# 1991–92 Wimbledon F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Wimbledon competed in the Football League First Division. They finished the season 13th in the First Division and secured a place in the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season.

## Season summary

Wimbledon had three different managers during this season. The season began with Ray Harford as manager, but Harford resigned on 7 October 1991. He was succeeded by Peter Withe, who was in charge for just over three months before being replaced by Joe Kinnear on 19 January 1992.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leeds United (C) | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 82 | Qualification for the UEFA Champions League first round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 78 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 75 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 72 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 70 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 64 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 60 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 59 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 57 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 57 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 54 | |
| 12 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 53 | |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 53 | |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 53 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 52 | |
| 16 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 52 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 51 | |
| 18 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 44 | |
| 20 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 42 | Relegated |
| 21 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 | Relegated |
| 22 | West Ham United (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 38 | Relegated |
* ↑ Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.
* ↑ From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.

## Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1991 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 22,574 | Fashanu, Earle |
| 24 August 1991 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 10,081 | Earle, Fashanu |
| 27 August 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–3 | 16,736 | Fashanu, Earle |
| 31 August 1991 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 9,469 | Cork |
| 3 September 1991 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | 13,824 | Fashanu |
| 7 September 1991 | Luton Town | H | 3–0 | 3,231 | Clarke, Ryan (2) |
| 14 September 1991 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–4 | 19,707 | Fashanu, McGee |
| 18 September 1991 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 11,280 | |
| 21 September 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–5 | 11,927 | Fashanu, Cork, Bennett |
| 28 September 1991 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 16,062 | |
| 2 October 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 3,121 | Blackwell, Newhouse |
| 5 October 1991 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | 3,531 | Fitzgerald, Fashanu, Clarke |
| 19 October 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | 4,133 | |
| 26 October 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 16,928 | Fashanu |
| 2 November 1991 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 7,025 | |
| 16 November 1991 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 18,762 | |
| 23 November 1991 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 13,373 | |
| 30 November 1991 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 22,429 | |
| 7 December 1991 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 4,011 | Earle (2) |
| 21 December 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 20,574 | |
| 26 December 1991 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 15,009 | Barton |
| 28 December 1991 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 3,270 | Earle |
| 1 January 1992 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 26,339 | Miller |
| 11 January 1992 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 18,485 | Sanchez |
| 18 January 1992 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 8,413 | Earle |
| 1 February 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 9,194 | Fashanu |
| 8 February 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 5,534 | Fashanu, Phelan |
| 22 February 1992 | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | 5,802 | Fashanu, Earle |
| 25 February 1992 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | 6,192 | Fashanu (pen) |
| 29 February 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 12,166 | McGee |
| 7 March 1992 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 4,196 | Fashanu, Earle |
| 10 March 1992 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 3,569 | |
| 14 March 1992 | Leeds United | A | 1–5 | 26,760 | Miller |
| 21 March 1992 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | 45,428 | |
| 28 March 1992 | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | 11,299 | Earle |
| 2 April 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | 3,542 | Earle, Fashanu (2) |
| 4 April 1992 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | 7,753 | Fashanu |
| 8 April 1992 | Liverpool | A | 3–2 | 26,134 | Sanchez, Clarke, Fashanu (pen) |
| 18 April 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 23,934 | Earle, Sanchez |
| 20 April 1992 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 4,025 | |
| 25 April 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 11,061 | Elkins |
| 2 May 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 3–0 | 8,768 | Earle (2), Fashanu |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 12,679 | Fashanu |
| R3R | 14 January 1992 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 3,747 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 24 September 1991 | Peterborough United | H | 1–2 | 2,081 | |
| R2 2nd leg | 8 October 1991 | Peterborough United | A | 2–2 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 5,939 | |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SR2 | 23 October 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–3 | 3,291 | |

## Squad

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 | NED | Hans Segers |
| - | GK | ENG | Neil Sullivan |
| - | DF | ENG | Dean Blackwell |
| - | DF | ENG | Gary Elkins |
| - | DF | IRL | Scott Fitzgerald |
| - | DF | ENG | Roger Joseph |
| - | DF | SCO | Brian McAllister |
| - | DF | ENG | Chris Perry |
| - | DF | ENG | Terry Phelan |
| - | DF | ENG | John Scales |
| - | MF | ENG | Neal Ardley |
| - | MF | ENG | Warren Barton |
| - | MF | ENG | Mickey Bennett |
| - | MF | ENG | Stewart Castledine |
| - | MF | ENG | Gerald Dobbs |
| - | MF | JAM | Robbie Earle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Carlton Fairweather |
| - | MF | ENG | Martin Hayes (on loan from Celtic) |
| - | MF | POL | Zbigniew Kruszyński |
| - | MF | IRL | Paul McGee |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Miller |
| - | MF | ENG | Vaughan Ryan |
| - | MF | NIR | Lawrie Sanchez |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Talboys |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Anthrobus |
| - | FW | ENG | Andy Clarke |
| - | FW | ENG | Alan Cork |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Cotterill |
| - | FW | ENG | John Fashanu |
| - | FW | ENG | Terry Gibson |
| - | FW | ENG | Aidan Newhouse |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 19 July 1991 | MF | Robbie Earle | Port Vale | £775,000 |
| 10 January 1992 | MF | Steve Talboys | Gloucester City | £10,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 14 August 1991 | DF | Keith Curle | Manchester City | £2,500,000 |
    Transfers in: £785,000
    Transfers out: £2,500,000
    Total spending: £1,715,000