1991–92 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
1991–92 season
Chairman	Derek Pavis
Manager	Neil Warnock
Stadium	Meadow Lane
First Division	21st (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	Semi finals
Top goalscorer	League: T. Johnson (9); All: T. Johnson (12)
Average home league attendance	10,987
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1990–91 1992–93 →

During the 1991–92 English football season, Notts County competed in the Football League First Division, having won promotion, via the play-offs, from the Second Division the previous season. It was Notts County's first season at this level since 1984, but ended in relegation after just one season and deprived the club of a place in the new FA Premier League.

Season summary

Notts County were unable to extend their stay in the First Division beyond the single season and were relegated from English football's top flight, along with West Ham United and Luton Town; to County's credit, they managed to steer clear of the relegation zone until late in March. However, County still remained in the First Division: due to the restructuring of the Football League as a result of the formation of the FA Premier League, the Second Division was renamed the First Division.

County's first game of the season saw them take on eventual runners-up Manchester United at Old Trafford; County lost 2–0. However, in the home match against United, in January, County managed to scrape a 1–1 draw.

Kit

Notts County retained their kit manufacturing deal with Matchwinner, who introduced a new home kit for the season. Nottingham-based brewers Home Bitter remained as kit sponsors, but for home games only; away from home Notts County wore kits sponsored by Edinburgh-based brewers McEwan's Lager.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Norwich City	42	11	12	19	47	63	−16	45
19	Coventry City	42	11	11	20	35	44	−9	44
20	Luton Town (R)	42	10	12	20	38	71	−33	42	Relegated^[a]
21	Notts County (R)	42	10	10	22	40	62	−22	40
22	West Ham United (R)	42	9	11	22	37	59	−22	38

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.

Results

Notts County's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1991	Manchester United	A	0–2	46,278
20 August 1991	Southampton	H	1–0	9,613	Yates
24 August 1991	Nottingham Forest	H	0–4	21,044
28 August 1991	Chelsea	A	2–2	15,847	T. Johnson, Bartlett
31 August 1991	West Ham United	A	2–0	20,093	Bartlett (2)
3 September 1991	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–1	12,297	T. Johnson (2, 1 pen)
7 September 1991	Liverpool	H	1–2	16,051	T. Johnson
14 September 1991	Coventry City	A	0–1	10,685
17 September 1991	Sheffield United	A	3–1	19,375	Bartlett (2), Rideout
21 September 1991	Norwich City	H	2–2	9,488	Rideout, Bowen (own goal)
28 September 1991	Luton Town	A	1–1	7,629	T. Johnson (pen)
6 October 1991	Manchester City	H	1–3	11,878	Thomas
19 October 1991	Leeds United	H	2–4	12,964	Lund, T. Johnson
26 October 1991	Arsenal	A	0–2	30,011
2 November 1991	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	7,634	Rideout, T. Johnson
16 November 1991	Aston Villa	A	0–1	23,020
23 November 1991	Everton	A	0–1	24,230
30 November 1991	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–1	7,901
7 December 1991	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	23,364	Craig Short
20 December 1991	Southampton	A	1–1	11,054	Slawson
26 December 1991	Chelsea	H	2–0	11,933	Yates, T. Johnson
28 December 1991	West Ham United	H	3–0	11,163	Turner, Harding, Agana
1 January 1992	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	14,202
11 January 1992	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	30,168	Dryden
18 January 1992	Manchester United	H	1–1	21,055	T. Johnson (pen)
1 February 1992	Leeds United	A	0–3	27,224
8 February 1992	Arsenal	H	0–1	11,221
22 February 1992	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	8,300	Bartlett
25 February 1992	Wimbledon	H	1–1	6,198	Craig Short
7 March 1992	Wimbledon	A	0–2	4,196
10 March 1992	Aston Villa	H	0–0	8,389
14 March 1992	Oldham Athletic	A	3–4	12,125	Draper, Williams, Lund
17 March 1992	Everton	H	0–0	7,480
21 March 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1	23,910
28 March 1992	Crystal Palace	H	2–3	7,674	Craig Short, Wilson
31 March 1992	Liverpool	A	0–4	25,457
7 April 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2	9,205
11 April 1992	Coventry City	H	1–0	6,665	Sansom (own goal)
18 April 1992	Norwich City	A	1–0	12,100	Matthews
20 April 1992	Sheffield United	H	1–3	12,605	Bartlett
25 April 1992	Manchester City	A	0–2	23,426
2 May 1992	Luton Town	H	2–1	11,380	Matthews (2)

