Manchester United Data

Manchester United 1991-1992

Double Winners
Double Winners
Won League Cup and Super Cup Β· 2nd in the Division One, 78 pts

Manchester United won the Double in 1991-1992, finishing 2nd in the Division One with 78 points from 42 games and scoring 85 goals in all competitions. They won 30, drew 21 and lost 7 of their 58 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.

Stats
30
Won
21
Drawn
7
Lost
Form
W
L
L
L
D

Season at a Glance

85
Goals Scored
43
Conceded
58
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.91
Points per game
36th-best of 123 full seasons
1.47
Goals per game
98th-best of 123 full seasons
0.74
Conceded per game
9th-best of 123 full seasons
52%
Win rate
59th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 4th of 22 for goals scored (+0.23 per game vs the league average) and 1st for fewest conceded. That was 4 places higher than 1990-1991 (+19 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

All Results

58 matches
August 1991 3W Β· 2D Β· 0L
W
Notts County H
D1 Hughes, Robson
2–0
17 Aug 46,278 1-0-0 W1
W
Aston Villa A
D1 Bruce (pen)
1–0
21 Aug 39,995 2-0-0 W2
D
Everton A
D1
0–0
24 Aug 36,085 2-1-0 D1
W
Oldham Athletic H
D1 McClair
1–0
28 Aug 42,078 3-1-0 W1
D
Leeds United H
D1 Robson
1–1
31 Aug 43,778 3-2-0 D1
September 1991 6W Β· 1D Β· 0L
W
Wimbledon A
D1 Blackmore, Pallister
2–1
3 Sep 13,824 4-2-0 W1
W
Norwich City H
D1 Irwin, McClair, Giggs
3–0
7 Sep 44,946 5-2-0 W2
W
Southampton A
D1 Hughes
1–0
14 Sep 19,264 6-2-0 W3
D
Athinaikos A
CWC agg 0-0
0–0
18 Sep 5,400 6-3-0 D1
W
Luton Town H
D1 Ince, Bruce (pen), McClair 2, Hughes
5–0
21 Sep 46,491 7-3-0 W1
W
Cambridge United H
LC agg 3-0 Giggs, McClair, Bruce
3–0
25 Sep 33,396 8-3-0 W2
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Hughes, Robson
2–1
28 Sep 35,087 9-3-0 W3
October 1991 2W Β· 3D Β· 2L
W
Athinaikos H
CWC agg 2-0 Hughes, McClair
2–0
2 Oct 35,023 10-3-0 W4
D
Liverpool H
D1
0–0
6 Oct 44,997 10-4-0 D1
D
Cambridge United A
LC agg 4-1 McClair
1–1
9 Oct 9,248 10-5-0 D2
D
Arsenal H
D1 Bruce
1–1
19 Oct 46,594 10-6-0 D3
L
Atletico Madrid A
CWC agg 0-3
0–3
23 Oct 40,000 10-6-1 L1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1 McClair 2
2–3
26 Oct 38,260 10-6-2 L2
W
Portsmouth H
LC Robins 2, Robson
3–1
30 Oct 29,543 11-6-2 W1
November 1991 4W Β· 2D Β· 0L
W
Sheffield United H
D1 Hoyland (og), Kanchelskis
2–0
2 Nov 42,942 12-6-2 W2
D
Atletico Madrid H
CWC agg 1-4 Hughes
1–1
6 Nov 39,654 12-7-2 D1
D
Manchester City A
D1
0–0
16 Nov 38,180 12-8-2 D2
W
Red Star Belgrade H
ESC McClair
1–0
19 Nov 22,110 13-8-2 W1
W
West Ham United H
D1 Giggs, Robson
2–1
23 Nov 47,185 14-8-2 W2
