1991–92 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle

1991–92 season
Chairman	Dan McCauley
Manager	David Kemp (until 28 February) Gordon Nisbet/Alan Gillett (caretakers 28 February - 2 March) Peter Shilton (from 2 March)
Stadium	Home Park
Second Division	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Full Members Cup	Quarter finals
Top goalscorer	League: Marshall (14) All: Marshall (15)
Average home league attendance	6,738
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

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

Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, businessman Dan McCauley became Plymouth's new chairman, and his first major decision was to sack David Kemp and appoint England's record cap holder Peter Shilton as player-manager. Shilton though was unable to prevent relegation as Argyle finished 22nd in Division Two.

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

Plymouth Argyle's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1991	Barnsley	H	2–1	6,352	Marshall, Turner
24 August 1991	Leicester City	A	0–2	11,852
31 August 1991	Millwall	H	3–2	5,369	Marshall, Burrows, Wood (own goal)
4 September 1991	Newcastle United	A	2–2	19,543	Salman, Marshall
7 September 1991	Charlton Athletic	H	0–2	5,602
14 September 1991	Grimsby Town	A	1–2	5,432	Burrows
17 September 1991	Southend United	A	1–2	4,585	Marshall
21 September 1991	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	5,280	Burrows
28 September 1991	Oxford United	A	2–3	3,726	Fiore, Barlow
5 October 1991	Swindon Town	H	0–4	6,208
12 October 1991	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–5	10,830	Marshall, Barlow
19 October 1991	Bristol Rovers	A	0–0	5,049
26 October 1991	Watford	H	0–1	4,090
2 November 1991	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	4,200	Marshall
5 November 1991	Bristol City	A	0–2	7,735
8 November 1991	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–1	7,490
16 November 1991	Port Vale	H	1–0	4,363	Marshall
23 November 1991	Sunderland	H	1–0	6,007	Fiore
30 November 1991	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–1	6,713
7 December 1991	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	4,986	Fiore
20 December 1991	Newcastle United	H	2–0	5,048	Regis, Barlow
26 December 1991	Cambridge United	A	1–1	7,105	Turner
28 December 1991	Millwall	A	1–2	6,980	Morgan
1 January 1992	Portsmouth	H	3–2	8,887	Turner, Morrison, Marshall
11 January 1992	Leicester City	H	2–2	5,846	Witter, Fiore
18 January 1992	Barnsley	A	3–1	5,322	Marshall (3)
1 February 1992	Bristol Rovers	H	0–0	6,631
4 February 1992	Portsmouth	A	1–4	10,467	Regis
8 February 1992	Watford	A	0–1	7,260
11 February 1992	Cambridge United	H	0–1	4,290
22 February 1992	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–1	5,259	Smith
29 February 1992	Ipswich Town	A	0–2	12,852
7 March 1992	Derby County	H	1–1	8,864	Morrison
10 March 1992	Bristol City	H	1–0	9,734	Marshall
14 March 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1	11,556
21 March 1992	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–0	7,447	Morgan
24 March 1992	Derby County	A	0–2	13,799
28 March 1992	Port Vale	A	0–1	5,310
31 March 1992	Grimsby Town	H	1–2	6,274	McCall
4 April 1992	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	6,787
11 April 1992	Southend United	H	0–2	7,060
16 April 1992	Sunderland	A	1–0	28,813	Marshall
18 April 1992	Middlesbrough	A	1–2	15,086	Marshall
20 April 1992	Oxford United	H	3–1	9,735	Morrison, Marker, Lee
25 April 1992	Swindon Town	A	0–1	10,463
2 May 1992	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–3	17,459	Smith

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	0–5	6,767

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	20 August 1991	Shrewsbury Town	A	1–1	2,152	Morrison
R1 2nd Leg	27 August 1991	Shrewsbury Town	H	2–2 (lost on away goals)	3,580	Barlow, Turner

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SR1	1 October 1991	Portsmouth	H	1–0	2,303	Turner
SR2	22 October 1991	Millwall	H	4–0	2,022	Fiore, Marker, Evans, Marshall
SQF	26 November 1991	Southampton	H	0–1	5,578

Squad

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

No. Position Player - GK Peter Shilton - GK Rhys Wilmot - GK Dave Walter - DF Adrian Burrows - DF Andy Clement - DF Ryan Cross - DF Marc Edworthy - DF Jeff Hopkins (on loan from Crystal Palace) - DF David Lee (on loan from Chelsea) - DF Nicky Marker - DF Steve Morgan - DF Andy Morrison - DF Jason Rowbotham - DF Danis Salman - DF Tony Spearing - DF Eric van Rossum - DF Tony Witter (on loan from Millwall)

No. Position Player - MF Martin Barlow - MF Mark Damerell - MF Mark Fiore - MF Darren Garner - MF Kevin Hodges - MF Steve McCall - MF Michael Meaker (on loan from QPR) - MF Mark Quamina - MF Dave Smith - FW Paul Adcock - FW Mickey Evans - FW Stephen Jones - FW Dwight Marshall - FW Kevin Nugent - FW Owen Pickard - FW Dave Regis - FW Morrys Scott - FW Robbie Turner