1991–92 season of Leicester City
Leicester City 1991–92 football season
During the 1991–92 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
After narrowly avoiding relegation to the Third Division the previous season, Leicester City appointed Darlington manager Brian Little as the replacement for David Pleat , who had been sacked during the previous season. Little turned Leicester's fortunes around and the club finished in fourth, qualifying for the play-offs. After drawing 1–1 with fifth-placed Cambridge United at Abbey Stadium , Leicester crushed United 5–0 in the return leg at Filbert Street to qualify for the final. Leicester faced Blackburn Rovers at Wembley , but lost 1–0 from a penalty from former City player Mike Newell , thus denying Leicester a place in the inaugural season of the Premiership .
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[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Leicester City's score comes first [ 1]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1991 Swindon Town A 0–0 12,426 24 August 1991 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 11,852 Gibson , Kitson 31 August 1991 Southend United A 2–1 6,944 Wright , Walsh 4 September 1991 Grimsby Town H 2–0 16,242 Fitzpatrick , Gibson 7 September 1991 Bristol City H 2–1 17,815 Gibson , Fitzpatrick 14 September 1991 Middlesbrough A 0–3 16,633 17 September 1991 Barnsley A 1–3 9,318 Kelly 21 September 1991 Blackburn Rovers H 3–0 13,278 Walsh , Kitson , Gordon 29 September 1991 Cambridge United A 1–5 12,175 Gordon 5 October 1991 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 11,467 12 October 1991 Newcastle United A 0–2 16,966 19 October 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 14,428 Gordon (2), Wright 26 October 1991 Oxford United A 2–1 5,206 Wright , Thompson 30 October 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–1 6,424 Walsh , Kitson 2 November 1991 Ipswich Town H 2–2 11,331 Kitson , Oldfield 5 November 1991 Portsmouth A 0–1 7,147 9 November 1991 Watford A 1–0 9,271 Kitson 20 November 1991 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 10,950 Wright 23 November 1991 Port Vale H 0–1 11,450 30 November 1991 Derby County A 2–1 19,306 Fitzpatrick , Walsh 7 December 1991 Millwall H 1–1 12,127 Gordon 14 December 1991 Sunderland A 0–1 15,094 26 December 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–1 16,767 Mauchlen , Thompson 28 December 1991 Southend United H 2–0 15,635 Oldfield , Smith 1 January 1992 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 6,673 Oldfield 11 January 1992 Plymouth Argyle A 2–2 5,486 Thompson , Turner (own goal) 18 January 1992 Swindon Town H 3–1 14,226 Fitzpatrick , Wright (2) 1 February 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 18,574 8 February 1992 Oxford United H 2–1 12,128 Kitson , Wright 15 February 1992 Port Vale A 2–1 8,084 Russell (2) 22 February 1992 Derby County H 1–2 18,148 Mills (pen) 29 February 1992 Millwall A 0–2 7,562 11 March 1992 Portsmouth H 2–2 14,207 Mills , Russell 14 March 1992 Ipswich Town A 0–0 16,174 17 March 1992 Grimsby Town A 1–0 8,377 Wright 21 March 1992 Watford H 1–2 14,519 Walsh 27 March 1992 Tranmere Rovers A 2–1 9,061 Ormondroyd , Gee 1 April 1992 Middlesbrough H 2–1 19,352 Mills (pen), Wright 4 April 1992 Bristol City A 1–2 13,020 Oldfield 8 April 1992 Sunderland H 3–2 16,533 Wright , Mills (2, 1 pen) 11 April 1992 Barnsley H 3–1 14,438 Walsh , Mills (pen), Wright 15 April 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 18,555 Russell 18 April 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 18,075 Russell 21 April 1992 Cambridge United H 2–1 15,445 Wright , Gee 25 April 1992 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 15,537 2 May 1992 Newcastle United H 1–2 21,844 Walsh
Second Division play-offs [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 2 October 1991 Barnsley H 4–3 3,995 Wright (2), Kelly , Walsh R2 23 October 1991 Port Vale H 4–0 4,858 Wright (2), Kitson , Gordon R3 27 November 1991 Everton H 2–1 13,242 Oldfield , Thompson NSF 8 January 1992 Notts County A 2–1 11,559 Wright , Fitzpatrick NF 1st Leg 12 February 1992 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 19,537 Gordon NF 2nd Leg 26 February 1992 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 21,562
[ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in: £520,000 Transfers out: £1,650,000 Total spending: £1,130,000
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 ) Spartan 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