1991–92 Arsenal F.C. season
The 1991–92 season was the
Arsenal signed striker
After undertaking a series of friendlies, Arsenal played Tottenham Hotspur in the Charity Shield and drew 0–0 to share the honour. Defeats by Everton and Aston Villa set the tone for the league season as the team were left with much to do; a poor run of form during the Christmas and New Year period effectively ruled the team out of retaining the championship. Arsenal finished the season strongly however – unbeaten in 16 matches, to end the campaign in fourth place. Wright was Arsenal's top goalscorer with 26 goals.
Background
Arsenal's failure to retain the league championship in the
It was the last season that Arsenal played in front of their famous North Bank terrace, which was being demolished over the summer of 1992 to make way for a new all-seater stand which was scheduled for completion during 1993, by which time Highbury was set to have an all-seater capacity of just under 40,000.[9] These changes were necessary due to the Taylor Report, which required all clubs in the highest two divisions of English football to have an all-seater stadium by August 1994.[10]
Transfers
Striker
In
|
Out
|
Loan out
Position | Player | Club | Date | Return | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Alan Miller | West Bromwich Albion | 15 August 1991 | 18 December 1991 | [18] |
Birmingham City | 19 December 1991 | 31 May 1992 | [18] | ||
DF | Steve Morrow | Watford | 14 August 1991 | 29 October 1991 | [19] |
Reading | 30 October 1991 | 3 March 1992 | [19] | ||
Barnet | 4 March 1992 | 31 May 1992 | [19] | ||
FW | Andrew Cole
|
Fulham | 5 September 1991 | 11 March 1992 | [20] |
Bristol City | 12 March 1992 | One month | [21] |
Pre-season and friendlies
In preparation for the forthcoming season, Arsenal played a series of
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 July 1991 | Team Malarvik | A | W | 4–1 | Smith, (2) Groves
|
3,217 |
20 July 1991 | Trollhättan | A | W | 1–0 | Hillier | 3,504 |
22 July 1991 | IFK Eskilstuna | A | W | 6–1 | Smith, Limpar
|
6,015 |
26 July 1991 | Plymouth Argyle | A | W | 2–0 | Smith
|
7,719 |
30 July 1991 | Celtic | H | D | 2–2 | Smith
|
28,639 |
3 August 1991 | Panathinaikos |
H | W | 1–0 | Rocastle | 19,883 |
4 August 1991 | Sampdoria |
H | D | 1–1 | Merson | 18,267 |
7 August 1991 | Watford | A | W | 3–1 | Dixon, Campbell, o.g. | 10,019 |
29 February 1992 | Barnet | A | W | 6–0 | Smith
|
4,484 |
5 March 1992 | Shelbourne | A | D | 1–1 | Smith
|
8,500 |
5 May 1992 | APOEL |
A | D | 1–1 | Smith
|
? |
Colour key: Green = Arsenal win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Arsenal score ordered first. Source:[1]
FA Charity Shield
As league champions, Arsenal contested the 1991 FA Charity Shield against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who had beaten
Football League First Division
A total of 22 teams competed in the First Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played 42 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. This was Arsenal's final season in the Football League; in 1992 they and 21 other clubs joined the newly formed Premier League, which became the top division of English football from the 1992–93 season onwards.[28][29]
August–October
Arsenal started their defence of the league championship at home to
September began with a trip to
Arsenal defeated Chelsea at home in the first weekend of October. The team found themselves two goals down after 20 minutes, but a converted Dixon penalty and goals from Wright and Campbell turned the score around in their favour.[40] Arsenal came away from Old Trafford with a point against league leaders Manchester United on 19 October 1991.[41] After a midweek European football match, Arsenal beat Notts County by two goals, a result which moved them fourth in the table.[42][43]
November–February
The visit of
