1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
1991–92 season | ||
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Chairman | Jack Harris | |
Manager | Graham Turner | |
Stadium | Molineux Stadium | |
Second Division | 11th | |
FA Cup | 3rd Round | |
League Cup | 3rd Round | |
Full Members Cup | 1st round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Bull (20) All: Steve Bull (23) | |
Highest home attendance | 19,123 (vs Middlesbrough, 2 May 1992) | |
Lowest home attendance | 8,536 (vs Bristol Rovers, 5 November 1991) | |
Average home league attendance | 13,730 (league only) | |
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The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.
The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.
Results
[edit]Football League Second Division
[edit]A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
Final table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Portsmouth | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 69 |
10 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 65 |
11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 64 |
12 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 62 |
13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]17 August 1991 1 | Watford | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
15:00 BST | Mutch ![]() Bull ![]() | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,547 |
24 August 1991 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Bull ![]() | Lee ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,309 |
31 August 1991 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hove |
15:00 BST | O'Reilly ![]() Barham ![]() Robinson ![]() | Mutch ![]() Bull ![]() | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,621 |
3 September 1991 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Port Vale | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Houchen ![]() Madden ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,115 |
7 September 1991 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Dennison ![]() Bull ![]() Steele ![]() | Nogan ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,549 |
14 September 1991 6 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 BST | Madden ![]() | Scott ![]() Bull ![]() | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,195 |
17 September 1991 7 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cambridge |
19:30 BST | Taylor ![]() Wilkins ![]() | Bull ![]() | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,552 |
21 September 1991 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Steele ![]() Bull ![]() | White ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,219 |
28 September 1991 9 | Southend United | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Birch ![]() Ashley ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,368 |
5 October 1991 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Cook ![]() | Saville ![]() O'Connell ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,082 |
12 October 1991 11 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Middlesbrough |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,253 |
19 October 1991 12 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
15:00 BST | Gordon ![]() Wright ![]() | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,428 |
26 October 1991 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Birch ![]() | Steel ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,266 |
2 November 1991 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Plymouth |
15:00 GMT | Marshall ![]() | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4,198 |
5 November 1991 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers | Wolverhampton |
19:30 GMT | Bull ![]() | Reece ![]() Pounder ![]() Saunders ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 8,536 |
9 November 1991 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Derby County | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Coleman ![]() Cook ![]() | Davison ![]() Ormondroyd ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,672 |
16 November 1991 17 | Millwall | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
15:00 GMT | Barber ![]() McGinley ![]() | Cook ![]() | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,469 |
23 November 1991 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Birch ![]() | Linighan ![]() Dozzell ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,915 |
26 November 1991 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Wolverhampton |
19:30 GMT | Madden ![]() Birch ![]() | Dobbin ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,378 |
30 November 1991 20 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT | Burns ![]() | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,101 |
7 December 1991 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Sunderland | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Cook ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,922 |
21 December 1991 22 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | van der Laan ![]() | Bull ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,480 |
26 December 1991 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,277 |
28 December 1991 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Burke ![]() Mutch ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 13,606 |
1 January 1992 25 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
19:30 GMT | Birch ![]() Cook ![]() | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,158 |
15 January 1992 26 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
19:30 GMT | Bull ![]() Bennett ![]() | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5,703 |
18 January 1992 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Cook ![]() Bull ![]() Holdsworth ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,175 |
1 February 1992 28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Bull ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,574 |
8 February 1992 29 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
15:00 GMT | Aldridge ![]() Malkin ![]() Morrissey ![]() | Cook ![]() Bull ![]() Burke ![]() | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,371 |
22 February 1992 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,707 |
29 February 1992 31 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sunderland |
15:00 GMT | Byrne ![]() | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 20,106 |
