# 1991–92 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 1991–92 season marked Portsmouth F.C.'s third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division. Under the management of Jim Smith, who had been appointed in June 1991, the team finished ninth in the league, an improvement of eight places from the previous season, but missed out on the promotion play-offs by five points.
A notable highlight of the season was Portsmouth's run to the FA Cup semi-finals. They faced Liverpool, losing in a penalty shootout after twice drawing with the eventual winners.

## Second Division

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 17 August 1991 | Ewood Park |
| Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 24 August 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | 31 August 1991 | Ayresome Park |
| Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 3 September 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 7 September 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 3 | 14 September 1991 | The Valley |
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | 17 September 1991 | Blundell Park |
| Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 21 September 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 28 September 1991 | Ashton Gate |
| Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 5 October 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Barnsley | 0 | 2 | 12 October 1991 | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| Derby County | 0 | 2 | 19 October 1991 | Baseball Ground |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | 26 October 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | 2 November 1991 | The Den, London |
| Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 5 November 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 9 November 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 16 November 1991 | County Ground |
| Watford | 1 | 2 | 23 November 1991 | Vicarage Road |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 30 November 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | 14 December 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Sunderland | 0 | 1 | 21 December 1991 | Roker Park |
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 26 December 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | 28 December 1991 | Fratton Park |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 3 | 1 January 1992 | Home Park |
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 11 January 1992 | Vale Park |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | 18 January 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 1 | 29 January 1992 | Twerton Park |
| Derby County | 0 | 1 | 1 February 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 4 February 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 5 | 8 February 1992 | Portman Road |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 22 February 1992 | Molineux |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 29 February 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 11 March 1992 | Filbert Street |
| Millwall | 6 | 1 | 14 March 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Southend United | 3 | 2 | 17 March 1992 | Roots Hall |
| Oxford United | 1 | 2 | 21 March 1992 | Manor Ground |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 28 March 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | 31 March 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 2 | 7 April 1992 | Prenton Park |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 11 April 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | 17 April 1992 | Abbey Stadium |
| Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 20 April 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Watford | 0 | 0 | 22 April 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Newcastle United | 0 | 1 | 25 April 1992 | St James' Park |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 1 | 2 | 29 April 1992 | Goldstone Ground |
| Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 2 May 1992 | Fratton Park |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 71 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 69 |
| 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 |

## FA Cup

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Round |
| Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 4 January 1992 | St James Park | 3rd Round |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 25 January 1992 | Fratton Park | 4th Round |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 15 February 1992 | Fratton Park | 5th Round |
| Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 26 February 1992 | Ayresome Park | 5th Round Replay |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 26 February 1992 | Fratton Park | Quarter Final |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 5 April 1992 | Highbury | Semi Final |
| Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 13 April 1992 | Villa Park | Semi Final Replay |

### Semi Final Line Up

PORTSMOUTH: :
| GK | 1 | Alan Knight |
| RB | 2 | Andy Awford |
| LB | 3 | John Beresford |
| CM | 4 | Alan McLoughlin |
| CB | 5 | Kit Symons |
| CB | 6 | Chris Burns |
| CM | 7 | Warren Neill |
| CM | 8 | Martin Kuhl (c) |
| CF | 9 | Colin Clarke |
| RW | 10 | Mark Chamberlain |
| LW | 11 | Darren Anderton |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | | Guy Whittingham |
| MF | | Warren Aspinall |
| Manager: ||||
| Jim Smith ||||
LIVERPOOL: :
| GK | 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| RB | 2 | Rob Jones |
| LB | 3 | David Burrows | 45' |
| CB | 4 | Steve Nicol |
| CM | 5 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CB | 6 | Mark Wright (c) |
| AM | 7 | Steve McManaman |
| RW | 8 | Ray Houghton | 88' |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| LW | 10 | John Barnes |
| CM | 11 | Michael Thomas |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 12 | Barry Venison | 45' |
| MF | 14 | Mike Marsh | 88' |
| Manager: |||
| Graeme Souness ||||

### Semi Final Line Up Replay

PORTSMOUTH: :
| GK | 1 | Alan Knight |
| RB | 2 | Andy Awford |
| LB | 3 | John Beresford |
| CM | 4 | Alan McLoughlin |
| CB | 5 | Kit Symons |
| CB | 6 | Chris Burns |
| CM | 7 | Warren Neill |
| CM | 8 | Martin Kuhl (c) |
| CF | 9 | Colin Clarke |
| LW | 10 | Ray Daniel |
| RW | 11 | Darren Anderton |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | | Guy Whittingham |
| MF | | Steve Wigley |
| Manager: ||||
| Jim Smith ||||
LIVERPOOL: :
| GK | 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| RB | 2 | Rob Jones | 117' |
| LB | 3 | David Burrows |
| CB | 4 | Steve Nicol |
| CM | 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 70' |
| CB | 6 | Mark Wright (c) |
| CF | 7 | Dean Saunders |
| CM | 8 | Jan Mølby |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| LW | 10 | John Barnes |
| RW | 11 | Michael Thomas |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 12 | Mark Walters | 117' |
| DF | 14 | Barry Venison | 70' |
| Manager: |||
| Graeme Souness ||||

## League Cup

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Round |
| Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 20 August 1991 | Fratton Park | 1st Round 1st Leg |
| Gillingham | 4 | 3 | 27 August 1991 | Priestfield Stadium | 1st Round 2nd Leg |
| Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 24 September 1991 | Fratton Park | 2nd Round 1st Leg |
| Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 9 October 1991 | Manor Ground | 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
| Manchester United | 1 | 3 | 30 October 1991 | Old Trafford | 3rd Round |

## Full Members Cup

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Round |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | 1 October 1991 | Home Park | 1st Round |