# 1991–92 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Brighton again sold their best players Mike Small and John Byrne, and lost the experienced Steve Gatting in defence. At least this time, the players were sold for a decent price, West Ham United paying £400,000 for Small and Sunderland laying out £235,000 for Byrne. Crowds fell again and the team plummeted for the second time they had sold all their best players and were relegated from Division Two to the New Division Two (after the formation of the Premier League). In the FA Cup third round, a capacity crowd of 18,031 against non-leaguers Crawley Town saw Brighton win 5–0 in what was a local derby. The dissatisfied fans formed the Brighton Independent Supporters Association and staged protests.

## 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

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–2 | 9,679 | |
| 20 August 1991 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 11,299 | Bissett |
| 24 August 1991 | Barnsley | A | 2–1 | 6,066 | Wade, Barham |
| 31 August 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–3 | 10,621 | O'Reilly, Barham, Robinson |
| 4 September 1991 | Millwall | A | 2–1 | 9,266 | Byrne, Codner |
| 7 September 1991 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 10,567 | |
| 14 September 1991 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 8,741 | |
| 18 September 1991 | Port Vale | H | 3–1 | 5,790 | Byrne, Meade, Robinson |
| 21 September 1991 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 12,004 | Meade |
| 28 September 1991 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–1 | 6,392 | Codner (2), Byrne |
| 5 October 1991 | Sunderland | A | 2–4 | 15,119 | Byrne, Robinson |
| 12 October 1991 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | 9,010 | Byrne, Chivers |
| 19 October 1991 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–2 | 5,598 | |
| 26 October 1991 | Swindon Town | H | 0–2 | 7,370 | |
| 30 October 1991 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | 6,424 | Codner |
| 2 November 1991 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 9,877 | |
| 6 November 1991 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–0 | 4,420 | Meade (2), Gall |
| 9 November 1991 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 8,720 | Gall |
| 16 November 1991 | Cambridge United | A | 0–0 | 7,625 | |
| 23 November 1991 | Oxford United | A | 1–3 | 4,563 | Gall |
| 30 November 1991 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | 6,713 | O'Reilly |
| 7 December 1991 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | 6,303 | Wade |
| 14 December 1991 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 7,658 | O'Reilly, Farrington |
| 21 December 1991 | Millwall | H | 3–4 | 7,598 | Gall (2), Chapman |
| 26 December 1991 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 16,767 | Gallacher |
| 28 December 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 13,606 | |
| 1 January 1992 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 7,555 | |
| 11 January 1992 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 6,107 | Robinson, Wade, Chapman |
| 17 January 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 7,179 | Meade |
| 1 February 1992 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | 8,870 | Walker |
| 8 February 1992 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 9,127 | Gall |
| 15 February 1992 | Oxford United | H | 1–2 | 6,096 | Robinson |
| 22 February 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–1 | 5,259 | Gall |
| 29 February 1992 | Southend United | H | 3–2 | 8,271 | Meade, Codner, Munday |
| 7 March 1992 | Newcastle United | A | 1–0 | 24,597 | Gall |
| 10 March 1992 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | 4,583 | Walker |
| 14 March 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 10,845 | |
| 21 March 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–4 | 13,054 | |
| 28 March 1992 | Cambridge United | H | 1–1 | 7,702 | Gall |
| 31 March 1992 | Watford | A | 1–0 | 7,589 | Meade |
| 11 April 1992 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | 6,441 | Gall |
| 15 April 1992 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | 8,159 | Gall |
| 20 April 1992 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–4 | 6,092 | Gall |
| 25 April 1992 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 9,851 | Gall, Codner |
| 29 April 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | 11,647 | Robinson, Meade |
| 2 May 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 26,803 | Meade |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Crawley Town | H | 5–0 | 18,031 | Gall, Walker, Chapman (2, 1 pen), Meade |
| R4 | 25 January 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 12,635 | Meade |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 24 September 1991 | Brentford | A | 1–4 | 4,927 | Robinson |
| R2 2nd Leg | 9 October 1991 | Brentford | H | 4–2 (lost 5–6 on agg) | 28,580 | Byrne (2), Codner, Meade |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SR2 | 23 October 1991 | Wimbledon | H | 3–2 | 2,796 | Barham, Robinson, Chivers |
| SQF | 26 November 1991 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 8,146 | |

## 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 | Mark Beeney |
| - | GK | ENG | Perry Digweed |
| - | GK | USA | Juergen Sommer (on loan from Luton Town) |
| - | DF | ENG | Nicky Bissett |
| - | DF | ENG | Ian Chapman |
| - | DF | ENG | Gary Chivers |
| - | DF | ENG | John Crumplin |
| - | DF | SCO | Bernie Gallacher |
| - | DF | ROU | Ștefan Iovan |
| - | DF | IRL | Paul McCarthy |
| - | DF | ENG | Stuart Munday |
| - | DF | IRL | Greg O'Dowd |
| - | DF | IRL | Gary O'Reilly |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Barham |
| - | MF | ENG | Les Briley |
| - | MF | AUS | David Clarkson |
| - | MF | ENG | Robert Codner |
| - | MF | WAL | John Robinson |
| - | MF | IRL | Dave Savage |
| - | MF | ENG | Clive Walker |
| - | MF | ENG | Dean Wilkins |
| - | FW | IRL | John Byrne |
| - | FW | ENG | Mark Farrington |
| - | FW | ENG | Simon Funnell |
| - | FW | ENG | Mark Gall |
| - | FW | ENG | Raphael Meade |
| - | FW | ENG | Bryan Wade |