# 1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.
The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.

## Results
### Football League Second Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

#### Final table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto.com

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |

#### Matches
### Full Members Cup
## Players

Key: ‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
* # = Squad number
* Pos = Playing position
* P = Number of games played 10
* G = Number of goals scored
* GK = Goalkeeper
* DF = Defender
* MF = Midfielder
* FW = Forward
* = Yellow cards
* = Red cards
* † Permanent player left club during the season
* ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | | |
| Pos | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Notes |
| GK | Tony Lange ¤ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Paul Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Mike Stowell | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Kevin Ashley | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Gary Bellamy ¤ | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Nicky Clarke † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Rob Hindmarch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Lawrie Madden | 37(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Derek Mountfield ‡ | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Brian Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Darren Simkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Andy Thompson | 15(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Venus | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Shane Westley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Tom Bennett | 37(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Birch | 43(2) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Burke | 13(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 15(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Cook | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Robbie Dennison | 12(10) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14(11) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Keith Downing | 30(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jimmy Kelly | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Rankine | 10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Tim Steele ¤ | 10(7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13(7) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Shaun Bradbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Steve Bull | 43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Wayne Clarke ‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Paul McLoughlin ¤† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Andy Mutch | 35(2) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | John Paskin ¤† | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Darren Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Colin Taylor ¤ | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 23 July 1991 | Paul Jones | Kidderminster Harriers | £40,000 |
| 15 August 1991 | Lawrie Madden | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 24 January 1992 | Derek Mountfield | Aston Villa | £150,000 |
| 31 January 1992 | Mark Rankine | Doncaster Rovers | £70,000 |
| 21 February 1992 | Jimmy Kelly | Wrexham | Part exchange |
| 23 April 1992 | Darren Roberts | Burton Albion | £20,000 |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee |
| June 1991 | Paul Jones | Released | Free |
| 24 July 1991 | Vince Bartram | Bournemouth | £70,000 |
| December 1991 | Nicky Clarke | Mansfield Town | £25,000 |
| January 1992 | Paul McLoughlin | Mansfield Town | £35,000 |
| 21 February 1992 | John Paskin | Wrexham | Part exchange |

### Loans in

| Start date | Player | From | End date |
| 26 September 1991 | Wayne Clarke | Manchester City | October 1991 |
| 7 November 1991 | Derek Mountfield | Aston Villa | 24 January 1992 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Player | From | End date |
| 11 September 1991 | John Paskin | Stockport County | 20 November 1991 |
| 12 September 1991 | Tony Lange | Torquay United | End of season |
| September 1991 | Paul McLoughlin | Walsall | October 1991 |
| 1991 | Paul McLoughlin | York City | ? |
| 21 November 1991 | John Paskin | Birmingham City | 12 February 1992 |
| January 1992 | Colin Taylor | Wigan Athletic | ? |
| 13 February 1992 | John Paskin | Shrewsbury Town | 20 February 1992 |
| 20 February 1992 | Tim Steele | Stoke City | End of season |
| 18 March 1992 | Gary Bellamy | Cardiff City | End of season |

## Management and coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Graham Turner |
| Coach | Garry Pendrey |
| Youth Team Coach | Chris Evans |
| Club doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn |
| Club Physio | Paul Darby |