W
Crystal Palace A
D1 Webb, McClair, Kanchelskis
3–1
30 Nov 29,017 15-8-2 W3
December 1991 4W Β· 1D Β· 0L
W
Oldham Athletic H
LC McClair, Kanchelskis
2–0
4 Dec 38,550 16-8-2 W4
W
Coventry City H
D1 Bruce, Webb, McClair, Hughes
4–0
7 Dec 42,549 17-8-2 W5
W
Chelsea A
D1 Irwin, McClair, Bruce (pen)
3–1
15 Dec 23,120 18-8-2 W6
W
Oldham Athletic A
D1 Irwin 2, Kanchelskis, McClair 2, Giggs
6–3
26 Dec 18,947 19-8-2 W7
D
Leeds United A
D1 Webb
1–1
29 Dec 32,638 19-9-2 D1
January 1992 4W Β· 2D Β· 1L
L
Queens Park Rangers H
D1 McClair
1–4
1 Jan 38,554 19-9-3 L1
W
Leeds United A
LC Blackmore, Kanchelskis, Giggs
3–1
8 Jan 28,886 20-9-3 W1
W
Everton H
D1 Kanchelskis
1–0
11 Jan 46,619 21-9-3 W2
W
Leeds United A
FAC Hughes
1–0
15 Jan 31,819 22-9-3 W3
D
Notts County A
D1 Blackmore (pen)
1–1
18 Jan 21,055 22-10-3 D1
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Hughes
1–0
22 Jan 45,022 23-10-3 W1
D
Southampton A
FAC
0–0
27 Jan 19,506 23-11-3 D1
February 1992 1W Β· 5D Β· 0L
D
Arsenal A
D1 McClair
1–1
1 Feb 41,703 23-12-3 D2
D
Southampton H
FAC Replay Kanchelskis, McClair
2–2
5 Feb 33,414 23-13-3 D3
D
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 McClair
1–1
8 Feb 47,074 23-14-3 D4
W
Crystal Palace H
D1 Hughes 2
2–0
22 Feb 46,347 24-14-3 W1
D
Chelsea H
D1 Hughes
1–1
26 Feb 44,872 24-15-3 D1
D
Coventry City A
D1
0–0
29 Feb 23,967 24-16-3 D2
March 1992 3W Β· 3D Β· 1L
D
Middlesbrough A
LC agg 0-0
0–0
4 Mar 25,572 24-17-3 D3
W
Middlesbrough H
LC agg 2-1 Sharpe, Giggs
2–1
11 Mar 45,875 25-17-3 W1
W
Sheffield United A
D1 McClair, Blackmore
2–1
14 Mar 30,183 26-17-3 W2
L
Nottingham Forest A
D1
0–1
18 Mar 28,062 26-17-4 L1
D
Wimbledon H
D1
0–0
21 Mar 45,429 26-18-4 D1
D
Queens Park Rangers A
D1
0–0
28 Mar 22,909 26-19-4 D2
W
Norwich City A
D1 Ince 2, McClair
3–1
31 Mar 17,489 27-19-4 W1
April 1992 2W Β· 2D Β· 3L
D
Manchester City H
D1 Giggs
1–1
7 Apr 46,781 27-20-4 D1
W
Nottingham Forest N
LC McClair
1–0
12 Apr 76,810 28-20-4 W1
W
Southampton H
D1 Kanchelskis
1–0
16 Apr 43,972 29-20-4 W2
D
Luton Town A
D1 Sharpe
1–1
18 Apr 19,410 29-21-4 D1
L
Nottingham Forest H
D1 McClair
1–2
20 Apr 47,576 29-21-5 L1
L
West Ham United A
D1
0–1
22 Apr 24,197 29-21-6 L2
L
Liverpool A
D1
0–2
26 Apr 38,669 29-21-7 L3
May 1992 1W Β· 0D Β· 0L
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 McClair, Hughes 2
3–1
2 May 44,595 30-21-7 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 291892 5018+32 62%16 42,146
Away 2811125 3425+9 39%10 26,875
Neutral 1100 10+1 100%1 76,810

Home crowds averaged 42,146, away 26,875. Their biggest crowd was 76,810 v Nottingham Forest, the smallest 5,400 v Athinaikos.

