1991–92 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 93rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division, in the final season before the introduction of the Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1991–92 season
Chairman	Jack Harris
Manager	Graham Turner
Second Division	11th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	3rd Round
Full Members Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Bull (20) All: Steve Bull (23)
Highest home attendance	19,123 (vs Middlesbrough, 2 May 1992)
Lowest home attendance	8,536 (vs Bristol Rovers, 5 November 1991)
Average home league attendance	13,730 (league only)
Home colours

The team finished in 11th place, having occupied a mid-table position for the majority of the campaign. During the season Steve Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer when he surpassed John Richards' total of 194 goals.

Results

Football League Second Division

See also: 1991–92 Football League

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1991–92 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 August 1991 1	Watford	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
15:00 BST			Mutch  61' Bull  71'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,547

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

24 August 1991 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull  33'		Lee  6'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,309

Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 August 1991 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Hove
15:00 BST	O'Reilly  26' Barham  31' Robinson  79'		Mutch  24', 74' Bull  33'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,621

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale

3 September 1991 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Port Vale	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST			Houchen  60' Madden  77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,115

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oxford United

7 September 1991 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Oxford United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Dennison  3' Bull  8' Steele  43'		Nogan  80'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,549

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 September 1991 6	Newcastle United	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Madden  83' (o.g.)		Scott  49' (o.g.) Bull  74'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,195

Cambridge United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 September 1991 7	Cambridge United	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cambridge
19:30 BST	Taylor  25' Wilkins  34'		Bull  78'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,552

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town

21 September 1991 8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Swindon Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Steele  8' Bull  78'		White  87'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,219

Southend United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 September 1991 9	Southend United	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST			Birch  61' Ashley  89'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,368

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley

5 October 1991 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Barnsley	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Cook  30'		Saville  56' O'Connell  81'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,082

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

12 October 1991 11	Middlesbrough	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,253

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 October 1991 12	Leicester City	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
15:00 BST	Gordon  5', 48' Wright  39'			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,428

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers

26 October 1991 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Birch  44'		Steel  76'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,266

Plymouth Argyle v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 November 1991 14	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Marshall  35'			Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4,198

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

5 November 1991 15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT	Bull  40', 77'		Reece  5' Pounder  67' Saunders  75'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 8,536

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County

9 November 1991 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Derby County	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Coleman  21' (o.g.) Cook  68' (pen.)		Davison  11', 90' Ormondroyd  85'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,672

Millwall v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 November 1991 17	Millwall	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Barber  31' McGinley  34'		Cook  42' (pen.)	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,469

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

23 November 1991 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Birch  7'		Linighan  55' Dozzell  61'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,915

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Grimsby Town

26 November 1991 19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Grimsby Town	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT	Madden  26' Birch  82'		Dobbin  76'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,378

Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 November 1991 20	Portsmouth	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Burns  13'			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,101

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland

7 December 1991 21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Sunderland	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Cook  83'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,922

Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 December 1991 22	Port Vale	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 GMT	van der Laan  87'		Bull  13'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,480

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

26 December 1991 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,277

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 December 1991 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Burke  2' Mutch  26'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 13,606

Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 January 1992 25	Grimsby Town	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cleethorpes
19:30 GMT			Birch  16' Cook  80'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,158

Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 January 1992 26	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:30 GMT			Bull  43' Bennett  84'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5,703

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford

18 January 1992 27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Watford	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Cook  62' Bull  75' Holdsworth  80' (o.g.)			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,175

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

1 February 1992 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Leicester City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bull  36'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,574

Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 February 1992 29	Tranmere Rovers	4–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Aldridge  3' (pen.) Malkin  6' Morrissey  63', 90'		Cook  8' Bull  12' Burke  55'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,371

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth

22 February 1992 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Portsmouth	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,707

Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 February 1992 31	Sunderland	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Byrne  30' (pen.)			Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 20,106

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City

7 March 1992 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Bristol City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bull  45'		Osman  41'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,542

Bristol Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

11 March 1992 33	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bath
19:30 GMT	White  53'		Bull  77'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 6,968

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

14 March 1992 34	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Venus  70'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,556

Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 March 1992 35	Bristol City	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bristol
19:30 GMT	Dziekanowski  85', 87'			Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,623

Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 March 1992 36	Derby County	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Derby
15:00 GMT	Kitson  44'		Birch  73' (pen.) Bull  74'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,024

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall

28 March 1992 37	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Millwall	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,880

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

31 March 1992 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–2	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Mutch  5', 10', 84' Bennett  25' Cook  48' Bull  87'		Quinn  12' Peacock  72'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,880

Oxford United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 April 1992 39	Oxford United	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 BST	Penney  87'			Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,165

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 April 1992 40	Ipswich Town	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
19:30 BST	Whelan  58' Whitton  90' (pen.)		Mutch  84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,379

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cambridge United

11 April 1992 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Cambridge United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Rankine  73' Mutch  82'		Norbury  64'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,188

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 April 1992 42	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackburn
19:30 BST	Sellars  23'		Bull  54' Birch  90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,144

Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 April 1992 43	Swindon Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Swindon
15:00 BST	Ling  10'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,863

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United

20 April 1992 44	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Southend United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull  37' Mountfield  52' Birch  60'		Benjamin  39'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 10,953

Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

25 April 1992 45	Barnsley	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Bullimore  29' Rammell  87'			Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,244

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

2 May 1992 46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Middlesbrough	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Mutch  66'		Slaven  72' Wilkinson  77'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,123

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Blackburn Rovers	46	21	11	14	70	53	+17	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	11	15	54	48	0+6	71
8	Swindon Town	46	18	15	13	69	55	+14	69
9	Portsmouth	46	19	12	15	65	51	+14	69
10	Watford	46	18	11	17	51	48	0+3	65
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	10	18	61	54	0+7	64
12	Southend United	46	17	11	18	63	63	00	62

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	10	18	61	54	+7	64	11	6	6	36	24	+12	7	4	12	25	30	−5

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L
Position	1	5	8	14	9	8	9	6	4	6	7	10	10	16	17	18	20	21	18	20	15	17	18	15	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 1991–92 FA Cup

Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 January 1992 R3	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Clough  82'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,068

League Cup

See also: 1991–92 Football League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

24 September 1991 R2.1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–1	Shrewsbury Town	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Birch  13', 36' Burke  33' Bull  44', 49' Steele  65'		Summerfield  22'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,229

Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 October 1991 R2.2	Shrewsbury Town	3–1 (4–7 agg.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Shrewsbury
19:30 BST	Summerfield  2' Lyne  51', 90'		Steele  7'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,784

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 October 1991 R3	Everton	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
19:30 GMT	Beagrie  17', 23' Cottee  61' Beardsley  88'		Bull  22'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 19,065

Full Members Cup

Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 October 1991 R1	Grimsby Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Rees  29'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,593

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

• # = Squad number
• Pos = Playing position
• P = Number of games played
• G = Number of goals scored
• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward
• = Yellow cards
• = Red cards
• † Permanent player left club during the season
• ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
		League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total		Discipline
GK	Tony Lange ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Paul Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Mike Stowell	46	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	51	0	0	0
DF	Kevin Ashley	44	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	49	1	0	0
DF	Gary Bellamy ¤	1(3)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3(3)	0	0	0
DF	Nicky Clarke †	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
DF	Rob Hindmarch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Lawrie Madden	37(1)	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	42(1)	2	0	1
DF	Derek Mountfield ‡	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	1	0	1
DF	Brian Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Darren Simkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Andy Thompson	15(2)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17(2)	0	0	0
DF	Mark Venus	46	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	51	1	0	0
DF	Shane Westley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Tom Bennett	37(1)	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	42(1)	2	0	0
MF	Paul Birch	43(2)	8	1	0	3	2	1	0	48(2)	10	0	0
MF	Mark Burke	13(5)	2	1	0	1	1	0(1)	0	15(6)	3	0	0
MF	Paul Cook	43	8	1	0	2	0	1	0	47	8	0	0
MF	Robbie Dennison	12(10)	1	0(1)	0	1	0	1	0	14(11)	1	0	0
MF	Keith Downing	30(2)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	33(2)	0	0	0
MF	Jimmy Kelly	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
MF	Mark Rankine	10(5)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10(5)	1	0	0
MF	Tim Steele ¤	10(7)	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	13(7)	5	0	0
MF	Mark Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Shaun Bradbury	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
FW	Steve Bull	43	20	1	0	2	3	1	0	47	23	0	0
FW	Wayne Clarke ‡	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
FW	Paul McLoughlin ¤†	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
FW	Andy Mutch	35(2)	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	37(2)	10	0	0
FW	John Paskin ¤†	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0
FW	Darren Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Colin Taylor ¤	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0	0	0

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
23 July 1991	Paul Jones	Kidderminster Harriers	£40,000
15 August 1991	Lawrie Madden	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
24 January 1992	Derek Mountfield	Aston Villa	£150,000
31 January 1992	Mark Rankine	Doncaster Rovers	£70,000
21 February 1992	Jimmy Kelly	Wrexham	Part exchange
23 April 1992	Darren Roberts	Burton Albion	£20,000

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
June 1991	Paul Jones	Released	Free
24 July 1991	Vince Bartram	Bournemouth	£70,000
December 1991	Nicky Clarke	Mansfield Town	£25,000
January 1992	Paul McLoughlin	Mansfield Town	£35,000
21 February 1992	John Paskin	Wrexham	Part exchange

Loans in

Start date	Player	From	End date
26 September 1991	Wayne Clarke	Manchester City	October 1991
7 November 1991	Derek Mountfield	Aston Villa	24 January 1992

Loans out

Start date	Player	From	End date
11 September 1991	John Paskin	Stockport County	20 November 1991
12 September 1991	Tony Lange	Torquay United	End of season
September 1991	Paul McLoughlin	Walsall	October 1991
1991	Paul McLoughlin	York City	?
21 November 1991	John Paskin	Birmingham City	12 February 1992
January 1992	Colin Taylor	Wigan Athletic	?
13 February 1992	John Paskin	Shrewsbury Town	20 February 1992
20 February 1992	Tim Steele	Stoke City	End of season
18 March 1992	Gary Bellamy	Cardiff City	End of season

Management and coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Graham Turner
Coach	Garry Pendrey
Youth Team Coach	Chris Evans
Club Doctors	Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio	Paul Darby

References

1. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.