1991–92 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Charlton Athletic

1991–92 season
Chairman	Roger Alwen
Manager	Alan Curbishley Steve Gritt (player-managers)
Stadium	Upton Park
Second Division	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Lee (12) All: Leaburn (14)
Average home league attendance	6,786
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Charlton started the campaign brilliantly and by 23 October, the Addicks were level on points with Middlesbrough at the top of the table after 7 wins in their last 9 league games which included 5 consecutive victories, but their form afterwards took a dip and with only 2 wins from their next 13 league matches, saw them slip to 10th place despite being only 5 points from the play-off positions. They also went on a 10-game unbeaten run towards the end of the season and by 25 April, Charlton sat in the final play-off position and it seemed the Addicks were going to finish in the play-offs but defeats in their final 2 league games against Tranmere and Bristol Rovers, saw eventual play-off winners Blackburn pip them to the final play-off place.

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Cambridge United	46	19	17	10	65	47	+18	74	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
6	Blackburn Rovers (O, P)	46	21	11	14	70	53	+17	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	11	15	54	48	+6	71	Qualification for the First Division[a]
8	Swindon Town	46	18	15	13	69	55	+14	69
9	Portsmouth	46	19	12	15	65	51	+14	69

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

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

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1991	Newcastle United	H	2–1	9,322	Lee, Leaburn
24 August 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	16,309	Lee
1 September 1991	Derby County	H	0–2	6,602
3 September 1991	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–2	7,609	Webster, Lee
7 September 1991	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–0	5,602	Pitcher (pen), Nelson
14 September 1991	Portsmouth	H	3–0	5,727	Nelson, Lee (2)
17 September 1991	Sunderland	H	1–4	5,807	Webster
21 September 1991	Watford	A	0–2	8,459
28 September 1991	Port Vale	H	2–0	4,049	Nelson, Leaburn
5 October 1991	Leicester City	A	2–0	11,467	Nelson, Dyer
12 October 1991	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	5,685	Leaburn
19 October 1991	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–0	5,598	Nelson, Walsh
23 October 1991	Oxford United	A	2–1	4,069	Pitcher, Lee
26 October 1991	Southend United	A	1–1	7,320	Leaburn
30 October 1991	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	6,939	Gatting
2 November 1991	Grimsby Town	A	0–1	4,743
6 November 1991	Swindon Town	H	0–0	5,398
9 November 1991	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–2	7,114
16 November 1991	Middlesbrough	A	0–2	13,093
23 November 1991	Cambridge United	H	1–2	6,350	Gorman
30 November 1991	Bristol City	A	2–0	9,123	Pardew, Gorman
7 December 1991	Barnsley	H	1–1	4,581	Pardew (pen)
26 December 1991	Ipswich Town	A	0–2	13,826
28 December 1991	Derby County	A	2–1	14,367	Leaburn, Nelson
8 January 1992	Oxford United	H	2–2	4,101	Leaburn, Lee
15 January 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2	5,703
18 January 1992	Newcastle United	A	4–3	15,663	Barness, Walsh (2), O'Brien (own goal)
1 February 1992	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–1	8,870	Gorman, Lee
8 February 1992	Southend United	H	2–0	9,724	Webster, Leaburn
15 February 1992	Cambridge United	A	0–1	6,472
22 February 1992	Bristol City	H	2–1	5,900	Walsh, Webster
26 February 1992	Millwall	A	0–1	12,882
29 February 1992	Barnsley	A	0–1	6,050
3 March 1992	Grimsby Town	H	1–3	3,658	Leaburn
7 March 1992	Millwall	H	1–0	8,177	Hendry
10 March 1992	Swindon Town	A	2–1	7,196	Leaburn, Webster
21 March 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–0	14,844	Lee, Leaburn
28 March 1992	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	8,250
31 March 1992	Portsmouth	A	2–1	14,561	Leaburn, Whyte
4 April 1992	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0	6,787
11 April 1992	Sunderland	A	2–1	21,326	Lee, Minto
18 April 1992	Watford	H	1–1	7,477	Lee
21 April 1992	Port Vale	A	1–1	8,461	Gritt
25 April 1992	Leicester City	H	2–0	15,537	Lee, Whyte
28 April 1992	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–1	7,645
2 May 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	0–1	7,630

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 1992	Barnet	H	3–1	9,618	Gatting, Leaburn, Grant
R4	26 January 1992	Sheffield United	H	0–0	9,864
R4R	5 February 1992	Sheffield United	A	1–3	11,428	Gatting

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	21 August 1991	Fulham	H	4–2	3,027	Leaburn, Minto, Walsh, Peake
R1 2nd Leg	27 August 1991	Fulham	A	1–1 (won 5–3 on agg)	3,563	Leaburn
R2 1st Leg	25 September 1991	Norwich City	H	0–2	2,886
R2 2nd Leg	9 October 1991	Norwich City	A	0–3 (lost 0–5 on agg)	5,507

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	2 October 1991	Cambridge United	A	1–1 (lost 2–4 on pens)	3,168	Gorman

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 Bob Bolder - GK  ENG Lee Harrison - GK  ENG Mike Salmon - DF  SCO Stuart Balmer - DF  ENG Anthony Barness - DF  ENG Steve Brown - DF  ENG Alex Dyer - DF  ENG Steve Gatting - DF  ENG Scott Minto - DF  ENG Simon Webster - DF  ENG Chris Wilder (on loan from Sheffield United) - MF  ENG Paul Bacon - MF  ENG John Bumstead - MF  ENG Alan Curbishley - MF  ENG Steve Gritt

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  ENG Rob Lee - MF  ENG Alan Pardew - MF  ENG Andy Peake - MF  ENG Darren Pitcher - MF  ENG Mark Tivey - MF  SCO Colin Walsh - FW  ENG Carl Leaburn - FW  ENG Paul Gorman - FW  GHA Kim Grant - FW  SCO John Hendry (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) - FW  ENG Garry Nelson - FW  SLE Leroy Rosenior (on loan from West Ham United) - FW  ENG David Whyte (on loan from Crystal Palace)