Season Records

5–0
Biggest win
v Luton Town Β· 21 Sep 1991
1–4
Heaviest defeat
v Queens Park Rangers Β· 1 Jan 1992
7
Longest win streak
16
Longest unbeaten run
5
Longest winless run
27
Clean sheets
13
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
11 times

United completed the league double over Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur. They lost both league meetings with Nottingham Forest.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
9
8
1-15
17
4
16-30
14
4
31-45
19
7
46-60
9
8
61-75
17
12
76+

United's average goal came in the 49', the average one conceded in the 51'. They scored 13 from the 81st minute on and conceded 7. Penalties: 4 scored, 3 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 1 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
40' Mark Hughes vs Notts County D1 0–0 17 Aug 1991
57' Bryan Robson vs Notts County D1 1–0 17 Aug 1991
38' Steve Bruce pen @ Aston Villa D1 0–0 21 Aug 1991
85' Brian McClair vs Oldham Athletic D1 0–0 28 Aug 1991
85' Bryan Robson vs Leeds United D1 0–1 31 Aug 1991
25' Clayton Blackmore @ Wimbledon D1 0–0 3 Sep 1991
43' Gary Pallister @ Wimbledon D1 1–0 3 Sep 1991
20' Denis Irwin vs Norwich City D1 0–0 7 Sep 1991
23' Brian McClair vs Norwich City D1 1–0 7 Sep 1991
28' Ryan Giggs vs Norwich City D1 2–0 7 Sep 1991
48' Mark Hughes @ Southampton D1 0–0 14 Sep 1991
23' Paul Ince vs Luton Town D1 0–0 21 Sep 1991
63' Steve Bruce pen vs Luton Town D1 1–0 21 Sep 1991
76' Brian McClair vs Luton Town D1 2–0 21 Sep 1991
80' Brian McClair vs Luton Town D1 3–0 21 Sep 1991
87' Mark Hughes vs Luton Town D1 4–0 21 Sep 1991
44' Ryan Giggs vs Cambridge United LC 0–0 25 Sep 1991
48' Brian McClair vs Cambridge United LC 1–0 25 Sep 1991
66' Steve Bruce vs Cambridge United LC 2–0 25 Sep 1991
21' Mark Hughes @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 28 Sep 1991
86' Bryan Robson @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–1 28 Sep 1991
109' Mark Hughes vs Athinaikos CWC 0–0 2 Oct 1991
111' Brian McClair vs Athinaikos CWC 1–0 2 Oct 1991
2' Brian McClair @ Cambridge United LC 0–0 9 Oct 1991
44' Steve Bruce vs Arsenal D1 0–1 19 Oct 1991
17' Brian McClair @ Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–1 26 Oct 1991
22' Brian McClair @ Sheffield Wednesday D1 1–1 26 Oct 1991
59' Mark Robins vs Portsmouth LC 0–0 30 Oct 1991
74' Bryan Robson vs Portsmouth LC 1–1 30 Oct 1991
89' Mark Robins vs Portsmouth LC 2–1 30 Oct 1991
35' Jamie Hoyland OG vs Sheffield United D1 0–0 2 Nov 1991
78' Andrei Kanchelskis vs Sheffield United D1 1–0 2 Nov 1991
4' Mark Hughes vs Atletico Madrid CWC 0–0 6 Nov 1991
67' Brian McClair vs Red Star Belgrade ESC 0–0 19 Nov 1991
15' Ryan Giggs vs West Ham United D1 0–0 23 Nov 1991
42' Bryan Robson vs West Ham United D1 1–0 23 Nov 1991
