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1991–92 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
1991–92 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerArthur Cox
StadiumBaseball Ground
Second Division3rd
PlayoffsSemi-finals
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round

During the 1991–92 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season.

Season summary

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Despite the loss of key players like Mark Wright and Dean Saunders, Derby County emerged as genuine contenders for an automatic return to English football's top flight (which would be renamed the FA Premier League from the start of the next season) after the takeover by Lionel Pickering made Derby one of the richest clubs in the Second Division. Derby smashed their transfer record twice during the season, signing striker Paul Kitson for £1.3 million from East Midlands rivals Leicester City in March, followed by the signing of striker Tommy Johnson from First Division strugglers Notts County for the same fee. Club legend Bobby Davison was also re-signed, on loan from Leeds United; he scored 8 goals in 10 games to reach a century of goals for the Rams. However, in spite of this flurry of transfer activity and breaking the club's record for away wins (12) Derby were unable to gain automatic promotion, finishing two points adrift of second-placed Middlesbrough. Derby qualified for the playoffs, but were knocked out in the semi-finals by Blackburn Rovers on a 5–4 scoreline over two legs.

At the end of the season, Scottish winger Ted McMinn was named the club's player of the season.

November saw the death of former chairman Robert Maxwell, who had just sold the club to Lionel Pickering earlier in the year. Maxwell disappeared from his luxury yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, while it was cruising off the Canary Islands; his body was later found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean. His death was officially ruled as accidental drowning after he supposedly fell off the yacht, though commentators have alleged it was murder or suicide.

Kit

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Derby's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and were sponsored by Auto Windscreens.

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Peter Shilton
GK England ENG Steve Sutton
GK England ENG Martin Taylor
DF England ENG Simon Coleman
DF England ENG Andy Comyn
DF England ENG Steve Cross
DF England ENG Jonathan Davidson
DF England ENG Michael Forsyth
DF England ENG Jason Kavanagh
DF England ENG Shane Nicholson
DF England ENG Mark Patterson
DF England ENG Steve Round
DF England ENG Mel Sage
DF England ENG Paul Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Martin Chalk
MF England ENG Tom Curtis
MF England ENG Steve Hayward
MF England ENG Gary Micklewhite
MF England ENG Craig Ramage
MF England ENG Paul Simpson (from February)
MF Wales WAL Geraint Williams
MF Scotland SCO Ted McMinn
FW England ENG Marco Gabbiadini
FW England ENG Tommy Johnson
FW England ENG Paul Kitson (from March)
FW England ENG Mark Stallard
FW England ENG Dean Sturridge
FW England ENG Jason White

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Nick Pickering (to Darlington)
FW England ENG Phil Gee (to Leicester City)
FW England ENG Mick Harford (to Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Ian Ormondroyd (to Leicester City)
FW England ENG Bobby Davison (on loan from Leeds United)

Transfers

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In

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Out

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  • England Mark WrightEngland Liverpool, £2,500,000, 15 July (national record for defender)
  • Wales Dean SaundersEngland Liverpool, £2,900,000, 19 July (national record for any player)
  • England Phil GeeEngland Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March
  • England Ian OrmondroydEngland Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March

Results

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Football League Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Town (C, P) 46 24 12 10 70 50 +20 84 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough (P) 46 23 11 12 58 41 +17 80
3 Derby County 46 23 9 14 69 51 +18 78 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Leicester City 46 23 8 15 62 55 +7 77
5 Cambridge United 46 19 17 10 65 47 +18 74
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

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Second Division results[2]
Date Match
No.
Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Derby Scorers Attendance Pos
17 August 1991 1 Sunderland A 1–1 9
21 August 1991 2 Middlesbrough H 2–0 2
24 August 1991 3 Southend United H 1–2 7
1 September 1991 4 Charlton Athletic A 2–0 5
4 September 1991 5 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 9
7 September 1991 6 Barnsley H 1–1 11
13 September 1991 7 Cambridge United A 0–0 8
18 September 1991 8 Oxford United A 0–2 15
21 September 1991 9 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 11
28 September 1991 10 Newcastle United A 2–2 13
5 October 1991 11 Bristol City H 4–1 8
12 October 1991 12 Swindon Town A 2–1 6
19 October 1991 13 Portsmouth H 2–0 6
26 October 1991 14 Millwall A 2–1 6
2 November 1991 15 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 7
6 November 1991 16 Port Vale A 0–1 7
9 November 1991 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 6
16 November 1991 18 Ipswich Town H 1–0 3
23 November 1991 19 Bristol Rovers A 3–2 3
30 November 1991 20 Leicester City H 1–2 3
7 December 1991 21 Watford A 2–1 4
26 December 1991 22 Grimsby Town H 0–0 5
28 December 1991 23 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 8
1 January 1992 24 Middlesbrough A 1–1 8
11 January 1992 25 Southend United A 0–1 9
18 January 1992 26 Sunderland H 1–2 11
1 February 1992 27 Portsmouth A 1–0 11
8 February 1992 28 Millwall H 0–2 11
11 February 1992 29 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 11
15 February 1992 30 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 10
22 February 1992 31 Leicester City A 2–1 9
29 February 1992 32 Watford H 3–1 6
7 March 1992 33 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 6
11 March 1992 34 Port Vale H 3–1 4
14 March 1992 35 Tranmere Rovers A 3–4 5
21 March 1992 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 9
25 March 1992 37 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 5
28 March 1992 38 Ipswich Town A 1–2 8
1 April 1992 39 Cambridge United H 0–0 7
4 April 1992 40 Barnsley A 3–0 5
7 April 1992 41 Grimsby Town A 1–0 4
11 April 1992 42 Oxford United H 2–2 5
15 April 1992 43 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–1 4
20 April 1992 44 Newcastle United H 4–1 3
25 April 1992 45 Bristol City A 2–1 3
2 May 1992 46 Swindon Town H 2–1 3

League Cup

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FA Cup

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  • 4–6 January: Burnley 2–2 Derby County (Chalk, Comyn)
  • 14–15 January: Derby County 2–0 Burnley (replay; abandoned 75' due to freezing fog) (Gee, Patterson)
  • 25 January: Derby County 2–0 Burnley (replay) (Williams, Ormondroyd)
  • 25–27 January: Derby County 3–4 Aston Villa (Gee 2, P. Williams)

Playoffs

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  • Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Derby County
  • Derby County 2–1 Blackburn Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "Derby County – Squad 1991/1992".
  2. ^ [1]