1991–92 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C.
1991–92 season
Chairman Guy Askham
Manager Ian Branfoot
Stadium The Dell
First Division 16th
FA Cup Quarter finals
Rumbelows Cup Fourth Round
Full Members Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Shearer (13)
All: Shearer (16)
Average home league attendance 14,070

During the 1991–92 English football season, Southampton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Ian Branfoot took over as Southampton boss but their fortunes fared no better and only managed to secure a 16th-place finish despite reaching the Full Members Cup final at Wembley only to lose 3–2 against Nottingham Forest.

During the summer of 1992, Branfoot became "the most popular manager in English football", as he took telephone calls from clubs "trying to bargain with players they don't want plus cash". Although Branfoot accepted that a sale was inevitable, he claimed that "whatever happens, we are in the driving seat".[1] Eventually, Shearer was sold to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £3.6 million, with David Speedie reluctantly moving to The Dell as part of the deal. Despite Branfoot's claim to be "in the driving seat", Saints failed to include a "sell-on clause" in the contract.[2]

Squad

[3] [4]

No. Nat. Pos Player Games Played (League) Goals Scored (League) References
13 England GK Ian Andrews
1 England GK Tim Flowers 41 0 [N 1]
2 England DF Jason Dodd 28 0 [N 2]
5 England DF Richard Hall 26 3 [N 3]
15 England DF Francis Benali 22 0 [N 4]
26 Wales DF David Hughes 0 0 [N 5]
Republic of Ireland DF Jeff Kenna 14 0 [N 6]
England DF Jon Gittens
12 England DF Stuart Gray
10 England MF Neil Maddison
England MF Steve Wood
Wales MF Barry Horne 34 1 [N 7]
England MF David Lee
4 England MF Terry Hurlock 29 0 [N 8]
England MF Tommy Widdrington 3 0 [N 9]
7 England FW Matthew Le Tissier 32 6 [N 10]
England FW Nicky Banger
Netherlands FW Danny Hoekman
England FW Alan Shearer 41 13 [N 11]
9 Northern Ireland FW Iain Dowie 30 9 [N 12]

Transfers

In

Player Nat. Pos. From Transfer Fee
Danny Hoekman Netherlands MF Manchester City Free
Iain Dowie Northern Ireland FW West Ham United £528,000
David Lee England MF Bury £385,440
Steve Wood England MF Millwall £422,400
David Hughes Wales MF Weymouth Undisclosed
Terry Hurlock England MF Rangers Undisclosed

Out

Player Nat. Pos. To Transfer Fee
Paul Rideout England FW Notts County Undisclosed
Steve Davis England DF Burnley £626,560
Alan McLoughlin Republic of Ireland MF Portsmouth £528,000
Gareth Taylor Wales FW Bristol Rovers Free
Jimmy Case England MF Bournemouth Free
Sergey Gotsmanov Belarus MF Hallescher Undisclosed
Rod Wallace England FW Leeds United Undisclosed

Loaned Out

Player Nat. Pos. To
Paul Tisdale England MF Northampton Town
Jon Gittens England MF Middlesbrough
Kevin Moore England DF Bristol Rovers
Alan McLoughlin Republic of Ireland MF Aston Villa

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Leeds United 421380381398436247437+3782 UEFA Champions League 1992–93
First round
2 Manchester United 421272341398429206333+3078 UEFA Cup 1992–93
First Round
[notes 1]
3 Sheffield Wednesday 421353392487623256249+1375 UEFA Cup 1992–93
First Round
4 Arsenal 421272512378630248147+3472
5 Manchester City 421344321476829346148+1370
6 Liverpool 4213533417311713234740+764UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93
First round
7 Aston Villa 4213353116461117284834+1460
8 Nottingham Forest 4210743627641124316058+259
9 Sheffield United 429662923731136406563+257
10 Crystal Palace 42786242577729365461– 757
11 Queens Park Rangers 426105252168723264847+154
12 Everton 428852819561024325251+153
13 Wimbledon 421056322039921335353±053
14 Chelsea 42786313066919305060– 1053
15 Tottenham Hotspur 427311333584925285863– 552
16 Southampton 42759172875922273955– 1652
17 Oldham Athletic 4211554636341417316367– 451
18 Norwich City 428672928361218353763– 2645
19 Coventry City 426781815541217293544– 944
20 Luton Town 4210742517051614543971– 4242
21 Notts County 427592429351316334062– 2240
22 West Ham United 426692224351315353759– 2238
  1. Manchester United were this season's League Cup winners.
Key
League Champions, qualified for Champions League
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated
Southampton

Results

[17][18]

First Division

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHA
Result L L W L D L D L W L L D D W L L W L D D D L L L W L D D D W W W W W W L W L L W W L

Last updated: 4 June 2013.
Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League Cup (Rumbelows Cup)

FA Cup

Full Members Cup (Zenith Data Systems Cup)

References

  1. Quoted in Holley & Chalk (2003). In That Number. p. 224.
  2. Holley & Chalk (2003). In That Number. p. 224.
  3. "Southampton FC - Kader 1991/1992". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. "Football photographic encyclopedia". sportingheroes.net. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. "Tim FLOWERS". sportingheroes.net.
  6. "Jason DODD". sportingheroes.net.
  7. "Richard HALL". sportingheroes.net.
  8. "Francis BENALI". sportingheroes.net.
  9. "David HUGHES". sportingheroes.net.
  10. "Jeff KENNA". sportingheroes.net.
  11. "Barry HORNE". sportingheroes.net.
  12. "Terry HURLOCK". sportingheroes.net.
  13. "Tommy WIDDRINGTON". sportingheroes.net.
  14. "Matthew LE TISSIER". sportingheroes.net.
  15. "Alan SHEARER". sportingheroes.net.
  16. "Iain DOWIE". sportingheroes.net.
  17. "Southampton FC .:. Dates & results 1991/1992". worldfootball.net.
  18. http://www.11v11.com/teams/southampton/tab/opposingTeams
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