| Second Division 1991-92 | ||
| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Ipswich Town | |
| Promoted | Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough | |
| Relegated | Brighton & Hove Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Matches played | 552 | |
| Goals scored | 1,415 | |
← 1990-91
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1992-93 →
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The Second Division title was won by Ipswich Town, John Lyall thus taking the Suffolk club back to the top flight after a six-year absence. Middlesbrough were also automatically promoted as runners-up, but it was play-off winners Blackburn Rovers whose promotion made the biggest headlines. Bankrolled by millionaire chairman Jack Walker and managed by former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, Rovers beat Leicester City 1–0 in the play-off final to end a 26-year exile from the top flight.
The relegation places were occupied by Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion – the latter team had been play-off finalists the previous season, but their fortunes had been ruined by financial problems.
Final league table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town (C) (P) | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 84 | |||||
| 2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 80 | |||||
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 78 | |||||
| 4 | Leicester City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 62 | 55 | +13 | 77 | |||||
| 5 | Cambridge United | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 74 | |||||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 | |||||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 71 | |||||
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 69 | |||||
| 9 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 69 | |||||
| 10 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 65 | |||||
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 | |||||
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 62 | |||||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 | |||||
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 61 | |||||
| 15 | Millwall | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 61 | |||||
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 59 | |||||
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 54 | |||||
| 18 | Sunderland | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 53 | |||||
| 20 | Newcastle United | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 52 | |||||
| 21 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 50 | |||||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 42 | 64 | −18 | 48 | |||||
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion (R) | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 47 | |||||
| 24 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 45 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Second Division results[]
| Home \ Away | BAR |  BLA
|
 BHA |
 BRC |
 BRR |
CAM |  CHA |
 DER |
GRI |  IPS |
 LEI |
 MID |
MIL |  NEW |
OXU | PLY | PTV | POR | SOU |  SUN |
SWI | TRA |  WAT |
 WOL
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| Barnsley | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers
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3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Brighton
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3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Bristol City
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0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers
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0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic
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1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Derby County
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1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Ipswich Town
|
2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Leicester City
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3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Middlesbrough
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0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle Utd
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1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Oxford United | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Port Vale | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Southend United | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Sunderland
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2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Watford
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1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Wolves
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1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Source: BBC
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Division play-offs[]
The semi-finals were decided over two legs, while the final consisted a single match.
| Semi-finals 1st leg – 10 May; 2nd leg – 13 May 1992 |
Final at Wembley 25 May 1992 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd | Derby County | ||||||||||||
| 6th | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||
| 6th | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Leicester City | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Leicester City | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Cambridge United | ||||||||||||
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