1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
| Top goalscorer | League: Steve Bull (20) All: Steve Bull (23) | |
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| Highest home attendance | 19,123 (vs Middlesbrough, 2 May 1992) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,536 (vs Bristol Rovers, 5 November 1991) | |
| Average home league attendance | 13,730 (league only) | |
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The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.
The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.
Results
Football League Second Division
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
| 17 August 1991 1 | Watford | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Mutch  61'Bull 71' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,547 |
| 24 August 1991 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Bull 33' |
Lee 6' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,309 |
| 31 August 1991 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hove |
| 15:00 BST | O'Reilly 26' Barham 31'Robinson 79' |
Mutch 24', 74' Bull 33' |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,621 |
| 3 September 1991 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Port Vale | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Houchen 60' Madden 77' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,115 |
| 7 September 1991 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Dennison 3' Bull 8'Steele 43' |
Nogan 80' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,549 |
| 14 September 1991 6 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Madden 83' (o.g.) |
Scott 49' (o.g.) Bull 74' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,195 |
| 17 September 1991 7 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cambridge |
| 19:30 BST | 34' |
Bull 78' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,552 |
| 21 September 1991 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Steele 8' Bull 78' |
White 87' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,219 |
| 28 September 1991 9 | Southend United | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Birch 61' Ashley 89' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,368 |
| 5 October 1991 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Cook 30' |
O'Connell 81' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,082 |
| 12 October 1991 11 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,253 |
| 19 October 1991 12 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Wright 39' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,428 |
| 26 October 1991 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Birch 44' |
Steel 76' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,266 |
| 2 November 1991 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Marshall 35' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4,198 |
| 5 November 1991 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Bull 40', 77' |
Reece 5' Pounder 67'Saunders 75' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 8,536 |
| 9 November 1991 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Derby County | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Coleman 21' (o.g.) Cook 68' (pen.) |
Davison 11', 90' Ormondroyd 85' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,672 |
| 16 November 1991 17 | Millwall | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 GMT | 34' |
Cook 42' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,469 |
| 23 November 1991 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Birch 7' |
Linighan 55' Dozzell 61' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,915 |
| 26 November 1991 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Madden 26' Birch 82' |
Dobbin 76' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,378 |
| 30 November 1991 20 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Burns 13' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,101 |
| 7 December 1991 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Sunderland | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Cook 83' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,922 |
| 21 December 1991 22 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | van der Laan 87' |
Bull 13' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,480 |
| 26 December 1991 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,277 |
| 28 December 1991 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Burke 2' Mutch 26' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 13,606 |
| 1 January 1992 25 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
| 19:30 GMT | Birch 16' Cook 80' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,158 |
| 15 January 1992 26 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:30 GMT | Bull 43' Bennett 84' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5,703 |
| 18 January 1992 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Cook 62' Bull 75'Holdsworth 80' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,175 |
| 1 February 1992 28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bull 36' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,574 |
| 8 February 1992 29 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Aldridge 3' (pen.) Malkin 6'Morrissey 63', 90' |
Cook 8' Bull 12'Burke 55' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,371 |
| 22 February 1992 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,707 |
| 29 February 1992 31 | Sunderland | |||
| 15:00 GMT | Byrne ) 30' (pen. |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 20,106 |
| 7 March 1992 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Bristol City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bull 45' |
Osman 41' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,542 |
| 11 March 1992 33 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bath |
| 19:30 GMT | White 53' |
Bull 77' |
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 6,968 |
| 14 March 1992 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Venus 70' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,556 |
| 17 March 1992 35 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bristol |
| 19:30 GMT | Dziekanowski 85', 87' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,623 |
| 21 March 1992 36 | Derby County | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Kitson 44' |
Birch 73' (pen.) Bull 74' |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,024 |
| 28 March 1992 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Millwall | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,880 |
| 31 March 1992 38 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–2 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Mutch 5', 10', 84' Bennett 25'Cook 48'Bull 87' |
Quinn 12' Peacock 72' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,880 |
| 4 April 1992 39 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Penney 87' |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,165 |