26' Neil Webb @ Crystal Palace D1 0–1 30 Nov 1991
57' Brian McClair @ Crystal Palace D1 1–1 30 Nov 1991
58' Andrei Kanchelskis @ Crystal Palace D1 2–1 30 Nov 1991
1' Brian McClair vs Oldham Athletic LC 0–0 4 Dec 1991
25' Andrei Kanchelskis vs Oldham Athletic LC 1–0 4 Dec 1991
13' Steve Bruce vs Coventry City D1 0–0 7 Dec 1991
20' Neil Webb vs Coventry City D1 1–0 7 Dec 1991
27' Brian McClair vs Coventry City D1 2–0 7 Dec 1991
81' Mark Hughes vs Coventry City D1 3–0 7 Dec 1991
19' Denis Irwin @ Chelsea D1 0–0 15 Dec 1991
57' Brian McClair @ Chelsea D1 1–0 15 Dec 1991
61' Steve Bruce pen @ Chelsea D1 2–0 15 Dec 1991
2' Denis Irwin @ Oldham Athletic D1 0–0 26 Dec 1991
43' Andrei Kanchelskis @ Oldham Athletic D1 1–0 26 Dec 1991
54' Denis Irwin @ Oldham Athletic D1 2–2 26 Dec 1991
56' Brian McClair @ Oldham Athletic D1 3–2 26 Dec 1991
59' Brian McClair @ Oldham Athletic D1 4–2 26 Dec 1991
78' Ryan Giggs @ Oldham Athletic D1 5–3 26 Dec 1991
46' Neil Webb @ Leeds United D1 0–0 29 Dec 1991
83' Brian McClair vs Queens Park Rangers D1 0–3 1 Jan 1992
31' Clayton Blackmore @ Leeds United LC 0–1 8 Jan 1992
51' Andrei Kanchelskis @ Leeds United LC 1–1 8 Jan 1992
56' Ryan Giggs @ Leeds United LC 2–1 8 Jan 1992
56' Andrei Kanchelskis vs Everton D1 0–0 11 Jan 1992
44' Mark Hughes @ Leeds United FAC 0–0 15 Jan 1992
70' Clayton Blackmore pen @ Notts County D1 0–1 18 Jan 1992
48' Mark Hughes vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 22 Jan 1992
27' Brian McClair @ Arsenal D1 0–0 1 Feb 1992
42' Andrei Kanchelskis vs Southampton FAC 0–2 5 Feb 1992
90' Brian McClair vs Southampton FAC 1–2 5 Feb 1992
12' Brian McClair vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–1 8 Feb 1992
11' Mark Hughes vs Crystal Palace D1 0–0 22 Feb 1992
51' Mark Hughes vs Crystal Palace D1 1–0 22 Feb 1992
87' Mark Hughes vs Chelsea D1 0–1 26 Feb 1992
29' Lee Sharpe vs Middlesbrough LC 0–0 11 Mar 1992
106' Ryan Giggs vs Middlesbrough LC 1–1 11 Mar 1992
62' Brian McClair @ Sheffield United D1 0–1 14 Mar 1992
82' Clayton Blackmore @ Sheffield United D1 1–1 14 Mar 1992
41' Paul Ince @ Norwich City D1 0–0 31 Mar 1992
58' Paul Ince @ Norwich City D1 1–0 31 Mar 1992
66' Brian McClair @ Norwich City D1 2–1 31 Mar 1992
20' Ryan Giggs vs Manchester City D1 0–0 7 Apr 1992
14' Brian McClair v Nottingham Forest LC 0–0 12 Apr 1992
65' Andrei Kanchelskis vs Southampton D1 0–0 16 Apr 1992
25' Lee Sharpe @ Luton Town D1 0–0 18 Apr 1992
36' Brian McClair vs Nottingham Forest D1 0–1 20 Apr 1992
37' Brian McClair vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 2 May 1992
57' Mark Hughes vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–0 2 May 1992
59' Mark Hughes vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 2–0 2 May 1992

