1991–92 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 1991–92 season for Ipswich Town saw the team compete in the final season of the former Second Division, before it was renamed the First Division the following season. Ipswich Town won the league to become one of the forming teams for the new Premier League that was contested from the 1992–93 season onwards.

Ipswich Town
1991–92 season
ChairmanJohn Kerr
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumPortman Road
Second Division1st
FA CupFifth Round
League CupSecond Round
Full Members CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Kiwomya (16)
All: Chris Kiwomya (19)
Highest home attendance26,803
(vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2 May 1992)
Lowest home attendance8,937
(vs Port Vale, 20 August 1991)
Average home league attendance14,334

Season summary

John Lyall began his second season as Ipswich manager by watching his team draw 3-3 at Bristol Rovers on the opening day of the Second Division campaign. Three successive wins followed, ensuring that Ipswich finished August as leaders of the Second Division.

However, an eight-match winless run left Ipswich's promotion hopes fading by the middle of November. A 2-1 win at Wolves ended the long wait for victory, and Ipswich Town back in the heat of the race for automatic promotion to the new FA Premier League. They were up against big-spending clubs Blackburn Rovers and Derby County in the race for promotion, but also found themselves with some surprise rivals in the race in the shape of their distant local rivals Cambridge United and Southend United.

By the end of April, Ipswich had sealed promotion to the new Premier League and clinched the Second Division title, ending their six-year absence from the top flight. The season ended with a 3-1 home win over doomed Brighton.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  CAN Craig Forrest
— GK  ENG Phil Morgan
— DF  ENG David Linighan
— DF  ENG Steve Palmer
— DF  ENG Glenn Pennyfather
— DF  ENG Neil Thompson
— DF  ENG Phil Whelan
— DF  CAN Frank Yallop
— DF  ENG Eddie Youds
— MF  NED Romeo Zondervan (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jason Dozzell
— MF  ENG David Gregory
— MF  ENG Gavin Johnson
— MF  ENG Simon Milton
— MF  ENG Mick Stockwell
— MF  SCO John Wark
— FW  ENG Paul Goddard
— FW  ENG Chris Kiwomya
— FW  ENG Steve Whitton

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Tony Humes (to Wrexham)
— MF  ENG John Moncur (loan return to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG David Lowe (on loan to Port Vale)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Matt Weston
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ZAM Neil Gregory

Pre-season

During their pre-season travels, Ipswich travelled to Finland to face Rips Riihimaki, Kemin Palloseura and Kontulan Uheilsat where Ipswich were defeated in their opening two matches but managed to win their last. Ipswich returned to England to face Lincoln City, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United which saw the Tractor Boys draw against Lincoln and Peterborough but were defeated when up against Scunthorpe.

Friendlies

Legend
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 July 1991Rips RihhimakiA0-1Unknown
25 July 1991Kemin PalloseuraA1-2UnknownUnknown
27 July 1991Kontulan UheilsatA3-0UnknownUnknown (3)
31 July 1991Lincoln CityA1-1UnknownUnknown
2 August 1991Peterborough UnitedA3-3UnknownUnknown (3)
6 August 1991Scunthorpe UnitedA0-31,700

Competitions

Football League Second Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ipswich Town 46 24 12 10 70 50 +20 84 Division Champions, promoted
2 Middlesbrough 46 23 11 12 58 41 +17 80 Promoted
3 Derby County 46 23 9 14 69 51 +18 78 Participated in play-offs
4 Leicester City 46 23 8 15 62 55 +7 77
5 Cambridge United 46 19 17 10 65 47 +18 74
Source:

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[2]

