1991–92 Southend United F.C. season

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

Southend United

1991–92 season
Chairman	Vic Jobson
Manager	David Webb
Stadium	Roots Hall
Second Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Full Members Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Angell (21) All: Angell (23)
Average home league attendance	6,733

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Southend finished 12th in the old Second Division, their highest ever position in the Football League to date. On New Year's Day 1992, Southend briefly topped the Second Division but their dreary late season form stopped any hopes of a unique third successive promotion that would have given them a place as a Premier League founder member. Manager David Webb then stepped down.

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	GF	GA		W	D	L	GF	GA		GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town (C)	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	+ 7	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	54	+ 7	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		46	57	– 11	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	46		11	5	7	26	26		2	4	17	16	38		42	64	– 22	48
23	Brighton & HA	46		7	7	9	36	37		5	4	14	20	40		56	77	– 21	47
24	Port Vale	46		7	8	8	23	25		3	7	13	19	34		42	59	– 17	45

NB Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Results

Southend United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1991	Bristol City	H	1–1	6,720	Benjamin
24 August 1991	Derby County	A	2–1	12,284	Sussex, Angell
31 August 1991	Leicester City	H	1–2	6,944	Martin
3 September 1991	Cambridge United	A	1–0	6,413	Benjamin
7 September 1991	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	12,732
14 September 1991	Bristol Rovers	H	2–0	4,670	Ansah, Angell
17 September 1991	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–1	4,585	Angell, Benjamin
21 September 1991	Port Vale	A	0–0	5,988
28 September 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2	8,368
4 October 1991	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	7,358	Angell
12 October 1991	Millwall	H	2–3	7,266	Sussex, Tilson
19 October 1991	Watford	A	2–1	6,862	Sussex, Dublin (own goal)
26 October 1991	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	7,320	Austin (pen)
30 October 1991	Oxford United	H	2–3	4,873	Angell, Tilson
2 November 1991	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	9,664	Angell
5 November 1991	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–0	4,860	Angell (2), Benjamin
9 November 1991	Swindon Town	H	3–2	7,709	Angell (2), Tilson
20 November 1991	Newcastle United	A	2–3	14,740	Angell, Tilson
23 November 1991	Barnsley	H	2–1	5,060	Angell, Tilson
30 November 1991	Sunderland	A	2–1	13,575	Angell, Scully
7 December 1991	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	6,303	Ansah, Tilson
14 December 1991	Portsmouth	A	1–1	9,006	Scully
22 December 1991	Cambridge United	H	1–1	9,353	Benjamin
26 December 1991	Oxford United	A	1–0	5,601	Angell
28 December 1991	Leicester City	A	0–2	15,635
1 January 1992	Newcastle United	H	4–0	9,458	Angell (2), Jones, Ansah
11 January 1992	Derby County	H	1–0	8,295	Ansah
18 January 1992	Bristol City	A	2–2	9,883	Angell, Ansah
1 February 1992	Watford	H	1–0	7,581	Benjamin
8 February 1992	Charlton Athletic	A	0–2	9,724
15 February 1992	Barnsley	A	0–1	5,328
18 February 1992	Grimsby Town	A	2–3	5,337	Austin, Ansah
22 February 1992	Sunderland	H	2–0	7,473	Angell, Jones
29 February 1992	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–3	8,271	Benjamin, Angell
10 March 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–2	14,404	Ansah, Angell
14 March 1992	Middlesbrough	H	0–1	7,272
17 March 1992	Portsmouth	H	2–3	6,832	Tilson, Jones
21 March 1992	Swindon Town	A	1–3	8,628	Ansah
28 March 1992	Grimsby Town	H	3–1	4,591	Angell, Scully, Ansah
1 April 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	1–0	5,375	Jones
4 April 1992	Ipswich Town	H	1–2	10,003	Prior
11 April 1992	Plymouth Argyle	A	2–0	7,060	Marker (own goal), Benjamin
15 April 1992	Port Vale	H	0–0	4,462
20 April 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3	10,953	Benjamin
25 April 1992	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	4,761	Jones
2 May 1992	Millwall	A	0–2	7,574

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 1992	Everton	A	0–1	22,605

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	20 August 1991	Watford	A	0–2	6,231
R1 2nd Leg	28 August 1991	Watford	H	1–1 (lost 1-3 on agg)	3,802	Angell

Full Members Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	2 October 1991	Watford	A	1–0	1,700	Sussex
SR2	22 October 1991	Crystal Palace	A	2–4	7,185	Jones, Angell

Squad

[2] 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  ENG Simon Royce - GK  ENG Paul Sansome - DF  ENG Dean Austin - DF  ENG Andy Edwards - DF  ENG Mark Hall - DF  ENG Christian Hyslop - DF  ENG Adam Locke - DF  ENG Chris Powell - DF  ENG Spencer Prior - DF  IRL Pat Scully - DF  ENG Andy Sussex

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  ENG Andy Ansah - MF  ENG Peter Butler - MF  ENG John Cornwell - MF  ENG Keith Jones - MF  ENG Dave Martin - MF  IRL Kevin O'Callaghan - MF  ENG Paul Smith - MF  ENG Steve Tilson - FW  ENG Brett Angell - FW  ENG Ian Benjamin

References

1. "Southend United 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. "All Southend United players: 1992". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.