1991–92 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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

Tranmere Rovers
1991–92 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerJohn King
StadiumPrenton Park
Second Division14th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupSemi finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Aldridge (22)
All: Aldridge (40)
Average home league attendance8,845

Season summary

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In the 1991–92 season, Tranmere made a satisfying start to the campaign with only one defeat from their first eight league games and were mid-table by 8 November but their form began to dip afterwards where Tranmere won only 2 from their 14 league games and by 3 March were in 17th place and only 5 points clear of the relegation zone but in their final 16 league matches, Tranmere's form slightly improved, winning six of them which was enough to keep them up and they finished in 14th place.

Final league table

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

Results

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Tranmere Rovers' 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 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 9,679 Aldridge (2)
23 August 1991 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 10,150 Aldridge, Steel
31 August 1991 Grimsby Town A 2–2 7,018 Aldridge, Thomas
3 September 1991 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 7,609 Hughes, Malkin
7 September 1991 Newcastle United H 3–2 11,465 Vickers, Malkin, Thomas
14 September 1991 Bristol City A 2–2 11,235 Brannan, Irons
17 September 1991 Middlesbrough A 0–1 16,550
21 September 1991 Barnsley H 2–1 8,482 Higgins, Aldridge
28 September 1991 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 11,402
4 October 1991 Southend United H 1–1 7,358 Steel
12 October 1991 Oxford United A 0–1 5,760
18 October 1991 Cambridge United H 1–2 7,625 Aldridge
26 October 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 12,266 Steel
2 November 1991 Derby County A 1–0 11,501 Aldridge
5 November 1991 Millwall H 2–1 6,108 Irons, Aldridge
8 November 1991 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 7,490 Aldridge
22 November 1991 Swindon Town H 0–0 9,589
30 November 1991 Ipswich Town A 0–4 11,061
13 December 1991 Port Vale A 1–1 6,426 Cooper
26 December 1991 Sunderland H 1–0 13,658 Irons
28 December 1991 Grimsby Town H 1–1 7,900 Aldridge
1 January 1992 Watford A 0–0 9,892
11 January 1992 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 7,053
17 January 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 7,179 Muir
24 January 1992 Watford H 1–1 6,187 Morrissey
31 January 1992 Cambridge United A 0–0 5,491
8 February 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–3 11,371 Morrissey (2), Aldridge, Malkin
11 February 1992 Sunderland A 1–1 18,114 Aldridge
21 February 1992 Ipswich Town H 0–1 9,161
29 February 1992 Portsmouth A 0–2 16,654
6 March 1992 Port Vale H 2–1 8,471 Harvey, Aldridge
11 March 1992 Millwall A 3–0 6,456 Morrissey, Aldridge (2)
14 March 1992 Derby County H 4–3 10,386 Irons, Aldridge (3)
17 March 1992 Swindon Town A 0–2 7,261
21 March 1992 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 7,447
27 March 1992 Leicester City H 1–2 7,272 Muir
31 March 1992 Bristol City H 2–2 5,797 Nolan, Steel
4 April 1992 Newcastle United A 3–2 21,361 Morrissey, Aldridge (2)
7 April 1992 Portsmouth H 2–0 6,692 Irons, Thomas
10 April 1992 Middlesbrough H 1–2 8,842 Muir
15 April 1992 Leicester City A 0–1 18,555
18 April 1992 Barnsley A 1–1 5,811 Muir
20 April 1992 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 13,705 Irons, Muir
25 April 1992 Southend United A 1–1 4,761 Irons
28 April 1992 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 7,645 Aldridge
2 May 1992 Oxford United H 1–2 9,173 Aldridge

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 16 November 1991 Runcorn H 3–0 6,565 Irons, Aldridge (2)
R2 7 December 1991 York City A 1–1 4,646 Morrissey
R2R 17 December 1991 York City H 2–1 5,546 Irons, Aldridge
R3 4 January 1992 Oxford United A 1–3 6,027 Malkin

Rumbelows Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 20 August 1991 Halifax Town A 4–3 1,910 Irons, Aldridge (3)
R1 2nd Leg 27 August 1991 Halifax Town H 4–3 (won 8–6 on agg) 4,285 Aldridge (2), Steel (2)
R2 1st Leg 25 September 1991 Chelsea A 1–1 11,311 Aldridge 52'
R2 2nd Leg 8 October 1991 Chelsea H 3–1 a.e.t. (won 4–2 on agg) 11,165 Steel 36', Aldridge (pen) 116', Malkin 118'
R3 29 October 1991 Leeds United A 1–3 18,266 Aldridge

Zenith Data Systems Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 2 October 1991 Newcastle United H 6–6 (won 3–2 on pens) 4,056 McNab 8', Aldridge 19', 94', pen 120', Steel 76', Martindale 96'
NR2 22 October 1991 Grimsby Town H 5–1 4,053 Aldridge (3), Steel, Martindale
NQF 26 November 1991 Middlesbrough A 1–0 6,952 Aldridge
NSF 10 December 1991 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 8,034

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 Paul Collings
- GK   ENG Eric Nixon
- DF   ENG Shaun Garnett
- DF   ENG Dave Higgins
- DF   WAL Mark Hughes
- DF   ENG John McGreal
- DF   SCO Steve Mungall
- DF   NIR Ian Nolan
- DF   ENG Tony Thomas
- DF   ENG Steve Vickers
- MF   ENG Graham Branch
- MF   ENG Ged Brannan
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   NIR Jim Harvey
- MF   ENG Kenny Irons
- MF   ENG Dave Martindale
- MF   SCO Neil McNab
- MF   ENG John Morrissey
- MF   SCO Pat Nevin
- FW   IRL John Aldridge
- FW   ENG Steve Cooper
- FW   ENG Chris Malkin
- FW   ENG Ian Muir
- FW   SCO Jim Steel

References

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  1. ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ^ "All Tranmere Rovers players: 1992".