1991–92 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

1991–92 season of Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion 1991–92 football season

Brighton & Hove Albion
1991–92 season
Manager	Barry Lloyd
Stadium	Goldstone Ground
Second Division	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	Quarter finals
Top goalscorer	Gall (14)
Average home league attendance	8,002
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

During the 1991–92 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Brighton again sold their best players Mike Small and John Byrne, and lost the experienced Steve Gatting in defence. At least this time, the players were sold for a decent price, West Ham United paying £400,000 for Small and Sunderland laying out £235,000 for Byrne. Crowds fell again and the team plummeted for the second time they had sold all their best players and were relegated from Division Two to the New Division Two (after the formation of the Premier League). In the FA Cup third round, a capacity crowd of 18,031 against non-leaguers Crawley Town saw Brighton win 5–0 in what was a local derby. The dissatisfied fans formed the Brighton Independent Supporters Association and staged protests.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Promotion to the Premier League
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
6	Blackburn Rovers (O, P)	46	21	11	14	70	53	+17	74
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
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
14	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	19	13	56	56	0	61
15	Millwall	46	17	10	19	64	71	−7	61
16	Barnsley	46	16	11	19	46	57	−11	59
17	Bristol City	46	13	15	18	55	71	−16	54
18	Sunderland	46	14	11	21	61	65	−4	53
19	Grimsby Town	46	14	11	21	47	62	−15	53
20	Newcastle United	46	13	13	20	66	84	−18	52
21	Oxford United	46	13	11	22	66	73	−7	50
22	Plymouth Argyle (R)	46	13	9	24	42	64	−22	48	Relegated
23	Brighton & Hove Albion (R)	46	12	11	23	56	77	−21	47
24	Port Vale (R)	46	10	15	21	42	59	−17	45

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1991	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–2	9,679
20 August 1991	Bristol City	A	1–2	11,299	Bissett
24 August 1991	Barnsley	A	2–1	6,066	Wade, Barham
31 August 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–3	10,621	O'Reilly, Barham, Robinson
4 September 1991	Millwall	A	2–1	9,266	Byrne, Codner
7 September 1991	Portsmouth	A	0–0	10,567
14 September 1991	Watford	H	0–1	8,741
18 September 1991	Port Vale	H	3–1	5,790	Byrne, Meade, Robinson
21 September 1991	Derby County	A	1–3	12,004	Meade
28 September 1991	Bristol Rovers	H	3–1	6,392	Codner (2), Byrne
5 October 1991	Sunderland	A	2–4	15,119	Byrne, Robinson
12 October 1991	Ipswich Town	H	2–2	9,010	Byrne, Chivers
19 October 1991	Charlton Athletic	A	0–2	5,598
26 October 1991	Swindon Town	H	0–2	7,370
30 October 1991	Leicester City	H	1–2	6,424	Codner
2 November 1991	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1	9,877
6 November 1991	Grimsby Town	H	3–0	4,420	Meade (2), Gall
9 November 1991	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	8,720	Gall
16 November 1991	Cambridge United	A	0–0	7,625
23 November 1991	Oxford United	A	1–3	4,563	Gall
30 November 1991	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–0	6,713	O'Reilly
7 December 1991	Southend United	A	1–2	6,303	Wade
14 December 1991	Newcastle United	H	2–2	7,658	O'Reilly, Farrington
21 December 1991	Millwall	H	3–4	7,598	Gall (2), Chapman
26 December 1991	Leicester City	A	1–2	16,767	Gallacher
28 December 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	13,606
1 January 1992	Bristol City	H	0–0	7,555
11 January 1992	Barnsley	H	3–1	6,107	Robinson, Wade, Chapman
17 January 1992	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	7,179	Meade
1 February 1992	Charlton Athletic	H	1–2	8,870	Walker
8 February 1992	Swindon Town	A	1–2	9,127	Gall
15 February 1992	Oxford United	H	1–2	6,096	Robinson
22 February 1992	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–1	5,259	Gall
29 February 1992	Southend United	H	3–2	8,271	Meade, Codner, Munday
7 March 1992	Newcastle United	A	1–0	24,597	Gall
10 March 1992	Grimsby Town	A	1–0	4,583	Walker
14 March 1992	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–3	10,845
21 March 1992	Middlesbrough	A	0–4	13,054
28 March 1992	Cambridge United	H	1–1	7,702	Gall
31 March 1992	Watford	A	1–0	7,589	Meade
11 April 1992	Port Vale	A	1–2	6,441	Gall
15 April 1992	Derby County	H	1–2	8,159	Gall
20 April 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	1–4	6,092	Gall
25 April 1992	Sunderland	H	2–2	9,851	Gall, Codner
29 April 1992	Portsmouth	H	2–1	11,647	Robinson, Meade
2 May 1992	Ipswich Town	A	1–3	26,803	Meade

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 1992	Crawley Town	H	5–0	18,031	Gall, Walker, Chapman (2, 1 pen), Meade
R4	25 January 1992	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	12,635	Meade

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	24 September 1991	Brentford	A	1–4	4,927	Robinson
R2 2nd Leg	9 October 1991	Brentford	H	4–2 (lost 5–6 on agg)	28,580	Byrne (2), Codner, Meade

Full Members Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR2	23 October 1991	Wimbledon	H	3–2	2,796	Barham, Robinson, Chivers
SQF	26 November 1991	West Ham United	A	0–2	8,146

Squad

^[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	ENG	Mark Beeney
-	GK	ENG	Perry Digweed
-	GK	USA	Juergen Sommer (on loan from Luton Town)
-	DF	ENG	Nicky Bissett
-	DF	ENG	Ian Chapman
-	DF	ENG	Gary Chivers
-	DF	ENG	John Crumplin
-	DF	SCO	Bernie Gallacher
-	DF	ROU	Ștefan Iovan
-	DF	IRL	Paul McCarthy
-	DF	ENG	Stuart Munday
-	DF	IRL	Greg O'Dowd
-	DF	IRL	Gary O'Reilly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Mark Barham
-	MF	ENG	Les Briley
-	MF	AUS	David Clarkson
-	MF	ENG	Robert Codner
-	MF	WAL	John Robinson
-	MF	IRL	Dave Savage
-	MF	ENG	Clive Walker
-	MF	ENG	Dean Wilkins
-	FW	IRL	John Byrne
-	FW	ENG	Mark Farrington
-	FW	ENG	Simon Funnell
-	FW	ENG	Mark Gall
-	FW	ENG	Raphael Meade
-	FW	ENG	Bryan Wade

References

^ "Brighton and Hove Albion 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
^ "All Brighton and Hove Albion players: 1992".

v t e Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. seasons
1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. seasons

1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

1991–92 in English football

« 1990–91

1992–93 »

National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
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	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Everton Leeds United Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Derby County Grimsby Town Ipswich Town Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Newcastle United Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Southend United Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bury Chester City Darlington Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Hull City Leyton Orient Peterborough United Preston North End Reading Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Stoke City Swansea City Torquay United West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnet Blackpool Burnley Cardiff City Carlisle United Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Halifax Town Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Mansfield Town Northampton Town Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Walsall Wrexham York City
Others	Colchester United