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1991–92 Derby County F.C. season

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clubDerby County
season1991–92
managerArthur Cox
chairmanBrian Fearn
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leagueSecond Division
league result3rd
cup1Playoffs
cup1 resultSemi-finals
cup2FA Cup
cup2 resultFourth round
cup3League Cup
cup3 resultThird round
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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

Left club during season

Transfers

In

  • ENG Marco Gabbiadini – ENG Crystal Palace, £1,000,000
  • ENG Paul Simpson – ENG Oxford United, £500,000, February
  • ENG Paul Kitson – ENG Leicester City, £1,300,000, March
  • ENG Tommy Johnson – ENG Notts County, £1,300,000, March
  • ENG Bobby Davison – ENG Leeds United, loan

Out

  • ENG Mark Wright – ENG Liverpool, £2,500,000, 15 July (national record for defender)
  • WAL Dean Saunders – ENG Liverpool, £2,900,000, 19 July (national record for any player)
  • ENG Phil Gee – ENG Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March
  • ENG Ian Ormondroyd – ENG Leicester City, part-exchange for Kitson, March

Results

Football League Second Division

League table

Matches

DateMatch
No.OpponentsHome/
AwayResult
F–ADerby ScorersAttendancePos
17 August 19911SunderlandA1–19
21 August 19912MiddlesbroughH2–02
24 August 19913Southend UnitedH1–27
1 September 19914Charlton AthleticA2–05
4 September 19915Blackburn RoversH0–29
7 September 19916BarnsleyH1–111
13 September 19917Cambridge UnitedA0–08
18 September 19918Oxford UnitedA0–215
21 September 19919Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–111
28 September 199110Newcastle UnitedA2–213
5 October 199111Bristol CityH4–18
12 October 199112Swindon TownA2–16
19 October 199113PortsmouthH2–06
26 October 199114MillwallA2–16
2 November 199115Tranmere RoversH0–17
6 November 199116Port ValeA0–17
9 November 199117Wolverhampton WanderersA3–26
16 November 199118Ipswich TownH1–03
23 November 199119Bristol RoversA3–23
30 November 199120Leicester CityH1–23
7 December 199121WatfordA2–14
26 December 199122Grimsby TownH0–05
28 December 199123Charlton AthleticH1–28
1 January 199224MiddlesbroughA1–18
11 January 199225Southend UnitedA0–19
18 January 199226SunderlandH1–211
1 February 199227PortsmouthA1–011
8 February 199228MillwallH0–211
11 February 199229Blackburn RoversA0–211
15 February 199230Bristol RoversH1–010
22 February 199231Leicester CityA2–19
29 February 199232WatfordH3–16
7 March 199233Plymouth ArgyleA1–16
11 March 199234Port ValeH3–14
14 March 199235Tranmere RoversA3–45
21 March 199236Wolverhampton WanderersH1–29
25 March 199237Plymouth ArgyleH2–05
28 March 199238Ipswich TownA1–28
1 April 199239Cambridge UnitedH0–07
4 April 199240BarnsleyA3–05
7 April 199241Grimsby TownA1–04
11 April 199242Oxford UnitedH2–25
15 April 199243Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–14
20 April 199244Newcastle UnitedH4–13
25 April 199245Bristol CityA2–13
2 May 199246Swindon TownH2–13

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

References

  1. "Derby County – Squad 1991/1992".
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055349/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/1991-1992/results
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