7 March 1992 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Bristol City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Bull ![]() | Osman ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,542 |
11 March 1992 33 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bath |
19:30 GMT | White ![]() | Bull ![]() | Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 6,968 |
14 March 1992 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Venus ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,556 |
17 March 1992 35 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bristol |
19:30 GMT | Dziekanowski ![]() | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,623 |
21 March 1992 36 | Derby County | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Derby |
15:00 GMT | Kitson ![]() | Birch ![]() Bull ![]() | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,024 |
28 March 1992 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Millwall | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,880 |
31 March 1992 38 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–2 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Mutch ![]() Bennett ![]() Cook ![]() Bull ![]() | Quinn ![]() Peacock ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,880 |
4 April 1992 39 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
15:00 BST | Penney ![]() | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,165 |
7 April 1992 40 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
19:30 BST | Whelan ![]() Whitton ![]() | Mutch ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,379 |
11 April 1992 41 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Rankine ![]() Mutch ![]() | Norbury ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,188 |
14 April 1992 42 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
19:30 BST | Sellars ![]() | Bull ![]() Birch ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,144 |
18 April 1992 43 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
15:00 BST | Ling ![]() | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,863 |
20 April 1992 44 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Southend United | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Bull ![]() Mountfield ![]() Birch ![]() | Benjamin ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 10,953 |
25 April 1992 45 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barnsley |
15:00 BST | Bullimore ![]() Rammell ![]() | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,244 |
2 May 1992 46 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Mutch ![]() | Slaven ![]() Wilkinson ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,123 |
FA Cup
[edit]4 January 1992 R3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
15:00 GMT | Clough ![]() | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,068 |
League Cup
[edit]24 September 1991 R2.1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Birch ![]() Burke ![]() Bull ![]() Steele ![]() | Summerfield ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,229 |
8 October 1991 R2.2 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 (4–7 agg.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Shrewsbury |
19:30 BST | Summerfield ![]() Lyne ![]() | Steele ![]() | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,784 |
30 October 1991 R3 | Everton | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
19:30 GMT | Beagrie ![]() Cottee ![]() Beardsley ![]() | Bull ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 19,065 |
Full Members Cup
[edit]1 October 1991 R1 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
19:30 BST | Rees ![]() | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,593 |
Players
[edit]Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played 10
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards
- † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | ![]() | ![]() | Notes |
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League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
GK | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 37(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 15(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 37(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 43(2) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 13(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 15(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 12(10) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14(11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 30(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 10(7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13(7) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 35(2) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | From | Fee |
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23 July 1991 | ![]() | Kidderminster Harriers | £40,000 |
15 August 1991 | ![]() | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
24 January 1992 | ![]() | Aston Villa | £150,000 |
31 January 1992 | ![]() | Doncaster Rovers | £70,000 |
21 February 1992 | ![]() | ![]() | Part exchange |
23 April 1992 | ![]() | Burton Albion | £20,000 |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Fee |
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June 1991 | ![]() | Released | Free |
24 July 1991 | ![]() | Bournemouth | £70,000 |
December 1991 | ![]() | Mansfield Town | £25,000 |
January 1992 | ![]() | Mansfield Town | £35,000 |
21 February 1992 | ![]() | ![]() | Part exchange |
Loans in
[edit]Start date | Player | From | End date |
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26 September 1991 | ![]() | Manchester City | October 1991 |
7 November 1991 | ![]() | Aston Villa | 24 January 1992 |
Loans out
[edit]Start date | Player | From | End date |
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11 September 1991 | ![]() | Stockport County | 20 November 1991 |
12 September 1991 | ![]() | Torquay United | End of season |
September 1991 | ![]() | Walsall | October 1991 |
1991 | ![]() | York City | ? |
21 November 1991 | ![]() | Birmingham City | 12 February 1992 |
January 1992 | ![]() | Wigan Athletic | ? |
13 February 1992 | ![]() | Shrewsbury Town | 20 February 1992 |
20 February 1992 | ![]() | Stoke City | End of season |
18 March 1992 | ![]() | ![]() | End of season |
Management and coaching staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Manager | Graham Turner |
Coach | Garry Pendrey |
Youth Team Coach | Chris Evans |
Club doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn |
Club Physio | Paul Darby |
References
[edit]- ^ Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.