| 7 April 1992 40 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 19:30 BST | Whelan 58' Whitton 90' (pen.) |
Mutch 84' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,379 |
| 11 April 1992 41 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Rankine 73' Mutch 82' |
Norbury 64' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,188 |
| 14 April 1992 42 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
| 19:30 BST | Sellars 23' |
Bull 54' Birch 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,144 |
| 18 April 1992 43 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Ling 10' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,863 |
| 20 April 1992 44 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Southend United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Bull 37' Mountfield 52'Birch 60' |
Benjamin 39' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 10,953 |
| 25 April 1992 45 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Bullimore 29' Rammell 87' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,244 |
| 2 May 1992 46 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Mutch 66' |
Slaven 72' Wilkinson 77' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,123 |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 |
| 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 |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 62 |
Source: Statto.com
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 |
| 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
FA Cup
| 4 January 1992 R3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Clough 82' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,068 |
League Cup
| 24 September 1991 R2.1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Birch 13', 36' Burke 33'Bull 44', 49'Steele 65' |
Summerfield 22' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,229 |
| 8 October 1991 R2.2 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 (4–7 agg.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Shrewsbury |
| 19:30 BST | Summerfield 2' Lyne 51', 90' |
Steele 7' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,784 |
| 30 October 1991 R3 | Everton | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 19:30 GMT | Beagrie 17', 23' Cottee 61'Beardsley 88' |
Bull 22' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 19,065 |
Full Members Cup
| 1 October 1991 R1 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
| 19:30 BST | Rees 29' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,593 |
Players
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played 10
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards- † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G |  |
 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
| GK |  Tony Lange ¤
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  Paul Jones
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Mike Stowell
|
46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Kevin Ashley
|
44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gary Bellamy ¤
|
1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Nicky Clarke †
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Rob Hindmarch
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Lawrie Madden
|
37(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Derek Mountfield ‡
|
28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Brian Roberts
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Darren Simkin
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Andy Thompson
|
15(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Mark Venus
|
46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Shane Westley
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Tom Bennett
|
37(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Birch
|
43(2) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Burke
|
13(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 15(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Cook
|
43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Robbie Dennison
|
12(10) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14(11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Keith Downing
|
30(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Jimmy Kelly
|
0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Rankine
|
10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Tim Steele ¤
|
10(7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13(7) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Turner
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Shaun Bradbury
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steve Bull
|
43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Wayne Clarke ‡
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Paul McLoughlin ¤†
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Andy Mutch
|
35(2) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  John Paskin ¤†
|
1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Darren Roberts
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Colin Taylor ¤
|
1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 1991 | Paul Jones |
Kidderminster Harriers | £40,000 |
| 15 August 1991 | Lawrie Madden |
Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 24 January 1992 | Derek Mountfield |
Aston Villa | £150,000 |
| 31 January 1992 | Mark Rankine |
Doncaster Rovers | £70,000 |
| 21 February 1992 | Jimmy Kelly |
Wrexham |
Part exchange |
| 23 April 1992 | Darren Roberts |
Burton Albion | £20,000 |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1991 | Paul Jones |
Released | Free |
| 24 July 1991 | Vince Bartram |
Bournemouth |
£70,000 |
| December 1991 | Nicky Clarke |
Mansfield Town | £25,000 |
| January 1992 | Paul McLoughlin |
Mansfield Town | £35,000 |
| 21 February 1992 | John Paskin |
Wrexham |
Part exchange |
Loans in
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1991 | Wayne Clarke |
Manchester City | October 1991 |
| 7 November 1991 | Derek Mountfield |
Aston Villa | 24 January 1992 |
Loans out
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1991 | John Paskin |
Stockport County | 20 November 1991 |
| 12 September 1991 | Tony Lange |
Torquay United | End of season |
| September 1991 | Paul McLoughlin |
Walsall | October 1991 |
| 1991 | Paul McLoughlin |
York City | ? |
| 21 November 1991 | John Paskin |
Birmingham City | 12 February 1992 |
| January 1992 | Colin Taylor |
Wigan Athletic | ? |
| 13 February 1992 | John Paskin |
Shrewsbury Town | 20 February 1992 |
| 20 February 1992 | Tim Steele |
Stoke City | End of season |
| 18 March 1992 | Gary Bellamy |
Cardiff City |
End of season |
Management and coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Graham Turner |
| Coach | Garry Pendrey |
| Youth Team Coach | Chris Evans |
| Club doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn |
| Club Physio | Paul Darby |
References
- ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.