# 1991–92 Everton F.C. season

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

## Season summary

The summer of 1991 saw the departure of Everton hero Graeme Sharp, but the attack was bolstered by Peter Beardsley signed from Liverpool, Mo Johnston signed from Rangers while Alan Harper and Mark Ward also returned.
Despite these changes to the squad, in the 1991–92 season Everton continued to deteriorate, finishing 12th - their lowest finish for more than a decade.

## Final league table

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

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1991 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 24,422 | Pearce (own goal) |
| 20 August 1991 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | 31,200 | Ward (2), Cottee |
| 24 August 1991 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | 36,085 | |
| 28 August 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 28,690 | Watson |
| 31 August 1991 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 39,072 | Newell |
| 3 September 1991 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 19,197 | Ward |
| 7 September 1991 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 21,065 | Warzycha, Beardsley |
| 14 September 1991 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 19,817 | Beardsley |
| 17 September 1991 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 27,509 | Beardsley |
| 21 September 1991 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | 20,542 | Beardsley (3, 1 pen) |
| 28 September 1991 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 19,038 | Ebbrell, Beardsley |
| 5 October 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | 29,505 | Cottee (3, 1 pen) |
| 19 October 1991 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 27,688 | |
| 26 October 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–3 | 10,002 | Cottee |
| 2 November 1991 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 8,022 | Warzycha |
| 16 November 1991 | Wimbledon | H | 2–0 | 18,762 | Cottee (pen), Watson |
| 23 November 1991 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 24,230 | Cottee |
| 30 November 1991 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 30,043 | |
| 7 December 1991 | West Ham United | H | 4–0 | 21,563 | Cottee, Beagrie, Beardsley, Johnston |
| 14 December 1991 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | 14,955 | Sheedy, Nevin |
| 21 December 1991 | Arsenal | A | 2–4 | 29,684 | Warzycha, Johnston |
| 26 December 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 30,788 | |
| 28 December 1991 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 37,681 | Johnston |
| 1 January 1992 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | 16,546 | Ward, Beardsley |
| 11 January 1992 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 46,619 | |
| 19 January 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 17,717 | Watson |
| 2 February 1992 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 17,451 | |
| 8 February 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 18,212 | |
| 23 February 1992 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 19,248 | Jackson |
| 29 February 1992 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | 20,976 | Johnston, Ablett |
| 7 March 1992 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 21,014 | Beardsley (2) |
| 10 March 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 3,569 | |
| 14 March 1992 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | 16,707 | Johnston |
| 17 March 1992 | Notts County | A | 0–0 | 7,480 | |
| 21 March 1992 | Norwich City | A | 3–4 | 11,900 | Johnston (2), Beardsley |
| 1 April 1992 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 15,201 | Tiler |
| 4 April 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 14,338 | |
| 11 April 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 0–2 | 18,285 | |
| 18 April 1992 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 14,669 | Beagrie |
| 20 April 1992 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | 21,101 | Nevin |
| 25 April 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–3 | 34,630 | Beardsley (2), Unsworth |
| 2 May 1992 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | 20,163 | Beardsley (pen), Beagrie |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 22,606 | Beardsley |
| R4 | 26 January 1992 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 21,152 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 24 September 1991 | Watford | H | 1–0 | 8,264 | Beardsley |
| R2 2nd leg | 8 October 1991 | Watford | A | 2–1 (won 3–1 on agg) | 11,561 | Newell, Beardsley |
| R3 | 30 October 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–1 | 19,065 | Beagrie (2), Cottee, Beardsley |
| R4 | 4 December 1991 | Leeds United | H | 1–4 | 25,467 | Atteveld |

### Full Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| NR2 | 1 October 1991 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–2 | 4,588 | Watson, Newell, Cottee |
| NQF | 27 November 1991 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 13,242 | Beardsley |

## 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 | WAL | Neville Southall |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Harper |
| — | DF | ENG | Martin Keown |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Watson |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| — | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Ward |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Beardsley |
| — | FW | SCO | Mo Johnston |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| — | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| — | MF | POL | Robert Warzycha |
| — | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |
| — | MF | SCO | Pat Nevin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Ablett |
| — | MF | IRL | Kevin Sheedy |
| — | MF | NED | Raymond Atteveld |
| — | FW | ENG | Mike Newell |
| — | DF | WAL | Kevin Ratcliffe |
| — | FW | ENG | Stuart Barlow |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil McDonald |
| — | DF | NIR | Iain Jenkins |
| — | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| — | DF | ENG | Eddie Youds |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Snodin |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Moore |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 August 1991 | FW | Peter Beardsley | Liverpool | £1,000,000 |
| 12 August 1991 | FW | Alan Harper | Manchester City | £200,000 |
| 12 August 1991 | MF | Mark Ward | Manchester City | £1,100,000 |
| 18 October 1991 | DF | Matt Jackson | Luton Town | £600,000 |
| 20 November 1991 | FW | Mo Johnston | Rangers | £1,500,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 15 July 1991 | MF | Marcus Ebdon | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 17 July 1991 | MF | Mike Milligan | Oldham Athletic | £600,000 |
| 15 August 1991 | MF | Stuart McCall | Rangers | £1,200,000 |
| 1 October 1991 | DF | Neil McDonald | Oldham Athletic | £500,000 |
| 15 November 1991 | FW | Mike Newell | Blackburn Rovers | £1,100,000 |
| 15 November 1991 | DF | Eddie Youds | Ipswich Town | £250,000 |
    Transfers in: £4,400,000
    Transfers out: £3,650,000
    Total spending: £750,000