1991–92 Leeds United A.F.C. 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 2nd 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, were held to 1-1 draws by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups) and clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3-2 win at Sheffield United. The winning goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.
Final league table
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results
Leeds United's score comes first[1]
Legend
Football League First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
20 August 1991 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 29,457 | McAllister |
24 August 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 30,260 | Hodge |
28 August 1991 | Southampton | A | 4–0 | 15,862 | Speed (2), Strachan (2) |
31 August 1991 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | 43,778 | Chapman |
3 September 1991 | Arsenal | H | 2–2 | 29,396 | Chapman, Strachan |
7 September 1991 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | 29,986 | Batty, Dorigo, Strachan |
14 September 1991 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | 23,439 | Shutt |
18 September 1991 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 15,488 | |
21 September 1991 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 32,917 | Hodge |
28 September 1991 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | 15,828 | Speed, Dorigo |
1 October 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 18,298 | |
5 October 1991 | Sheffield United | H | 4–3 | 28,362 | Hodge (2), Sterland (2) |
19 October 1991 | Notts County | A | 4–2 | 12,964 | Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister |
26 October 1991 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | 28,199 | Kilcline (own goal) |
2 November 1991 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 7,025 | |
16 November 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–0 | 27,087 | Sterland, Rod Wallace |
24 November 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 4–1 | 23,713 | Chapman (2), Sterland, Rod Wallace |
30 November 1991 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 30,043 | Rod Wallace |
7 December 1991 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | 11,550 | Speed, Rod Wallace |
14 December 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 31,404 | Speed |
22 December 1991 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | 27,170 | |
26 December 1991 | Southampton | H | 3–3 | 22,805 | Hodge (2), Speed |
29 December 1991 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 32,638 | Sterland |
1 January 1992 | West Ham United | A | 3–1 | 21,766 | Chapman (2), McAllister |
12 January 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 6–1 | 32,228 | Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Rod Wallace |
18 January 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 27,717 | Fairclough |
1 February 1992 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | 27,224 | Batty, Sterland, Wallace |
8 February 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–2 | 18,409 | |
23 February 1992 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 19,248 | Shutt |
29 February 1992 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | 28,231 | Cantona, Chapman |
3 March 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 28,896 | |
7 March 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–1 | 27,622 | Newsome, McAllister, Rod Wallace |
11 March 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–4 | 14,641 | Speed |
14 March 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 5–1 | 26,760 | Cantona, Chapman (3), Rod Wallace |
22 March 1992 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 27,844 | Chapman |
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 | 31,363 | Cantona, Chapman, Rod Wallace |
18 April 1992 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 37,186 | |
20 April 1992 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 26,582 | Fairclough, McAllister (pen) |
26 April 1992 | Sheffield United | A | 3–2 | 32,000 | Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Rod Wallace |
2 May 1992 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 32,673 | Rod Wallace |
Goalscorers
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R3 | 15 January 1992 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 31,819 | |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R2 1st leg | 24 September 1991 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | 8,392 | |
R2 2nd leg | 8 October 1991 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–0 (won 3-0 on agg) | 14,558 | Speed, Chapman, Sterland |
R3 | 29 October 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–1 | 18,266 | Shutt, Chapman (2) |
R4 | 4 December 1991 | Everton | A | 4–1 | 25,467 | Speed, Chapman, Rod Wallace |
QF | 8 January 1992 | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | 28,886 | Speed |
Goalscorers
Full Members Cup
Goalscorers
Squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
- Rod Wallace - Southampton, £1,600,000, 1991†
- Ray Wallace - Southampton, £100,000, 1991
- Tony Dorigo - Chelsea, £1,300,000, 1991
- Steve Hodge - Nottingham Forest, £900,000, 1991
- David Wetherall - Sheffield Wednesday, £137,500, 1991
- Jon Newsome - Sheffield Wednesday, £137,500, 1991
- Eric Cantona - Nîmes, £900,000, 1992[3]
†Club record transfer fee at the time.
Out
- John Pearson - Barnsley, £135,000, 1991
- Neil Edwards - Stockport County, £5,000, 1991
- Peter Haddock - retired, 1991
- Jim Beglin - retired, 1991
- Chris Kamara - Luton Town, £150,000, 1992
- Simon Grayson - Leicester City, £25,000, 1992
- Mike Whitlow - Leicester City, £25,000, 1992
- Transfers in: £5,075,000
- Transfers out: £340,000
- Total spending: £4,735,000
Loaned out
Awards
At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.
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