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.
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first [ 1]
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
[ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