Matches
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers[3]
17 August 1991Bristol RoversA3-36,444Dozzell, Goddard, Stockwell
20 August 1991Port ValeH2-18,937Kiwomya, Thompson
24 August 1991MiddlesbroughH2-19,822Dozzell, Goddard
31 August 1991Blackburn RoversA2-18,898Kiwomya, Goddard
3 September 1991Swindon TownH1-411,002Kiwomya
7 September 1991Southend UnitedH1-012,732Thompson
14 September 1991BarnsleyA0-16,786
17 September 1991Newcastle UnitedA1-116,336Kiwomya
21 September 1991Bristol CityH4-29,692Thompson, Lininghan, Kiwomya, Goddard
28 September 1991Grimsby TownA2-16,621Lowe, Johnson
5 October 1991Oxford UnitedH2-19,922Milton, Whitton
12 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionA2-29,010Milton, Dozzell
19 October 1991MillwallH0-011,175
26 October 1991PortsmouthA1-18,007Milton
30 October 1991Charlton AthleticA1-16,939Whitton
2 November 1991Leicester CityA2-211,331Wark, Johnson
5 November 1991SunderlandH0-19,768
9 November 1991Cambridge UnitedH1-220,586Stockwell
16 November 1991Derby CountyA0-112,495
23 November 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA2-111,915Linighan, Dozzell
30 November 1991Tranmere RoversH4-011,072Thompson, Wark, Milton, Linighan
7 December 1991Plymouth ArgyleA0-14,986
20 December 1991Swindon TownA0-07,404
26 December 1991Charlton AthleticH2-013,826Kiwomya (2)
28 December 1991Blackburn RoversH2-117,675Dozzell, Johnson
1 January 1992Port ValeA2-18,075Kiwomya (2)
11 January 1992MiddlesbroughA0-115,104
18 January 1992Bristol RoversH1-010,435Milton
1 February 1992MillwallA3-28,847Dozzell, Thompson, Kiwomya
8 February 1992PortsmouthH5-213,494Awford (o.g.), Kiwomya (2), Dozzell
21 February 1992Tranmere RoversA1-09,161Milton
29 February 1992Plymouth ArgyleH2-012,852Kiwomya, Whitton
7 March 1992WatfordA1-09,199Whitton
14 March 1992Leicester CityH0-016,194
17 March 1992WatfordH1-212,484Dozzell
21 March 1992Cambridge UnitedA1-19,166Milton
28 March 1992Derby CountyH2-115,305Dozzell (2)
31 March 1992BarnsleyH2-014,148Kiwomya (2)
4 April 1992Southend UnitedA2-110,003Whelan, Thompson
7 April 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH2-117,379Whelan, Whitton
11 April 1992Newcastle UnitedH3-220,000Kiwomya, Wark, Whitton
14 April 1992SunderlandA0-322,131
18 April 1992Bristol CityA1-216,941Whitton
21 April 1992Grimsby TownH0-022,393
25 April 1992Oxford UnitedA1-110,525Johnson
2 May 1992Brighton & Hove AlbionH3-126,803Whitton (2), Johnson

FA Cup
Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReference
R34 January 1992Hartlepool UnitedH1-112,507Dozzell[4]
R3R15 January 1992Hartlepool UnitedA2-06,700Dozzell, Milton[5]
R45 February 1992BournemouthH3-017,193Dozzell, Whitton, Kiwomya
R516 February 1992LiverpoolH0-026,140[6]
R5R26 February 1992LiverpoolA2-327,355Johnson, Dozzell[7]

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R2 1st Leg25 September 1991Derby CountyH0-010,215
R2 2nd Leg8 October 1991Derby CountyA0-28,982

Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R12 October 1991Bristol RoversA3-11,490Dozzell, Lowe (2)
R222 October 1991Luton TownH1-1 (won 2-1 on Penalties)5,750Lowe
R326 November 1991ChelseaA2-2 (lost 3-4 on Penalties)6,325Kiwomya (2)

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 1991 FW Paul Goddard Millwall Free transfer [8]
21 September 1991 MF John Wark Middlesbrough Free transfer [9]
15 November 1991 DF Eddie Youds Everton £250,000 [10]

Loans in
Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
24 October 1991 MF John Moncur Tottenham Hotspur 1 January 1992 [11]

Transfers out
Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1991 MF Ian Redford St Johnstone Free transfer [12]
17 September 1991 DF Brian Gayle Sheffield United £750,000 [13]
27 March 1992 DF Tony Humes Wrexham £40,000 [14]

Loans out
Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
19 March 1992 MF David Lowe Port Vale 30 May 1992 [15]

Awards

Player awards
Award Player
Player of the Year John Wark

PFA First Division Team of the Year
Player Ref
David Linighan [16]

References
  1. https://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/1992/
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/matches/season/1992 Match Record from 11vs11.com
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  5. "Hartlepool United 0 Ipswich Town 2". inthemadcrowd. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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  7. "Liverpool 3 Ipswich Town 2". Liverweb.
  8. "Paul Goddard Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. "John Wark at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. "Eddie Youds at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. "John Moncur at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  12. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  13. "Brian Gayle at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. "Tony Humes at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  15. "David Lowe at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  16. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
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