1991–92 Ipswich Town F.C. season


The 1991–92 season for Ipswich Town saw the team compete in the final season of the former Second Division, before it was renamed the First Division the following season. Ipswich Town won the league to become one of the forming teams for the new Premier League that was contested from the 1992–93 season onwards.

Season summary

began his second season as Ipswich manager by watching his team draw 3-3 at Bristol Rovers on the opening day of the Second Division campaign. Three successive wins followed, ensuring that Ipswich finished August as leaders of the Second Division.
However, an eight-match winless run left Ipswich's promotion hopes fading by the middle of November. A 2-1 win at Wolves ended the long wait for victory, and Ipswich Town back in the heat of the race for automatic promotion to the new FA Premier League. They were up against big-spending clubs Blackburn Rovers and Derby County in the race for promotion, but also found themselves with some surprise rivals in the race in the shape of their distant local rivals Cambridge United and Southend United.
By the end of April, Ipswich had sealed promotion to the new Premier League and clinched the Second Division title, ending their six-year absence from the top flight. The season ended with a 3-1 home win over doomed Brighton.

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Pre-season

During their pre-season travels, Ipswich travelled to Finland to face Rips Riihimaki, Kemin Palloseura and Kontulan Uheilsat where Ipswich were defeated in their opening two matches but managed to win their last. Ipswich returned to England to face Lincoln City, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United which saw the Tractor Boys draw against Lincoln and Peterborough but were defeated when up against Scunthorpe.

Friendlies

Legend

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 July 1991Rips RihhimakiA0-1Unknown
25 July 1991Kemin PalloseuraA1-2UnknownUnknown
27 July 1991Kontulan UheilsatA3-0UnknownUnknown
31 July 1991Lincoln CityA1-1UnknownUnknown
2 August 1991Peterborough UnitedA3-3UnknownUnknown
6 August 1991Scunthorpe UnitedA0-31,700

Competitions

Football League Second Division

League table

Legend

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReference
R34 January 1992Hartlepool UnitedH1-112,507Dozzell
R3R15 January 1992Hartlepool UnitedA2-06,700Dozzell, Milton
R45 February 1992BournemouthH3-017,193Dozzell, Whitton, Kiwomya
R516 February 1992LiverpoolH0-026,140
R5R26 February 1992LiverpoolA2-327,355Johnson, Dozzell

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R2 1st Leg25 September 1991Derby CountyH0-010,215
R2 2nd Leg8 October 1991Derby CountyA0-28,982

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R12 October 1991Bristol RoversA3-11,490Dozzell, Lowe
R222 October 1991Luton TownH1-1 5,750Lowe
R326 November 1991ChelseaA2-2 6,325Kiwomya

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

Awards

Player of the Year">Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year">Player of the Year

[PFA [Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division 3|PFA First Division Team of the Year]]