# 1991–92 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Plymouth Argyle F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, businessman Dan McCauley became Plymouth's new chairman, and his first major decision was to sack David Kemp and appoint England's record cap holder Peter Shilton as player-manager. Shilton though was unable to prevent relegation as Argyle finished 22nd in Division Two.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 52 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 50 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 48 | Relegated |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 47 | Relegated |
| 24 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 45 | Relegated |

## Results

Plymouth Argyle's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1991 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 6,352 | Marshall, Turner |
| 24 August 1991 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 11,852 | |
| 31 August 1991 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | 5,369 | Marshall, Burrows, Wood (own goal) |
| 4 September 1991 | Newcastle United | A | 2–2 | 19,543 | Salman, Marshall |
| 7 September 1991 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–2 | 5,602 | |
| 14 September 1991 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–2 | 5,432 | Burrows |
| 17 September 1991 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | 4,585 | Marshall |
| 21 September 1991 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 5,280 | Burrows |
| 28 September 1991 | Oxford United | A | 2–3 | 3,726 | Fiore, Barlow |
| 5 October 1991 | Swindon Town | H | 0–4 | 6,208 | |
| 12 October 1991 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–5 | 10,830 | Marshall, Barlow |
| 19 October 1991 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–0 | 5,049 | |
| 26 October 1991 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 4,090 | |
| 2 November 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 4,200 | Marshall |
| 5 November 1991 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 7,735 | |
| 8 November 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 7,490 | |
| 16 November 1991 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 4,363 | Marshall |
| 23 November 1991 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 6,007 | Fiore |
| 30 November 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 6,713 | |
| 7 December 1991 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | 4,986 | Fiore |
| 20 December 1991 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 5,048 | Regis, Barlow |
| 26 December 1991 | Cambridge United | A | 1–1 | 7,105 | Turner |
| 28 December 1991 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 6,980 | Morgan |
| 1 January 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 3–2 | 8,887 | Turner, Morrison, Marshall |
| 11 January 1992 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | 5,846 | Witter, Fiore |
| 18 January 1992 | Barnsley | A | 3–1 | 5,322 | Marshall (3) |
| 1 February 1992 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–0 | 6,631 | |
| 4 February 1992 | Portsmouth | A | 1–4 | 10,467 | Regis |
| 8 February 1992 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 7,260 | |
| 11 February 1992 | Cambridge United | H | 0–1 | 4,290 | |
| 22 February 1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 5,259 | Smith |
| 29 February 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 12,852 | |
| 7 March 1992 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 8,864 | Morrison |
| 10 March 1992 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | 9,734 | Marshall |
| 14 March 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 11,556 | |
| 21 March 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 7,447 | Morgan |
| 24 March 1992 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 13,799 | |
| 28 March 1992 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 5,310 | |
| 31 March 1992 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | 6,274 | McCall |
| 4 April 1992 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 6,787 | |
| 11 April 1992 | Southend United | H | 0–2 | 7,060 | |
| 16 April 1992 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 28,813 | Marshall |
| 18 April 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 15,086 | Marshall |
| 20 April 1992 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 9,735 | Morrison, Marker, Lee |
| 25 April 1992 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | 10,463 | |
| 2 May 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | 17,459 | Smith |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 5 January 1992 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–5 | 6,767 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 20 August 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | 2,152 | Morrison |
| R1 2nd Leg | 27 August 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–2 (lost on away goals) | 3,580 | Barlow, Turner |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SR1 | 1 October 1991 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 2,303 | Turner |
| SR2 | 22 October 1991 | Millwall | H | 4–0 | 2,022 | Fiore, Marker, Evans, Marshall |
| SQF | 26 November 1991 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 5,578 | |

## 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 | ENG | Peter Shilton |
| - | GK | WAL | Rhys Wilmot |
| - | GK | ENG | Dave Walter |
| - | DF | ENG | Adrian Burrows |
| - | DF | WAL | Andy Clement |
| - | DF | ENG | Ryan Cross |
| - | DF | ENG | Marc Edworthy |
| - | DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| - | DF | ENG | David Lee (on loan from Chelsea) |
| - | DF | ENG | Nicky Marker |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Morgan |
| - | DF | SCO | Andy Morrison |
| - | DF | WAL | Jason Rowbotham |
| - | DF | ENG | Danis Salman |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony Spearing |
| - | DF | NED | Eric van Rossum |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony Witter (on loan from Millwall) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Martin Barlow |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Damerell |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Fiore |
| - | MF | ENG | Darren Garner |
| - | MF | ENG | Kevin Hodges |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve McCall |
| - | MF | WAL | Michael Meaker (on loan from QPR) |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Quamina |
| - | MF | ENG | Dave Smith |
| - | FW | ENG | Paul Adcock |
| - | FW | IRL | Mickey Evans |
| - | FW | ENG | Stephen Jones |
| - | FW | JAM | Dwight Marshall |
| - | FW | ENG | Kevin Nugent |
| - | FW | ENG | Owen Pickard |
| - | FW | ENG | Dave Regis |
| - | FW | WAL | Morrys Scott |
| - | FW | ENG | Robbie Turner |