1991–92 Derby County F.C. season
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During the 1991–92 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season.
Season summary
Despite the loss of key players like
Leeds United; he scored 8 goals in 10 games to reach a century of goals for the Rams. However, in spite of this flurry of transfer activity and breaking the club's record for away wins (12) Derby were unable to gain automatic promotion, finishing two points adrift of second-placed Middlesbrough. Derby qualified for the playoffs, but were knocked out in the semi-finals by Blackburn Rovers
on a 5–4 scoreline over two legs.
At the end of the season, Scottish winger Ted McMinn was named the club's player of the season.
November saw the death of former chairman
Lady Ghislaine, while it was cruising off the Canary Islands; his body was later found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean
. His death was officially ruled as accidental drowning after he supposedly fell off the yacht, though commentators have alleged it was murder or suicide.
Kit
Derby's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and were sponsored by Auto Windscreens.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Transfers
In
Marco Gabbiadini – Crystal Palace, £1,000,000- Paul Simpson – Oxford United, £500,000, February
- Paul Kitson – Leicester City, £1,300,000, March
- Tommy Johnson – Notts County, £1,300,000, March
- Leeds United, loan
Out
- Mark Wright –, £2,500,000, 15 July (national record for defender) Liverpool
Dean Saunders – Liverpool, £2,900,000, 19 July (national record for any player)- Phil Gee – Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March
- Ian Ormondroyd – Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March
Results
Football League Second Division
| Date | Match No. |
Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Derby Scorers | Attendance | Pos |
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| 17 August 1991 | 1 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 11 |
Second Division
August
September
October
- 19 October: Derby County 2–0 Portsmouth
November
- 6 November: Port Vale 1–0 Derby County
December
January
February
- 1 February: Portsmouth 0–1 Derby County
March
- 11 March: Derby County 3–1 Port Vale
April
Unknown date
- Derby County 1–1 Barnsley
- Derby County 0–2 Blackburn Rovers
- Derby County 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion
- Derby County 4–1 Bristol City
- Derby County 1–0 Bristol Rovers
- Derby County 0–0 Cambridge United
- Derby County 1–2 Charlton Athletic
- Derby County 2–1 Grimsby Town
- Derby County 1–0 Ipswich Town
- Derby County 1–2 Leicester City
- Derby County 2–0 Middlesbrough
- Derby County 0–2 Millwall
- Derby County 4–1 Newcastle United
- Derby County 2–2 Oxford United
- Derby County 2–0 Plymouth Argyle
- Derby County 1–2 Southend United
- Derby County 1–2 Sunderland
- Derby County 2–1 Swindon Town
- Derby County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers
- Derby County 3–1 Watford
- Derby County 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Barnsley 0–3 Derby County
- Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Derby County
- Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Derby County
- Bristol City 1–2 Derby County
- Bristol Rovers 2–3 Derby County
- Cambridge United 0–0 Derby County
- Charlton Athletic 0–2 Derby County
- Grimsby Town 0–1 Derby County
- Ipswich Town 2–1 Derby County
- Leicester City 1–2 Derby County
- Middlesbrough 1–1 Derby County
- Millwall 1–2 Derby County
- Newcastle United 2–2 Derby County
- Oxford United 2–0 Derby County
- Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Derby County
- Southend United 1–0 Derby County
- Sunderland 1–1 Derby County
- Swindon Town 1–2 Derby County
- Tranmere Rovers 4–3 Derby County
- Watford 1–2 Derby County
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Derby County
League Cup
FA Cup
- 4–6 January: Burnley 2–2 Derby County (Chalk, Comyn)
- 14–15 January: Derby County 2–0 Burnley (replay; abandoned 75' due to freezing fog) (Gee, Patterson)
- 25 January: Derby County 2–0 Burnley (replay) (Williams, Ormondroyd)
- 25–27 January: Derby County 3–4 Aston Villa (Gee 2, P. Williams)
Playoffs
- Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Derby County
- Derby County 2–1 Blackburn Rovers