January saw Arsenal's title challenge falter; the team went on a four-match winless run. At home, they only merited draws to Wimbledon, Aston Villa and QPR – the latter two were scoreless.[53] Arsenal were beaten 2–0 by Liverpool on 29 January 1992; journalist Derek Hodgson said this was in spite of playing "crisper" and more confident football.[54] A draw against Manchester United on 1 February 1992 came before a win away to Notts County.[55] A crowd of 22,352 witnessed Arsenal draw once more at home, this time against Norwich City. Rockets were launched on the pitch during the match by Arsenal supporters, in protest of the club's bond scheme.[56] Arsenal recorded their biggest win of the season, scoring seven past Sheffield Wednesday, on 15 February 1992.[57] Campbell, who began the match as a substitute, came on and scored two goals; six of Arsenal's goals came in the second half.[58] Arsenal ended February with a 1–1 draw away to Tottenham.[59] After 30 games, the team were in sixth position, 18 points behind Manchester United in first.[60]
March–May
After a fortnight of inactivity in all competitions Arsenal faced Oldham Athletic at Highbury. The team won 2–1 on a day where O'Leary registered his 700th league appearance.[61] Wright scored both of Arsenal's goals against West Ham on 14 March 1992, which inflicted a fifth consecutive league defeat on his opponents.[62] Merson's late equaliser against Leeds United the following week earned Arsenal a point.[63] Against Wimbledon Ray Parlour scored inside the first minute, which set Arsenal on to a 3–1 victory. The third win in four league matches moved Arsenal to fifth position and left journalist Ball to opine: "How the champions must be regretting earlier inconsistency."[64] March ended with a "highly entertaining game" so said match reporter Dennis Signy between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at Highbury.[65] Arsenal took the lead after five minutes when Dixon converted a penalty kick – it was awarded after Ian Woan was adjudged to have fouled Limpar in the 18-yard box.[65] Forest equalised in the 41st minute, and made it 2–1 moments before the interval. They extend their lead through Roy Keane in the 71st minute, but Arsenal scored twice in the final five minutes to draw.[65]
A 1–0 victory against Coventry City meant Arsenal were five points behind Sheffield Wednesday, who lay in third spot.
Results
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 August 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | H | D | 1–1 | Merson 90' | 38,099 | [73] |
20 August 1991 | Everton | A | L | 1–3 | Winterburn 87' | 31,200 | [74] |
24 August 1991 | Aston Villa | A | L | 1–3 | Smith 45'
|
29,684 | [75] |
27 August 1991 | Luton Town | H | W | 2–0 | Smith 50'
|
25,898 | [76] |
31 August 1991 | Manchester City | H | W | 2–1 | Smith 46', Limpar 77'
|
35,009 | [77] |
3 September 1991 | Leeds United | A | D | 2–2 | Smith 20', 48' (2)
|
29,396 | [78] |
7 September 1991 | Coventry City | H | L | 1–2 | Adams 88'
|
28,142 | [79] |
14 September 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | W | 4–1 | Thomas 57'
|
24,228 | [80] |
21 September 1991 | Sheffield United | H | W | 5–2 | 67' | 30,244 | [81] |
28 September 1991 | Southampton | A | W | 4–0 | Rocastle 39', Wright 48', 53', 75' (3) | 18,050 | [82] |
5 October 1991 | Chelsea | H | W | 3–2 | Dixon 30' (pen.), Wright 47', Campbell 70' | 42,074 | [83] |
19 October 1991 | Manchester United | A | D | 1–1 | Schmeichel 39' (o.g.) | 46,594 | [84] |
26 October 1991 | Notts County | H | W | 2–0 | Smith 69', Wright 75'
|
30,011 | [85] |
2 November 1991 | West Ham United | H | L | 0–1 | 33,539 | [86] | |
16 November 1991 | Oldham Athletic |
A | D | 1–1 | Wright 86' | 15,681 | [87] |
23 November 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | D | 1–1 | Bould 64' | 32,174 | [88] |
1 December 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 2–0 | Wright 68', Campbell 77' | 38,892 | [89] |
8 December 1991 | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 2–3 | Smith 78'
|
22,095 | [90] |
21 December 1991 | Everton | H | W | 4–2 | Wright 4', 13', 26', 70' (4) | 29,684 | [91] |
26 December 1991 | Luton Town | A | L | 0–1 | 12,665 | [92] | |
28 December 1991 | Manchester City | A | L | 0–1 | 32,325 | [93] | |
1 January 1992 | Wimbledon | H | D | 1–1 | Merson 46' | 26,339 | [94] |
11 January 1992 | Aston Villa | H | D | 0–0 | 31,413 | [95] | |