Squad

23 players
Player LeagueFA CupLeague CupEurope Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Brian McClair 42 (1) 18 3 1 8 4 5 2 58 (1) 25 –
Gary Pallister 40 (3) 1 3 – 8 – 5 (1) – 56 (4) 1 –
Mark Hughes 39 (1) 11 3 (1) 1 6 – 5 2 53 (2) 14 1
Peter Schmeichel 40 – 3 – 6 – 4 – 53 – –
Ryan Giggs 38 (6) 4 3 (1) – 8 (2) 3 2 (1) – 51 (10) 7 –
Denis Irwin 38 (1) 4 3 – 7 – 3 – 51 (1) 4 –
Steve Bruce 37 5 1 – 7 1 5 – 50 6 –
Paul Ince 33 (2) 3 3 – 7 (1) – 4 – 47 (3) 3 –
Neil Webb 31 (2) 3 3 – 6 – 4 – 44 (2) 3 –
Andrei Kanchelskis 34 (6) 5 2 1 4 2 2 – 42 (6) 8 –
Clayton Blackmore 33 (14) 3 1 – 5 (1) 1 2 – 41 (15) 4 –
Bryan Robson 27 (1) 4 2 – 6 (1) 1 3 – 38 (2) 5 –
Paul Parker 26 (2) – 3 – 6 – 2 – 37 (2) – –
Mal Donaghy 20 (4) – 2 – 4 (1) – – – 26 (5) – –
Mike Phelan 18 (4) – – – 3 (1) – 4 – 25 (5) – –
Lee Sharpe 14 (6) 1 1 (1) – 4 (3) 1 – – 19 (10) 2 –
Mark Robins 2 (1) – – – 3 (3) 2 3 (1) – 8 (5) 2 –
Lee A. Martin 1 (1) – – – 1 – 4 (2) – 6 (3) – –
Darren Ferguson 4 (2) – – – – – – – 4 (2) – –
Gary Walsh 2 – – – 1 – 1 – 4 – –
Russell Beardsmore – – – – – – 3 (2) – 3 (2) – –
Danny Wallace – – – – – – 2 (1) – 2 (1) – –
Ian Wilkinson – – – – 1 – – – 1 – –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Leeds United 42 22 16 4 74 37 +37 82
2 Manchester United 42 21 15 6 63 33 +30 78
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 12 9 62 49 +13 75
4 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 81 46 +35 72
5 Manchester City 42 20 10 12 61 48 +13 70
6 Liverpool 42 16 16 10 47 40 +7 64
7 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 48 44 +4 60
8 Nottingham Forest 42 16 11 15 60 58 +2 59
9 Sheffield United 42 16 9 17 65 63 +2 57
10 Crystal Palace 42 14 15 13 53 61 -8 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 12 18 12 48 47 +1 54
12 Everton 42 13 14 15 52 51 +1 53
13 Wimbledon 42 13 14 15 53 53 0 53
14 Chelsea 42 13 14 15 50 60 -10 53
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 58 63 -5 52
16 Southampton 42 14 10 18 39 55 -16 52
17 Oldham Athletic 42 14 9 19 63 67 -4 51
18 Norwich City 42 11 12 19 47 63 -16 45
19 Coventry City 42 11 11 20 35 44 -9 44
20 Luton Town 42 10 12 20 38 71 -33 42
21 Notts County 42 10 10 22 40 62 -22 40
22 West Ham United 42 9 11 22 37 59 -22 38

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

16 moves
In
Out
  • Deiniol Graham Centre-Forward
    to Barnsley€58k
  • David Wilson Central Midfield
    to Bristol RoversUndisclosed
  • Jim Leighton Goalkeeper
    to Dundee FCUndisclosed
  • John Sharples Defender
    to Heart of Midl.Free
  • Les Sealey Goalkeeper
    to Aston VillaFree
  • Mark Bosnich Goalkeeper
    to Sydney UnitedFree
  • Mike Pollitt Goalkeeper
    to BuryFree
  • Ralph Milne Left Midfield
    to Sing TaoUndisclosed
Loans
  • OUT Brian Carey Centre-Back
    to Wrexham
  • OUT Derek Brazil Right-Back
    to Swansea
  • OUT Jim Leighton Goalkeeper
    to Reading
  • OUT Neil Whitworth Centre-Back
    to Barnsley
  • OUT Neil Whitworth Centre-Back
    to Preston
  • OUT Russell Beardsmore Central Midfield
    to Blackburn

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

Quick Quiz

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