992
1 February 1992DFEngland Glynn SnodinEngland Rotherham United1 June 1992
1 March 1992FWEngland Bobby DavisonEngland Sheffield United1 June 1992
1 March 1992GKEngland Mervyn DayEngland Luton Town1 April 1992
1 March 1992DFEngland John McClellandEngland Notts County1 June 1992
1 March 1992DFEngland Ray WallaceWales Swansea City1 June 1992
1 April 1992GKEngland Mervyn DayEngland Luton Town1 June 1992

First-team squad

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[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Mervyn Day
GK  WAL Neil Edwards
GK  ENG John Lukic
GK  ENG Paul Pettinger
DF  ENG Rob Bowman
DF  ENG Tony Dorigo
DF  ENG Chris Fairclough
DF  IRL Gary Kelly
DF  MLT Dylan Kerr
DF  NIR John McClelland
DF  ENG Jon Newsome
DF  ENG Mel Sterland
DF  ENG Ray Wallace
DF  ENG David Wetherall
DF  ENG Mike Whitlow
DF  ENG Chris Whyte
MF  ENG David Batty
MF  ENG Simon Grayson
Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Steve Hodge
MF  ENG Chris Kamara
MF  SCO Gary McAllister
MF  ENG Scott Sellars
MF  ENG Glynn Snodin
MF  WAL Gary Speed
MF  SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
MF  ENG Andy Williams
FW  ENG Tony Agana (on loan from Notts County)
FW  ENG Lee Chapman
FW  ENG Bobby Davison
FW  ENG Carl Shutt
FW  ENG Imre Varadi
FW  ENG Rod Wallace
FW  ENG Noel Whelan
FW  FRA Eric Cantona

Final league table

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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 and qualification for the FA Premier League
2 Manchester United 42 21 15 6 63 33 +30 78 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round and qualification for the FA Premier League[a]
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 12 9 62 49 +13 75
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 46 +35 72 Qualification for the FA Premier League
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.[3][4]

Results

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Leeds United's score comes first[5]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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DateOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendance
20 August 1991Nottingham ForestH1–0McAllister29,457
24 August 1991Sheffield WednesdayH1–1Hodge30,260
28 August 1991SouthamptonA4–0Speed (2), Strachan (2)15,862
31 August 1991Manchester UnitedA1–1Chapman43,778
3 September 1991ArsenalH2–2Chapman, Strachan29,396
7 September 1991Manchester CityH3–0Batty, Dorigo, Strachan29,986
14 September 1991ChelseaA1–0Shutt23,439
18 September 1991Coventry CityA0–0—15,488
21 September 1991LiverpoolH1–0Hodge32,917
28 September 1991Norwich CityA2–2Speed, Dorigo15,828
1 October 1991Crystal PalaceA0–1—18,298
5 October 1991Sheffield UnitedH4–3Hodge (2), Sterland (2)28,362
19 October 1991Notts CountyA4–2Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister12,964
26 October 1991Oldham AthleticH1–0Kilcline (own goal)28,199
2 November 1991WimbledonA0–0—7,025
16 November 1991Queens Park RangersH2–0Sterland, Wallace27,087
24 November 1991Aston VillaA4–1Chapman (2), Sterland, Wallace23,713
30 November 1991EvertonH1–0Wallace30,043
7 December 1991Luton TownA2–0Speed, Wallace11,550
14 December 1991Tottenham HotspurH1–1Speed31,404
22 December 1991Nottingham ForestA0–0—27,170
26 December 1991SouthamptonH3–3Hodge (2), Speed22,805
29 December 1991Manchester UnitedH1–1Sterland (pen)32,638
1 January 1992West Ham UnitedA3–1Chapman (2), McAllister21,766
12 January 1992Sheffield WednesdayA6–1Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Wallace32,228
18 January 1992Crystal PalaceH1–1Fairclough27,717
1 February 1992Notts CountyH3–0Batty, Sterland, Wallace27,224
8 February 1992Oldham AthleticA0–2—18,409
23 February 1992EvertonA1–1Shutt19,248
29 February 1992Luton TownH2–0Cantona, Chapman28,231
3 March 1992Aston VillaH0–0—28,896
7 March 1992Tottenham HotspurA3–1Newsome, McAllister, Wallace27,622
11 March 1992Queens Park RangersA1–4Speed14,641
14 March 1992WimbledonH5–1Cantona, Chapman (3), Wallace26,760
22 March 1992ArsenalA1–1Chapman27,844
28 March 1992West Ham UnitedH0–0—31,101
4 April 1992Manchester CityA0–4—30,239
11 April 1992ChelseaH3–0Cantona, Chapman, Wallace31,363
18 April 1992LiverpoolA0–0—37,186
20 April 1992Coventry CityH2–0Fairclough, McAllister (pen)26,582
26 April 1992Sheffield UnitedA3–2Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Wallace32,000
2 May 1992Norwich CityH1–0Wallace32,673

FA Cup

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RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendance
Third round5 January 1992Manchester UnitedH0–1—31,819

League Cup

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RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendance
Second round first leg24 September 1991Scunthorpe UnitedA0–0—8,392
Second round second leg8 October 1991Scunthorpe UnitedH3–0 (won 3–0 on agg)Speed, Chapman, Sterland14,558
Third round29 October 1991Tranmere RoversH3–1Shutt, Chapman (2)18,266
Fourth round4 December 1991EvertonA4–1Speed 27', Chapman 39', Rod Wallace 54', 55'25,467
Quarter-final8 January 1992Manchester UnitedH1–3Speed 17'28,886

Full Members Cup

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RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance
Second round22 October 1991Nottingham ForestH1–3Rod Wallace6,495

Awards

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At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Leeds United's score written first

References

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  1. ↑ Falkingham, Katie (8 February 2016). "24 years ago today: Eric Cantona makes Leeds United debut". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "All Leeds United players: 1992". www.11v11.com.
  3. ↑ "The Competition – EFL". English Football League.
  4. ↑ "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Leeds United 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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