1991–92 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1991–92 season
ChairmanPeter Swales
ManagerPeter Reid (player-manager)
StadiumMaine Road
First Division5th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: White (19)
All: White (22)
Highest home attendance38,180 vs Manchester United
16 November 1991
Lowest home attendance10,987 vs Chester City
25 September 1991
Average home league attendance27,691 (7th highest in England)

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.

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League

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 first round[a]
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 46 +35 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:
  1. ^ Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.[1][2]


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
42 20 10 12 61 48  +13 70 13 4 4 32 14  +18 7 6 8 29 34  −5

Source: [1]

Results

Manchester City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Middlesbrough A 1–2 21,174 Reid 25'

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football 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

Main article: 1991–92 Full Members' Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 23 October 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–3 7,951 Hendry (2)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Tony Coton
— GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble
— GK Wales WAL Martyn Margetson
— DF England ENG David Brightwell
— DF England ENG Ian Brightwell
— DF England ENG Keith Curle
— DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry
— DF England ENG Andy Hill
— DF Netherlands NED Danny Hoekman
— DF England ENG Steve Macauley
— DF Wales WAL Mark Peters
— DF England ENG Neil Pointon
— DF England ENG Ray Ranson
— DF England ENG Steve Redmond
— DF Netherlands NED Michel Vonk
— MF England ENG Mark Brennan
— MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO David Kerr
— MF England ENG Paul Lake
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas
— MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Ronnie Mauge
— MF England ENG Steve McMahon
— MF England ENG Gary Megson
— MF England ENG Mike Quigley
— MF England ENG Peter Reid (player-manager)
— MF Jamaica JAM Fitzroy Simpson
— MF England ENG David White
— FW England ENG Clive Allen
— FW England ENG Jason Beckford
— FW England ENG Wayne Clarke
— FW England ENG Adrian Heath
— FW England ENG Adie Mike
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn
— FW England ENG Mike Sheron

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
14 August 1991 DF Keith Curle Wimbledon £2,500,000
24 December 1991 MF Steve McMahon Liverpool £900,000
6 March 1992 MF Fitzroy Simpson Swindon Town £500,000
11 March 1992 DF Michel Vonk SVV Dordrecht £500,000

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: Decrease £4,400,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,430,000
Total spending: Decrease £1,970,000

References

  1. ^ "The Competition – EFL". English Football League.
  2. ^ "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Manchester City results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ "All Manchester City players: 1992".