Huddersfield Town's 1991–92 campaign saw them finish 3rd, despite getting rid of Eoin Hand and replacing him with his assistant manager Ian Ross. Town missed out on promotion to Division 2, following their defeat to Peterborough United in the play-offs.

Squad at the start of the season

Review With 3 years gone since Town's relegation from Division 2, some Town fans were beginning to wonder if Eoin Hand was going to get them promoted. Phil Starbuck was brought in from Nottingham Forest and he helped bring in the goals along with Iffy Onuora and Iwan Roberts. Town made a fairly good start to the season, with only one loss in their first 9 games. Form was intermittent with losses and wins more often than not. They were still hunting for an automatic promotion or a play-off place.

After Christmas, Town's form gradually got worse, with a run of only 2 wins in 12, which saw Eoin Hand given the sack on 6 March. His assistant Ian Ross replaced him immediately and after a win against Shrewsbury Town, Town lost 3 games in a row, but they then won 7 out of their last 8 games, which gave them 3rd place in the table, so they had a two-legged play-off match against Peterborough United.

In the first leg at London Road, Town got a very respectable 2–2 draw, which seemed to suggest that Town's chances of progressing to the final to play Stockport County. Town took an early lead at Leeds Road thanks to a goal from Phil Starbuck, but Peterborough got 2 late goals to send them through to the final at Wembley, where they beat Stockport and got promotion to the newly created Division 1. So, because of the formation of the new Premier League, Town actually did play in Division 2 the next season.

Squad at the end of the season

Results Division Three DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendancePosition17 August 1991Bolton WanderersA1–1Marsden7,60611th25 August 1991Bradford CityH1–0O'Regan9,2346th31 August 1991BrentfordA3–2O'Regan (pen), Roberts, Starbuck5,4595th4 September 1991Chester CityH2–0Onuora, Barnett5,3213rd7 September 1991Exeter CityH0–05,7583rd14 September 1991BuryA4–4Roberts (2), Starbuck (2)4,4094th17 September 1991Wigan AthleticA3–1Starbuck (2), Roberts3,5312nd21 September 1991BournemouthH0–06,8024th28 September 1991Leyton OrientA0–13,7405th5 October 1991Swansea CityH1–0Roberts5,5785th12 October 1991Torquay UnitedA1–0Barnett2,9364th19 October 1991Preston North EndA0–16,8664th25 October 1991Stockport CountyH0–19,2295th2 November 1991Stoke CityA2–0Roberts (2)10,1164th6 November 1991FulhamH3–1O'Regan, Starbuck, Jackson5,0643rd9 November 1991Birmingham CityH3–2Roberts (2), Onuora11,6883rd23 November 1991West Bromwich AlbionA1–2Roberts14,0294th30 November 1991Hartlepool UnitedA0–04,0174th14 December 1991DarlingtonH2–1Starbuck (pen), Roberts5,6774th22 December 1991Bradford CityA1–1Roberts10,0504th26 December 1991BrentfordH2–1Roberts, O'Regan10,6054th28 December 1991Bolton WanderersH1–0Roberts11,8844th1 January 1992Chester CityA0–03,5044th11 January 1992ReadingA0–14,7324th18 January 1992Peterborough UnitedH0–08,7635th25 January 1992Shrewsbury TownA1–1Onuora3,6885th1 February 1992Preston North EndH1–2Roberts6,7005th7 February 1992Stockport CountyA0–07,5195th11 February 1992Hartlepool UnitedH1–0Roberts5,5595th15 February 1992DarlingtonA3–1Onuora (2), Starbuck (pen)3,1204th22 February 1992ReadingH1–2Roberts6,2595th25 February 1992Hull CityH1–1Roberts6,0034th29 February 1992Hull CityA0–15,3104th3 March 1992Peterborough UnitedA0–26,2576th7 March 1992Shrewsbury TownH2–1Onuora, Roberts4,6744th10 March 1992FulhamA0–13,1347th14 March 1992Stoke CityH1–2Starbuck (pen)10,1567th21 March 1992Birmingham CityA0–212,4828th28 March 1992West Bromwich AlbionH3–0Starbuck, Billy, Strodder (og)7,4288th31 March 1992BuryH3–0Starbuck, Billy, Roberts5,8906th4 April 1992Exeter CityA1–0Roberts3,0476th11 April 1992Wigan AthleticH3–1Roberts, Trevitt, Starbuck7,0585th14 April 1992BournemouthA1–1Roberts7,6555th20 April 1992Leyton OrientH1–0Onuora10,0115th25 April 1992Swansea CityA1–0Roberts3,9644th2 May 1992Torquay UnitedH4–0Starbuck (2), Onuora, Roberts7,9613rd

Division 3 play-offs DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance11 May 1992Semi-Final 1st LegPeterborough UnitedA2–2Onuora, Robinson (og)11,75114 May 1992Semi-Final 2nd LegPeterborough UnitedH1–2Starbuck16,167 Huddersfield lost 4–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance16 November 1991Round 1Lincoln UnitedH7–0O'Regan, Donovan (2), Stapleton, Roberts (2), Onuora6,7637 December 1991Round 2RochdaleA2–1Roberts, Onuora5,7764 January 1992Round 3MillwallH0–410,879

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance20 August 1991Round 1 1st LegDarlingtonA0–13,14028 August 1991Round 1 2nd LegDarlingtonH4–0Roberts, Starbuck (2), Onuora3,907 Huddersfield won 4–1 on aggregate.24 September 1991Round 2 1st LegSunderlandA2–1Charlton, Starbuck8,1619 October 1991Round 2 2nd LegSunderlandH4–0Onuora, Roberts (2), Barnett11,178 Huddersfield won 6–1 on aggregate29 October 1991Round 3Swindon TownH1–4Barnett10,088

Associate Members' Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendanceNotes22 October 1991Preliminary Round Group 6Wigan AthleticA1–0Roberts1,21419 November 1991Preliminary Round Group 6ScarboroughH1–1Roberts1,13414 January 1992Round 1BlackpoolH1–0Roberts1,319Match abandoned at half-time due to fog.21 January 1992Round 1BlackpoolH1–1Roberts1,585  Penalties Roberts: missed Mitchell O'Regan Wright 3–1 Horner: Clarke saved Eyres Groves: Clarke saved Garner: missed 4 February 1992Area Quarter-FinalBuryA2–1Onuora, Roberts1,78617 March 1992Area Semi-FinalBurnleyA0–210,775

Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupAssociate Members' CupPlay-offsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGary BarnettMF27+433052200+1037+55Chris BillyMF8+220000002010+22Andy BoothFW0+30000000000+30Peter ButlerMF700000000070Nigel CallaghanMF800000100090Dave CampbellDF300000000030Simon CharltonDF45020515020591Tim ClarkeGK39030504020530Kevin DonovanMF4+60120+1040009+72Garry HaylockFW100000000010Simon IrelandMF3+600+10001+10004+80Peter JacksonDF45120504020581John KellyMF13+1010001+202017+30Chris MarsdenMF23100501000291Lee MartinGK700000100080Neil McNabMF11000001000120Graham MitchellDF43030505020580Ken O'DohertyDF1+10100010003+10Iffy OnuoraFW38+383252412152+314Kieran O'ReganMF37+243150502052+25Neil ParsleyDF500000100060Iwan RobertsFW4624335354206134Frank StapletonFW501+110+1010007+21Phil StarbuckFW42+21420533+102154+318Simon TrevittDF41130504020551Alan WalshFW0+400+100000000+50Mark WrightDF4+402+10001+20007+70

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