1991–92 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 1991–92 season marked Portsmouth F.C.'s third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division. Under the management of Jim Smith, who had been appointed in June 1991, the team finished ninth in the league, an improvement of eight places from the previous season, but missed out on the promotion play-offs by five points.

Portsmouth F.C.
1991–92 season
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumFratton Park, Portsmouth
Division Two9th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupThird round
Full Members CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Guy Whittingham 13 goals
Highest home attendance25,402
Lowest home attendance4,682

A notable highlight of the season was Portsmouth's run to the FA Cup semi-finals. They faced Liverpool, losing in a penalty shootout after twice drawing with the eventual winners.[1]

Second Division

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Opposing Team For Against Date Venue
Blackburn Rovers 1 1 17 August 1991 Ewood Park
Port Vale 1 0 24 August 1991 Fratton Park
Middlesbrough 0 1 31 August 1991 Ayresome Park
Sunderland 1 0 3 September 1991 Fratton Park
Brighton and Hove Albion 0 0 7 September 1991 Fratton Park
Charlton Athletic 0 3 14 September 1991 The Valley
Grimsby Town 1 1 17 September 1991 Blundell Park
Cambridge United 3 0 21 September 1991 Fratton Park
Bristol City 2 0 28 September 1991 Ashton Gate
Newcastle United 3 1 5 October 1991 Fratton Park
Barnsley 0 2 12 October 1991 Oakwell, Barnsley
Derby County 0 2 19 October 1991 Baseball Ground
Ipswich Town 1 1 26 October 1991 Fratton Park
Millwall 1 1 2 November 1991 The Den, London
Leicester City 1 0 5 November 1991 Fratton Park
Oxford United 2 1 9 November 1991 Fratton Park
Swindon Town 3 2 16 November 1991 County Ground
Watford 1 2 23 November 1991 Vicarage Road
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 30 November 1991 Fratton Park
Southend United 1 1 14 December 1991 Fratton Park
Sunderland 0 1 21 December 1991 Roker Park
Bristol Rovers 2 0 26 December 1991 Fratton Park
Middlesbrough 4 0 28 December 1991 Fratton Park
Plymouth Argyle 2 3 1 January 1992 Home Park
Port Vale 2 0 11 January 1992 Vale Park
Blackburn Rovers 2 2 18 January 1992 Fratton Park
Bristol Rovers 0 1 29 January 1992 Twerton Park
Derby County 0 1 1 February 1992 Fratton Park
Plymouth Argyle 4 1 4 February 1992 Fratton Park
Ipswich Town 2 5 8 February 1992 Portman Road
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 22 February 1992 Molineux
Tranmere Rovers 2 0 29 February 1992 Fratton Park
Leicester City 2 2 11 March 1992 Filbert Street
Millwall 6 1 14 March 1992 Fratton Park
Southend United 3 2 17 March 1992 Roots Hall
Oxford United 1 2 21 March 1992 Manor Ground
Swindon Town 1 1 28 March 1992 Fratton Park
Charlton Athletic 1 2 31 March 1992 Fratton Park
Tranmere Rovers 0 2 7 April 1992 Prenton Park
Grimsby Town 2 0 11 April 1992 Fratton Park
Cambridge United 2 2 17 April 1992 Abbey Stadium
Bristol City 1 0 20 April 1992 Fratton Park
Watford 0 0 22 April 1992 Fratton Park
Newcastle United 0 1 25 April 1992 St James' Park
Brighton and Hove Albion 1 2 29 April 1992 Goldstone Ground
Barnsley 2 0 2 May 1992 Fratton Park

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

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Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Round
Exeter City 2 1 4 January 1992 St James Park 3rd Round
Leyton Orient 2 0 25 January 1992 Fratton Park 4th Round
Middlesbrough 1 1 15 February 1992 Fratton Park 5th Round
Middlesbrough 4 2 26 February 1992 Ayresome Park 5th Round Replay
Nottingham Forest 1 0 26 February 1992 Fratton Park Quarter Final
Liverpool 1 1 5 April 1992 Highbury Semi Final
Liverpool 0 0 13 April 1992 Villa Park Semi Final Replay

Semi Final Line Up

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Portsmouth1 – 1Liverpool
Anderton   111' (Report) Whelan   116'
Highbury, London
Attendance: 41,869
Referee: M. Bodenham

Semi Final Line Up Replay

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Portsmouth0 – 0Liverpool
(Report)
Penalties
Kuhl  
Symons  
Neill  
Beresford  
1 – 3   Barnes
  Rush
  Saunders
Attendance: 40,077

League Cup

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Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Round
Gillingham 2 1 20 August 1991 Fratton Park 1st Round 1st Leg
Gillingham 4 3 27 August 1991 Priestfield Stadium 1st Round 2nd Leg
Oxford United 0 0 24 September 1991 Fratton Park 2nd Round 1st Leg
Oxford United 1 0 9 October 1991 Manor Ground 2nd Round 2nd Leg
Manchester United 1 3 30 October 1991 Old Trafford 3rd Round

Full Members Cup

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Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Round
Plymouth Argyle 0 1 1 October 1991 Home Park 1st Round

References

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  1. ^ "25 years on: memories of Pompey's epic FA Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool". Portsmouth News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2024.