18 January 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | D | 0–0 | 20,497 | [96] | |
29 January 1992 | Liverpool | A | L | 0–2 | 33,753 | [97] | |
1 February 1992 | Manchester United | H | D | 1–1 | Rocastle 44' | 41,703 | [98] |
8 February 1992 | Notts County | A | W | 1–0 | Smith 19'
|
11,221 | [99] |
11 February 1992 | Norwich City | H | D | 1–1 | Merson 63' | 22,352 | [100] |
15 February 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W | 7–1 | 85' | 26,805 | [101] |
22 February 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | D | 1–1 | Wright 89' | 33,124 | [102] |
10 March 1992 | Oldham Athletic |
H | W | 2–1 | Wright 35', Merson 59' | 22,096 | [103] |
14 March 1992 | West Ham United | A | W | 2–0 | Wright 13', 51' (2) | 22,640 | [62] |
22 March 1992 | Leeds United | H | D | 1–1 | Merson 80' | 27,844 | [104] |
28 March 1992 | Wimbledon | A | W | 3–1 | Parlour 1', Wright 7', Campbell 64' | 11,299 | [105] |
31 March 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | D | 3–3 | Adams 89'
|
27,036 | [106] |
4 April 1992 | Coventry City | A | W | 1–0 | Campbell 28' | 14,133 | [107] |
8 April 1992 | Norwich City | A | W | 3–1 | Wright 33' (pen.), 82' (2) Campbell 46' | 22,352 | [108] |
11 April 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | W | 4–1 | Merson 9', 12', 64' (3), Campbell 16' | 36,016 | [68] |
18 April 1992 | Sheffield United | A | D | 1–1 | Campbell 58' | 25,034 | [109] |
20 April 1992 | Liverpool | H | W | 4–0 | Hillier 6', Wright 16', 47' (2), Limpar 40' | 38,517 | [110] |
25 April 1992 | Chelsea | A | D | 1–1 | Dixon 88' | 26,003 | [111] |
2 May 1992 | Southampton | H | W | 5–1 | Smith 85'
|
37,702 | [112] |
Colour key: Green = Arsenal win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Arsenal score ordered first.
Classification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 78 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 75 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 72 | |
5 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 70 | |
6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 64 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Manchester United also won the League Cup – that UEFA Cup qualifying place was passed down to the third-placed League team.[113][114]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 |
Source: [115]
League position
FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round (last 64), in which they were drawn to face Wrexham of the Football League Fourth Division away from home. Smith's goal had given Arsenal the lead just before half time, but Wrexham equalised through a Mickey Thomas free kick with eight minutes of the match remaining. Steve Watkin scored the winning goal two minutes after, once Adams failed to clear the ball in the penalty box. The cup exit did not prompt Graham to criticise his players; he bluntly said: "I thought they played very well. We just didn't finish them off."[117]
The result was described by BBC Sport in 2011 as "one of the greatest FA Cup giant-killings of all time".[118]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third round | 4 January 1992 | Wrexham | A | L | 1–2 |
Smith 45'
|
13,343 | [119] |
Colour key: Green = Arsenal win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Arsenal score ordered first.
Football League Cup
Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the second round, where they were drawn against Leicester City in a two-legged tie. The first match ended 1–1; Wright scored 44 minutes into his debut.[120] Wright and Merson each scored for Arsenal in the second leg which ensured progress into the third round.[121] It was there the team exited the competition following a 1–0 defeat, away to Coventry City.[122]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Second round first leg |
25 September 1991 | Leicester City | A | D | 1–1 | Wright 44' | 20,679 | [123] |
Second round second leg |
8 October 1991 | Leicester City | H | W | 2–0 | Wright 54', Merson 75' | 28,580 | [121] |
Third round | 30 October 1991 | Coventry City | A | L | 0–1 | 15,337 | [124] |
Colour key: Green = Arsenal win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Arsenal score ordered first.
