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.

Brighton & Hove Albion
1991–92 season
ManagerBarry Lloyd
StadiumGoldstone Ground
Second Division23rd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerGall (14)
Average home league attendance8,002

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team 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
24 Port Vale (R) 46 10 15 21 42 59 −17 45
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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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

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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

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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

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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

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[2] 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

References

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  1. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ "All Brighton and Hove Albion players: 1992".