# 1991–92 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1991–92 season saw Chelsea F.C. compete in the last season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

In the summer of 1991, Bobby Campbell was succeeded as team manager by first team coach Ian Porterfield. The 1991–92 season looked promising for Chelsea and were in 6th place at the beginning of February with a possible destination of European football but only three wins in their final 15 league games of the season saw Chelsea finish in 14th place.

## Final league table

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

## Results

Chelsea's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1991 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 22,574 | Elliott, Allon |
| 21 August 1991 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–3 | 14,997 | |
| 24 August 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–1 | 34,645 | Dixon, Wilson, Townsend |
| 28 August 1991 | Notts County | H | 2–2 | 15,847 | Elliott, Allon |
| 31 August 1991 | Luton Town | H | 4–1 | 17,457 | Le Saux, Townsend, Dixon, Wise |
| 3 September 1991 | Sheffield United | A | 1–0 | 17,400 | Wise |
| 7 September 1991 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 18,875 | Dixon |
| 14 September 1991 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 23,439 | |
| 18 September 1991 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 17,182 | Jones, Townsend |
| 21 September 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | 19,579 | Townsend, Wise |
| 28 September 1991 | Everton | H | 2–2 | 19,038 | Wilson, Wise |
| 5 October 1991 | Arsenal | A | 2–3 | 42,074 | Le Saux, Wise |
| 19 October 1991 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | 30,230 | Jones, Myers |
| 26 October 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 21,841 | |
| 2 November 1991 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 11,343 | Le Saux |
| 16 November 1991 | Norwich City | H | 0–3 | 15,755 | |
| 23 November 1991 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 14,933 | |
| 30 November 1991 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 19,420 | Dixon |
| 7 December 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–3 | 27,383 | |
| 15 December 1991 | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | 23,120 | Allen |
| 21 December 1991 | Oldham Athletic | H | 4–2 | 13,136 | Wise (pen), Allen (2), Elliott |
| 26 December 1991 | Notts County | A | 0–2 | 11,933 | |
| 28 December 1991 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | 10,738 | |
| 1 January 1992 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 18,196 | Allen |
| 11 January 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 28,628 | Allen, Wise |
| 18 January 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 2–1 | 8,413 | Townsend, Allen |
| 1 February 1992 | Liverpool | A | 2–1 | 38,681 | Jones, Wise |
| 8 February 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 17,810 | Cascarino |
| 12 February 1992 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 7,148 | Townsend |
| 22 February 1992 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 24,095 | Allen |
| 26 February 1992 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | 44,872 | Donaghy (own goal) |
| 29 February 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–3 | 17,538 | |
| 11 March 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | 13,430 | Dixon |
| 14 March 1992 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | 10,962 | |
| 21 March 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 11,247 | Cundy |
| 28 March 1992 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 23,633 | |
| 4 April 1992 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 20,684 | Wise, Cascarino |
| 11 April 1992 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 31,363 | |
| 18 April 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 18,952 | Clarke, Wise (pen) |
| 20 April 1992 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 19,269 | Sinclair |
| 25 April 1992 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 26,003 | Wise |
| 2 May 1992 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 20,163 | Newton |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Hull City | A | 2–0 | 13,580 | Jones, Wise |
| R4 | 26 January 1992 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 21,152 | Allen |
| R5 | 15 February 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 34,447 | Stuart |
| QF | 9 March 1992 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 | 33,948 | Allen |
| QFR | 18 March 1992 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | 26,039 | Wise |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 25 September 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 11,311 | Townsend |
| R2 2nd leg | 8 October 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–3 (lost 2–4 on agg) | 11,165 | Wise |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 23 October 1991 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | 5,784 | Jones |
| R3 | 26 November 1991 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 (won 4–3 on pens) | 6,325 | Jones, Allon |
| Area SF | 10 December 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–0 | 8,416 | Dixon |
| S Area F 1st leg | 21 January 1992 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 8,726 | |
| S Area F 2nd leg | 29 January 1992 | Southampton | H | 1–3 (lost 1–5 on agg) | 9,781 | Wise (pen) 37' |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Kevin Hitchcock |
| — | DF | SCO | Steve Clarke |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Elliott |
| — | DF | NED | Ken Monkou |
| — | DF | ENG | Graeme Le Saux |
| — | MF | ENG | Dennis Wise |
| — | MF | IRL | Andy Townsend |
| — | MF | WAL | Vinnie Jones |
| — | FW | ENG | Kerry Dixon |
| — | FW | ENG | Kevin Wilson |
| — | FW | ENG | Clive Allen |
| — | DF | SCO | Tom Boyd |
| — | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| — | GK | ENG | Dave Beasant |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Cundy |
| — | DF | WAL | Gareth Hall |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | IRL | Tony Cascarino |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Myers |
| — | DF | JAM | Frank Sinclair |
| — | MF | ENG | Alan Dickens |
| — | MF | SCO | Craig Burley |
| — | DF | NOR | Erland Johnsen |
| — | MF | ENG | Damian Matthew |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Allon |
| — | DF | WAL | Darren Barnard |
| — | DF | ENG | David Lee |
| — | GK | WAL | Roger Freestone |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Pearce |
| — | MF | ENG | Eddie Newton |
| — | MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes |
| — | MF | ENG | Nigel Spackman |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 27 June 1991 | DF | Tom Boyd | Motherwell | £800,000 |
| 14 August 1991 | FW | Joe Allon | Hartlepool United | £250,000 |
| 30 August 1991 | MF | Vinnie Jones | Sheffield United | £575,000 |
| 6 December 1991 | FW | Clive Allen | Manchester City | £250,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 6 June 1991 | DF | Tony Dorigo | Leeds United | £1,300,000 |
| 13 August 1991 | MF | Kevin McAllister | Falkirk | £225,000 |
| 16 August 1991 | FW | Gordon Durie | Tottenham Hotspur | £2,200,000 |
| 5 September 1991 | GK | Roger Freestone | Swansea City | £45,000 |
| 6 February 1992 | DF | Tom Boyd | Celtic | £750,000 |
| 27 March 1992 | FW | Clive Allen | West Ham United | £275,000 |
| 27 March 1992 | FW | Kevin Wilson | Notts County | £225,000 |
    Transfers in: £1,875,000
    Transfers out: £5,020,000
    Total spending: £3,145,000