European Cup
As league champions, Arsenal participated in the European Cup, where they were drawn to face Austria Wien in the first round.[125] This marked the first time that England was represented in Europe's premier competition since the Heysel disaster in 1985.[126] In the first leg, Arsenal were awarded a penalty after 24 minutes, which Dixon missed. Linighan opened the scoring seven minutes before the interval, when goalkeeper Iliya Valov failed to deal with a cross.[127] Smith then scored four goals for the team in the space of 16 minutes – "The England striker responded resoundingly to Graham Taylor's criticism of his ineffective performance against Germany a week earlier," said The Guardian correspondent David Lacey.[127] Andreas Ogris reduced Arsenal's lead, before Limpar added a sixth, taking the ball on unchallenged and shooting from a narrow angle.[127] Arsenal lost the second leg 1–0 at the Franz Horr Stadium on 2 October 1991, but progressed as they won 6–2 on aggregate.[128]
In spite of earning a draw against Benfica away from home the following round, first leg, Arsenal were eliminated from the tournament, in extra time at home on 6 November 1991. Graham offered no complaints in witnessing his side going out, by saying: "Benfica played very well once we went 1–0 up. Their attack was superb. We could have done with more anticipation in the box."[129]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round first leg |
18 September 1991 | Austria Wien | H | W | 6–1 | Smith 50', 52', 65', 66' (4), Limpar 79'
|
24,124 | Aleksey Spirin (Russia) | [130] |
First round second leg |
2 October 1991 | Austria Wien | A | L | 0–1 | 11,000 | Aleksey Spirin (Russia) | [131] | |
Second round first leg |
23 October 1991 | Benfica | A | D | 1–1 | Campbell 18' | 80,000 | Tullio Lanese (Italy) | [132] |
Second round second leg |
6 November 1991 | Benfica | H | L | 1–3 | Pates 20' | 35,815 | Aron Schmidhuber (Germany) | [133] |
Colour key: Green = Arsenal win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Arsenal score ordered first.
Squad statistics
Arsenal used a total of 24 players during the 1991–92 season and there were 16 different goalscorers. There were also two squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Merson featured in 50 matches – the most of any Arsenal outfield player in the campaign. Seaman started in all 42 league matches. The team scored a total of 92 goals in all competitions. The top goalscorer was Wright, with 26 goals – 24 of which were scored in the league.[134]
- Key
No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position Nat. = Nationality Apps = Appearances |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Charity Shield | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | David Seaman | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
DF | Nigel Winterburn | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
DF | Lee Dixon | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
DF | Tony Adams
|
35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
DF | Steve Bould | 24 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (2) | 1 | |
DF | Andy Linighan | 15 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 (3) | 1 | |
DF | David O'Leary | 11 (14) | 0 | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (15) | 0 | |
DF | Colin Pates | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 (2) | 1 | |
DF | Pål Lydersen | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | |
DF | Steve Morrow | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | |
MF | David Rocastle | 36 (3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (3) | 4 | |
MF | David Hillier | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
MF | Anders Limpar | 23 (6) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 (6) | 5 | |
MF | Paul Davis
|
12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
MF | Michael Thomas |
6 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 | 9 (6) | 1 | |
MF | Perry Groves | 5 (8) | 1 | (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (15) | 1 | |
MF | Jimmy Carter | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | |
MF | Ray Parlour | 2 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 | |
MF | Neil Heaney | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | |
FW | Paul Merson | 41 (1) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 (1) | 13 | |
FW | Alan Smith
|
33 (6) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 (6) | 17 | |
FW | Ian Wright | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 26 | |
FW | Kevin Campbell | 22 (9) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 (9) | 14 | |
FW | Andy Cole
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 |
Source:[1]
See also
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External links
- 125 years of Arsenal history – 1991–1995 on Arsenal.com