1991–92 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1991–92 season
ChairmanRay Hardman
ManagerGlenn Hoddle (player-manager)
StadiumCounty Ground
Second Division8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shearer (22)
All: Shearer (32)
Average home league attendance10,009

During the 1991–92 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

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In the 1991–92 season, Hoddle's first full season in charge saw a complete change in fortune where in November Swindon were at the top of the table. Unfortunately though, a run of two defeats and then six draws on the bounce saw Swindon slip out of the play-off places, and though they made their way back up the table, four defeats in early March put them just off the pace. Blackburn then attempted to put a huge dent in Swindon's promotion push - making an offer of £800,000 for 32-goal Shearer - and it was an offer that cash-strapped Swindon couldn't afford to refuse. Shearer left, and Swindon scored just seven goals in the nine games that followed, finishing eighth.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Blackburn Rovers (O, P) 46 21 11 14 70 53 +17 74 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 11 15 54 48 +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 +3 65
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Swindon Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1991 Leicester City H 0–0 12,426
24 August 1991 Cambridge United A 2–3 6,232 Shearer, Hazard (pen)
31 August 1991 Barnsley H 3–1 7,449 White, Ling, Shearer
3 September 1991 Ipswich Town A 4–1 11,002 White, Calderwood, Taylor, Hazard
7 September 1991 Port Vale A 2–2 7,168 White, MacLaren
14 September 1991 Sunderland H 5–3 11,417 White, Simpson, Hazard (2, 1 pen), Shearer
17 September 1991 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 11,391 Jones
21 September 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 15,219 White
28 September 1991 Watford H 3–1 8,863 Shearer, Simpson, Taylor
5 October 1991 Plymouth Argyle A 4–0 6,208 Shearer (4)
12 October 1991 Derby County H 1–2 11,883 Hazard (pen)
19 October 1991 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 10,717 White, Calderwood
26 October 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 7,370 Shearer (2)
2 November 1991 Newcastle United H 2–1 10,731 Calderwood, White
6 November 1991 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 5,398
9 November 1991 Southend United A 2–3 7,709 White, Shearer
16 November 1991 Portsmouth H 1–0 10,738 White (2)
22 November 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 9,585
30 November 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–1 8,397 Simpson
7 December 1991 Middlesbrough A 2–2 13,300 Simpson, Shearer
20 December 1991 Ipswich Town H 0–0 7,404
26 December 1991 Bristol City A 1–1 14,636 Shearer
28 December 1991 Barnsley A 1–1 8,357 Shearer
1 January 1992 Millwall H 3–1 9,746 Shearer (2), Ling
11 January 1992 Cambridge United H 0–2 10,878
18 January 1992 Leicester City A 1–3 14,226 Bodin
28 January 1992 Oxford United H 2–1 8,926 Kerslake, Shearer
1 February 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 14,887 Mitchell
4 February 1992 Bristol City H 2–0 9,627 Jones, Shearer
8 February 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–1 9,127 Calderwood (2)
22 February 1992 Grimsby Town A 0–0 6,817
29 February 1992 Middlesbrough H 0–1 10,379
7 March 1992 Oxford United A 3–5 7,795 Close, Mitchell (2)
10 March 1992 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 7,196 Shearer
14 March 1992 Newcastle United A 1–3 23,138 Mitchell
17 March 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 6,780 Shearer (2)
21 March 1992 Southend United H 3–1 8,628 Shearer, Bodin (pen), Mitchell
28 March 1992 Portsmouth A 1–1 16,007 Jones
4 April 1992 Port Vale H 1–0 8,014 Jones
8 April 1992 Millwall A 1–1 6,722 Gibson
12 April 1992 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 6,905 Taylor
18 April 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 10,863 Ling
20 April 1992 Watford A 0–0 9,911
25 April 1992 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 10,463 Taylor
27 April 1992 Sunderland A 0–0 16,716
2 May 1992 Derby County A 1–2 22,608 Hazard

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1992 Watford H 3–2 10,133 Shearer (2), Mitchell
R4 25 January 1992 Cambridge United A 3–0 7,428 Calderwood, Shearer (2)
R5 16 February 1992 Aston Villa H 1–2 16,402 Mitchell

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 August 1991 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 6,611 Mitchell, Hazard
R1 Second Leg 28 August 1991 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 (won 4–2 on agg) 8,522 Shearer (2)
R2 First Leg 25 September 1991 Millwall A 2–2 6,048 White (2)
R2 Second Leg 8 October 1991 Millwall H 3–1 (won 5–3 on agg) 7,137 Shearer (2), White
R3 29 October 1991 Huddersfield Town A 4–1 10,088 Shearer (2), Summerbee, Taylor
R4 17 December 1991 Crystal Palace H 0–1 10,044

Full Members Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR1 1 October 1991 Oxford United H 3–3 (won 4–3 on pens) 5,868 White (2), MacLaren
SR2 23 October 1991 Chelsea A 0–1 5,784

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Nick Hammond
- GK England ENG Fraser Digby
- DF Scotland SCO Colin Calderwood
- DF England ENG Shaun Taylor
- DF England ENG David Kerslake
- DF England ENG Glenn Hoddle (player-manager)
- DF Wales WAL Paul Bodin
- DF England ENG Adi Viveash
- DF Argentina ARG Néstor Lorenzo
- MF England ENG Micky Hazard
- MF England ENG Tom Jones
- MF Scotland SCO Ross MacLaren
- MF Jamaica JAM Fitzroy Simpson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Nicky Summerbee
- MF England ENG Martin Ling
- MF England ENG Steve Foley
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Waddock (on loan from QPR)
- MF England ENG John Moncur
- MF England ENG Dave Bennett
- MF England ENG Paul Trollope
- FW Scotland SCO Duncan Shearer
- FW Australia AUS Dave Mitchell
- FW England ENG Steve White
- FW England ENG Terry Gibson (on loan from Wimbledon)
- FW England ENG Shaun Close
- FW England ENG Paul Hunt

References

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  1. ^ "Swindon Town 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "All Swindon Town players: 1992".