1991–92 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth F.C. 1991–92 football season

Portsmouth F.C.
1991–92 season
Manager	Jim Smith
Stadium	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Division Two	9th
FA Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Third round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: All: Guy Whittingham 13 goals
Highest home attendance	25,402
Lowest home attendance	4,682
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

The 1991–92 season marked Portsmouth F.C.'s third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division. Under the management of Jim Smith, who had been appointed in June 1991, the team finished ninth in the league, an improvement of eight places from the previous season, but missed out on the promotion play-offs by five points.

A notable highlight of the season was Portsmouth's run to the FA Cup semi-finals. They faced Liverpool, losing in a penalty shootout after twice drawing with the eventual winners.^[1]

Second Division

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
Blackburn Rovers	1	1	17 August 1991	Ewood Park
Port Vale	1	0	24 August 1991	Fratton Park
Middlesbrough	0	1	31 August 1991	Ayresome Park
Sunderland	1	0	3 September 1991	Fratton Park
Brighton and Hove Albion	0	0	7 September 1991	Fratton Park
Charlton Athletic	0	3	14 September 1991	The Valley
Grimsby Town	1	1	17 September 1991	Blundell Park
Cambridge United	3	0	21 September 1991	Fratton Park
Bristol City	2	0	28 September 1991	Ashton Gate
Newcastle United	3	1	5 October 1991	Fratton Park
Barnsley	0	2	12 October 1991	Oakwell, Barnsley
Derby County	0	2	19 October 1991	Baseball Ground
Ipswich Town	1	1	26 October 1991	Fratton Park
Millwall	1	1	2 November 1991	The Den, London
Leicester City	1	0	5 November 1991	Fratton Park
Oxford United	2	1	9 November 1991	Fratton Park
Swindon Town	3	2	16 November 1991	County Ground
Watford	1	2	23 November 1991	Vicarage Road
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	30 November 1991	Fratton Park
Southend United	1	1	14 December 1991	Fratton Park
Sunderland	0	1	21 December 1991	Roker Park
Bristol Rovers	2	0	26 December 1991	Fratton Park
Middlesbrough	4	0	28 December 1991	Fratton Park
Plymouth Argyle	2	3	1 January 1992	Home Park
Port Vale	2	0	11 January 1992	Vale Park
Blackburn Rovers	2	2	18 January 1992	Fratton Park
Bristol Rovers	0	1	29 January 1992	Twerton Park
Derby County	0	1	1 February 1992	Fratton Park
Plymouth Argyle	4	1	4 February 1992	Fratton Park
Ipswich Town	2	5	8 February 1992	Portman Road
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	22 February 1992	Molineux
Tranmere Rovers	2	0	29 February 1992	Fratton Park
Leicester City	2	2	11 March 1992	Filbert Street
Millwall	6	1	14 March 1992	Fratton Park
Southend United	3	2	17 March 1992	Roots Hall
Oxford United	1	2	21 March 1992	Manor Ground
Swindon Town	1	1	28 March 1992	Fratton Park
Charlton Athletic	1	2	31 March 1992	Fratton Park
Tranmere Rovers	0	2	7 April 1992	Prenton Park
Grimsby Town	2	0	11 April 1992	Fratton Park
Cambridge United	2	2	17 April 1992	Abbey Stadium
Bristol City	1	0	20 April 1992	Fratton Park
Watford	0	0	22 April 1992	Fratton Park
Newcastle United	0	1	25 April 1992	St James' Park
Brighton and Hove Albion	1	2	29 April 1992	Goldstone Ground
Barnsley	2	0	2 May 1992	Fratton Park

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Round
Exeter City	2	1	4 January 1992	St James Park	3rd Round
Leyton Orient	2	0	25 January 1992	Fratton Park	4th Round
Middlesbrough	1	1	15 February 1992	Fratton Park	5th Round
Middlesbrough	4	2	26 February 1992	Ayresome Park	5th Round Replay
Nottingham Forest	1	0	26 February 1992	Fratton Park	Quarter Final
Liverpool	1	1	5 April 1992	Highbury	Semi Final
Liverpool	0	0	13 April 1992	Villa Park	Semi Final Replay

Semi Final Line Up

1992-04-05

Portsmouth	1 – 1	Liverpool
Anderton 111'	(Report)	Whelan 116'

Highbury, London

Attendance: 41,869

Referee: M. Bodenham


PORTSMOUTH:
GK	1	Alan Knight
RB	2	Andy Awford
LB	3	John Beresford
CM	4	Alan McLoughlin
CB	5	Kit Symons
CB	6	Chris Burns
CM	7	Warren Neill
CM	8	Martin Kuhl (c)
CF	9	Colin Clarke
RW	10	Mark Chamberlain
LW	11	Darren Anderton
Substitutes:
FW		Guy Whittingham
MF		Warren Aspinall
Manager:
Jim Smith


LIVERPOOL:
GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
RB	2	Rob Jones
LB	3	David Burrows	45'
CB	4	Steve Nicol
CM	5	Ronnie Whelan
CB	6	Mark Wright (c)
AM	7	Steve McManaman
RW	8	Ray Houghton	88'
CF	9	Ian Rush
LW	10	John Barnes
CM	11	Michael Thomas
Substitutes:
DF	12	Barry Venison	45'
MF	14	Mike Marsh	88'
Manager:
Graeme Souness

Semi Final Line Up Replay

1992-04-13

Portsmouth	0 – 0	Liverpool
	(Report)
Penalties
Kuhl Symons Neill Beresford	1 – 3	Barnes Rush Saunders

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 40,077


PORTSMOUTH:
GK	1	Alan Knight
RB	2	Andy Awford
LB	3	John Beresford
CM	4	Alan McLoughlin
CB	5	Kit Symons
CB	6	Chris Burns
CM	7	Warren Neill
CM	8	Martin Kuhl (c)
CF	9	Colin Clarke
LW	10	Ray Daniel
RW	11	Darren Anderton
Substitutes:
FW		Guy Whittingham
MF		Steve Wigley
Manager:
Jim Smith


LIVERPOOL:
GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
RB	2	Rob Jones	117'
LB	3	David Burrows
CB	4	Steve Nicol
CM	5	Ronnie Whelan	70'
CB	6	Mark Wright (c)
CF	7	Dean Saunders
CM	8	Jan Mølby
CF	9	Ian Rush
LW	10	John Barnes
RW	11	Michael Thomas
Substitutes:
MF	12	Mark Walters	117'
DF	14	Barry Venison	70'
Manager:
Graeme Souness

League Cup

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Round
Gillingham	2	1	20 August 1991	Fratton Park	1st Round 1st Leg
Gillingham	4	3	27 August 1991	Priestfield Stadium	1st Round 2nd Leg
Oxford United	0	0	24 September 1991	Fratton Park	2nd Round 1st Leg
Oxford United	1	0	9 October 1991	Manor Ground	2nd Round 2nd Leg
Manchester United	1	3	30 October 1991	Old Trafford	3rd Round

Full Members Cup

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Round
Plymouth Argyle	0	1	1 October 1991	Home Park	1st Round

References

^ "25 years on: memories of Pompey's epic FA Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool". Portsmouth News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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Level 5	Football Conference
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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
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