1991–92 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, where they had last played in 1923. A 17th-place finish in the final table was enough for survival and a place in the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season.

Oldham Athletic

1991–92 season
Chairman	Ian Stott
Manager	Joe Royle
Stadium	Boundary Park
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Full Members Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Sharp (12) All: Sharp (15)
Highest home attendance	18,952 vs. Liverpool
Lowest home attendance	7,250 vs. Torquay United (League Cup)
Average home league attendance	15,087
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

Oldham enjoyed a comfortable return to the top flight after 68 years and finished in 17th, nine points clear of relegation. Although the club only won away three times during the season, strong home form – Oldham only lost five times at home and notably took the scalps of eventual champions Leeds United and eventual third-placed Sheffield Wednesday – proved pivotal in keeping Oldham up.

The season was the first at Boundary Park for striker Graeme Sharp, who joined the club after a long and successful spell at Everton and finished as one of the division's top scorers with 16 goals. Following Sharp to Oldham was midfielder Mike Milligan, who had transferred in the opposite direction a year earlier.

Final league table

Main article: 1991–92 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Oldham Athletic's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1991	Liverpool	A	1–2	38,841	Barrett
21 August 1991	Chelsea	H	3–0	14,997	Marshall, R. Holden, Currie
24 August 1991	Norwich City	H	2–2	13,584	Marshall, Barrett
28 August 1991	Manchester United	A	0–1	42,078
31 August 1991	Nottingham Forest	A	1–3	23,244	Marshall
3 September 1991	Coventry City	H	2–1	12,996	Adams, Henry
7 September 1991	Sheffield United	H	2–1	15,064	Snodin, Marshall
14 September 1991	Luton Town	A	1–2	9,005	Marshall
21 September 1991	Crystal Palace	H	2–3	13,391	Marshall, R. Holden
28 September 1991	Manchester City	A	2–1	31,271	Sharp (2)
5 October 1991	Southampton	H	1–1	13,133	Henry
19 October 1991	West Ham United	H	2–2	14,365	McDonald, Breacker (own goal)
26 October 1991	Leeds United	A	0–1	28,199
2 November 1991	Notts County	A	0–2	10,634
16 November 1991	Arsenal	H	1–1	15,681	Barlow
23 November 1991	Queens Park Rangers	A	3–1	10,947	Henry, Palmer, Sharp
30 November 1991	Aston Villa	H	3–2	15,370	Sharp (2, 1 pen), Palmer
7 December 1991	Wimbledon	A	1–2	5,011	Marshall (pen)
14 December 1991	Everton	H	2–2	15,955	Palmer, Milligan
21 December 1991	Chelsea	A	2–4	15,136	Marshall (2)
26 December 1991	Manchester United	H	3–6	18,947	Sharp, Milligan, Bernard
28 December 1991	Nottingham Forest	H	2–1	16,496	Sharp, Bernard
1 January 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	32,679	Adams
11 January 1992	Norwich City	A	2–1	12,986	R. Holden, Bernard
18 January 1992	Liverpool	H	2–3	18,952	Adams, Bernard
25 January 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0	21,843
1 February 1992	West Ham United	A	0–1	20,012
8 February 1992	Leeds United	H	2–0	18,409	Bernard, Barlow
15 February 1992	Queens Park Rangers	H	2–1	13,092	R. Holden, Jobson
22 February 1992	Aston Villa	A	0–1	21,509
29 February 1992	Wimbledon	H	0–1	12,166
7 March 1992	Everton	A	1–2	25,014	Fleming
10 March 1992	Arsenal	A	1–2	23,096	Ritchie
14 March 1992	Notts County	H	4–3	12,125	Ritchie (2), R. Holden, Marshall
21 March 1992	Coventry City	A	1–1	13,840	Henry
28 March 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–0	16,897	Sharp, Jobson, Adams
4 April 1992	Sheffield United	A	0–2	20,843
11 April 1992	Luton Town	H	5–1	13,210	Sharp (4), Milligan
18 April 1992	Crystal Palace	A	0–0	13,267
20 April 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	15,443	Henry
25 April 1992	Southampton	A	0–1	16,857
2 May 1992	Manchester City	H	2–5	18,558	Henry, Moulden

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 1992	Leyton Orient	H	1–1	12,606	Sharp
R3R	15 January 1992	Leyton Orient	A	2–4	11,152	Adams, Palmer

League Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	24 September 1991	Torquay United	H	7–1	7,250	Ritchie (4), Sharp, Henry, Milligan
R2 2nd leg	9 October 1991	Torquay United	A	2–0 (won 9–1 on agg)	1,955	R. Holden, Jobson
R3	29 October 1991	Derby County	H	2–1	11,219	Palmer, Sharp
R4	4 December 1991	Manchester United	A	0–2	38,550

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1991-92 Full Members Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
NR2	1 October 1991	Everton	A	2–3	4,588	R. Holden, Milligan

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 Paul Gerrard — GK   ENG Jon Hallworth — GK   ENG John Keeley — DF   ENG Andy Barlow — DF   ENG Earl Barrett — DF   ENG Craig Fleming — DF   NOR Gunnar Halle — DF   WAL Andy Holden — DF   ENG Richard Jobson — DF   ENG Brian Kilcline — DF   ENG Chris Makin — DF   ENG Neil McDonald — MF   ENG Neil Adams — MF   SCO Paul Bernard — MF   ENG Nick Henry

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ENG Rick Holden — MF   SCO Paul Kane — MF   IRL Mike Milligan (captain) — MF   ENG Neil Redfearn — MF   ENG Glynn Snodin (on loan from Leeds United) — MF   ENG Ian Thompstone — FW   ENG David Currie — FW   ENG Ian Marshall — FW   ENG Paul Moulden — FW   ENG Roger Palmer — FW   ENG Andy Ritchie — FW   SCO Graeme Sharp — FW   ENG Neil Tolson

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
17 July 1991	MF	Mike Milligan	Everton	£600,000
1 August 1991	DF	Brian Kilcline	Coventry City	£400,000
15 August 1991	DF	Craig Fleming	Halifax Town	£80,000
1 October 1991	DF	Neil McDonald	Everton	£500,000
24 March 1992	FW	Neil Tolson	Walsall	£150,000

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
5 September 1991	MF	Neil Redfearn	Barnsley	£150,000
5 September 1991	FW	David Currie	Barnsley	£250,000
22 November 1991	MF	Paul Kane	Aberdeen	£350,000
23 January 1992	MF	Ian Thompstone	Exeter City	Free transfer
19 February 1992	DF	Brian Kilcline	Newcastle United	£250,000
25 February 1992	DF	Earl Barrett	Aston Villa	£1,700,000

Transfers in:   £1,730,000

Transfers out:   £2,700,000

Total spending:   £970,000

References

1. . Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
2. "All Oldham Athletic players: 1992".