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 1992	Wigan Athletic	H	2–0	5,913	Johnson, Turner
R4	4 February 1992	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	12,173	Lund, Draper
R5	15 February 1992	Norwich City	A	0–3	14,511

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	24 September 1991	Port Vale	A	1–2	4,722	Johnson
R2 2nd leg	9 October 1991	Port Vale	H	3–2 (lost on away goals)	4,419	Bartlett (2), Johnson (pen)

Full Members Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
NR2	22 October 1991	Sheffield United	A	3–3 (won 2–1 on pens)	3,291	Draper, Bartlett, Slawson
NQF	26 November 1991	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	4,118	Harding
NSF	8 January 1992	Leicester City	H	1–2	11,559	Short

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Kevin Blackwell
—	GK	ENG	Steve Cherry
—	GK	ENG	Jimmy Walker
—	DF	ENG	Steve Blatherwick
—	DF	ENG	John Brough
—	DF	ENG	Paul Cox
—	DF	ENG	Richard Dryden
—	DF	JAM	Michael Johnson
—	DF	NIR	John McClelland (on loan from Leeds United)
—	DF	ENG	Charlie Palmer
—	DF	ENG	Alan Paris
—	DF	ENG	Chris Short
—	DF	ENG	Craig Short
—	DF	ENG	Phil Turner
—	DF	ENG	Richard Walker
—	DF	ENG	Dean Yates
—	MF	SCO	Paul Devlin
—	MF	ENG	Mark Draper


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Paul Harding
—	MF	IRL	Don O'Riordan
—	MF	ENG	Phil Robinson
—	MF	ENG	Dean Thomas
—	MF	ENG	Mark Wells
—	MF	ENG	Andy Williams
—	FW	ENG	Tony Agana
—	FW	ENG	Kevin Bartlett
—	FW	ENG	Gary Chapman
—	FW	AUS	Frank Farina (on loan from Bari)
—	FW	ENG	Tommy Johnson
—	FW	ENG	Gary Lund
—	FW	ENG	Rob Matthews
—	FW	ENG	Dave Regis
—	FW	ENG	Paul Rideout
—	FW	ENG	Steve Slawson
—	FW	NIR	Kevin Wilson

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
9 August 1991	DF	Richard Dryden	Exeter City	£250,000
16 September 1991	FW	Paul Rideout	Southampton	£250,000
12 November 1991	FW	Tony Agana	Sheffield United	£750,000
4 February 1992	MF	Andy Williams	Port Vale	£115,000
22 February 1992	MF	Paul Devlin	Stafford Rangers	£40,000
26 March 1992	FW	Rob Matthews	Loughborough University	Free transfer
27 March 1992	FW	Kevin Wilson	Chelsea	£225,000
1 May 1992	FW	Gavin Worboys	Doncaster Rovers	£100,000

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
19 July 1991	DF	Nick Platnauer	Leicester City	Free transfer
16 August 1991	MF	Dave Norton	Hull City	£80,000
7 November 1991	FW	Dave Regis	Plymouth Argyle	£200,000
10 January 1992	FW	Paul Rideout	Rangers	£500,000
12 March 1992	FW	Tommy Johnson	Derby County	£1,300,000

Transfers in:

£1,730,000

Transfers out:

£2,080,000

Total spending:

£350,000

References

^ "Notts County 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
^ "All Notts County players: 1992".

[table_note_res_REL0.34515355916002-1] From the 1992–93 season, the first tier became the Premier League, and the second tier, then known as the Second Division, was renamed to the First Division.

[2] "Notts County 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

[3] "All Notts County players: 1992".

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