# 1991–92 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Blackburn Rovers began with Don Mackay still manager, but he was soon sacked to make way for Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish made several substantial signings during the season. After his appointment Blackburn climbed up the league table, but later lost six games in a row, causing them to fall out of the play-off places, but Blackburn fought back and a 3–1 victory at Plymouth got Rovers to the final play off place. The club reached the play-off final at Wembley where they beat Leicester City 1–0 thanks to a Mike Newell penalty.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ipswich Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 84 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 80 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 78 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Leicester City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 77 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 74 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 62 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 61 | |
| 15 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 61 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 59 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 54 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 53 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 53 | |
| 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

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1991 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 11,118 | Moran |
| 24 August 1991 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 11,317 | |
| 31 August 1991 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 8,898 | Speedie |
| 4 September 1991 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 12,078 | Speedie, Wilcox |
| 7 September 1991 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 17,043 | Speedie |
| 14 September 1991 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 10,225 | Speedie |
| 17 September 1991 | Watford | H | 1–0 | 9,542 | Richardson |
| 21 September 1991 | Leicester City | A | 0–3 | 13,287 | |
| 28 September 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 11,449 | |
| 5 October 1991 | Millwall | A | 3–1 | 8,026 | Johnrose, Speedie, Garner |
| 12 October 1991 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 5–2 | 10,830 | Moran, Speedie (2), Garner (2) |
| 19 October 1991 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 10,717 | Speedie |
| 26 October 1991 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 11,096 | Garner, Atkins |
| 2 November 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 9,877 | Livingstone |
| 5 November 1991 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | 4,860 | |
| 9 November 1991 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–0 | 7,114 | Speedie, Sellars |
| 16 November 1991 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 13,797 | Wilcox, Speedie, Newell |
| 23 November 1991 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 | 23,639 | |
| 30 November 1991 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | 15,541 | Atkins, Newell |
| 7 December 1991 | Oxford United | A | 3–1 | 5,924 | Cowans, Garner, Sellars |
| 14 December 1991 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 | 12,295 | Sellars, Atkins (2) |
| 26 December 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 18,277 | |
| 28 December 1991 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 17,675 | Wright |
| 1 January 1992 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | 15,001 | Speedie, Reid |
| 11 January 1992 | Bristol City | H | 4–0 | 12,964 | Speedie, (own goal), Newell (2) |
| 18 January 1992 | Portsmouth | A | 2–2 | 20,106 | Speedie (2) |
| 1 February 1992 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 14,887 | Speedie, Hendry |
| 8 February 1992 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–2 | 10,014 | Price, Sellars, Wilcox |
| 11 February 1992 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 15,350 | Price, Atkins |
| 15 February 1992 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | 19,511 | Speedie (3) |
| 22 February 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 19,353 | |
| 25 February 1992 | Cambridge United | A | 1–2 | 7,857 | Hendry |
| 29 February 1992 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 13,917 | Sellars |
| 7 March 1992 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–3 | 6,313 | |
| 10 March 1992 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 14,404 | Price, Speedie |
| 14 March 1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–0 | 10,845 | Hendry, Speedie, Wegerle |
| 21 March 1992 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–2 | 14,844 | |
| 28 March 1992 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | 13,346 | Shearer |
| 31 March 1992 | Port Vale | A | 0–2 | 10,384 | |
| 11 April 1992 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 10,552 | Wegerle |
| 14 April 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 14,114 | Sellars |
| 18 April 1992 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 18,075 | |
| 20 April 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–2 | 13,705 | |
| 25 April 1992 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | 12,820 | Newell, Atkins |
| 29 April 1992 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 15,079 | Hendry, Sellars |
| 2 May 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3–1 | 17,459 | Speedie (3) |

### Second Division play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SF 1st Leg | 10 May 1992 | Derby County | H | 4–2 | 19,677 | Sellars, Newell, Speedie (2) |
| SF 2nd Leg | 13 May 1992 | Derby County | A | 1–2 (won 5-4 on agg) | 22,920 | Moran |
| F | 25 May 1992 | Leicester City | N | 1–0 | 68,147 | Newell (pen) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Kettering Town | H | 4–1 | 13,821 | Cowans, Speedie, Newell (2) |
| R4 | 4 February 1992 | Notts County | A | 1–2 | 12,173 | Newell 89' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 20 August 1991 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | 6,308 | (own goal) |
| R1 2nd Leg | 27 August 1991 | Hull City | A | 0–1 (lost 1-2 on agg) | 3,227 | |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| NR1 | 1 October 1991 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 2,355 | |

## 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 | Bobby Mimms |
| - | GK | ENG | Matt Dickins |
| - | DF | ENG | Richard Brown |
| - | DF | ENG | Rob Dewhurst |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony Dobson |
| - | DF | ENG | Mike Duxbury |
| - | DF | SCO | Colin Hendry |
| - | DF | ENG | Keith Hill |
| - | DF | ENG | David May |
| - | DF | IRL | Kevin Moran |
| - | DF | SCO | Stuart Munro |
| - | DF | ENG | Chris Price |
| - | DF | ENG | Nicky Reid |
| - | DF | ENG | Chris Sulley |
| - | DF | ENG | Alan Wright |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Agnew |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Atkins |
| - | MF | ENG | Peter Baah |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Russell Beardsmore (on loan from Manchester United) |
| - | MF | ENG | Gordon Cowans |
| - | MF | SCO | Alan Irvine |
| - | MF | ENG | Lenny Johnrose |
| - | MF | ENG | Lee Richardson |
| - | MF | ENG | Scott Sellars |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Shepstone |
| - | MF | ENG | Tim Sherwood |
| - | MF | ENG | Craig Skinner |
| - | MF | ENG | Jason Wilcox |
| - | FW | ENG | Simon Garner |
| - | FW | ENG | Howard Gayle |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Livingstone |
| - | FW | ENG | Mike Newell |
| - | FW | SCO | Duncan Shearer |
| - | FW | SCO | David Speedie |
| - | FW | ENG | Peter Thorne |
| - | FW | USA | Roy Wegerle |