Английская Википедия:1991–92 Derby County F.C. season
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season 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 Mark Wright and Dean Saunders, Derby County emerged as genuine contenders for an automatic return to English football's top flight (which would be renamed the FA Premier League from the start of the next season) after the takeover by Lionel Pickering made Derby one of the richest clubs in the Second Division. Derby smashed their transfer record twice during the season, signing striker Paul Kitson for £1.3 million from East Midlands rivals Leicester City in March, followed by the signing of striker Tommy Johnson from First Division strugglers Notts County for the same fee. Club legend Bobby Davison was also re-signed, on loan from 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 Robert Maxwell, who had just sold the club to Lionel Pickering earlier in the year. Maxwell disappeared from his luxury yacht, the 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]
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Left club during season
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Transfers
In
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marco Gabbiadini – Шаблон:Flagicon Crystal Palace, £1,000,000
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Simpson – Шаблон:Flagicon Oxford United, £500,000, February
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Kitson – Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester City, £1,300,000, March
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Johnson – Шаблон:Flagicon Notts County, £1,300,000, March
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Davison – Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds United, loan
Out
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Wright – Шаблон:Flagicon Liverpool, £2,500,000, 15 July (national record for defender)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dean Saunders – Шаблон:Flagicon Liverpool, £2,900,000, 19 July (national record for any player)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Gee – Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Ormondroyd – Шаблон:Flagicon 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
References
Шаблон:Derby County F.C. seasons Шаблон:1991–92 in English football